Broadcast Finals for April 21, 2014
NBC cruised to an easy Monday night victory in the A18-49 ratings, while ABC edged NBC out in total viewers, preventing a sweep by the Peacock network.
NBC 's dominate showing was led not by THE VOICE, but the freshman drama THE BLACKLIST. For the first time this season, THE BLACKLIST drew more viewers than it's lead in and was just two tenths of a ratings point from equaling THE VOICE in the demo numbers. The VOICE was down nearly 1.1 million viewers and a half a ratings point in the demographic. Not a good outing for the singing competition series.
ABC was helped with the first original episode of CASTLE in four weeks, which helped it push by NBC in the nightly averages. However, CASTLE demo ratings (1.8) rated closer to to the off-night repeat of NCIS (1.0) than it did with THE BLACKLIST (2.8). This series once ruled the time period and is now an after thought, with good numbers, not great numbers.
THE CW saw a spike in it's Preliminary ratings, but appeared there was a sports preemption in one of the larger markets, perhaps Chicago's WGN.
CBS' comedy block, without HIMYM, is mediocre, at best. 2 BROKE GIRLS was not strong enough to be the 9pm anchor of the night, in the fall, and it is definitely not strong enough to lead off the night, at 8 p.m. CBS's Monday night schedule, for the fall of 2014, will be very interesting to see when they present their upfront plans, in May.
NBC 's dominate showing was led not by THE VOICE, but the freshman drama THE BLACKLIST. For the first time this season, THE BLACKLIST drew more viewers than it's lead in and was just two tenths of a ratings point from equaling THE VOICE in the demo numbers. The VOICE was down nearly 1.1 million viewers and a half a ratings point in the demographic. Not a good outing for the singing competition series.
ABC was helped with the first original episode of CASTLE in four weeks, which helped it push by NBC in the nightly averages. However, CASTLE demo ratings (1.8) rated closer to to the off-night repeat of NCIS (1.0) than it did with THE BLACKLIST (2.8). This series once ruled the time period and is now an after thought, with good numbers, not great numbers.
THE CW saw a spike in it's Preliminary ratings, but appeared there was a sports preemption in one of the larger markets, perhaps Chicago's WGN.
CBS' comedy block, without HIMYM, is mediocre, at best. 2 BROKE GIRLS was not strong enough to be the 9pm anchor of the night, in the fall, and it is definitely not strong enough to lead off the night, at 8 p.m. CBS's Monday night schedule, for the fall of 2014, will be very interesting to see when they present their upfront plans, in May.
Final Network Averages:
ABC - 12.6 million viewers, 2.1l rating in Adults 18-49
CBS - 5.9 million viewers, 1.6 rating in Adults 18-49
CW - 0.8 million viewers, 0.3 rating in Adults 18-49
FOX - 5.2 million viewers, 1.5 rating in Adults 18-49
NBC - 11.2 million viewers, 2.9 rating in Adults 18-49
Time | Net | Program | Viewers* | A18-49 | +/- |
8:00 | ABC | Dancing With The Stars | 14.06 | 2.2 | |
10:00 | ABC | Castle | 9.76 | 1.8 | -29% |
8:00 | CBS | 2 Broke Girls | 7.10 | 2.1 | |
8:30 | CBS | Friends With Better Lives | 5.41 | 1.7 | -23% |
9:00 | CBS | Mike & Molly | 7.33 | 1.9 | 35% |
9:30 | CBS | The Big Bang Theory [R] | 6.94 | 1.9 | -6% |
10:00 | CBS | NCIS [R] | 4.50 | 1.0 | -34% |
8:00 | CW | Star Crossed | 0.81 | 0.3 | |
9:00 | CW | The Tomorrow People | 0.76 | 0.3 | -6% |
8:00 | FOX | Bones | 5.97 | 1.5 | |
9:00 | FOX | The Following | 4.42 | 1.4 | -24% |
8:00 | NBC | The Voice | 11.19 | 3.0 | |
10:00 | NBC | The Blacklist | 11.24 | 2.8 | 2% |
* - in millions
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