Ratings News - 21st April 2015

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  Last Week's Final Adjusted Ratings
  
  
  
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  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)
  
  

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  Metered Market Monday Ratings
  ABC Wins; NBC Poised for Victory in the Key Demos
  
  Monday 4/20/15
  
  Household
  Rating/Share
  ABC 8.1/13
  CBS 5.9/ 9
  NBC 5.8/ 9
  Fox 2.8/ 4
  CW 0.9/ 1
  
  -Percent Change from the Year-Ago Oscar Evening – Monday 4/21/14
  CBS: +47, CW: +12, ABC: – 4, NBC: -18, Fox: -24
  
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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. The overnights are your first look at what to potentially expect when the other results come in. And we always take into account other benchmarks including the expected demographic ratings, potential DVR usage, the critical acclaim (or lack of) and the social media presence. Keep in mind, as always, that results for any live sporting event are always approximate.
  
  -Winners:
  “Dancing With the Stars” (ABC), “The Voice” (NBC), “Scorpion” (CBS)
  
  -Losers (excluding repeats):
  “The Originals” (CW), “The Following” (Fox), “Jane the Virgin” (CW), “The Night Shift” (NBC)
  
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  Ratings Breakdown:
  It was a typical Monday in the household overnights with ABC dominating thanks to “Dancing With the Stars” and NBC the network to beat in all the key young adult demographics thanks to “The Voice.” Healthy “Dancing With the Stars” scored a 9.5 rating/15 share in households from 8-10 p.m., with each of the four half-hours at that 9.5 rating. Comparably, that was consistent from one year earlier. Competing “The Voice” averaged a 6.9/11 in the two-hour block, which was also on par from the year-ago night. In other words, both “Dancing With the Stars” and “The Voice” are poised for more success next season.
  
  Tops in the 10 p.m. hour was “NCIS: Los Angeles” on CBS at a 5.6/ 9, which inched past fading “Castle” on ABC (5.5/ 9) by one-tenth of a rating point. In the distant No. 3 spot was failing sophomore “The Night Shift” on NBC at a 3.4/ 6, which was 51 percent below the 9:30 p.m. portion of “The Voice” (6.9/10).
  
  Considering that Nathan Fillion has signed a new contract, chances of an eighth season for “Castle” are probable. But ABC would be wise to utilize “Castle” on another night at this point to free-up the “Dancing With the Stars” lead-out spot for something new.
  
  Earlier in the evening on CBS were sitcoms “2 Broke Girls” (#3: 4.8/ 8) and “Mike & Molly” (#3: 5.2/ 8) from 8-9 p.m. into the season-finale of drama “Scorpion” at a solid (and third-place) 6.9/10. Congratulations on all involved on “Scorpion” for a very successful first season.
  
  Elsewhere, both Fox and The CW were flat from one week earlier. Fox aired already renewed freshman drama “Gotham” (#4: 3.3/ 5 at 8 p.m.), which has lost its early season buzz, into tired “The Following” (#4: 2.3/ 3 at 9 p.m.), which is unlikely to return for a fourth season. And The CW populated the night with dramas “The Originals” (#5: 1.0/ 2 at 8 p.m.) into critically acclaimed “Jane the Virgin” (#5: 0.8/ 1 at 9 p.m.), which…worth repeating….is the new show this season most worthy of a larger audience.
  
  Source: Nielsen Media Research
  
  

  Source:

  Marc Berman@tvmediainsights
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