- FINALS UPDATE: Scandal (3.3) and How to Get Away with Murder (2.9) made it a full night of 0.2 gains for TGIT. The Big Bang Theory (4.5) and Two and a Half Men (3.2) were also up a tenth.
- The second long-running series finale in as many nights went a lot better for CBS, as twelve-year vet Two and a Half Men (3.1) spiked by nearly 50% week-to-week. It wasn't quite a How I Met Your Mother-sized spike, but it was pretty close. This was the show's highest rating in the two seasons since it lost The Big Bang Theory as a lead-in.
- The network had more middling results in the 8/7c hour. The Big Bang Theory (4.4) didn't see any real benefit from the events later in the night, and it led into a 3.1 premiere for The Odd Couple. While this was about 10% above Mom's high point in the slot, it will take a very good post-premiere hold for this show to settle in as a Mom-sized player. Considering a two-week March Madness hiatus is coming in just a few weeks, that will be difficult to say the least.
- Week three of NBC's all-drama Thursday saw a big 8/7c drop from The Slap (0.8), but The Blacklist (1.7) was even against increased CBS competition and Allegiance (0.9) rebounded a bit. It's not a major surprise that the shows held up this week since last week seemed like such a ridiculous underachievement, but let's see if they've got a rebound in them going forward.
- TGIT had another particularly stellar night, as Grey's Anatomy (2.5), Scandal (3.2) and How to Get Away with Murder (2.8) were all up week-to-week.
- Fox was the only network that really seemed to suffer, as Backstrom (0.9) gave back last week's rebound and then some. American Idol (2.1) also hit a season low.
FULL TABLE:
| Info | Show | Timeslot | True | |||||||
| A18-49 | Skew | Last | LeLa | Rank | y2y | TLa | Ty2y | |||
| Grey's Anatomy | 2.5 | 39% | +9% | +0.2 | n/a | 4/12 | n/a | +9% | +194% | 2.7 |
| Scandal | 3.3 | 44% | +6% | +0.2 | +0.2 | 3/13 | n/a | +5% | +267% | 3.2 |
| How To Get Away With Murder | 2.9 | 42% | +7% | +0.2 | +0.2 | 7/13 | n/a | +7% | +346% | 2.7 |
| ABC: | +7% | +263% | ||||||||
| The Big Bang Theory | 4.5 | 33% | -2% | -0.1 | n/a | 8/15 | n/a | +114% | +73% | 4.4 |
| The Odd Couple | 3.1 | 29% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1/1 | n/a | +48% | +72% | 2.6 |
| Two and a Half Men | 3.2 | 30% | +52% | +1.1 | +1.0 | 1/15 | n/a | +68% | +137% | 2.9 |
| Elementary | 1.5 | 23% | +7% | +0.1 | +1.5 | 1/15 | n/a | +3% | +36% | 1.5 |
| CBS: | +56% | +83% | ||||||||
| The Slap | 0.8 | 26% | -27% | -0.3 | n/a | 2/2 | n/a | -27% | -79% | 1.1 |
| The Blacklist | 1.7 | 28% | +0% | +0.0 | -0.3 | 10/11 | n/a | -0% | -68% | 2.0 |
| Allegiance | 0.9 | 34% | +29% | +0.2 | +0.0 | 2/3 | n/a | +20% | -84% | 1.1 |
| NBC: | -4% | -77% | ||||||||
| American Idol Thu | 2.1 | 30% | -9% | -0.2 | n/a | 7/7 | -13% | -9% | -14% | 2.3 |
| Backstrom | 0.9 | 32% | -25% | -0.3 | -0.2 | 5/5 | n/a | -28% | -10% | 1.0 |
| Fox: | -15% | -13% | ||||||||
| The Vampire Diaries | 0.7 | 63% | +0% | +0.0 | n/a | 10/15 | n/a | +0% | +180% | 0.8 |
| Reign | 0.4 | 49% | +0% | +0.0 | +0.0 | 4/15 | n/a | +14% | +100% | 0.5 |
| CW: | +5% | +144% | ||||||||
| Big5: | +12% | -3% | ||||||||
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.
