- FINALS UPDATE: CBS got brutalized again in the finals, putting Mom (2.3), Two and a Half Men (2.1) and The McCarthys (1.5) all down by multiple tenths from last week's premieres. NBC also took hits in the finals but was still slightly up week-to-week for the most part. And The Vampire Diaries (0.8) again got an uptick to avoid its first 0.7 of the season.
- Week two of CBS' return to Thursday entertainment programming with The Big Bang Theory (4.2), Mom (2.6), Two and a Half Men (2.3), The McCarthys (1.7) and Elementary (1.4) saw most shows even to slightly up from last week's finals. These results are once again pending an NFL pre-emption, though it may not be as brutal this week with only one pre-emption in a modest market.
- ABC put Grey's Anatomy (2.4) back in the 8/7c hour and it saw no real effect in its first episode against The Big Bang Theory. After rising with no Grey's last week, Scandal (2.9) fell with its lead-in restored, while How to Get Away with Murder (2.8) inched back up.
- NBC preliminarily had growth across the board with The Biggest Loser (1.3), Bad Judge (1.1), A to Z (1.0) and Parenthood (1.4)... but it also had a pre-emption.
- Fox's Bones (1.3) didn't rally from its big drop last week, while the CW's Reign (0.4) dropped and The Vampire Diaries (0.7) will need another finals uptick to avoid a new season low.
FULL TABLE:
| Info | Show | Timeslot | True | |||||||
| A18-49 | Skew | Last | LeLa | Rank | y2y | TLa | Ty2y | |||
| Grey's Anatomy | 2.4 | 38% | -4% | -0.1 | n/a | 4/6 | -11% | +37% | +167% | 2.4 |
| Scandal | 2.9 | 37% | -6% | -0.2 | +0.7 | 6/7 | +4% | -5% | +7% | 2.5 |
| How To Get Away With Murder | 2.8 | 39% | +4% | +0.1 | -0.2 | 5/7 | n/a | +4% | +2% | 2.6 |
| ABC: | +8% | +28% | ||||||||
| The Big Bang Theory | 4.3 | 33% | +5% | +0.2 | n/a | 7/8 | -12% | +5% | -12% | 4.1 |
| Mom | 2.3 | 27% | -8% | -0.2 | +0.2 | 2/2 | +15% | -8% | -12% | 1.9 |
| Two and a Half Men | 2.1 | 29% | -13% | -0.3 | -0.2 | 2/2 | +5% | -13% | +0% | 1.9 |
| The McCarthys | 1.5 | 29% | -12% | -0.2 | -0.3 | 2/2 | n/a | -12% | -25% | 1.3 |
| Elementary | 1.2 | 22% | +0% | +0.0 | -0.2 | 1/2 | -33% | +4% | -31% | 1.5 |
| CBS: | -3% | -17% | ||||||||
| The Biggest Loser | 1.2 | 35% | +9% | +0.1 | n/a | 6/9 | -43% | +9% | -52% | 1.4 |
| Bad Judge | 0.9 | 31% | +0% | +0.0 | +0.1 | 5/6 | n/a | +0% | -36% | 1.1 |
| A to Z | 0.8 | 37% | +14% | +0.1 | +0.0 | 5/6 | n/a | +14% | -20% | 1.0 |
| Parenthood | 1.3 | 42% | +18% | +0.2 | +0.1 | 2/7 | +0% | +13% | +0% | 1.6 |
| NBC: | +10% | -33% | ||||||||
| Bones | 1.3 | 29% | +0% | +0.0 | n/a | 5/6 | -35% | +0% | +8% | 1.4 |
| Gracepoint | 0.7 | 29% | -13% | -0.1 | +0.0 | 6/6 | n/a | -7% | -55% | 0.8 |
| Fox: | -2% | -27% | ||||||||
| The Vampire Diaries | 0.8 | 64% | +0% | +0.0 | n/a | 3/6 | -38% | +7% | -36% | 0.8 |
| Reign | 0.4 | 38% | -20% | -0.1 | +0.0 | 3/6 | -33% | -20% | -33% | 0.5 |
| CW: | -4% | -35% | ||||||||
| Big5: | +2% | -13% | ||||||||
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.
