- FINALS UPDATE: Fox's good night (and CBS' strong repeats) went unchanged in finals, but it got even worse for the comedies elsewhere. Selfie is now at twin 0.9's, while About a Boy (0.9) adjusted down by a truly brutal two tenths.
- On a night with a lot of repeats, clip shows and pre-emptions due to election coverage, Fox had the entertainment world almost completely to itself, and it appears they took major advantage. MasterChef Junior (1.8) returned two tenths above last year's Friday premiere and well above what the network has been getting lately from Hell's Kitchen. It'll probably drop once NCIS and The Voice are back; but if it holds close to this in finals (not sure about local pre-emptions), it seems likely to remain a stronger option than Hell's. This lead-in support also vaulted New Girl (1.6) and The Mindy Project (1.3), which had best-since-premiere numbers and beat the competing NBC comedies in the 9/8c hour.
- The comedies on other networks didn't benefit against reduced competition; Marry Me (1.3) and About a Boy (1.1) each dropped again following a The Voice clip show (2.3), while a double-dose of Selfie was down for ABC (1.0 at 8:00, 0.9 at 8:30). ABC then sat out Agents of SHIELD for a weaker Marvel special (1.2). CBS and the CW were in full repeat/election coverage mode.
FULL TABLE:
| Info | Show | Timeslot | True | |||||||
| A18-49 | Skew | Last | LeLa | Rank | y2y | TLa | Ty2y | |||
| Selfie | 0.9 | 31% | -18% | -0.2 | n/a | 5/5 | n/a | -18% | -64% | 1.0 |
| Selfie | 0.9 | 35% | +0% | +0.0 | n/a | 5/6 | n/a | -25% | -64% | 1.1 |
| Marvel: From Pulp to Pop | 1.2 | 45% | n/a | -31% | -8% | 1.2 | ||||
| ABC Election Coverage | 0.7 | 28% | n/a | -39% | -7% | 1.1 | ||||
| ABC: | -31% | -38% | ||||||||
| NCIS: New Orleans (R) | 1.4 | 18% | -45% | -52% | 1.4 | |||||
| NCIS (R) | 1.5 | 17% | -35% | -39% | 1.4 | |||||
| CBS Election Coverage | 0.8 | 19% | n/a | -52% | -58% | 1.0 | ||||
| CBS: | -43% | -49% | ||||||||
| The Voice Tue | 2.3 | 30% | -21% | -0.6 | n/a | 7/7 | -22% | -22% | +10% | 2.2 |
| Marry Me | 1.3 | 36% | -13% | -0.2 | -0.6 | 4/4 | n/a | -13% | -64% | 1.1 |
| About a Boy | 0.9 | 32% | -25% | -0.3 | -0.2 | 4/4 | n/a | -25% | -74% | 0.9 |
| NBC Election Coverage | 0.9 | 27% | n/a | -47% | -71% | 1.3 | ||||
| NBC: | -28% | -51% | ||||||||
| MasterChef Junior | 1.8 | 45% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1/1 | +13% | -33% | +20% | 1.8 |
| New Girl | 1.6 | 60% | +33% | +0.4 | +1.2 | 2/6 | -20% | -61% | -20% | 1.5 |
| The Mindy Project | 1.3 | 58% | +18% | +0.2 | +0.4 | 1/6 | -13% | -67% | -13% | 1.1 |
| Fox: | -51% | +0% | ||||||||
| The Flash (R) | 0.6 | 44% | -57% | -37% | 0.6 | |||||
| Supernatural (R) | 0.5 | 59% | -33% | -47% | 0.5 | |||||
| CW: | -49% | -42% | ||||||||
| Big5: | -43% | -39% | ||||||||
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.
