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Tuesday 10/29/13 Metered Market Ratings
CBS Dominates; NBC Expected to Win in the Key Demos
Household
Rating/Share
CBS 9.9/16
NBC 6.2/10
ABC 3.4/ 6
Fox 2.4/ 4
CW 1.5/ 2
-Note: The comparisons to one year earlier are excluded because of Election night coverage on the year-ago evening.
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-Winners:
“NCIS” (CBS), “The Voice” (NBC), “NCIS: Los Angeles” (CBS), “Person of Interest” (CBS)
-Honorable Mention:
“The Biggest Loser” (NBC)
-Consistent by Low-Rated:
“Dads” (Fox), “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (Fox), “The Goldbergs” (ABC), “Trophy Wife” (ABC)
-Tired:
“New Girl” (Fox)
-Losers (excluding repeats):
“The Mindy Project” (Fox), “In the Spotlight with Robin Roberts: Countdown to the CMA Awards” (ABC)
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-Ratings Breakdown:
It was a clean overnight household sweep for CBS with its combination of “NCIS” (#1 for the evening: 12.2 rating/19 share), “NCIS: Los Angeles” (9.5/15) and “Person of Interest” (7.9/14), which is an improvement over failed year-ago occupant “Vegas” (but not as strong as when it aired in the Thursday 9 p.m. hour out of “Two and a Half Men”). And two more hours of “The Voice,” which scored a 6.9/12 in the overnights from 9-11 p.m. (out of a second-place 4.6/ 7 for “The Biggest Loser” at 8 p.m.), should be enough to lead NBC to demo victory. Both networks have plenty to crow about on Tuesday.
“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” opened the night for ABC with a series-low (and third-place) 4.5/ 7 at 8 p.m., which was 12 percent below its last original telecast (5.1/ 8 on Oct. 22). But this should still resonate in the young adult demos. “S.H.I.E.L.D.” led into typical overnight performances for full season-renewed sitcoms “The Goldbergs” (#3: 3.6/ 6) and “Trophy Wife” (#3: 2.9/ 5) from 9-10 p.m., which would both stand a better chance of a larger audience if the network moved either to Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. out of “Modern Family” (and in place of abysmal “Super Fun Night”).
At 10 p.m., annual ABC special, “In the Spotlight with Robin Roberts: Countdown to the CMA Awards” was a bust at a distant third-place 2.5/ 4.
Elsewhere, Fox had nothing unusual to report with its sitcom line-up of “Dads” (#4: 2.5/ 4), “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (#4: 2.5/ 4), “New Girl” (#4: 2.7/ 4) and “The Mindy Project” (#4: 2.0/ 3), which is a true negative for sophomore Mindy Kaling and company. And recent entry “The Originals” on The CW, which is expected to be renewed for the full season any day now, averaged a 1.5/ 2 (#5) in the overnights into a 1.5/ 2 (#5) for veteran “Supernatural” at 9 p.m.
Source: Nielsen Media Research data
Source: Marc Berman@tvmediainsights
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Agree with Marc on this "“The Goldbergs” (#3: 3.6/ 6) and “Trophy Wife” (#3: 2.9/ 5) from 9-10 p.m., which would both stand a better chance of a larger audience if the network moved either to Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. out of “Modern Family” (and in place of abysmal “Super Fun Night”)."
ReplyDeleteMarvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” opened the night for ABC with a series-low (and third-place) 4.5/ 7 at 8 p.m., which was 12 percent below its last original telecast (5.1/ 8 on Oct. 22). But this should
ReplyDeletestill resonate in the young adult demos.
IE, don't listen to a word I say until the demo's are out. Hoping for that 2.7 from three weeks ago then adjust up in the finals, as per usual.
I love that Berman calls Supernatural the "veteran" now rather than saying it's tired/dying/about to be cancelled/completely dependent on Arrow for ratings! :)
ReplyDeleteI hope B99 held on to that ratings from 2 weeks ago!
ReplyDeleteAs per usual, seems like CBS walked it. It was pretty obvious back when they announced their schedule that Tuesdays would be a victory virtually every week. Such a strong line-up in the three highest rated dramas (I think).
