Ratings News - 7th May 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)
  
  

  NOTE: The opinions expressed here are NOT those of SpoilerTV but of the Author of this Article, Marc Berman.

  
  Metered Market Wednesday Ratings
  Victory for the Eye Net, but “CSI: Cyber” is a Weak Link
  
  Wednesday 5/06/15
  
  Household
  Rating/Share
  CBS 5.7/ 9
  Fox 5.4/ 9
  ABC 4.5/ 7
  NBC 4.4/ 7
  CW 1.5/ 2
  
  -Percent Change from Year-Ago Evening – Wednesday 5/07/14:
  NBC: +47, ABC: +12, Fox: – 4, CW: – 6, CBS: -11
  
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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 other benchmarks including the expected demographic ratings, potential DVR usage, the critical acclaim (or lack of) and the social media presence.
  
  -Winners:
  “Survivor” (CBS), “Modern Family” (ABC), “Criminal Minds” (CBS)
  
  -Modest:
  “CSI: Cyber” (CBS)
  
  -Losers (excluding repeats):
  “The Mysteries of Laura” (NBC), “Nashville” (ABC)
  
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  Ratings Breakdown:
  CBS got over the “hump” in winning household overnight fashion care of its Wednesday combination of “Survivor” (5.9 rating/10 share), “Criminal Minds” (6.4/10) and recent entry “CSI: Cyber” (4.8/ 9). “CSI: Cyber,” however, is expected to trail competing “Chicago PD” on NBC (#2: 4.6/ 8) in adults 18-49 (and the other key demos). And a loss of 25 percent from lead-in “Criminal Minds” does not bode well for a second season renewal. Chances of a final abbreviated season of parent “CSI” is a better bet than “CSI: Cyber” returning in 2015-16.
  
  On Fox, veteran “American Idol” scored a 5.4/ 9 in the household overnights from 8-10 p.m., which was on par from one week earlier. But that only translated into 7.36 million viewers and a 1.6 rating/5 share in adults 18-49, based on the Live Plus Same Day data. Even so, it should be enough to return for a 15th season in 2016.
  
  Over at ABC, there was nothing unusual to report care of 8-10 p.m. sitcoms “The Middle” (#3: 4.9/ 8), “The Goldbergs” (#3t, 4.3/ 7), “Modern Family” (#2: 6.0/10) and freshman ‘black-ish” (4.4/ 7), and on-the-fence drama “Nashville” (#3: 3.5/ 6). While ABC could leave the Wednesday sitcom rotation intact next season, look for some degree of change (which could include still reliable “The Middle” being moved to Tuesday).
  
  Elsewhere, NBC’s older skewing “The Mysteries of Laura” opened with a fourth-place 4.3/ 7 from 8-9 p.m., which is not a good sign for a second season. And it led into a 4.5/ 7 for veteran “Law & Order: SVU” at 9 p.m. (#4) into aforementioned “Chicago PD” at a second-place 4.6/ 8 at 10 p.m.
  
  The CW, meanwhile, had typical overnight results for its pairing of “Arrow” (#5: 2.0/ 3) and “Supernatural” (#5: 1.1/ 2).
  
  Source: Nielsen Media Research data
  
  

  Source:

  Marc Berman@tvmediainsights
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