- FINALS UPDATE: ABC was not quite as fortunate as usual in finals but still got upticks for Selfie (1.2, still down 25% from last week) and Agents of SHIELD (1.7, still a new low). The CW saw The Flash (1.9) get even bigger but Supernatural (1.1) drop below last year's premiere.
- The CW's highest-stakes night of the season zoomed past "great for CW" numbers and into "potential network game-changer" territory. The Flash (1.8) got the highest raw rating for a CW scripted series since season one of The Vampire Diaries back in 2009-10, and its premiere was almost certainly more impressive than that of TVD (2.1) given the five years that have elapsed since then. It's still very early, but it's hard to see this show not being the CW's biggest series this season, and it may even stack up very high on the historical spectrum. This was a massive, massive win for the network.
- I had never really bought into the idea that the network might move Supernatural (1.2) within this season to launch something post-Flash, but tonight's ratings would seem to open that door. It was another really good rating for SPN, but only even with last year's premiere and a tenth above the May finale. The CW may see its optimum midseason schedule including Supernatural on another night, as its ratings would probably not completely crater elsewhere. But we're still a long way from knowing just how big a launch-pad The Flash will be.
- After a not-completely-DOA start last week, ABC's new comedies are officially on death watch. Compared with last week's finals, Selfie (1.1) was down 31% and Manhattan Love Story (0.9) down a massive 40%. These shows both adjusted up two tenths last week, so the drops may not end up that ugly, but they're still going to be bad. Agents of SHIELD (1.6) and Forever (1.3) also hit new lows again, which (as I said last week) could inspire speedier action by the network in the 8:00 hour.
- CBS and Fox were mostly steady, as a repeat of Family Guy (0.9) provided only a teeny improvement on last week's Utopia. NBC aired a two-hour The Voice clip show (2.4), and Chicago Fire (2.1) held on pretty strong. (It tied last year's rating in this same situation.)
FULL TABLE:
| Info | Show | Timeslot | True | |||||||
| A18-49 | Skew | Last | LeLa | Rank | y2y | TLa | Ty2y | |||
| Selfie | 1.2 | 38% | -25% | -0.4 | n/a | 2/2 | n/a | -25% | -59% | 1.3 |
| Manhattan Love Story | 0.9 | 35% | -40% | -0.6 | -0.4 | 2/2 | n/a | -40% | -69% | 1.2 |
| Agents of SHIELD | 1.7 | 46% | -6% | -0.1 | -0.6 | 3/3 | -41% | -8% | +3% | 1.9 |
| Forever | 1.3 | 31% | -7% | -0.1 | -0.1 | 4/4 | n/a | -10% | +53% | 1.6 |
| ABC: | -16% | -25% | ||||||||
| NCIS | 2.6 | 19% | +0% | +0.0 | n/a | 2/3 | -7% | -2% | -7% | 2.7 |
| NCIS: New Orleans | 2.3 | 19% | +0% | +0.0 | +0.0 | 2/3 | n/a | +0% | -10% | 2.1 |
| Person of Interest | 1.6 | 21% | -11% | -0.2 | +0.0 | 3/3 | -20% | -11% | -20% | 1.6 |
| CBS: | -4% | -12% | ||||||||
| The Voice Tue | 2.5 | 35% | -39% | -1.6 | n/a | 3/3 | -17% | -39% | -16% | 2.5 |
| Chicago Fire | 2.1 | 32% | -9% | -0.2 | -1.6 | 3/3 | +0% | -9% | -2% | 2.0 |
| NBC: | -33% | -12% | ||||||||
| Family Guy (R) | 0.9 | 58% | +13% | -36% | 1.1 | |||||
| New Girl | 1.4 | 68% | +8% | +0.1 | +0.1 | 2/4 | -33% | +8% | -33% | 1.6 |
| The Mindy Project | 1.0 | 58% | -9% | -0.1 | +0.1 | 3/4 | -29% | -9% | -29% | 1.3 |
| Fox: | +5% | -33% | ||||||||
| The Flash | 1.9 | 50% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1/1 | n/a | +375% | +111% | 1.9 |
| Supernatural | 1.1 | 56% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1/1 | -8% | +175% | -8% | 0.9 |
| CW: | +275% | +43% | ||||||||
| Big5: | -3% | -12% | ||||||||
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.