ReplyDeleteTheir lineup is strong and I agree that it will probably end up winning at the end of the year. But so far, I don't think they've actually won a single Tuesday although they did come very close two weeks ago. NBC regularly wins it, especially when the voice is two hours which has been the case most of the times (I think they only had two one hour episodes so far if I am not mistaken).
ReplyDeleteAlso, they are not the highest rate dramas. Highest rated dramas so far this season:
1. Agents of Shield: 3.28
2. The Blacklist: 3.17
3. NCIS: 3.17
4. Scandal: 3.16
5. Greys's Anatomy: 2.97
6. Sleepy Hollow: 2.93
7. NCIS LA: 2.67
8. Criminal Minds: 2.65
9. Once Upon a Time: 2.37
10. Chicago Fire: 2.36
11. Glee: 2.17
12. Person of Interest: 2.12
No honorable mentions for Supernatural and The Originals? they're doing great on The CW.
ReplyDeleteYeah. Still not a fan of them moving POI. It's still doing well, but down comparatively. I sort of wish they had stayed the course on Thursday nights. Scandal will eventually drop and Elementary does insane DVR numbers, so I think Thursday could have grown to something big. The move damaged both shows, IMO. My armchair scenario would have to flip-flopped POI and Elem on Thursday, because I believe POI would have been stronger against Scandal. It baffles me, but apparently Scandal and E share a lot of viewers.
ReplyDeletePerhaps it was the three most watched dramas then. I don't know. They win the scripted stuff. And they'll have won Tuesdays overall by the end of the season without doubt. Once The Voice finishes they'll have little competition.
ReplyDeleteThink the point of the move was that CBS thought their new comedies could slot in on Thursdays and POI would be a great fit in the open Tuesday 10pm slot. They've cancelled the last two shows on Tuesdays at 10pm, and both were new shows. Makes the timeslot much steadier.
ReplyDeleteTrue. I have to wonder if putting POI at 10pm Thursday would have been better, though. POI is a certain renewal with another year under its belt. Its fans are loyal. I just feel that Elementary is constantly struggling to keep its head above water and its lead-in is pitiful. Scandal is hot. Can a show grow in that environment?
ReplyDeleteI do think they should leave Elementary in place if the numbers keep steady. Like I said, shows like Scandal burn hot and can drop just as fast. Maybe the stability and potential for slow growth (demo numbers aren't great, but overall viewers are slowly rising/good DVR lifts) will start to make inroads. I just think the comedy block is beyond tenuous once TBBT starts to slide.
This is a really interesting list. Amazing to see how one big episode of Glee inflates its rating so much. And wow, The Blacklist is doing even better than I thought: to tie with NCIS as #2 drama (and technically #1 if you consider the inflated SHIELD average) is just stunning.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if New Girl will be below 2.0 again.
ReplyDeleteQuite possibly Thursday 10pm might have been better for POI. But, CBS were unlikely to put Elementary into that Tuesday slot when the ratings weren't as good as POI. With such bad history in that slot, they needed something to bring stability to it.
ReplyDeleteBut as shown last week, those other shows seem to be lead-in dependent. Men seems to be in decline. I just think they're building a whole night on TBBT and that worries me.
ReplyDeleteYou're right--I don't think E would have been a good fit in that Tuesday slot, but I most def could have preferred a Thursday 9pm E and a 10pm POI with a solid comedy hour to start the night. Maybe it would have been a failure, but I think both shows would be growing instead of treading water.
Yep, CBS can't keep TBBT going forever. They will have to find alternatives when it starts to decline.
ReplyDeleteSo what would you have had on Tuesdays at 10pm, if Elementary and POI are on Thursdays?
I'm extremely pissed at theCW for now for not having picked The Originals up for a full season already, I know they're waiting for Reign and Tomorrow People to deliver good numbers but...geez.
ReplyDeleteThey let a show suffer for two mediocore to bad performers wich frankly feels like TO is thrown under a bus in Reigns favour
Arent they going to replace SFN with Mixology at some point this season, given that SFN will be finishing early that seems likely and I assume Suburgatory will go in at 8.30? The Tuesday comedies look like they'll air out the season and then be cancelled along with SFN and The Neighbours.
ReplyDeleteMaybe I would have propped Hostages there, especially since it's limited and Intelligence would start there later. Seems compatible. Not much risk in a limited series and had it taken off...I don't know. Seems risky, I know, but they couldn't have known it would be the colossal failure it was. I'd say CSI, because I think it starts with a base of five mil people just out of Pavlovian response, but their Weds is solid.
