- FINALS UPDATE: Despite a finals downtick, Mom (2.7) still held onto its new series high. The Big Bang Theory (4.6), Two and a Half Men (2.3) and Elementary (1.5) all adjusted up for CBS, as did Fox's American Idol (3.1).
- The two-hour Thursday premiere of American Idol (3.0) was pretty close to Wednesday's rating, and down by a slightly more reasonable 23% vs. last year's Thursday premiere. Idol jumped noticeably across the night (2.5 -> 2.9 -> 3.2 -> 3.4), further suggesting that the Wednesday comparison suffered unfairly from the episode being just one hour.
- It was another night of above-average ratings on the other networks, though the usual CBS January comedy explosion was somewhat limited by Idol being around earlier than usual. The biggest winner was definitely Mom (2.8), which hit another new series high. But The Big Bang Theory (4.5) was well down from the mid-5's it pulled in the pre-Idol January weeks last year, and Two and a Half Men (2.2), The McCarthys (1.7) and Elementary (1.4) similarly had only modest week-to-week growth.
- ABC and NBC were still low, but at least a bit better than what they've posted in recent weeks. Reality series The Biggest Loser (1.3) and The Taste (0.9) each rebounded noticeably from last week's ugly numbers, while Parenthood (1.4) returned at a tie for its season high.
FULL TABLE:
| Info | Show | Timeslot | True | |||||||
| A18-49 | Skew | Last | LeLa | Rank | y2y | TLa | Ty2y | |||
| The Taste | 0.9 | 35% | +29% | +0.2 | n/a | 1/5 | -31% | +33% | -29% | 1.0 |
| How To Get Away With Murder (R) | 0.6 | 30% | +50% | +0% | 0.9 | |||||
| ABC: | +37% | -24% | ||||||||
| The Big Bang Theory | 4.6 | 32% | +18% | +0.7 | n/a | 4/12 | -19% | +188% | -19% | 4.2 |
| Mom | 2.7 | 28% | +17% | +0.4 | +2.3 | 1/9 | n/a | +125% | -18% | 2.0 |
| Two and a Half Men | 2.3 | 29% | +21% | +0.4 | +0.4 | 2/9 | -4% | +156% | -4% | 1.9 |
| The McCarthys | 1.7 | 27% | +6% | +0.1 | +0.4 | 1/9 | n/a | +143% | -29% | 1.5 |
| Elementary | 1.5 | 22% | +15% | +0.2 | +0.1 | 1/9 | -25% | +150% | -25% | 1.6 |
| CBS: | +155% | -20% | ||||||||
| The Biggest Loser | 1.3 | 32% | +44% | +0.4 | n/a | 2/15 | -24% | +44% | -10% | 1.4 |
| Bad Judge | 0.8 | 32% | +60% | +0.3 | +0.4 | 10/11 | n/a | +60% | -20% | 0.9 |
| A to Z | 0.6 | 37% | +50% | +0.2 | +0.3 | 9/11 | n/a | +50% | -40% | 0.9 |
| Parenthood | 1.4 | 38% | +8% | +0.1 | -0.1 | 1/10 | +8% | +250% | +8% | 1.7 |
| NBC: | +94% | -9% | ||||||||
| American Idol Thu | 3.1 | 35% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1/1 | -21% | +439% | +343% | 3.0 |
| Fox: | +439% | +343% | ||||||||
| Movie: House at the End of the Street | 0.3 | 30% | n/a | +9% | -14% | 0.4 | ||||
| CW: | +9% | -14% | ||||||||
| Big5: | +154% | +22% | ||||||||
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.
