or


[05/11/12 - 08:52 AM]
ABC's "Grey's" is Up Year to Year and Hits an 13-Week High in Adults 18-49
ABC spins the numbers for Thursday, May 10.

[via press release from ABC]

Correction: "Grey's" Hit a 13-Week High...not an 11-Week High

· Rising in viewers (+4%) and young adults (+3%) over the prior week, ABC's Grey's Anatomy achieved a 13-week high in Adults 18-49 - since 2/09/12.

ABC's "Grey's" is Up Year to Year and Hits an 11-Week High in Adults 18-49

Early info on ABC's Thursday, ahead of the regular press release.

Gaining week to week in the 8 o'clock hour, against the season's penultimate episode of Fox's American Idol-Thurs and CBS' comedies (season finale of The Big Bang Theory/Rules of Engagement), ABC's Missing more than doubled the audience of NBC's comedy block (+113% over Community/30 Rock). The new ABC drama also defeated the established NBC comedies with Adults 25-54 (+7%) and Women 18-49 (+7%).

· ABC's Missing attracted its biggest audience in 3 weeks (since 4/19/12) and improved its hour year to year by 19% over original programming on the year-ago evening.

Vaulting over its lead-in at 9pm in Adults 18-49 (+209%), ABC's Grey's Anatomy stood as the top-rated series in its hour for the 5th week running and continued to qualify as Thursday's #1 drama. Dominating the 9 o'clock hour, ABC's Grey's Anatomy outdelivered CBS' Person of Interest by 31%, Fox's Idol-driven Touch by 70% and NBC's comedy finales by 70% (The Office/Parks and Recreation). Additionally, Grey's registered as Thursday's highest-rated TV series with Adults 18-34, Women 18-49 (2nd straight week) and Women 18-34 (6th straight week).

· Rising in viewers (+4%) and young adults (+3%) over the prior week, ABC's Grey's Anatomy achieved an 11-week high in Adults 18-49 - since 2/23/12.

· Grey's was up over its year-ago telecast in Adults 18-49 (+6%), Adults 18-34 (+4%) and across all key Women demos: W18-34 (+8%), W18-49 (+6%) and W25-54 (+3%).

During the 10pm hour, ABC freshman Scandal earned second place to CBS' veteran The Mentalist in Total Viewers and key Adults (AD18-49/AD25-54). Also in its time period, ABC's Scandal continued to overshadow its freshman drama competition, more than doubling the results for NBC's Awake in Total Viewers (+160%), Adults 25-54 (+150%) and Adults 18-49 (+122%). Additionally, Scandal took full control of The Mentalist with Adults 18-34 (+50%) and finished #1 in its slot for the 6th consecutive week with Women 18-49.

· Scandal built week to week among Adults 18-49 (+5%) to match a series best and also grew with Adults 18-34 (+7%) to hit a new series high.

Quick Take for Thursday, May 10, 2012 (Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings)

Gaining Week to Week in the 8pm Hour, ABC Freshman "Missing" More than Doubles the Audience of NBC's Comedies and Improves its Hour Year to Year

Hitting a 13-Week High and Growing Year to Year in Adults 18-49, ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" is the No. 1 Series in its Slot for the 5th Week Running

ABC's "Scandal" Towers Over its Freshman Drama Competition in the 10pm Hour And Builds Young Adult Audience Week to Week to a Series High in Adults 18-34

"Missing" (8:00-9:00 p.m.)

Gaining week to week in the 8 o'clock hour against the season's penultimate episode of Fox's "American Idol-Thurs" and CBS' comedies (season finale of "The Big Bang Theory"/"Rules of Engagement"), ABC's "Missing" (6.4 million) more than doubled the audience of NBC's comedy block (+113% over "Community"/"30 Rock" = 3.0 million). The new ABC drama also defeated the established NBC comedies with Adults 25-54 (+7%) and Women 18-49 (+7%).

· ABC's "Missing" attracted its biggest audience in 3 weeks (since 4/19/12) and improved its hour year to year by 19% over original programming on the year-ago evening ("Wipeout" on 5/12/11 = 5.4 million).

"Grey's Anatomy" (9:00-10:00 p.m.)

Vaulting over its lead-in at 9:00 p.m. in Adults 18-49 (+209%), ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" stood as the top-rated series in its hour for the 5th week running and continued to qualify as Thursday's No. 1 drama. Dominating the 9 o'clock hour, ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" (3.4/9) outdelivered CBS' "Person of Interest" by 31% (2.6/7), Fox's "Idol"-driven "Touch" by 70% (2.0/6) and NBC's comedy finales by 70% ("The Office"/"Parks and Recreation" = 2.0/6). Additionally, "Grey's" registered as Thursday's highest-rated TV series with Adults 18-34 (tie), Women 18-49 (2nd straight week) and Women 18-34 (6th straight week).

· Rising in viewers (+4%) and young adults (+3%) over the prior week, ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" achieved a 13-week high in Adults 18-49 - since 2/09/12.

· "Grey's" was up over its year-ago telecast in Adults 18-49 (+6%), Adults 18-34 (+4%) and across all key Women demos: W18-34 (+8%), W18-49 (+6%) and W25-54 (+3%).

"Scandal" (10:00-11:00 p.m.)

During the 10:00 p.m. hour, ABC freshman "Scandal" earned second place to CBS' veteran "The Mentalist" in Total Viewers and key Adults (AD18-49/AD25-54). Also in its time period, ABC's "Scandal" continued to overshadow its freshman drama competition, more than doubling the results for NBC's "Awake" in Total Viewers (+160% - 6.5 million vs. 2.5 million), Adults 25-54 (+150% - 2.5/6 vs. 1.0/3) and Adults 18-49 (+122% - 2.0/6 vs. 0.9/2). Additionally, "Scandal" took full control of "The Mentalist" with Adults 18-34 (+50% - 1.5/5 vs. 1.0/3) and finished No. 1 in its slot for the 6th consecutive week with Women 18-49.

