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NOTE: The opinions expressed here are NOT those of SpoilerTV but of the Author of this Article, Marc Berman. You can find a link to his website at the bottom of the article.
Metered Market Wednesday Ratings
American Idol Down but Still Very Dominant
Wednesday 2/06/13
Metered Market Results
Household
Rating/Share
Fox 9.2/15
CBS 6.4/10
ABC 5.0/ 8
NBC 3.6/ 6
CW 2.0/ 3
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-Percent Change from Year-Ago Evening – Wednesday 2/08/12:
CW: +150, Fox: + 5, CBS: - 4, NBC: -10, ABC: -14
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-Winners:
American Idol (Fox), Arrow (CW), Modern Family (ABC), Criminal Minds (CBS), CSI (CBS)
-Honorable Mention:
The Middle (ABC)
-Uneventful:
Law & Order: SVU (NBC), Nashville (ABC)
-Losers:
Whitney (NBC), Guys With Kids (NBC), Suburgatory (ABC)
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-Ratings Breakdown:
It was an easy overnight midweek victory for Fox, which averaged a 9.2 rating/15 share for the two-hour Hollywood edition featuring the male contestants on American Idol from 8-10 p.m. (peaking at a 9.6/15 at 8:30 p.m.). Despite the dominance, Idol was still down by 25 percent from a one-hour edition on the year-ago evening (12.3/19 from 8-9 p.m. on 2/08/12).
Second-place CBS featured an encore airing of Person of Interest at 8 p.m. (#3: 4.5/ 8), followed by the consistently ample combination of Criminal Minds (#2: 7.8/12) and granddaddy CSI (#1: 7.0/12), which by season end will have produced an estimated 296 episodes.
ABC’s shining Wednesday star, of course, is Modern Family, which tied the first half of Criminal Minds for second in the overnights at 9 p.m. with a 7.5/12. Comparably, this built from kooky lead-in The Neighbors (#3: 4.1/ 7 at 8:30 p.m.) by a hefty 83 percent and it led into sophomore Suburgatory, which sunk to a third-place 4.3/ 7 at 9:30 p.m. But versus its year-ago telecast (8.8/13 on 2/08/12), Modern Family did decline by 15 percent. And, let’s be honest…Gloria (Sophia Vergara) and Jay’s (Ed O’Neill) recent bundle of joy is easy “Jump the Shark” bait. Was it really necessary?
At 10 p.m. on ABC was critically acclaimed drama Nashville, which finished third in the hour with an uneventful 4.2/ 7. Comparably, that was 22 percent below year-ago occupant Revenge (5.4/ 9 on 2/08/12), which is not exactly a “must see” option on Sunday this season.
Earlier in the evening on ABC was reliable (and, yes, underrated) The Middle at a second-place 5.6/ 9 at 8 p.m., which was equal to one year earlier.
Elsewhere, NBC remained stalled at the 8-9 p.m. gate care of sitcoms Whitney (#4: 2.7/ 4) and Guys With Kids (#4: 2.3/ 4), which is hoping a guest appearance by former Cosby Show kid Keshia Knight Pulliam ignites some interest later in the season (http://tinyurl.com/bbgntgy). Next on the Peacock net was tired Law & Order: SVU at a fourth-place 3.9/ 6 in the overnights from 9-10 p.m. (down 20 percent from the 4.9/ 8 at 10 p.m. ET on 2/08/12), followed by freshman Chicago Fire at a second-place 4.5/ 8 at 10 p.m. Comparably, Chicago Fire, which will produce 24 episodes this season, built from the 9:30 p.m. portion of SVU (4.1/ 6) by 10 percent.
Over at The CW, bona keeper Arrow scored a healthy 2.4/ 4 in the overnights from 8-9 p.m., which was 118 percent above year-ago occupant One Tree Hill (1.1/ 2 on 2/08/12). And that led into veteran Supernatural, which dipped by 37 percent to a 1.5/ 2 (#5). Although Supernatural is up year-to-year thanks to the support from Arrow, The CW could be putting the protected Wednesday 9 p.m. hour to better use.
In late night, it was Jay Leno on NBC first from 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m., with a 2.8/ 7 in the overnights (- 3 percent from the year-ago evening), followed by David Letterman on CBS (2.6/ 7: - 7) and relocated Jimmy Kimmel Live (2.1/ 6), which has lifted ABC’s young adult profile in the hour (despite dropping by 24 percent in the 11:30 p.m. half-hour versus Nightline one year earlier). Nightline followed Kimmel with a diluted 1.3/ 4 in the 12:30 a.m. half-hour, which finished third.
In the 12:30-1:30 a.m. battle of Jimmy Fallon on NBC versus Craig Ferguson on CBS, Fallon (1.5/ 6: equal to the year-ago evening) bested Ferguson (1.4/ 5: + 8 percent) by one-tenth of a rating point. Last Call With Carson Daly, meanwhile, was equal to one year earlier with a 0.9/ 4 at 1:30 a.m.
