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October 9, 2012
 

The Sked: Monday Ratings Week Three

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Written by: Mitch Metcalf
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NBC Monday inched up a tenth of a rating point from the last two weeks — a very solid night top to bottom.  CBS appears to have had a good night (the best Monday in three weeks), but that 2.8 rating is probably inflated by at least two tenths of a rating point because of football (see below).  ABC stabilized a bit, while FOX continues its slide on the night.

ESPN’s Monday Night Football (Texans at Jets) only impacts CBS in the fast nationals.   In Houston (market size #10, 1.9% of the US), CBS station KHOU 11 carried the game locally instead of the CBS lineup.  In New York (market size #1, 6.5% of the country), independent WWOR 9 carried the game so no network schedules were affected there.

MONDAY

8-11 pm

Adult 18-49 Rating: Live+Same Day

ShowbuzzDaily Forecast

(issued May 2012)

Actual Results Fall 2012 Last Year Same Night
Sep-Dec Original Eps 9.17 9.24 10.1 10.8 10.15 10.22 10.3.2011
NBC 3.4 4.5 4.1 4.1 4.2 1.6
CBS 3.6 2.7 2.6 2.8* 4.3
ABC 2.7 2.4 2.0 2.2 2.9
FOX 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.5 3.5

NBC’s The Voice tied its best Monday rating yet this cycle and probably will go even higher (to a 4.8) in the official nationals.  Meanwhile, Revolution is holding above a 3 rating, almost unheard of in the tough 10 pm hour.

NBC MONDAY

Adult 18-49 Rating: Live+Same Day

ShowbuzzDaily Forecast

(issued May 2012)

Actual Results Fall 2012 Last Year Same Night
Sep-Dec Original Eps 9.17 9.24 10.1 10.8 10.15 10.22 10.3.2011
The Voice 4.0 4.7 4.4 4.6 4.7 1.8 (Sing-Off)
Revolution 2.2 4.1 3.4 3.2 3.1 1.2 (Playboy Club)

CBS’s 9-11 pm programs last night appear to have matched or set season highs, but the program ratings below should decline a few tenths in the official nationals when the Houston over-the-air viewing of Monday Night Football is factored out in the official nationals.

CBS MONDAY

Adult 18-49 Rating: Live+Same Day

ShowbuzzDaily Forecast

(issued May 2012)

Actual Results Fall 2012 Last Year Same Night
Sep-Dec Original Eps 9.24 10.1 10.8 10.15 10.22 10.3.2011
How I Met Your 4.1 3.6 3.3 3.2 4.5
Partners 3.7 2.4 2.1 2.2 4.5 (2 Broke Girls)
2 Broke Girls 4.3 3.7 3.5 3.7 6.2 (2.5 Men)
Mike & Molly 3.9 3.1 2.9 3.1 4.3
Hawaii Five-O 2.7 1.8 2.0 2.2 3.2

ABC’s Dancing with the Stars is settling in at a pretty low 2.1 rating, while Castle had a nice uptick to a 2.2.  Still, a disappointing night for ABC.

ABC MONDAY

Adult 18-49 Rating: Live+Same Day

ShowbuzzDaily Forecast

(issued May 2012)

Actual Results Fall 2012 Last Year Same Night
Sep-Dec Original Eps 9.24 10.1 10.8 10.15 10.22 10.3.2011
Dancing with Stars 2.8 2.5 2.1 2.1 3.1
Castle 2.4 2.1 1.9 2.2 2.5

New record lows for Bones and The Mob Doctor, especially disturbing as it slipped below the 1 rating level.  Surprising that the new drama has lasted four episodes.  Check out those ratings on FOX the same night last year — what a turnaround.

FOX MONDAY

Adult 18-49 Rating: Live+Same Day

ShowbuzzDaily Forecast

(issued May 2012)

Actual Results Fall 2012 Last Year Same Night
Sep-Dec Original Eps 9.17 9.24 10.1 10.8 10.15 10.22 10.3.2011
Bones 2.1 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.0 3.1 (Terra Nova)
The Mob Doctor 1.8 1.5 1.3 1.0 0.9 3.9 (House)


About the Author

Mitch Metcalf
MITCH METCALF has been tracking every US film release of over 500 screens (over 2300 movies and counting) since the storied weekend of May 20, 1994, when Maverick and Beverly Hills Cop 3 inspired countless aficionados to devote their lives to the art of cinema. Prior to that, he studied Politics and Economics at Princeton in order to prepare for his dream of working in television. He has been Head of West Coast Research at ABC, then moved to NBC in 2000 and became Head of Scheduling for 11 years.