- FINALS UPDATE: The World Series had its lowest Game 1 ever in adults 18-49 (3.4) and was down 19% from last year's opener (and two tenths behind the previous low from 2012). The superhero shows got some finals help, as Agents of SHIELD (1.6) avoided a new low and The Flash (1.5) ended up down just two tenths. The finals were not so kind to Marry Me (1.8), now 22% behind the premiere. And its The Voice lead-in (3.3) got a two-tenth boost, making Marry Me look even worse by comparison.
- NBC's comedies Marry Me (1.9) and About a Boy (1.4) were each down nearly 20% in week two. Marry Me probably shouldn't be counted out, as this is still just a touch behind the pace AaB set last spring. But it's not a good development for AaB, which dropped to the low end of what NBC got from Growing Up Fisher. Again, Chicago Fire (1.9) looked like a big winner in all this, even week-to-week despite the drops in the 9/8c hour.
- The CW's The Flash (1.4) took a bigger drop in week three than it did in week two, but apparently it was even in 18-34. So maybe Fox's older-skewing World Series had the same kind of bizarrely large effect that it's always had with Arrow.
- On ABC, the bookend shows that dropped big last week each bounced back by a tenth: Selfie (1.1) and Forever (1.2). However, Agents of SHIELD (1.5) could be headed for another new low at 9/8c. This may be another World Series thing, but it can also at least partly thank a truly horrendous showing from Manhattan Love Story (0.7). The comedies are pre-empted next week anyway, but it's pretty hard to see Manhattan coming back on the other side of that.
- CBS saw the NCIS mothership (2.4) continue its kinda worrying downward trickle but got a promising hold from NCIS: New Orleans (2.4).
- And Fox had Game 1 of the World Series, moving Game 1 to Tuesday after it opened on Wednesday for the last seven years. (Presumably this is a move to help it avoid the NFL as much as possible.) The overnights indicate it was down double digits from last year's opener, not a stunner given the smaller-market matchup. More after finals!
FULL TABLE:
| Info | Show | Timeslot | True | |||||||
| A18-49 | Skew | Last | LeLa | Rank | y2y | TLa | Ty2y | |||
| Selfie | 1.1 | 37% | +10% | +0.1 | n/a | 2/4 | n/a | +10% | -59% | 1.3 |
| Manhattan Love Story | 0.7 | 34% | -22% | -0.2 | +0.1 | 4/4 | n/a | -22% | -74% | 1.0 |
| Agents of SHIELD | 1.6 | 47% | -6% | -0.1 | -0.2 | 4/5 | -41% | -6% | +10% | 1.8 |
| Forever | 1.2 | 31% | +9% | +0.1 | -0.1 | 4/6 | n/a | +9% | +14% | 1.6 |
| ABC: | -1% | -29% | ||||||||
| NCIS | 2.4 | 18% | -4% | -0.1 | n/a | 5/5 | -20% | -4% | -21% | 2.5 |
| NCIS: New Orleans | 2.4 | 19% | +9% | +0.2 | -0.1 | 2/5 | n/a | +7% | -6% | 2.2 |
| Person of Interest | 1.5 | 20% | +0% | +0.0 | +0.2 | 4/5 | -32% | +0% | -32% | 1.6 |
| CBS: | +1% | -19% | ||||||||
| The Voice Tue | 3.3 | 35% | -3% | -0.1 | n/a | 4/5 | -20% | -3% | +65% | 3.2 |
| Marry Me | 1.8 | 41% | -22% | -0.5 | -0.1 | 2/2 | n/a | -22% | -53% | 1.5 |
| About a Boy | 1.4 | 38% | -18% | -0.3 | -0.5 | 2/2 | n/a | -18% | -68% | 1.4 |
| Chicago Fire | 1.9 | 32% | +0% | +0.0 | -0.3 | 4/5 | -10% | +0% | -7% | 2.1 |
| NBC: | -7% | -17% | ||||||||
| World Series | 3.4 | 35% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1/1 | -19% | +268% | +123% | 3.5 |
| Fox: | +268% | +123% | ||||||||
| The Flash | 1.5 | 53% | -12% | -0.2 | n/a | 3/3 | n/a | -9% | +67% | 1.5 |
| Supernatural | 0.9 | 55% | -10% | -0.1 | -0.2 | 3/3 | -18% | -5% | -14% | 0.7 |
| CW: | -8% | +23% | ||||||||
| Big5: | +27% | +7% | ||||||||
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.
