Last Week's Final Adjusted Ratings
Early Ratings Analysis by Marc Berman (TVMediaInsights)
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)
NOTE: The opinions expressed here are NOT those of SpoilerTV but of the Author of this Article, Marc Berman.Metered Market Thursday Ratings
ABC Inches Past Basketball Populated CBS
Thursday 3/26/15
Metered Market Results
Household
Rating/Share
ABC 5.7/ 9
CBS 5.6/10
NBC 4.0/ 7
Fox 3.2/ 5
CW 0.6/ 1
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-Percent Change from Year-Ago Evening – Thursday 3/27/14:
NBC: +38, ABC: +12, CBS: + 2, Fox: -24, CW: -57
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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 additional benchmarks including the expected Live + Same Day demographic ratings, potential DVR usage, the critical acclaim (or lack of) and the social media presence. Keep in mind that results for any sporting event are always approximate.
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-Winners:
“Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC), “Scandal” (ABC)
-Honorable Mention:
“The Blacklist” (NBC)
-Losers (excluding repeats):
“Backstrom” (Fox), “American Crime” (ABC), “The Slap” (NBC)
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Ratings Breakdown:
ABC inched past CBS on this atypical Thursday, which featured two NCAA Basketball Tournament match-ups on the Eye net: Wichita State vs. Notre Dame and West Virginia vs. Kentucky. But since TBS, TNT and truTV are also telecasting various match-ups in the series, the overnights only reflect part of the equation. National ratings will include the results on the Turner networks.
Overall, the two basketball games on CBS averaged an estimated 5.6 rating/10 share in the household overnights in primetime, which was right on par with the year-ago games. On ABC, “Grey’s Anatomy” (6.5/11) and “Scandal” (6.4/10) topped the 8-10 p.m. block, and there is every reason to believe they will remain where they are next season. But week four of the alphabet net’s “American Crime” remained a disappointment, with a 4.3/ 7 at 10 p.m. And that same 4.3 in the overnights one week earlier translated into just 5.54 million viewers and a 1.2 rating/4 share in adults 18-49, based on the Live + Same Day data. ). Four-week overnight track for “American Crime”: 6.6/11 – 4.5/ 8 – 4.3/ 7 – 4.3/ 7.
Over at NBC, “Dateline” scored a respectable 4.2/ 7 in the overnights from 8-9 p.m., leading into a 5.5/ 9 for “The Blacklist” from 9-10 p.m. While this does remain a noticeable loss from its former Monday 10 p.m. levels, “The Blacklist” is performing better in the Thursday 9 p.m. hour than anything NBC has aired there in years. And a 5.7/ 9 in the overnights for “The Blacklist” last week translated into 8.64 million viewers and a 1.8/ 6 in adults 18-49, based on the Live + Same Day data.
NBC’s “The Slap,” however, remained a complete bust at a distant third-place 2.3/ 4 at 10 p.m.
Elsewhere, veteran “Bones” on Fox returned with a fourth-place 3.9/ 6 at 8 p.m., and it led into a typically depressed 2.5/ 4 (#4) for recent entry “Backstrom” at 9 p.m. And The CW populated the evening with encore telecasts of “The Vampire Diaries” and “The Flash,” which each scored a 0.6/ 1.
Source: Nielsen Media Research
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