It's been a rather large gap between now and the last article I wrote, but this one is a little different, and hopefully worth the wait
As regular visitors to my website will know, I break down each season of all the shows I cover into quarters comprising of 5 to 6 episodes each, for shows that have a 22 to 24 episode season. A few of the shows I cover have now aired 6 episodes of this season, with more due to air their sixth episode this week. I plan to cover those shows this time next week
The way this works is pretty simple, you take all the ratings, add them together to make a larger number, then divide it by 6 to get an average rating across the first 6 episodes. This same method works for calculating the average audience
Each show in the table below has the ratings and audience highs and lows, along with the ratings and audience average. Note that shows that aired last season have the numbers from last season's first 6 episodes listed in brackets. Also bear in mind that NBC's Revolution has aired its seventh episode, but only the first six are counted in this table.
Where the biggest margin exists between a show's results from last season and this season in a category, the box is colored orange. If there is a gain in results on last season, the box is colored green
| Show | Ratings high | Ratings low | Ratings average | Audience high | Audience low | Audience average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle | 2.2 (3.2) | 1.9 (2.1) | 2.05 (2.63) | 10.94 (13.28) | 10.02 (10.23) | 10.55 (11.38) |
| Revolution | 4.1 | 3.0 | 3.33 | 11.65 | 7.90 | 8.95 |
| T.B.B.T. | 5.2 (5.1) | 4.5 (4.4) | 4.90 (4.82) | 15.90 (14.94) | 14.23 (13.26) | 15.42 (14.35) |
| Modern Family | 5.5 (6.1) | 4.2 (5.7) | 4.83 (5.87) | 14.44 (14.53) | 10.62 (13.04) | 12.38 (13.74) |
| Once Upon A Time | 3.9 (4.0) | 3.0 (3.2) | 3.42 (3.68) | 11.36 (12.94) | 9.45 (9.66) | 10.09 (11.31) |
| Revenge | 3.2 (3.3) | 2.6 (2.4) | 2.77 (2.72) | 9.74 (10.02) | 7.94 (7.68) | 8.54 (8.47) |
| The Mentalist | 2.1 (3.1) | 1.5 (2.5) | 1.82 (2.60) | 11.06 (13.56) | 8.10 (12.39) | 9.70 (12.83) |
Modern Family, The Big Bang Theory, The Mentalist, and Castle all have additional seasons beyond the last season that is shown in the table. To see these seasons, go to my website, www.seriesmonitor.com, click on the show you're interested in, then to the Statistics section, where you'll see the Season Breakdown button. There you will find complete quarterly breakdowns of the previous seasons that have aired, along with graphs and the information for the lead-in shows. I'm not going to copy and paste it all here when it's already available on my site!. For Once Upon A Time and Revenge, there is also further analysis on the data shown in the table on their respective Season Breakdown pages
Castle and The Mentalist are down an equal full ratings point on the highest rated episode of the first six episodes this season when compared to last season. Modern Family is down the most on the lowest rating episode, and the average ratings of the first six episodes when compared to last season. The Mentalist takes out the final three - audience high, low, and average when compared to the last six episodes this season, probably due to its new timeslot, and even later 10:30pm start most evenings
The Big Bang Theory and Revenge are the only shows in this table to have increased their results on last season in any category. Remember Revenge has a new timeslot this season, and it must have paid off because it increased its ratings low and average, and its audience low and average on last season, while The Big Bang Theory increased on all fronts, a remarkable effort given the general downward trend of most shows across all networks this season.
I hope this has been interesting reading. As I said, there is far more content on these statistics on my website if you are looking for more information and comparisons
As alway, thanks for reading. Are there any odd or surprising figures that have caught your eye?? Make yourself heard in the comments below
thanks Jimmy!
ReplyDeleteI still cant open your site.. i tried it with 4 different browser's and even on my iphone its still not opening :( can u mail me the revolution chart
ReplyDeleteTry using a web proxy. Do a google search for "free web proxy" and you'll see what
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nice, thx
ReplyDeleteTry this one. http://www.hidemyass.com
ReplyDeleteGreat stuff Jimmy, very good and clear table.
ReplyDeleteSo only TBBT has hit a higher high this season that in the past.
Also strange quirk in the Castle is one of the most popular shows online, especially here at SpoilerTV, but it's ratings don't reflect that.
Be interesting one day to come up with a table that looks at some sort of ration between on-line popularity and tv ratings to see where the biggest difference is. eg NCIS is one of the most popular shows in terms of Audience but it never makes our Top 10 Popular online shows here at spoilertv.
Thanks finally it opens.!
ReplyDeleteI agree, the same could be said for Firefly when compared to Castle if I'm not mistaken. It would be very hard to study the effects of online fandom on a show's ratings, especially considering many fans are overseas and don't watch the show in the US, but rather online instead.
ReplyDeleteThese are just the shows I monitor, and thanks to the election today, NCIS won't air its sixth episode of the season until next week.Grey's Anatomy, Scandal and possibly Last Resort and 666 Park Ave will feature in next week's table (if LR and 666 get a full season order)
DarkUfo: i agree with you, Castle is one of the most popular show online, twitter, facebook. and its ratings dont reflect this. it has been very strange!! i am study the situation and carrying out a research, i need to know the average age of Castle viewers according to neilsen. Thanks in advance.
ReplyDeleteHi @betisa:disqus I don't think Nielsen provide that sort of information I'm afraid.
ReplyDeletewell, i dont remember where, but i found this.
ReplyDeletei think it isnt accurate.:P thanks for your answers. This is one of my favourite websites nowadays!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks. I've never seen one of those before. I'll try to see if I can find out more.
ReplyDeleteExcellent for Revenge!
ReplyDeleteAgreed, it's having a very consistent season so far
ReplyDeleteThanks Jimmy for the stats. One slightly off question: is there any reason that there are no posts about the last ratings of Castle on either of the ABC boards? I know that one of the main contributor has been missing for a while but I also read that posts and threads were misteriously disappearing there. The results have always been keenly waited and discussed by the fans, so I found their absence strange.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately I don't have anything to do with ABC, so I wouldn't know what's been going on at their end. Things might change next week - who knows
ReplyDeleteYou are mysterious :))
ReplyDeleteMe??? What if I told you that the name Jimmy is a pen name........
ReplyDeleteThis is an interesting ratings analysis. The table is also very clear and concise. Thanks for sharing, @rugbyreff:disqus!
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