The Breakdown: CW Monday in 2016-17 (Supergirl, Jane the Virgin)

It's time for a journey through the CW Monday schedule in 2016-17...


fall

Year	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	Avg
2015-16	Crazy Ex-Girlfriend		Crazy Ex-Girlfriend	Jane the Virgin		Jane the Virgin	23
	2015-16	20		20	27			27	23
2016-17	Supergirl		Supergirl	Jane the Virgin		Jane the Virgin	50 (+118%)
	2016-17	69 (+252%)		69.3904205812626	31 (+18%)			31 (+18%)	50.439255296464
VsAvg	+56%		0.555602672162288	-15%		-0.149301978570577	+24%
Rank	3/16		3/16	10/16		10/16	6/16

Timeslot upgrades don't get much more drastic than Crazy Ex-Girlfriend -> Supergirl. In the fall, it was actually more than tripling the early CEG deliveries! And for much of the season, that upgrade was enough to prop Jane the Virgin up to about even in raw numbers.

winter

Year	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	Avg
2015-16	Crazy Ex-Girlfriend		Crazy Ex-Girlfriend	Jane the Virgin		Jane the Virgin	23
	2015-16	23		23	24			24	23
2016-17	Supergirl		Supergirl	Jane the Virgin		Jane the Virgin	44 (+88%)
	2016-17	59 (+160%)		59.477503355368	29 (+19%)			29 (+19%)	44.0250147385322
VsAvg	+49%		0.487654657141337	-12%		-0.122432572798003	+21%
Rank	3/16		3/16	10/16		10/16	5/16

The Supergirl growth became a bit less ridiculous later in the season, like from mid-200s to mid-100s. Jane continued to cling to 0.4's for many of its winter episodes.

spring

Year	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	Avg
2015-16	Reign		Reign	Jane the Virgin		Jane the Virgin	22
	2015-16	19		19	25			25	22
2016-17	Supergirl		Supergirl	Jane the Virgin		Jane the Virgin	34 (+56%)
	2016-17	47 (+143%)		46.6490222395043	22 (-11%)			22 (-11%)	34.4036539016344
VsAvg	+24%		0.23893911720411	-33%		-0.325254298891212	-2%
Rank	5/16		5/16	14/16		14/16	8/16

Reign took over for Crazy in the year-to-year comparisons but Supergirl's growth stayed in the triple digits. However, Jane the Virgin kinda limped to the finish, with three 0.2's down the stretch run.

Rating the Ratings

Name	Lo	Avg	Hi	y2y	Plus	Label	Plusy2y	Results
Supergirl	0.5	0.72	1.1	-57%	59	hit(CW)	-49%	detail
Jane the Virgin	0.2	0.34	0.4	-9%	27	marginal(CW)	+8%	detail

Supergirl: This is a tough one to grade, but my bar for success before the season was how it fared relative to Arrow. The superhero empire had a disappointing year in general but this show ended up a full tenth ahead of Arrow, and easily the second-biggest show on the CW. Its comparisons almost singlehandedly kept the network close to even in an otherwise underwhelming season, and it was the best of the bunch relative to expectations. Grade: B+.

Jane the Virgin: It went 25 -> 27 in Raw Plus but, with the huge lead-in upgrade, 27 -> 25 in True Plus. I don't think Supergirl should've been expected to boost this show much, but at least it kept things from getting too ugly in Jane's last weeknight season. It's off to Friday next year. Grade: C+.

The names in this last table link to the shows' War of 18-49 pages. Links with an asterisk(*) have been updated with the new info. Updates to younger shows will come later in the summer.

Here's the now updated Schedules Plus for CW Monday.