- FINALS UPDATE: Factoring out NFL pre-emptions took CBS' Thursday from neutral to decidedly negative. The winners in the prelims, Mom (2.5) and Two and a Half Men (2.4), moved into a much more "meh" territory, while The McCarthys (1.7) now looks extremely bad and Elementary (1.2) is an almost unbelievably abject disaster.
- On the plus side, Scandal (3.1) rose to put it on the week-to-week upside, while The Vampire Diaries (0.8) upticked to avoid its first 0.7 of the season.
- CBS' return to Thursday entertainment programming was very much a mixed bag. They'll definitely take the series high 2.7 start for Mom at 8:30, though it looks a little better than a 2.7 would seem on the surface because its lead-in The Big Bang Theory (4.1) took a hit in its return from Monday. It will probably decrease in finals but right now it's about two-thirds retention, which is wayyy better than The Millers. Two and a Half Men (2.7) was definitely a win, hitting its highest rating since last season's premiere and fully retaining Mom. But things got very troublesome starting at 9:30; The McCarthys (1.9) barely managed 70% retention on premiere night, and Elementary (1.4) could only get back to the series low at which it ended last season.
- ABC was only at two-thirds strength for TGIT #6, but Scandal (3.0) held up fabulously even with a Peanuts special (1.7) filling in well below Grey's Anatomy numbers at 8/7c. However, How to Get Away with Murder (2.7) took a bit of a hit at 10/9c.
- With a second reasonably-rated network back in the entertainment game, there were some major ratings stinkers on the other networks. Bones (1.3) went well below its recent deliveries at 8/7c, while NBC hit lows anew with The Biggest Loser (1.1), Bad Judge (0.9), the now on death watch A to Z (0.7) and Parenthood (1.1). The Vampire Diaries (0.7) also had a bad night for the CW.
FULL TABLE:
| Info | Show | Timeslot | True | |||||||
| A18-49 | Skew | Last | LeLa | Rank | y2y | TLa | Ty2y | |||
| It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (R) | 1.7 | 35% | -32% | -23% | 1.9 | |||||
| Scandal | 3.1 | 42% | +3% | +0.1 | -0.8 | 3/6 | +7% | +2% | +17% | 2.8 |
| How To Get Away With Murder | 2.7 | 39% | -10% | -0.3 | +0.1 | 6/6 | n/a | -10% | -7% | 2.5 |
| ABC: | -12% | -3% | ||||||||
| The Big Bang Theory | 4.1 | 32% | -11% | -0.5 | n/a | 7/7 | n/a | +64% | +58% | 4.1 |
| Mom | 2.5 | 29% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1/1 | +0% | -56% | +19% | 2.1 |
| Two and a Half Men | 2.4 | 30% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1/1 | -17% | -65% | +26% | 2.0 |
| The McCarthys | 1.7 | 27% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1/1 | n/a | -75% | -15% | 1.5 |
| Elementary | 1.2 | 20% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1/1 | -43% | -83% | -33% | 1.4 |
| CBS: | -64% | +7% | ||||||||
| The Biggest Loser | 1.1 | 32% | -8% | -0.1 | n/a | 8/8 | -39% | -4% | -33% | 1.4 |
| Bad Judge | 0.9 | 29% | -10% | -0.1 | -0.1 | 5/5 | n/a | -10% | -18% | 1.0 |
| A to Z | 0.7 | 36% | -22% | -0.2 | -0.1 | 5/5 | n/a | -22% | -36% | 0.9 |
| Parenthood | 1.1 | 36% | -8% | -0.1 | -0.2 | 6/6 | -8% | -8% | -8% | 1.5 |
| NBC: | -9% | -24% | ||||||||
| Bones | 1.3 | 29% | -24% | -0.4 | n/a | 5/5 | n/a | +44% | +63% | 1.5 |
| Gracepoint | 0.8 | 31% | +0% | +0.0 | +0.4 | 3/5 | n/a | +0% | +33% | 0.9 |
| Fox: | +24% | +50% | ||||||||
| The Vampire Diaries | 0.8 | 64% | +0% | +0.0 | n/a | 3/5 | -11% | +0% | -6% | 0.8 |
| Reign | 0.5 | 52% | +0% | +0.0 | +0.0 | 1/5 | -17% | +11% | -17% | 0.5 |
| CW: | +4% | -10% | ||||||||
| Big5: | -35% | +0% | ||||||||
KEY (click to expand)
A18-49 - Adults 18-49 rating. Percentage of US TV-owning adults 18-49 watching the program.
Skew - Percentage of adults 18-49 within the show's total viewership.
Last - A18-49 difference (percent and numerical) from the show's previous episode.
LeLa - A18-49 difference between the show's lead-in and its lead-in for the previous episode.
Rank - The A18-49 rating's rank among the show's episodes so far this season.
y2y - Percent difference between A18-49 and the show's rating a year ago.
TLa - Percent difference between A18-49 and the network's rating in the timeslot one week ago.
Ty2y - Percent difference between A18-49 and the network's rating in the timeslot one year ago.
True - A metric that adjusts the A18-49 rating for overall viewing levels, competition and lead-in. PRELIMINARY CALCULATION. For finals, see SpotVault.
(R) - Repeat.
Much more detail on these numbers at the New Daily Spotted Ratings page.
Skew - Percentage of adults 18-49 within the show's total viewership.
Last - A18-49 difference (percent and numerical) from the show's previous episode.
LeLa - A18-49 difference between the show's lead-in and its lead-in for the previous episode.
Rank - The A18-49 rating's rank among the show's episodes so far this season.
y2y - Percent difference between A18-49 and the show's rating a year ago.
TLa - Percent difference between A18-49 and the network's rating in the timeslot one week ago.
Ty2y - Percent difference between A18-49 and the network's rating in the timeslot one year ago.
True - A metric that adjusts the A18-49 rating for overall viewing levels, competition and lead-in. PRELIMINARY CALCULATION. For finals, see SpotVault.
(R) - Repeat.
Much more detail on these numbers at the New Daily Spotted Ratings page.
More Spotted Ratings in the Index.