ReplyDeleteI do think POI Tuesday was a good decision given their history in that slot, but I do think it was detrimental in the long-term perspective that it could hinder any E growth and stifle its own for the sake of stability in a slot they were doing okay without.
This is why I'm not a network exec, clearly.
I think The Cw wants to announce two full season orders(not just one and then another).
ReplyDeleteThe Originals's full season is sure(it totally deserves it), while there's a 'fight' between The Tomorrow People and Reign.
It doesn't really matter, it's a matter of PR. It's not really "A show suffer", that's just our outsider perception. The show is certain to get its full season order, so it's irrelevant when it gets it.
ReplyDeleteHopefully not but it seems hard for it go up now, it sucks. Although I've stopped worrying with it this year since it is so much a sure thing for renewal, I worry only about B99
ReplyDeleteHis CW classifications are always random anyway.
ReplyDeleteMarc HATES Supernatural and refuses to believe it can do well. Since he reports the same ratings for SPN and TO he can't say TO is doing well while saying Supernatural is old and tire (his usual schtick) or say nothing at all. So he says nothing on either front.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that, right now, Thursday is a house of cards, although I still hope that Crazy Ones pulls a POI and grows in winter. Remember, two years ago by this time, we were proclaiming POI as dead and look what happened. The season is long and it is hard to determine long term patterns just yet. Regardless, even if it is a let down, I do believe CBS had to try the comedy expansion that they did this year. It was just too much of a compelling case. Even if it does fail, the upside potential was there, so it was a risky but justified move. A low risk move typically gives you a low potential return too. It's not a dumb decision just because it failed, as is for instance the case of ABC keeping serialized dramas on Sundays for another season.
ReplyDeleteAs for POI, I've always thought CBS should have placed it Wednesdays at 8 which is a slot prime for a drama ripping and sent Survivor to Sundays at 9 where it would pair perfectly with TAR and provide a much needed improvement on the night. Now it's probably too late for that, so I think POI stays where it is for one more year and is then sent to the Sunday rotation.
The Glee thing is just because only 3 episodes are being counted, which is very little. At season's end, it will have almost no impact at all. And yes, the blacklist really is doing very well.
ReplyDeleteactually they do let the show suffer, in case they don't announce a full season pickup soon the behind the scenes work might come to a sudden halt sooner or later. Considering that they're shooting episode 12 right now and are soon shooting 13 (I assume next week) theCW is risking a few employes jumping ship.
ReplyDeleteOf course it could've been picked up already and they just didn't announce it to the public yet but still...
But honestly: as a fan it pisses me off, we know TO does well and TTP and Reign are underperforming compared to the show (and theCWs expectations), just feels like the show is not as much in the networks favour as the two others.
They picked up Arrow on oct. 22nd last year and BatB (wich already did rather bad at that point) on Nov 9th. What I certainly don't want is this show being put on the same level.
Reign might be a done deal already anyway, theCW pumped way to much effort in this to not have given a full season order prematurely like they gave script orders before even premiering
I don't understand, it looks like he doesn't like The CW in general.
ReplyDeleteEvery Monday the losers list include Beauty and The Beast and Hart of Dixie(and despite being a fan, I recognize that's ok, 'cause they're doing bad), but Supernatural and The Originals are doing great to me. He doesn't want to include them on the winners list? ok, but I think they deserve at least the honorable mention.
I do really love the idea of a Survivor/TAR double-header, but they'll never move 60 minutes, so what would they air at 10pm? Test patterns, since the show rarely airs inside primetime anyway? LOL
ReplyDeleteI kind of wonder if POI being a certain renewal wasn't a (minor) part of moving it. CBS doesn't own the show and it did need to stabilize Tuesdays. If POI's ratings go down CBS can go to Warner Brothers and say they want to pay less because the ratings have dropped. Since WB needs another season for syndication, it would say yes. It kills 2 birds with one stone. Tuesday gets better and CBS is in a better negotiating position on POI.
ReplyDeleteI do hope they leave Elementary alone. It's not going great guns but it is really steady. They COULD move it to 9:00 to give it a better lead in, especially since it is not gore heavy.
