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[11/10/15 - 08:35 AM]
Monday's Broadcast Ratings: "The Voice," "Blindspot" Continue Their Demo Reign
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

Primetime Preliminary Fast National Nielsen Data
(includes all DVR playback through 3:00 am)

Here are the highlights of the 11 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night (11/9/15):

NBC (10.530 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.9, #1) was still the network to beat on Monday with new episodes of "The Voice" (11.974 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 3.2, #1) and "Blindspot" (7.641 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 2.2, #2).

ABC (10.448 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.7, #2) then took home the silver with originals from "Dancing with the Stars" (12.554 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.0, #3) and "Castle" (6.237 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.0, #8).

Next up was CBS (8.441 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.6, #3) and its trio of "Supergirl" (8.170 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.7, #5), "Scorpion" (9.315 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.8, #4) and "NCIS: Los Angeles" (7.837 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.2, #7).

Meanwhile, FOX (2.867 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.0, #4) offered up fresh installments of "Gotham" (4.140 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.5, #6) and "Bones" (1.594 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.5, #9).

And finally, new episodes of "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" (0.979 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.3, #11) and "Jane the Virgin" (1.076 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.4, #10) on The CW (1.027 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.3, #5) closed out the night.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
0.00% - The Voice
0.00% - Blindspot
0.00% - Dancing with the Stars
0.00% - NCIS: Los Angeles
0.00% - Jane the Virgin
0.00% - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
-5.26% - Scorpion
-6.25% - Gotham
-9.09% - Castle (vs. 10/19/15)
-22.73% - Supergirl

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
0.00% - The Voice
0.00% - Supergirl (vs. 2 Broke Girls/The Millers)
-4.76% - Dancing with the Stars
-10.00% - Scorpion
-12.00% - Blindspot (vs. The Blacklist)
-20.00% - Jane the Virgin
-20.00% - NCIS: Los Angeles
-31.82% - Gotham
-41.18% - Castle
-57.14% - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (vs. The Originals)

In late-night metered market ratings (via NBC's press release):

· In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 2.6/7; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 2.0/5; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.9/5.

· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 1.0/5; "Late Show," 0.5/3; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.5/3.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.2/4 in metered-market households and a 0.3/2 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

· From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" (1.3/5 in metered-market households) beat CBS's "Late Late Show" (1.0/4). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.5/4 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.2/2).

· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.8/4 in metered-market households and a 0.3/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.


Here are the highlights of the 12 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (11/10/14):

NBC (10.807 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 3.0, #1) was once again the demo champ on Monday thanks to a new "The Voice" (11.364 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 3.2, #1) and the fall finale of "The Blacklist" (9.693 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 2.5, #2).

ABC (12.137 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.9, #T2) then was the most-watched network with its mainstays "Dancing with the Stars" (13.379 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.1, #4) and "Castle" (9.653 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.7, #7).

Next up was FOX (5.450 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.9, #T2) with originals from "Gotham" (6.301 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 2.2, #3) and "Sleepy Hollow" (4.600 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T8).

Meanwhile, CBS (8.432 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.7, #4) offered up new episodes of "2 Broke Girls" (7.643 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.9, #6), "The Millers" (6.523 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T8), "Scorpion" (10.038 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 2.0, #5) and "NCIS: Los Angeles" (8.175 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T8).

And finally, fresh installments of "The Originals" (1.542 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.7, #11) and "Jane the Virgin" (1.219 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.5, #12) on The CW (1.380 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.6, #5) closed out the evening. In the netlet's target demo (women 18-34), the "Originals" delivered a 0.7 rating while "Jane" posted a 0.6 rating.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+16.67% - The Originals
+4.17% - The Blacklist
0.00% - Dancing with the Stars
0.00% - NCIS: Los Angeles
0.00% - Sleepy Hollow
-5.88% - The Voice
-6.25% - The Millers
-8.33% - Gotham
-9.09% - Scorpion
-10.53% - Castle (vs. 10/27/14)
-13.64% - 2 Broke Girls
-16.67% - Jane the Virgin

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+75.00% - The Originals (vs. Hart of Dixie)
+66.67% - Jane the Virgin (vs. Beauty and the Beast)
+36.36% - NCIS: Los Angeles (vs. Hostages)
+23.53% - Dancing with the Stars
+10.00% - Gotham (vs. Bones)
-2.44% - Scorpion (vs. Mike & Molly/Mom)
-10.53% - Castle
-15.79% - The Voice
-16.67% - The Blacklist
-38.71% - 2 Broke Girls (vs. How I Met Your Mother)
-40.00% - Sleepy Hollow
-44.44% - The Millers (vs. 2 Broke Girls)

In late-night metered market ratings (via NBC's press release):

·In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 3.0/8; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.2/6; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 2.2/6.

·In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 1.2/5; "Late Show," 0.4/2; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.6/3.

·From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.3/4 in metered-market households and a 0.3/2 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

·From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" (1.3/5 in metered-market households) beat CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1.2/4). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.6/4 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.2/2).

·At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.8/3 in metered-market households and a 0.3/2 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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