- FINALS UPDATE: The Mentalist (1.4) and American Idol (3.0) adjusted up; meanwhile, the new lows for Black-ish (1.9) and The Mysteries of Laura (1.0) got even lower.
- What seemed like a great moment last Wednesday now has the makings of something truly special. Fox's Empire (4.0) followed up a sensational premiere rating by actually building in week two. It's still early, but the opening returns make this look like nothing short of the biggest broadcast drama breakout in years. Could it actually be a Desperate Housewives-sized situation in the making? Stay tuned. The show saw its American Idol lead-in (2.9) slightly decrease week-to-week; Idol was down 28% year-to-year.
- ABC had a little more trouble with a strengthened Fox; ABC saw slight declines for The Middle (2.2), The Goldbergs (2.3), and the 9/8c hour got increasingly worrisome with Modern Family (3.0) and Black-ish (2.0).
- CBS crime dramas The Mentalist (1.3), Criminal Minds (2.2) and Stalker (1.5) were all back at fairly normal levels. That helped take a chunk out of NBC, where The Mysteries of Laura (1.1) hit a new low, Law and Order: SVU (1.4) tied its season low from December, and Chicago PD (1.5) inched down but tied for the lead at 10/9c.
FULL TABLE:
Info | Show | Timeslot | True | |||||||
A18-49 | Skew | Last | LeLa | Rank | y2y | TLa | Ty2y | |||
The Middle | 2.2 | 36% | -4% | -0.1 | n/a | 2/11 | +22% | -4% | +22% | 2.1 |
The Goldbergs | 2.3 | 40% | -8% | -0.2 | -0.1 | 4/11 | +28% | -8% | +44% | 2.2 |
Modern Family | 3.0 | 40% | -6% | -0.2 | -0.2 | 11/12 | -6% | -6% | -6% | 2.8 |
Black-ish | 1.9 | 37% | -10% | -0.2 | -0.2 | 12/12 | n/a | -10% | +27% | 1.7 |
Forever (R) | 0.7 | 27% | -18% | -46% | 0.9 | |||||
ABC: | -8% | +1% | ||||||||
The Mentalist | 1.4 | 19% | +8% | +0.1 | n/a | 2/7 | n/a | +8% | +22% | 1.4 |
Criminal Minds | 2.2 | 27% | +5% | +0.1 | -1.0 | 8/11 | -8% | +22% | -10% | 2.4 |
Stalker | 1.5 | 24% | +7% | +0.1 | +0.1 | 8/12 | n/a | -21% | -25% | 1.5 |
CBS: | +2% | -9% | ||||||||
The Mysteries of Laura | 1.0 | 21% | -23% | -0.3 | n/a | 12/12 | n/a | -20% | -23% | 1.1 |
Law and Order: SVU | 1.4 | 27% | -18% | -0.3 | -0.3 | 10/11 | +0% | -18% | -3% | 1.7 |
Chicago PD | 1.5 | 28% | -6% | -0.1 | -0.3 | 6/11 | +0% | -9% | +3% | 1.7 |
NBC: | -15% | -7% | ||||||||
American Idol Wed | 3.0 | 35% | -6% | -0.2 | n/a | 2/2 | -36% | -5% | -32% | 2.8 |
Empire | 4.0 | 49% | +5% | +0.2 | -0.2 | 1/2 | n/a | +5% | -19% | 3.8 |
Fox: | +1% | -25% | ||||||||
Arrow (R) | 0.2 | 32% | -20% | -79% | 0.2 | |||||
The Flash (R) | 0.2 | 26% | -43% | -64% | 0.3 | |||||
CW: | -33% | -73% | ||||||||
Big5: | -5% | -19% | ||||||||
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.