Top 25 Markets - 18-49
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Arrow 1.0
The 100 0.5
Voice 2.5
SVU 2.7
Chicago PD 2.3
Survivor 2.0
Criminal Minds 2.0
Stalker 1.1
Middle 2.0
Goldbergs 2.1
Modern Family 3.7
Blackish 3.0
Nashville 1.5
Hell's Kitchen 1.6
Red Band 0.9
This table shows the early overnight ratings. These ratings are normally adjusted later in the day when all the ratings have been consolidated to take into account any local preemptions and/or overruns. You can find all the final adjusted numbers in our Ratings Database. (See the About section below for details about ratings)
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The analysis below is based on the early household numbers and are NOT the same as the numbers that will be posted in the above table later. (See the About section below)
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Metered Market Wednesday Ratings
Dominant NBC Gets a Boost from the Triple Drama Crossover
Wednesday 11/12/14
Household
Rating/Share
NBC 6.8/11
CBS 5.5/ 9
ABC 5.2/ 8
Fox 2.4/ 4
CW 1.6/ 3
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-Percent Change from Year-Ago Evening – Wednesday 11/13/13:
NBC: +74, ABC: + 6, CW: -6, CBS: -18, Fox: -41
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Note: The following labels are based on the household overnights and are subject to change given the availability of other pending data streams. These overnights are your first look at the ratings and a precursor to what could lie ahead. And we take into account other benchmarks including the expected demographic ratings, potential DVR usage, the critical acclaim (or lack of) and the social media presence.
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-Winners:
“The Voice” (NBC), “The Goldbergs” (ABC), “Modern Family” (ABC), “Black-ish” (ABC), “Law & Order: SVU” (NBC), “Chicago PD” (NBC)
-Honorable Mention:
“The Middle” (ABC), “Survivor” (CBS), “Criminal Minds” (CBS)
-Losers (excluding repeats):
“Red Band Society” (Fox), “The 100” (CW), “Nashville” (ABC), “Stalker” (CBS)
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Ratings Breakdown:
Lifted by the triple crossover between “Chicago Fire,” “Law & Order: SVU” and “Chicago PD,” NBC topped this second Wednesday in November, besting No. 2 CBS by 24 percent in the household overnights. In the competitive No. 3 spot was ABC.
A one-hour Wednesday 8-9 p.m. edition of NBC’s “The Voice” won the 8 p.m. hour with a 7.2 rating/12 share, which was 29 percent above the always consistent “Survivor” on CBS (#2: 5.6/ 9). Compared to the week-ago overnights for regularly scheduled “The Mysteries of Laura” (5.3/ 8), “The Voice” held a 36 percent advantage. And its lead in the key demos will be much greater.
Airing out of “The Voice,” aforementioned “Law & Order: SVU” rose to a dominant 6.7/10 in the 9 p.m. hour, which was its best performance in the metered markets since Nov. 30, 2011 (7.5/13). And it led into a series-high 6.4/11 (#1) for “Chicago PD” at 10 p.m. Needless to say, you can expect more crossovers between the three NBC dramas in the future.
On CBS, aforementioned “Survivor” scored a minor one-tenth of a rating point (or two percent) boost from the 5.5/ 9 one week earlier (which translated into a healthy 9.31 million viewers and a 2.3 rating/7 share among adults 18-49, based on the Live Plus Same Day data). And it led into a consistent 6.4/10 in the overnights for veteran “Criminal Minds” at 9 p.m., followed by “Stalker” at a distant second-place 4.5/ 8 at 10 p.m., which slipped by 32 percent from year-ago occupant “CSI” (6.6/12 on 11/13/13).
Over at ABC, 8-10 p.m. sitcoms “The Middle” (#2t, 5.6/ 9), “The Goldbergs” (#3: 5.0/ 8), “Modern Family” (#1: 7.0/11) and “Black-ish” (#3: 5.7/ 9) were, on average, six percent above their most recent overnights (on Oct. 29), which remains a healthy rotation for ABC. And it led into a typical 3.9/ 7 for three year-old “Nashville” at 10 p.m., which was on par with the modest year-ago evening. Particularly positive for ABC was growth for “Black-ish” over failed year-ago occupant “Super Fun Night” (3.9/ 6 on 11/13/13) of a hefty 46 percent.
Elsewhere, Fox’s “Red Band Society” continues to hinge on the verge of cancellation with a 1.9/ 3 at 9 p.m., which was a series low. And it led out of a 2.8/ 4 (#4) for “Hell’s Kitchen,” which still has a respectable following in the key young adult demographics. The CW’s combination of “Arrow” (#5: 2.0/ 3) and “The 100” (#5: 1.2/ 2), meanwhile, were equal to one week earlier, which is not a positive for “the 100.”
