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May 13, 2013
 

Weekly & Season to Date Network Ratings

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Written by: Mitch Metcalf

Projected weekly network ratings in prime time (based on four days of official nationals and three days of fast nationals).  CBS and ABC were up int he most recent week, mostly because of Survivor‘s finale on CBS Sunday and ABC’s Saturday carrying an NBA playoff game.

Adult 18-49 Prime Time Rating
THIS WEEK Same Week Last Year Last Week
May 6-12, 2013 May 7-13, 2012 % chg Apr 29-May 5, 2013 % chg
CBS 2.00 2.24 -10% 1.89 +6%
ABC 1.87 2.04 -9% 1.61 +16%
NBC 1.80 1.72 +4% 1.77 +1%
FOX 1.70 2.26 -25% 1.85 -8%
4-net 7.37 8.25 -11% 7.12 +3.5%

 

Updated season to date network ratings and projections for the full season through May.

Season to Date Sep 24-May 12
18-49 Rating vs Last Year (Projected full season)
CBS 2.43 -3% (2.41)
FOX 2.09 -22% (2.08)
NBC 2.03 -7% (2.02)
ABC 1.80 -12% (1.80)



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.