Ratings Breakdown from Marc Berman per Household. Stay tuned for demo numbers.
It was the battle of NBC versus Fox last night, with the two tied for first in the overnights (and Fox likely to win among adults 18-49 because of older skewing Rock Center With Brian Williams on NBC). A one-hour edition of The X Factor dominated the 8 p.m. hour, with a 6.4/11 versus a 6.2/10 for the first half of the America’s Got Talent season-ender on NBC. While you have to give The X Factor credit, do keep in mind that the year-ago Thursday opener of the singing competition scored an 8.3/13 (from 8-10 p.m.) on 9/22/11. This is a loss of 23 percent.
Leading out of The X Factor was the fourth season-premiere of Glee at a still respectable (and second-place) 5.6/ 8 in the overnights at 9 p.m. Comparably, this was down by 15 percent from the year-ago season-opener (6.6/10 on Tuesday, 9/20/11), with retention out of the 8:30 p.m. portion of The X Factor (6.7/11) of 84 percent. The prognosis on Fox last night: Down, but far from out.
On NBC, two hours of the America’s Got Talent season-ender averaged 6.9/11 from 8-10 p.m., peaking in the 9 p.m. hour with a 7.6/12. Comparably, this declined by a notable 26 percent from the year-ago finale (9.3/15 on Wednesday 9/14/11). Unfortunately, America’s Got Talent got off on the wrong foot this season by opening during the traditional TV season, and the arrival of new judge Howard Stern did not help.
It’s not looking great for anybody, really. We’ll see how things play out as the season progresses.
Preliminary Ratings with Demos (Marc Berman):
8:00 p.m.
ABC – Wipeout
Viewers: 3.60 million (#4), A18-49: 1.1/ 4 (#4)CBS – The Big Bang Theory (R)
Viewers: 6.83 million (#3), A18-49: 1.9/ 6 (#2)NBC – America’s Got Talent (season finale)
Viewers: 8.51 million (#1), A18-49: 1.8/ 6 (#3)Fox – The X Factor
Viewers: 7.54 million (#2), A18-49: 2.7/ 9 (#1)CW – The Vampire Diaries (R)
Viewers: 1.06 million (#5), A18-49: 0.4/ 1 (#5)———-
8:30 p.m.
ABC – Wipeout
Viewers: 3.59 million (#4), A18-49: 1.1/ 3 (#4)CBS – Two and a Half Men (R)
Viewers: 5.40 million (#3), A18-49: 1.5/ 4 (#3)NBC – America’s Got Talent (season finale)
Viewers: 9.81 million (#1), A18-49: 2.1/ 6 (#2)Fox – The X Factor
Viewers: 9.27 million (#2), A18-49: 3.4/10 (#1)CW – The Vampire Diaries (R)
Viewers: 1.01 million (#5), A18-49: 0.4/ 1 (#5)———-
9:00 p.m.
ABC – Grey’s Anatomy (R)
Viewers: 2.66 million (#4), A18-49: 0.7/ 2 (#4)CBS – Big Brother
Viewers: 5.95 million (#3), A18-49: 2.1/ 6 (#3)NBC – America’s Got Talent
Viewers: 11.72 million (#1), A18-49: 2.7/ 7 (#2)Fox – Glee (season premiere)
Viewers: 8.49 million (#2), A18-49: 3.4/ 9 (#1)CW – The Next
Viewers: 755,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#5)———-
9:30 p.m.
ABC – Grey’s Anatomy (R)
Viewers: 2.60 million (#4), A18-49: 0.7/ 2 (#4)CBS – Big Brother
Viewers: 5.59 million (#3), A18-49: 1.9/ 5 (#3)NBC – America’s Got Talent
Viewers: 12.00 million (#1), A18-49: 3.4/ 9 (#1)Fox – Glee (season premiere)
Viewers: 7.68 million (#2), A18-49: 3.2/ 8 (#1)CW – The Next
Viewers: 658,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#5)———-
10:00 p.m.
ABC – Scandal (R)
Viewers: 2.48 million (#3), A18-49: 0.6/ 2 (#3)CBS – Person of Interest (R)
Viewers: 5.45 million (#2), A18-49: 1.1/ 3 (#2)NBC – Rock Center With Brian Williams (season premiere)
Viewers: 6.98 million (#1), A18-49: 1.7/ 4 (#1)———-
10:30 p.m.
ABC – Scandal (R)
Viewers: 2.43 million (#3), A18-49: 0.6/ 2 (#3)CBS – Person of Interest (R)
Viewers: 5.52 million (#1), A18-49: 1.0/ 3 (#2)NBC – Rock Center With Brian Williams (season premiere)
Viewers: 5.06 million (#2), A18-49: 1.2/ 3 (#1)
Wow. Look at the Next! Yikes. I wonder if Simon Cowell is hiding in his bed under the covers?
VIA TVByTheNumbers
On FOX, The X Factor notched a 3.1 18-49 rating for day two, down three tenths from to yesterday’s 3.4 premiere rating. Glee premiered to a 3.3 adults 18-49 rating, down considerably from last year’s 4.0 premiere rating.
On NBC, America’s Got Talent earned a 2.4 18-49 rating, its lowest for a finale ever and down considerably from last years’ finale which earned a 3.6 adults 18-49 rating. It should be noted that this year’s finale ran on Thursday, where it’s only aired one other original this season, while last season’s finale came on Talent’s 13th consecutive Wednesday telecast.
8:00PM
FOX The X Factor 3.1 10 8.247
NBC America’s Got Talent (8-10PM) 2.4 7 10.512
CBS The Big Bang Theory -R 1.9 6 6.831
ABC Wipeout 1.1 4 3.598
CW The Vampire Diaries -R 0.4 1 1.0328:30PM
CBS Two and a Half Men -R 1.5 4 5.3989:00PM
FOX Glee 3.3 9 8.087
CBS Big Brother 2.0 5 5.774
ABC Grey’s Anatomy -R 0.7 2 2.633
CW The Next 0.2 1 0.70610:00 PM
NBC Rock Center With Brian Williams 1.4 4 6.02
CBS Person Of Interest – R 1.1 3 5.482
ABC Scandal -R 0.6 2 2.454
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