- The second half of the CW's The Flash / Arrow crossover was the more explosive one, as Arrow (1.4) vaulted to a new series high (and up by a whooping half point vs. its last episode). This is the rating that normal episodes of The Flash have been getting, which is huge.
- NBC was stronger than usual with specials Christmas in Rockefeller Center (1.9) and Saturday Night Live Christmas (1.9). However, both of these specials declined considerably from last year (when they hit 2.3/2.6 respectively).
- These NBC specials may have contributed to a great deal of ugliness elsewhere; after all, ABC also had a very bad night on this same Wednesday last year. But it was at least as poor again this time, with The Middle (1.6), The Goldbergs (1.7), Modern Family (2.8) and Black-ish (2.1) all at least 10% below their previous season lows. CBS was also soft with two hours of Survivor (2.1/2.0) and Stalker (1.5) failing to bounce back from their Thanksgiving Eve ratings. And Fox's Hell's Kitchen (1.2) and Red Band Society (0.9) were also on the low end (though at least above the Thanksgiving Eve deliveries).
FULL TABLE:
| Info | Show | Timeslot | True | |||||||
| A18-49 | Skew | Last | LeLa | Rank | y2y | TLa | Ty2y | |||
| The Middle | 1.6 | 29% | -27% | -0.6 | n/a | 8/8 | -16% | -27% | -16% | 1.7 |
| The Goldbergs | 1.7 | 33% | -29% | -0.7 | -0.6 | 8/8 | +21% | -19% | +21% | 1.8 |
| Modern Family | 2.8 | 39% | -24% | -0.9 | -0.7 | 9/9 | -13% | +87% | -13% | 2.8 |
| Black-ish | 2.1 | 39% | -19% | -0.5 | -0.9 | 9/9 | n/a | +75% | +31% | 1.8 |
| Nashville | 1.3 | 31% | -13% | -0.2 | -0.5 | 8/9 | -19% | +100% | -16% | 1.4 |
| ABC: | +30% | -4% | ||||||||
| Survivor | 2.1 | 31% | +0% | +0.0 | n/a | 10/11 | -19% | -3% | -2% | 2.1 |
| Stalker | 1.5 | 25% | -6% | -0.1 | -0.1 | 8/10 | n/a | -6% | +0% | 1.6 |
| CBS: | -4% | -2% | ||||||||
| Christmas in Rockefeller Center | 1.9 | 25% | -17% | +245% | -16% | 1.9 | ||||
| Saturday Night Live Christmas | 1.9 | 39% | -27% | +62% | -28% | 2.0 | ||||
| NBC: | +97% | -24% | ||||||||
| Hell's Kitchen | 1.2 | 42% | +9% | +0.1 | n/a | 10/12 | n/a | +9% | -11% | 1.3 |
| Red Band Society | 0.9 | 38% | +29% | +0.2 | +0.1 | 5/10 | n/a | +29% | -40% | 1.1 |
| Fox: | +17% | -26% | ||||||||
| Arrow | 1.4 | 45% | +56% | +0.5 | n/a | 1/8 | +17% | +133% | +17% | 1.4 |
| The 100 | 0.6 | 41% | +0% | +0.0 | +0.5 | 1/6 | n/a | +9% | +0% | 0.5 |
| CW: | +74% | +11% | ||||||||
| Big5: | +32% | -11% | ||||||||
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.
