Spotted Ratings, Wednesday 4/1/15

WHAT MATTERS:

• The week after ABC's huge comedy crash, the results were much more mixed. The downward movement continued for The Middle (1.8) and The Goldbergs (2.0), each down another tenth, but Modern Family (3.0) inched up and Black-ish (2.4) made a significant comeback. This was that show's best rating since before Thanksgiving (and probably its most promising result in context since at least the third week of the series).

• Another night off for CBS' crime dramas (in favor of The Dovekeepers (0.9)) meant, as usual, another good night for NBC's crime dramas. Law and Order: SVU (1.5) was up two tenths and Chicago PD (1.6) was up one. But mercy renewal hopes seem to be really fading for The Mysteries of Laura (0.9), which hit a new low.

• The night's only really weak numbers came on the CW, where Arrow (0.8) fell two tenths and Supernatural (0.6) a tenth. But to put in perspective how hot Arrow has been lately, the show was still even with the year-ago evening.

FULL TABLE:

Info		Show						Timeslot		True
	A18-49	Skew	Last		LeLa	Rank	y2y	TLa	Ty2y
The Middle	1.8	30%	-5%	-0.1	n/a	16/18	-10%	-5%	-10%	2.1
The Goldbergs	2.0	35%	-5%	-0.1	-0.1	16/17	+33%	-5%	+18%	2.3
Modern Family	3.0	40%	+3%	+0.1	-0.1	16/19	-9%	+3%	-9%	3.1
Black-ish	2.4	41%	+14%	+0.3	+0.1	8/18	n/a	+14%	+50%	2.2
Nashville	1.3	33%	-7%	-0.1	+0.1	11/16	-13%	+63%	-13%	1.4
							ABC:	+11%	+2%
Survivor	2.2	29%	-4%	-0.1	n/a	5/6	-4%	-2%	-2%	2.5
Movie: The Dovekeepers p2	0.9	18%					n/a	-49%	-59%	1.1
							CBS:	-31%	-39%
The Mysteries of Laura	0.9	18%	-10%	-0.1	n/a	18/18	n/a	-14%	-31%	1.3
Law and Order: SVU	1.5	30%	+15%	+0.2	-0.1	12/18	-12%	+20%	-12%	1.9
Chicago PD	1.6	29%	+7%	+0.1	+0.2	4/18	+0%	+7%	+0%	1.7
							NBC:	+5%	-13%
American Idol Wed	1.8	27%	+6%	+0.1	n/a	11/12	-14%	+3%	-13%	2.0
							Fox:	+3%	-13%
Arrow	0.8	41%	-20%	-0.2	n/a	17/18	+0%	-20%	+0%	0.9
Supernatural	0.6	45%	-14%	-0.1	-0.2	16/17	n/a	-20%	+0%	0.7
							CW:	-20%	+0%
							Big5:	-5%	-15%

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.

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