Source: Nielsen Media Research data
Dominant NBC Gets a Boost from the Triple Drama Crossover
Wednesday 11/12/14
Household
Rating/Share
NBC 6.8/11
CBS 5.5/ 9
ABC 5.2/ 8
Fox 2.4/ 4
CW 1.6/ 3
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-Percent Change from Year-Ago Evening – Wednesday 11/13/13:
NBC: +74, ABC: + 6, CW: -6, CBS: -18, Fox: -41
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Note: The following labels are based on the household overnights and are subject to change given the availability of other pending data streams. These overnights are your first look at the ratings and a precursor to what could lie ahead. And we take into account other benchmarks including the expected demographic ratings, potential DVR usage, the critical acclaim (or lack of) and the social media presence.
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-Winners:
“The Voice” (NBC), “The Goldbergs” (ABC), “Modern Family” (ABC), “Black-ish” (ABC), “Law & Order: SVU” (NBC), “Chicago PD” (NBC)
-Honorable Mention:
“The Middle” (ABC), “Survivor” (CBS), “Criminal Minds” (CBS)
-Losers (excluding repeats):
“Red Band Society” (Fox), “The 100” (CW), “Nashville” (ABC), “Stalker” (CBS)
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Ratings Breakdown:
Lifted by the triple crossover between “Chicago Fire,” “Law & Order: SVU” and “Chicago PD,” NBC topped this second Wednesday in November, besting No. 2 CBS by 24 percent in the household overnights. In the competitive No. 3 spot was ABC.
A one-hour Wednesday 8-9 p.m. edition of NBC’s “The Voice” won the 8 p.m. hour with a 7.2 rating/12 share, which was 29 percent above the always consistent “Survivor” on CBS (#2: 5.6/ 9). Compared to the week-ago overnights for regularly scheduled “The Mysteries of Laura” (5.3/ 8), “The Voice” held a 36 percent advantage. And its lead in the key demos will be much greater.
Airing out of “The Voice,” aforementioned “Law & Order: SVU” rose to a dominant 6.7/10 in the 9 p.m. hour, which was its best performance in the metered markets since Nov. 30, 2011 (7.5/13). And it led into a series-high 6.4/11 (#1) for “Chicago PD” at 10 p.m. Needless to say, you can expect more crossovers between the three NBC dramas in the future.
On CBS, aforementioned “Survivor” scored a minor one-tenth of a rating point (or two percent) boost from the 5.5/ 9 one week earlier (which translated into a healthy 9.31 million viewers and a 2.3 rating/7 share among adults 18-49, based on the Live Plus Same Day data). And it led into a consistent 6.4/10 in the overnights for veteran “Criminal Minds” at 9 p.m., followed by “Stalker” at a distant second-place 4.5/ 8 at 10 p.m., which slipped by 32 percent from year-ago occupant “CSI” (6.6/12 on 11/13/13).
Over at ABC, 8-10 p.m. sitcoms “The Middle” (#2t, 5.6/ 9), “The Goldbergs” (#3: 5.0/ 8), “Modern Family” (#1: 7.0/11) and “Black-ish” (#3: 5.7/ 9) were, on average, six percent above their most recent overnights (on Oct. 29), which remains a healthy rotation for ABC. And it led into a typical 3.9/ 7 for three year-old “Nashville” at 10 p.m., which was on par with the modest year-ago evening. Particularly positive for ABC was growth for “Black-ish” over failed year-ago occupant “Super Fun Night” (3.9/ 6 on 11/13/13) of a hefty 46 percent.
Elsewhere, Fox’s “Red Band Society” continues to hinge on the verge of cancellation with a 1.9/ 3 at 9 p.m., which was a series low. And it led out of a 2.8/ 4 (#4) for “Hell’s Kitchen,” which still has a respectable following in the key young adult demographics. The CW’s combination of “Arrow” (#5: 2.0/ 3) and “The 100” (#5: 1.2/ 2), meanwhile, were equal to one week earlier, which is not a positive for “the 100.”
Source: Nielsen Media Research data
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Each day (except Sunday) during the main TV Season we post the TV Ratings for the previous nights primetime shows for the major broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, CW, FOX, NBC). Cable Network ratings will be added to the Ratings Database.
The first item that gets posted (normally around 2pm GMT) is the early overnight analysis based on the early household numbers (these are not the same as the Total Viewers and 18-49 Demo numbers that are posted later).
Next, if available, we will post the Top 25 Market 18-49 Ratings to give you a rough idea of the ratings to following.
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