I love the idea of 9pm Elementary. A lot of the DVR viewers who go to sleep would transfer over, I think, and the key to growth with any show is eyeballs. I adore the show, but it can be really kinda talk-y and dense in narrative for 10pm,
ReplyDeleteHm... more or less. For the voice point, remember that they will likely have only one competition free month this year which will be January. They will have the Olympics there in February and the voice is likely to be back in early march right after so as to avid running into summer again. I do believe though that when they have comedies in the night etc the average will fall and CBS is likely to remain strong, so yes, I expect CBS to win the night by year's end.
ReplyDeleteAs for winning in scripted stuff, if you were talking about the entire week and not just Tuesday (which wouldn't really make sense since NBC only competes with them for one hour in that department, 10pm, and they do win that hour), then yes, CBS does win, but it is by a small margin over NBC. Here's how things stands:
1. CBS: 2.20 (2.26)
2. ABC: 2.13 (2.15)
3. FOX: 2.12 (2.12)
4. NBC: 1.83 (1.86)
5. CW: 0.75 (0.76)
(The numbers in brackets give a weight of 25% to Friday airings so as not to penalize networks that air scripted programming on Fridays)
You're being naive if you think the CW would risk the continued success of the show for PR purposes. No employee will jump ship because the pickup hasn't been announced yet. As you've said, it is more than likely that they were already told that they would have a full season and that we are the ones in the dark so far. As a fan, I understand you, but as you've said, it is a sure thing that they will be picked up, so why even bother? That's like complaining with the fact that TBBT hasn't been renewed yet and that it will be renewed at the same time as whatever freshman CBS comedy makes it. Does it make it put them in the same level? Not at all. It's just PR. Ignore it!
ReplyDeleteI can't explain it either. Clearly he realizes that the cw is not on the same playing field as the other networks because he does list some shows as winners every now and then, but most of the times he acts clueless. I ignore him seriously
ReplyDeleteI would do something with 60 Minutes yes, but since that appears not to be a possibility, I would just let the 10pm be a syndication factory for a show that is getting most of its profits from syndication and not ad-revenues. The Good Wife if renewed.
ReplyDeleteIt would take them launching a new drama Mondays at 10 and Wednesdays at 8 and cancelling The Mentalist and Intelligence while moving Survivor to Sundays and sliding TGW down an hour. Actually pretty stable for CBS standards (I would prefer launching something Tuesdays at 9 and moving LA to Mondays at 10 which is unfriendly to launch shows for them but I don't see them going for it).
If Intelligence happens to work, I would can Blue Bloods instead and move CSI to Fridays (with Hawaii to 10pm). I would move LA to Wednesdays at 8 and Survivor to Sundays at 9 (sliding TGW down an hour). New dramas could then be launched out of CM and NCIS, which are their two strongest dramas. However, if Intelligence works, it is possible they decide to cut back on their comedy hours instead of axing another veteran drama, depends on syndication economies.
I read somewhere that Suburgatory might replace BITG. I think ABC is pushing for Mixology and SFN combo since they both have sort of the same area concept of Friends out for fun kind of thing.
ReplyDeleteit most likely did, I'd guess at a 1.7/1.8
ReplyDeletehow exactly is the show suffering?
ReplyDeleteDid you read my following post ? Production may come to a halt
ReplyDeleteCW doesn't do full season pick ups until November.
ReplyDeleteThe CW would never allow for that to happening, that is a big misconception
ReplyDeleteHere are the 1/2 hr breakdowns
ReplyDelete8:00 p.m.
ABC – Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Viewers: 7.20 million (#2), A18-49: 2.4/ 7 (#2)
CBS – NCIS
Viewers: 18.84 million (#1), A18-49: 2.8/ 8 (#1)
NBC – The Biggest Loser
Viewers: 6.63 million (#3), A18-49: 2.0/ 6 (#3)
Fox – Dads
Viewers: 3.67 million (#4), A18-49: 1.4/ 4 (#4)
CW – The Originals
Viewers: 2.13 million (#5), A18-49: 1.0/ 3 (#5)
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8:30 p.m.