· "Scandal" built week to week among Adults 18-49 (+5%) to match a series best and also grew with Adults 18-34 (+7%) to hit a new series high.

A note about increasing DVR penetration and year-to-year rating comparisons: Year-to-year rating comparisons based on the Live + Same Day data stream are distorted by the level of DVR penetration in the Nielsen sample, which has jumped up to 44% currently, from 41% at the same point in 2011. More viewers are watching shows on their own timetables, which may not be reflected in the overnight next-day numbers. The only truly valid year-to-year comparison would be one based on the Live + 7 Day metric, once those stats are released by Nielsen.

Source: The Nielsen Company (Fast Affiliate, Live + Same Day Ratings), 05/10/12.





  [may 2012]  
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
  


· 30 ROCK (NBC)
· AMERICAN IDOL (ABC)
· AWAKE (NBC)
· BIG BANG THEORY, THE (CBS)
· COMMUNITY (YAHOO)
· GREY'S ANATOMY (ABC)
· MENTALIST, THE (CBS)
· MISSING (ABC)
· OFFICE, THE (NBC)
· PARKS & RECREATION (NBC)
· PERSON OF INTEREST (CBS)
· RULES OF ENGAGEMENT (CBS)
· SCANDAL (ABC)
· TOUCH (FOX)





most recent ratings | view all posts
[08/05/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of July 28: "Happy Gilmore 2" Continues to Swing Big at No. 1 in This Week's Top 10
The Yosemite National Park-set thriller "Untamed" maintained the No. 1 spot on the English TV List for a third week with another 12.2 million views added to its accumulated 59.6 million total.

[08/05/25 - 11:01 AM]
ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball" Featuring the Detroit Tigers vs. Philadelphia Phillies Averaged 2 Million Viewers - Up 72% from Last Year's Comparable Game
"Sunday Night Baseball" is averaging 1,680,000 million viewers, up seven percent from last year.

[08/05/25 - 10:27 AM]
ABC Airs One of Its Most-Watched WNBA Games This Season
The Indiana Fever's win over the Seattle Storm averaged 1.6 million viewers, peaking with 2.0 million.

[08/01/25 - 01:56 PM]
Matt Damon and Ken Jennings' Million Dollar Win Scores Big in Ratings for "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire"
The series owns ABC's top two entertainment telecasts in Total Viewers summer to date with its week 2 episode (4.46 million) and season premiere (4.24 million).

[08/01/25 - 10:15 AM]
"Big Brother" Watched by Nearly 26 Million Unique Viewers
On Paramount+, the series ranks as the #1 unscripted program and #7 program overall in reach and total time spent since its July 10 premiere.

[07/30/25 - 04:01 PM]
"South Park" Season 27 Premiere Surges with Nearly 6M Cross-Platform Viewers and Biggest Share in Over 25 Years
Tune-in tonight, July 30, for an encore airing of the premiere episode, "Sermon on the 'Mount," with a new episode airing Wednesday, August 6 at 10 p.m. ET on Comedy Central and next day on Paramount+.

[07/30/25 - 03:06 PM]
"Christmas in July" Gifts Hallmark Channel #1 Most-Watched Entertainment Cable Network of the Month
The network's first-ever limited docuseries "Christmas at Sea" was the #2 most-watched entertainment cable program in its time period on Mondays among Women 18+.

[07/29/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of July 21: "Happy Gilmore 2" Finds Its Happy Place at No. 1 in This Week's Top 10
Mystery thriller "Untamed" spent another week at No. 1 on the English TV List.

[07/29/25 - 11:46 AM]
ABC Airs Another of Its Most-Watched WNBA Games Ever: Indiana Fever vs Chicago Sky Averaged 1.5 Million Viewers, Up 17% from Last Year's ABC Average
Said audience peaked with 1.7 million viewers.

[07/28/25 - 12:03 PM]
"The Summer I Turned Pretty" Season 3 Draws 25 Million Viewers in Its First 7 Days and Reaches #1 in Over 120 Countries
The show of summer is "Summer."

[07/25/25 - 02:51 PM]
ABC Summer Game Shows "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" and "Match Game" Return for New Seasons with Multi-Year Highs
"Millionaire" returned for a new season as the No. 1 telecast of the night among Total Viewers (4.24 million), earning its most-watched telecast in over four years.

[07/25/25 - 08:59 AM]
"Live with Kelly and Mark" Grows for the Second Week in a Row in Total Viewers and Households
On Tuesday (7/8/25), featuring Jensen Ackles, "Live with Kelly and Mark" turned in its most-watched telecast (2.285 million) in nearly two months.

[07/22/25 - 03:03 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Adults 18-49, Leading CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" in the Demo for the 6th Consecutive Week
"Nightline" posted week-to-week increases in Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49, hitting a 4-week high in the key Adult news demo.

[07/22/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of July 14: "Untamed" Hunts and "KPop Demon Hunters" Slay in This Week's Top 10
True crime lovers also made their voices heard - documentary series "Amy Bradley Is Missing" appeared at No. 2 on the English TV list, with 12.2 million views.

[07/22/25 - 10:30 AM]
2025 NBA Las Vegas Summer League Viewership Up Double Digits
Said telecasts averaged an audience of 255,000 viewers, up 27% from last year.