Ratings: Broadcast Finals for September 19, 2013

It has been a quiet summer for WIPEOUT and the season finale was not much different. The final episode of 2013 drew just 3.4 million viewers and a 0.9 rating in Adults 18-49. That was up 0.4 million viewers and was flat in the demo ratings, from last week. I do not think it is a guarantee for WIPEOUT to get another season, but I do believe we will see a 7th season.

Also calling it a season was the game show MILLION SECOND QUIZ. The 10th and final episode collected 5.4 million viewers and a 1.4 demo rating, beating WIPEOUT head-to-head. Compared to last week, the show was actually up about 700,000 viewers and one tenth of a ratings point in the A18-49 ratings. This marks the only time MSQ showed a weekly increase.

Following MSQ was the Meredith Viera Special VALERIE'S STORY. The one hour program dropped 23% of its lead in audience and 38% of the A18-49 ratings.

Closing out the original programming of the night was THE X FACTOR. In its second Thursday night, it recorded 6.4 million viewers and a 1.9 demo ratings. This is down week-to-week  by 7% in viewership and 14% in the demo. It will be fun/interesting to see how far this show falls next week once the other networks are in full swing with their original fall programming.

Thursday Night Network Averages:

ABC - 3.4 million viewers, 0.9 rating in Adults 18-49

CBS - 6.8 million viewers, 1.6 rating in Adults 18-49

CW - 0.8 million viewers, 0.3 rating in Adults 18-49

FOX - 4.6 million viewers, 1.6 rating in Adults 18-49

NBC - 4.6 million viewers, 1.3 rating in Adults 18-49

Time	Net	Program	Viewers*	A18-49	+/-
8:00	ABC	Wipeout	3.70	0.9
9:00	ABC	Grey's Anatomy [R]	3.70	0.9	0%
10:00	ABC	Scandal [R]	2.86	0.8	-23%
8:00	CBS	The Big Bang Theory [R]	8.95	2.2
8:30	CBS	Two and a Half Men [R]	7.03	1.6	-21%
9:00	CBS	The Big Bang Theory [R]	8.01	2.2	14%
9:30	CBS	Two and a Half Men [R]	6.73	1.8	-16%
10:00	CBS	Elementary [R]	5.00	1.0	-26%
8:00	CW	The Vampire Diaries [R]	0.82	0.3
9:00	CW	America's Next Top Model [R]	0.69	0.2	-16%
8:00	FOX	X-Factor	6.43	2.0
9:00	FOX	Dads [R]	2.89	1.2	-55%
9:30	FOX	Brooklyn Nine-Nine [R]	2.46	1.0	-15%
8:00	NBC	Million Second Quiz	4.95	1.3
10:00	NBC	Valerie's Story/Meredith Viera Special	3.81	0.8	-23%

* - in millions