- FINALS UPDATE: Empire's latest record was smashed again with a finals uptick to 5.2. As usual, The 100 (0.5) adjusted down, but the CW got it back at 8/7c as Arrow (1.2) went up to match its non-crossover season high from two weeks ago. Also up were Idol (2.8) and Modern Family (3.1), while Stalker (1.2) was down.
- Fox's rookie phenom Empire began the second half of season one in familiar fashion: with week-to-week growth, this time by 6% to another new record 5.1. It's now within realistic reach of the biggest entertainment episode on broadcast this season: the 5.5 for The Big Bang Theory's season premiere.
- CBS said goodbye to veteran drama The Mentalist in rather blah fashion, with a 1.3 at 8/7c and a 1.4 for the last episode at 9/8c. These were really no different than what the show has been getting since its move to Wednesday. And its presence at 9/8c significantly weakened CBS, opening the floodgates for NBC's Law and Order: SVU (1.6) and Chicago PD (1.7). SVU posted its best ratings since the last time there was no Criminal Minds on January 7, while PD had its best number since the big crossover in November.
- The only real notable on another original night for ABC was the softening of Modern Family (3.0), but its 3.4 and 3.3 in the last couple weeks seemed like overachievements anyway. The Middle, The Goldbergs and Black-ish all tied at 2.2, and Nashville (1.3) inched back down.
- On the CW, it was another 1.1 for Arrow and yet another preliminary 0.6 for The 100...
FULL TABLE:
| Info | Show | Timeslot | True | |||||||
| A18-49 | Skew | Last | LeLa | Rank | y2y | TLa | Ty2y | |||
| The Middle | 2.2 | 36% | +5% | +0.1 | n/a | 2/14 | n/a | +5% | +120% | 2.3 |
| The Goldbergs | 2.2 | 41% | +0% | +0.0 | +0.1 | 6/13 | n/a | +0% | +214% | 2.2 |
| Modern Family | 3.1 | 45% | -6% | -0.2 | +0.0 | 12/15 | n/a | -6% | +158% | 3.0 |
| Black-ish | 2.2 | 44% | +5% | +0.1 | -0.2 | 10/14 | n/a | +5% | +144% | 1.9 |
| Nashville | 1.3 | 35% | -7% | -0.1 | +0.1 | 10/13 | n/a | -7% | +160% | 1.4 |
| ABC: | -2% | +156% | ||||||||
| The Mentalist | 1.3 | 16% | -7% | -0.1 | n/a | 6/12 | n/a | -24% | -21% | 1.5 |
| Stalker | 1.2 | 23% | -14% | -0.2 | -0.6 | 17/17 | n/a | -17% | -38% | 1.4 |
| CBS: | -22% | -28% | ||||||||
| The Mysteries of Laura | 1.1 | 24% | +10% | +0.1 | n/a | 12/15 | n/a | +5% | -76% | 1.3 |
| Law and Order: SVU | 1.6 | 31% | +14% | +0.2 | +0.1 | 8/15 | n/a | +14% | -70% | 1.9 |
| Chicago PD | 1.7 | 30% | +21% | +0.3 | +0.2 | 3/15 | n/a | +21% | -68% | 1.8 |
| NBC: | +14% | -71% | ||||||||
| American Idol Wed | 2.8 | 33% | +0% | +0.0 | n/a | 6/7 | +6% | +2% | +4% | 2.9 |
| Empire | 5.2 | 51% | +8% | +0.4 | +0.0 | 1/7 | n/a | +8% | +96% | 4.8 |
| Fox: | +6% | +50% | ||||||||
| Arrow | 1.2 | 52% | +9% | +0.1 | n/a | 2/14 | n/a | +9% | +300% | 1.3 |
| The 100 | 0.5 | 45% | +0% | +0.0 | +0.1 | 4/13 | n/a | +0% | +100% | 0.5 |
| CW: | +6% | +209% | ||||||||
| Big5: | +1% | -8% | ||||||||
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.