Source: Nielsen Media Research
Source: Marc Berman@TVMediaInsights
Metered Market Wednesday Ratings
American Idol Down but Still Very Dominant
Wednesday 2/06/13
Metered Market Results
Household
Rating/Share
Fox 9.2/15
CBS 6.4/10
ABC 5.0/ 8
NBC 3.6/ 6
CW 2.0/ 3
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-Percent Change from Year-Ago Evening – Wednesday 2/08/12:
CW: +150, Fox: + 5, CBS: - 4, NBC: -10, ABC: -14
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-Winners:
American Idol (Fox), Arrow (CW), Modern Family (ABC), Criminal Minds (CBS), CSI (CBS)
-Honorable Mention:
The Middle (ABC)
-Uneventful:
Law & Order: SVU (NBC), Nashville (ABC)
-Losers:
Whitney (NBC), Guys With Kids (NBC), Suburgatory (ABC)
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-Ratings Breakdown:
It was an easy overnight midweek victory for Fox, which averaged a 9.2 rating/15 share for the two-hour Hollywood edition featuring the male contestants on American Idol from 8-10 p.m. (peaking at a 9.6/15 at 8:30 p.m.). Despite the dominance, Idol was still down by 25 percent from a one-hour edition on the year-ago evening (12.3/19 from 8-9 p.m. on 2/08/12).
Second-place CBS featured an encore airing of Person of Interest at 8 p.m. (#3: 4.5/ 8), followed by the consistently ample combination of Criminal Minds (#2: 7.8/12) and granddaddy CSI (#1: 7.0/12), which by season end will have produced an estimated 296 episodes.
ABC’s shining Wednesday star, of course, is Modern Family, which tied the first half of Criminal Minds for second in the overnights at 9 p.m. with a 7.5/12. Comparably, this built from kooky lead-in The Neighbors (#3: 4.1/ 7 at 8:30 p.m.) by a hefty 83 percent and it led into sophomore Suburgatory, which sunk to a third-place 4.3/ 7 at 9:30 p.m. But versus its year-ago telecast (8.8/13 on 2/08/12), Modern Family did decline by 15 percent. And, let’s be honest…Gloria (Sophia Vergara) and Jay’s (Ed O’Neill) recent bundle of joy is easy “Jump the Shark” bait. Was it really necessary?
At 10 p.m. on ABC was critically acclaimed drama Nashville, which finished third in the hour with an uneventful 4.2/ 7. Comparably, that was 22 percent below year-ago occupant Revenge (5.4/ 9 on 2/08/12), which is not exactly a “must see” option on Sunday this season.
Earlier in the evening on ABC was reliable (and, yes, underrated) The Middle at a second-place 5.6/ 9 at 8 p.m., which was equal to one year earlier.
Elsewhere, NBC remained stalled at the 8-9 p.m. gate care of sitcoms Whitney (#4: 2.7/ 4) and Guys With Kids (#4: 2.3/ 4), which is hoping a guest appearance by former Cosby Show kid Keshia Knight Pulliam ignites some interest later in the season (http://tinyurl.com/bbgntgy). Next on the Peacock net was tired Law & Order: SVU at a fourth-place 3.9/ 6 in the overnights from 9-10 p.m. (down 20 percent from the 4.9/ 8 at 10 p.m. ET on 2/08/12), followed by freshman Chicago Fire at a second-place 4.5/ 8 at 10 p.m. Comparably, Chicago Fire, which will produce 24 episodes this season, built from the 9:30 p.m. portion of SVU (4.1/ 6) by 10 percent.
Over at The CW, bona keeper Arrow scored a healthy 2.4/ 4 in the overnights from 8-9 p.m., which was 118 percent above year-ago occupant One Tree Hill (1.1/ 2 on 2/08/12). And that led into veteran Supernatural, which dipped by 37 percent to a 1.5/ 2 (#5). Although Supernatural is up year-to-year thanks to the support from Arrow, The CW could be putting the protected Wednesday 9 p.m. hour to better use.
In late night, it was Jay Leno on NBC first from 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m., with a 2.8/ 7 in the overnights (- 3 percent from the year-ago evening), followed by David Letterman on CBS (2.6/ 7: - 7) and relocated Jimmy Kimmel Live (2.1/ 6), which has lifted ABC’s young adult profile in the hour (despite dropping by 24 percent in the 11:30 p.m. half-hour versus Nightline one year earlier). Nightline followed Kimmel with a diluted 1.3/ 4 in the 12:30 a.m. half-hour, which finished third.
In the 12:30-1:30 a.m. battle of Jimmy Fallon on NBC versus Craig Ferguson on CBS, Fallon (1.5/ 6: equal to the year-ago evening) bested Ferguson (1.4/ 5: + 8 percent) by one-tenth of a rating point. Last Call With Carson Daly, meanwhile, was equal to one year earlier with a 0.9/ 4 at 1:30 a.m.
Source: Nielsen Media Research
Source: Marc Berman@TVMediaInsights
Does Marcy boy even pay attention? Does he know Supernatural got exactly the same demo rating as "bona fit hit" Arrow last week?
ReplyDeleteHe obliviously thinks it should be higher,or the show should wrap it up.By now everyone here should know exactly what he is going to say about SPN so just ignore him or write directly to him about it..
