- FINALS UPDATE: The picture darkened a bit for Backstrom after finals, as it adjusted down to 1.9 while its American Idol lead-in was up to 2.8. (It's another piece of good news for Idol, though, which was up two tenths vs. last week's two-hour episode.) The Vampire Diaries (0.8) gained a much-needed tenth to get back to pretty normal levels, while Mom (2.4) adjusted down to tie last week's episode. The Bad Judge finale (0.7) lost a tenth.
- Fox's Backstrom (2.0) had a relatively reasonable start, going three tenths above last year's Rake launch despite Idol (2.7) dropping more than 20% from 52 weeks ago. But it's worth reiterating that the Rake premiere was an unmitigated disaster, so even a decidedly better start doesn't necessarily put it on track for a success. It's on the map, but much more competition looms in the weeks ahead.
- CBS had another successful comedy night against the light competition, as Mom (2.5) actually grew from its The Big Bang Theory repeat lead-in (2.4), Two and a Half Men (2.3) upticked and another TBBT repeat (1.9) livened up the 9:30 slot vs. yanked The McCarthys.
- The CW had a soft Thursday return with The Vampire Diaries (0.7) and Reign (0.4) each below average.
- As ABC and NBC wrap up their filler lineups, ABC's The Taste (0.8) finished a weak third season by dropping a tenth, while the penultimate episodes of The Biggest Loser (1.2) and Parenthood (1.3) were each at average levels.
FULL TABLE:
Info | Show | Timeslot | True | |||||||
A18-49 | Skew | Last | LeLa | Rank | y2y | TLa | Ty2y | |||
The Taste | 0.8 | 49% | -11% | -0.1 | n/a | 4/7 | -27% | -6% | -29% | 0.9 |
How To Get Away With Murder (R) | 0.5 | 28% | -29% | -57% | 0.8 | |||||
ABC: | -13% | -38% | ||||||||
The Big Bang Theory (R) | 2.4 | 26% | -4% | -20% | 2.3 | |||||
Mom | 2.4 | 28% | +0% | +0.0 | -0.1 | 6/11 | +26% | +0% | +26% | 2.2 |
Two and a Half Men | 2.2 | 30% | +5% | +0.1 | +0.0 | 4/11 | n/a | +5% | -12% | 1.9 |
The Big Bang Theory (R) | 1.8 | 28% | +20% | +29% | 1.6 | |||||
Elementary | 1.5 | 23% | +15% | +0.2 | +0.3 | 1/11 | n/a | +11% | +20% | 1.5 |
CBS: | +5% | +4% | ||||||||
The Biggest Loser | 1.2 | 34% | +9% | +0.1 | n/a | 7/17 | -37% | +14% | +4% | 1.3 |
Bad Judge | 0.7 | 31% | +0% | +0.0 | +0.1 | 11/13 | n/a | +0% | +0% | 0.8 |
A to Z | 0.6 | 36% | +20% | +0.1 | +0.0 | 9/13 | n/a | +20% | -14% | 0.8 |
Parenthood | 1.3 | 38% | +8% | +0.1 | +0.1 | 3/12 | +0% | +13% | +4% | 1.5 |
NBC: | +13% | +2% | ||||||||
American Idol Thu | 2.8 | 33% | +8% | +0.2 | n/a | 2/3 | -18% | +19% | -19% | 2.7 |
Backstrom | 1.9 | 30% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1/1 | n/a | -32% | +12% | 1.6 |
Fox: | -9% | -9% | ||||||||
The Vampire Diaries | 0.8 | 62% | -11% | -0.1 | n/a | 4/11 | -33% | +78% | -30% | 0.8 |
Reign | 0.4 | 44% | -20% | -0.1 | -0.1 | 4/11 | -33% | -11% | -38% | 0.4 |
CW: | +33% | -33% | ||||||||
Big5: | -1% | -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.