- FINALS UPDATE: The finals changed the outlook somewhat meaningfully for the CW; The Flash (1.4) managed to avoid a new low while Supernatural (0.9) adjusted down to a pretty normal number despite no entertainment competition. Elsewhere, the 8:00 Parks and Recreation (1.4) adjusted down and MasterChef Junior (1.8) was up to tie its series high.
- The SotU numbers are not counted in finals because there were no ads, though for viewing/competition purposes (in the True formula) I use the preliminary numbers.
- With the big four networks taking a break in the last two hours for State of the Union coverage, most of the entertainment excitement came in the 8/7c hour. MasterChef Junior (1.7) and Parks and Recreation (1.5/1.4) were both very close to even week-to-week, perhaps benefiting a bit from less competition on CBS (an NCIS repeat (1.4)) and ABC (an Agent Carter repeat (0.8)).
- The CW was back in business on Tuesday in somewhat disappointing fashion as The Flash (1.3) is preliminarily on track for a new series low. Supernatural (1.0) fared better compared to its usual ratings against the big four simulcast in the 9/8c hour.
- The SotU coverage mostly won't be counted in finals, but the unreliable prelims said NBC won with a 1.4 -> 1.5 -> 1.4 breakdown. CBS had 1.2 -> 1.4 -> 1.2, ABC 1.0 -> 1.2 -> 1.1, Fox 1.0 -> 0.9 -> 1.1.
FULL TABLE:
| Info | Show | Timeslot | True | |||||||
| A18-49 | Skew | Last | LeLa | Rank | y2y | TLa | Ty2y | |||
| Agent Carter (R) | 0.8 | 33% | -56% | -6% | 0.9 | |||||
| ABC State of the Union | ||||||||||
| Black-ish (R) | 0.7 | 27% | -30% | +0% | 0.9 | |||||
| ABC: | -35% | +2% | ||||||||
| NCIS (R) | 1.4 | 15% | -49% | -24% | 1.4 | |||||
| CBS State of the Union | ||||||||||
| Mike and Molly (R) | 1.3 | 24% | -13% | +18% | 1.4 | |||||
| CBS: | -40% | -12% | ||||||||
| Parks and Recreation | 1.4 | 47% | -7% | -0.1 | n/a | 3/3 | +17% | -7% | -22% | 1.4 |
| Parks and Recreation | 1.4 | 54% | +0% | +0.0 | n/a | 3/4 | +17% | -7% | -33% | 1.5 |
| NBC State of the Union | ||||||||||
| NBC State of the Union Analysis | 0.9 | 27% | n/a | -40% | -50% | 1.1 | ||||
| NBC: | +8% | -28% | ||||||||
| MasterChef Junior | 1.8 | 41% | +6% | +0.1 | n/a | 1/3 | n/a | +6% | +6% | 1.8 |
| Fox State of the Union | ||||||||||
| Fox: | -5% | -18% | ||||||||
| The Flash | 1.4 | 46% | -7% | -0.1 | n/a | 6/10 | n/a | +211% | +33% | 1.4 |
| Supernatural | 0.9 | 47% | -10% | -0.1 | -0.1 | 5/10 | -18% | +157% | -18% | 0.7 |
| CW: | +188% | +7% | ||||||||
| Big5: | -10% | -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.
