- FINALS UPDATE: ABC got its usual finals help, bringing all the returning comedies' drops into the single digits and Black-ish (2.6) to a slightly more reasonable -21%. Even Nashville (1.6) got a bump, surprisingly inching it ahead of a downward-adjusting Chicago PD (1.5). The Mysteries of Laura (1.5) was up to tie last week's timeslot premiere (as well as PD). This feels more like bad news for PD than good for Laura, but we'll see how things develop.
- Despite a very solid return from Criminal Minds (2.7, down just a tenth year-to-year), CBS' Stalker (2.0) had a modest start at 10/9c against little competition. The worst-reviewed show of the season now must hold up extremely well to be an improvement on last year's occupant CSI. At this point, it seems more likely that we'll soon be wondering what drama replaces it at midseason. And after a big premiere last week, Survivor (2.4) fell but was still on last year's week two pace.
- ABC's comedy lineup (at least preliminarily) dropped across the board in week two. The returnees The Middle (1.9), The Goldbergs (2.2) and Modern Family (3.5) were all down about 10% while Black-ish (2.5) was down close to 25%, keeping it right on par with the Super Fun Night track. But we'll see what bounty awaits the network in finals adjustments! Nashville (1.5) was even.
- NBC's crime dramas Law and Order: SVU (1.8) and Chicago PD (1.6) each took double-digit dips against the return of CBS dramas, while The Mysteries of Laura (1.4) held a bit better.
- Fox leveled off with Hell's Kitchen (1.4) and Red Band Society (1.1).
FULL TABLE:
| Info | Show | Timeslot | True | |||||||
| A18-49 | Skew | Last | LeLa | Rank | y2y | TLa | Ty2y | |||
| The Middle | 2.0 | 34% | -9% | -0.2 | n/a | 2/2 | -13% | -9% | -13% | 2.1 |
| The Goldbergs | 2.3 | 41% | -4% | -0.1 | -0.2 | 2/2 | +5% | -4% | +21% | 2.4 |
| Modern Family | 3.7 | 45% | -5% | -0.2 | -0.1 | 2/2 | -12% | -5% | -12% | 3.3 |
| Black-ish | 2.6 | 40% | -21% | -0.7 | -0.2 | 2/2 | n/a | -21% | -19% | 2.1 |
| Nashville | 1.6 | 38% | +7% | +0.1 | -0.7 | 1/2 | -16% | +10% | -16% | 1.5 |
| ABC: | -6% | -10% | ||||||||
| Survivor | 2.4 | 32% | -11% | -0.3 | n/a | 2/2 | -11% | -14% | -11% | 2.6 |
| Criminal Minds | 2.7 | 29% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1/1 | -4% | +4% | +0% | 2.5 |
| Stalker | 2.0 | 28% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1/1 | n/a | -22% | -2% | 1.8 |
| CBS: | -11% | -5% | ||||||||
| The Mysteries of Laura | 1.5 | 21% | +0% | +0.0 | n/a | 2/3 | n/a | +0% | -6% | 1.7 |
| Law and Order: SVU | 1.8 | 30% | -18% | -0.4 | +0.0 | 2/2 | -10% | -16% | -10% | 1.9 |
| Chicago PD | 1.5 | 29% | -21% | -0.4 | -0.4 | 2/2 | n/a | -21% | +11% | 1.6 |
| NBC: | -14% | -3% | ||||||||
| Hell's Kitchen | 1.4 | 46% | +8% | +0.1 | n/a | 3/5 | n/a | +8% | -38% | 1.6 |
| Red Band Society | 1.1 | 42% | +0% | +0.0 | +0.1 | 2/3 | n/a | +5% | -58% | 1.2 |
| Fox: | +6% | -48% | ||||||||
| Arrow (R) | 0.2 | 37% | -60% | -64% | 0.3 | |||||
| Arrow (R) | 0.2 | 38% | -50% | -50% | 0.3 | |||||
| CW: | -56% | -58% | ||||||||
| Big5: | -11% | -20% | ||||||||
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.