ReplyDeleteThis guy has to stop with ‘Suburgatory’, which is doing GOOD. I keep repeating myself, but even with a lead-in like ‘Modern Family’, that's good — knowing that all
ReplyDeletethe others lead-out Modern Family ever had failed, ‘Suburgatory’ is doing well.
It wouldn't be Thursday if Marc Berman didn't slam Supernatural.
ReplyDeleteSuburgatoy should be higher behind Modern family.
ReplyDeleteHe's biased against Supernatural for some reason, both shows are doing pretty well by CW standards.
ReplyDeleteHe sounds more ridiculous every week.
ReplyDeleteSaw the half hours. Gotta say Supernatural has held it's own against Modern Family in the 8:00-8:30 slot and against American Idol for the whole hour
ReplyDeleteWhat are the half hours?
ReplyDeleteShitney & Guys - make room for Community next season :)
ReplyDelete1.0 2.31
ReplyDelete0.9 2.14
Go Supernatural.
ReplyDeleteThe viewers only want the Winchesters and nothing else but the Winchesters, on-screen together, on a case!
I hope the writers are taking note!!
Not bad! Hope it doesn't get adjusted down in the finals though.
ReplyDeleteAh so Supernatural just got changed to 0.9. Shame.
ReplyDeleteIs it me or do all the shows or at least most seem to be lower this week?
ReplyDeleteRatings are relative. The number of viewers for Supernatural counted here compared to the following just doesn't add up. The Supernatural fandom is probably one of the most fierce - in the best ways, for the most part. If it ran on a network like FOX, not only would it be a limited show, it would be a totally different show, and that's not okay with me. I am glad the CW picked it up, because it is a revolutionary show, the following certainly reflects that. I love it.
ReplyDeleteThat's not true, really....:) but that's your opinion.
ReplyDeleteI doubt it. He has it in for the show. I wrote on his FB page and told him what Pedowitz said about how he judges the ratings for shows. It's not that stupid box. He looks at streaming, the web site, DVRing, the Armed Forces views, and it goes on. He also looks at the fandom. What awards the show wins. Berman should just back off, list what he has and keep his mouth shut. lol
ReplyDeleteThat's still good by CW standards, especially since most of their shows are doing 0.4 - 0.7.
ReplyDeleteHe has no idea what the shows are and he certainly has no right to suggest what should be gone and what shouldn't be.. SPN is up against very tough shows on Wednesdays nights and it isn't doing bad at all.
ReplyDeleteMaybe Arrow should get Supernatural's 9pm spot?
ReplyDeleteCrap, Nashville's ratings are down. Please, please get better.
ReplyDeleteThe only reason why The Following is 15 eps is because that was the only way Kevin Bacon would sign on.He wouldn't do a 20,22,or 24 episode series,he still wants to do film and play in his band.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely.It does even better that last year.And it keeps getting better and better with each episode!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy that Supernatural was adjusted up!
ReplyDeleteI don't like how Marc is biased against Supernatural, but I kind of agree with him about The CW using the Wed 9pm with another show to see if it gains audience because of Arrow. But that's just because it's obvious that Supernatural doesn't need Arrow and even could anchor for another show that could use Supernatural audience.
I don't see the latter happening to be honest, though, because Supernatural isn't a 8pm show.
In the finals, Supernatural adjusted up to a 1.0, tying Arrow's demo again this week.
ReplyDeleteI think the CW would do best by splitting Arrow and Supernatural next year. They need hit shows so best to split them and pair them with other compatible new shows. I foresee Supernatural going to the Tuesday death slot because SPN has proven to be less vulnerable to time slot changes than any other show. They have picked up a bunch of pilots that would fit Supernatural and Arrow, so perhaps they are thinking that way. Originals is obviously going to take the post-VD slot and if it doesn't improve on VD's ratings, I think that's a clear sign to move VD to the later hour and try debuting a new show in front of it instead of after.
ReplyDeleteYep, I totally agree. Supernatural can hold its own at any time slot and the CW needs help.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to watch Cult and know how it'll do in the ratings!
On the final ratings, supernatural adjusted up into 1.0 (2.29 mil viewers) :)
ReplyDeleteFinally!! We got 1.0 again!!! I', happy with Wednesday night
supernatural is the best.....
ReplyDeleteI don't want SN on Tuesday nights. My Tuesdays are full enough and I like it on Wednesdays.
ReplyDeleteMaybe he does this every week simply for the attention/reaction. He knows you guys are a rabid fan base and he surely knows each week you'll be on him for talking s*** about SPN. Any publicity is good publicity.
ReplyDeleteSo glad the Neighbors is doing well. A good clean comedy is hard to come by and I really appreciate it. Plus it makes me laugh and cry :)
ReplyDeleteActually Mondays and Wednesdays work best for me too. Sadly, Mark Pedowitz needs to do what is best for the CW instead of what's best for me though.
ReplyDeleteI really want Cult to be a hit and I'm really afraid it will not be. The show's premise is hard to sell in the best of times and the CW midseason is about as far away from the best of times as you can get.
ReplyDeletePeople are already comparing it "The Following" on FOX which may or may not be a good thing?
ReplyDelete