2015 Commercial Cost Survey: Monday Nights

AdAge has released their 2015 primetime network ad price survey and this year we will break them down night by night.

The most expensive ad of the night is a 30 second spot on THE BIG BANG THEORY. it is the #2 program of network TV, commanding a strong $344,000 per spot. That is up about $3,500 from 2014. CBS also has the cheapest ad spot, of the Big 4 networks, as NCIS:LA now only grabs $110,000 per spot.

ABC has the lowest average on the night, of the Big 4, at about $115k per commercial. CASTLE has the biggest year-to-year drop, discounting 2015 by 20% from 2014's price.

NBC has the largest average at around $230,000 a commercial. Surising to see THE VOUCE drop 12%, year-to-year, but 2014 did not rate as high as 2013. Although BLINDSPOT is the #3 highest priced show of the night, it is a drop of $over $70k from what NBC was commanding for THE BLACKLIST, last fall.

FOX did take a big hit from last year. The 2014 average was over $190,000 between GOTHAM and SLEEPY HOLLOW. Now, GOTHAM and MINORITY REPORT only average $135,000.

The CW id down on its nightly average, but JANE THE VIRGIN is up from last year's rate. Based on the ad rate, CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND is not expected to do the numbers THE ORIGINALS produced on Monday nights, in 2014.

Program	Net	2015 Price	2014 Price	Change
DWTS	ABC	$115,962	$118,606	-2%
Castle	ABC	$113,149	$141,560	-20%
The Big Bang Theory	CBS	$348,300	$344,827	1%
Life In Pieces	CBS	$192,379	-	-
SuperGirl	CBS	$147,933	-	-
Scorpion	CBS	$142,108	$148,071	-4%
NCIS: LA	CBS	$109,940	$127,932	-14%
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend	CW	$23,159	-	-
Jane The Virgin	CW	$25,034	$23,400	7%
Gotham	FOX	$151,080	$181,575	-17%
Minority Report	FOX	$120,388	-	-
The Voice	NBC	$240,502	$274,157	-12%
Blindspot	NBC	$209,700	-	-