ABC – Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Viewers: 6.86 million (#3), A18-49: 2.5/ 7 (#2)
CBS – NCIS
Viewers: 19.13 million (#1), A18-49: 2.9/ 8 (#1)
NBC – The Biggest Loser
Viewers: 7.01 million (#2), A18-49: 2.2/ 6 (#3)
Fox – Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Viewers: 3.89 million (#4), A18-49: 1.6/ 4 (#4)
CW – The Originals
Viewers: 1.93 million (#5), A18-49: 0.9/ 2 (#5)
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9:00 p.m.
ABC – The Goldbergs
Viewers: 5.01 million (#3), A18-49: 1.5/ 4 (#4)
CBS – NCIS: Los Angeles
Viewers: 14.84 million (#1), A18-49: 2.4/ 6 (#2)
NBC – The Voice
Viewers: 12.03 million (#2), A18-49: 3.6/ 9 (#1)
Fox – New Girl
Viewers: 3.87 million (#4), A18-49: 2.0/ 5 (#3)
CW – Supernatural
Viewers: 2.19 million (#5), A18-49: 0.9/ 2 (#5)
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9:30 p.m.
ABC – Trophy Wife
Viewers: 3.76 million (#3), A18-49: 1.2/ 3 (#4)
CBS – NCIS: Los Angeles
Viewers: 14.46 million (#1), A18-49: 2.3/ 6 (#2)
NBC – The Voice
Viewers: 11.80 million (#2), A18-49: 3.5/ 9 (#1)
Fox – The Mindy Project
Viewers: 2.88 million (#4), A18-49: 1.5/ 4 (#3)
CW – Supernatural
Viewers: 2.02 million (#5), A18-49: 0.9/ 2 (#5)
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10:00 p.m.
ABC – In the Spotlight with Robin Roberts: Countdown to the CMA Awards
Viewers: 3.36 million (#3), A18-49: 0.8/ 2 (#3)
CBS – Person of Interest
Viewers: 12.13 million (#1), A18-49: 2.0/ 5 (#2)
NBC – The Voice
Viewers: 10.86 million (#2), A18-49: 3.3/ 9 (#1)
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10:30 p.m.
ABC – In the Spotlight with Robin Roberts: Countdown to the CMA Awards
Viewers: 3.41 million (#3), A18-49: 0.7/ 2 (#3)
CBS – Person of Interest
Viewers: 11.30 million (#1), A18-49: 1.8/ 6 (#2)
NBC – The Voice
Viewers: 9.98 million (#2), A18-49: 3.0/ 9 (#1)
CW halves: Still good to me :)
ReplyDeleteThe Originals
Viewers: 2.13 million (#5), A18-49: 1.0/ 3 (#5)
Viewers: 1.93 million (#5), A18-49: 0.9/ 2 (#5)
Supernatural
Viewers: 2.19 million (#5), A18-49: 0.9/ 2 (#5)
Viewers: 2.02 million (#5), A18-49: 0.9/ 2 (#5)
No it won't. I don't watch the show so I don't really care either way but 13 episodes were ordered intially, then 3 additional scripts were ordered so right there that's 16 episodes. They're probably only filming episode 9 or 10 right now.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
ReplyDeleteI'm sad over Supernatural falling so much. The episode was kind of funny and the boys were great.
Arrow oct. 22nd (2012)
ReplyDeleteHart of Dixie oct 12th (2011)
Secret Circle oct 12th (2011)
Nikita oct. 22nd (2010)
Hellcats oct 22nd (2010)
Hopefully the originals adjusts up!
ReplyDeleteI don't think anyone but fans of CW shows take the CW network seriously...
ReplyDeleteThere is no pattern as to when networks do it. ABC is a prime example of that. Three years ago they renewed some shows in the middle of the season; in the last two years, they've renewed everything at the end. There is no pattern.
ReplyDeleteWhat are you trying to say,TO,Reign,TTP are not getting picked up?
ReplyDeleteI hope they both adjust up!
ReplyDeleteWell certainly all the shareholders from CBS and WB take it seriously since they invest in it.
ReplyDeleteWell besides them of course.
ReplyDeletewhat I'm trying to say is that theCW is waiting for Reign or TTP to pull in acceptable numbers to pick it up, in the process dragging TO down the waiting line with them
ReplyDeleteThat's only in your perception as a fan. A show is not dragged up or down for receiving an earlier or later pick up. Exception may be when the show in in risk of not having one and the writers are not given enough notice to wrap things up, but that is not the case here, so it doesn't matter at all.
ReplyDeleteNo effect of sweeps on CBS today. NCIS down a tenth, while LA is down tow-tenths. POI is even.
ReplyDeleteEverything on ABC is down two tenths.
The Originals down a tenth while Supernatural is down two-tenths.
The Mindy Project and New Girl up two-tenths, while Brooklyn 99 and Dads are even.
Sweeps are having minimal effect.
I think I'm stated more than enough that I'm saying this from a biased standpoint. Sure, if I'm thinking logical TO is a lock for a full season pickup (adding Pedowitz recent 'It might turn out to be become a stellar performer' comment they might even have considered a second season already) but if I let the fact that out of three new shows this one is the only one that comes close to being justified to be called a success into play a number of possible scenarios goes trough my biased mind: they might choose to give up on their complete 2013 fall lineup (don't know if that ever happened), might wait too long for a pickup or they might pick them all up what would be a wrong move as well.
ReplyDeleteI'm biased sure but then again everyone claimed that Angel was a lock for season 6 as well
That's all speculation.
ReplyDeleteSweeps typically have no effect. Most of the watching-TV population is not even aware that the sweeps exist.
ReplyDeleteby the looks of it Arrow was more dependant on SPN
ReplyDeleteWe can hope :) because I remember The Vampire Diaries' halves on 25th October had ratings of 1.1 and 1.2, and then in the final results the rating became 1.3. So, there's hope for Supernatural, too.
ReplyDeleteGlad POI held steady. Fantastic episode last night. AoS episode was great as well, but a 2.5 has to be concerning for ABC. With the mega expensive ad campaign they had for the shows launch, as well as its reportedly big budget, any further drops I believe will have ABC execs worrying a little. If the show does get a second season, I think it would have its budget significantly reduced.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure that sweeps only have an effect on the quality of the storyline; i.e. it's more high octane (or at least it is with my shows) during sweeps.
ReplyDeleteIt always amazes me when a show gets more viewers in the second half hour than in the first.
ReplyDeleteI think it's very common for 8 pm shows though
ReplyDeleteIt just seems weird. Why would you suddenly tune in to NCIS halfway through?
ReplyDeleteMore often than not I think those are rounding issues. It's likely than the 8pm shows have very low (for their standards) first 10 minutes and then go up. It's not like they finished at (for example) 2.4 at the half hour and then started the other half hour at 2.5. These are averages, remember. So it could go like this: 2.0-2.4-2.7-2.7-2.5-2.5 and it would average a 2.4-2.5 for instance. There are many possibilities. More often that not I also think the half-hour changes are rounding issues because viewers are usually more stable than the demo.
ReplyDeleteI like your enthusiasm haha. Unfortunately I don't think it will adjust up. Last nights episode was.... Well, when Padalecki says he was disappointed in bits of the episode, you know it wasn't exactly a good one lol.
ReplyDeleteIf only they moved poi back where it belongs
ReplyDeleteFor Viggle reasons, I tune into a show half way :) It doesn't matter what the show is about,
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen it yet, but I know there are dogs in the episode and I love animals, I don't want the writers to think animals' presence is not appreciated by fans u_u
ReplyDeleteHaha I'm not so sure he realizes that the cw is not in the same playing field. OR he does realize it and simply choose to ignore it and put the network in the same basket ;)
ReplyDeleteStill great for Supernatural :D Waiting for the final ratings now.I think next week it's gonna do even better!!
ReplyDeletePOI will adjust up to a 2.1 atleast. With no 2 hour Voice next week, expect major ownage.
ReplyDeleteAnyone knows when the mesure is taken? Cause for the shows I'm the most obsess with ( like SPN ;) ), I don't turn in at exactly 9pm, I turned in like 5-10 min before it begin, letting the tv open (on the show that air before), just not watching it. If the second half mesure is taken at like 8:30 exact, I have know idea, if it's taken like 10 min. before, it can play
ReplyDeleteThat did kind of suck that it went down and all AWW WELL! better lucky next week.
ReplyDeleteYour so pathetic u put new girl as tired but it beat,trophy wife,goldbergs and all the other comedies in demo,so shut up because new girl was up.
ReplyDeleteNot true, Arrow proved it can stand on its own too. Arrow's problem is that it's male skewing and is impacted more by sport events than other CW shows, but it's not lead-out dependent.
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