The good news for X Factor this week: It stayed steady compared to to last week’s series low, and lost to the Survivor premiere. Yes, it could have been worse. But consider that the Season 2 premiere earned a 3.4 rating in the demo and the SEASON 1 premiere nabbed 4.4 in the demo and 12.5 million. Considered tepid at the time, especially compared to Simon Cowell’s 20 million viewer expectation, those numbers look positively Superbowlesque two years later.
America’s Got Talent finished the season on a high note, up compared to last week, and last season’s finale. Ditto for the Big Brother 15 finale. AGT edged out Big Brother in the demo.
The Survivor premiere ratings were it’s lowest ever for a fall edition.
On FOX, The X Factor matched the 2.2 adults 18-49 rating for last week’s premiere.
The two hour season finale of America’s Got Talent earned a 2.5 up 14 percent from last week’s 2.2 adults 18-49 rating and up 4 percent from a 2.4 for last year’s season finale on Thursday, September 13, 2012.
Big Brother garnered a 2.4 up 4 percent from last week’s 2.3 adults 18-49 rating but down 4 percent from a 2.5 for last season’s finale on Wednesday, September 19, 2012.
On CBS, the 90 minute premiere of Survivor scored a 2.6 adults 18-49 rating down 19 percent from a 3.2 for last fall’s premiere on September 19 but up 8 percent from last spring’s premiere. It was the show’s lowest rated fall premiere ever.
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CBS Survivor – Season Premiere (8-9:30PM) 2.6/8 9.52
FOX The X Factor (8-10PM) 2.2/7 6.56
NBC The Million Second Quiz 1.2/4 4.92
ABC The Middle – R 1.0/3 4.12
CW Arrow – R 0.3/1 1.158:30
ABC The Middle – R 1.0/3 3.93
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NBC America’s Got Talent (9-11PM) 2.5/7 11.34
ABC Modern Family – R 1.2/4 3.73
CW Supernatural – R 0.4/1 1.089:30
CBS Big Brother – Season Finale (9:30-11PM) 2.4/7 6.73
ABC Modern Family – R 1.5/4 4.1010:00
ABC Nashville – R 0.7/2 2.56
Half Hour Breakdown from Marc Berman
8:00 p.m.
ABC – The Middle (R)
Viewers: 4.12 million (#4), A18-49: 1.0/ 3 (#4)CBS – Survivor: Blood vs. Water (season premiere)
Viewers: 9.74 million (#1), A18-49: 2.6/ 9 (#1)NBC – The Million Second Quiz
Viewers: 4.77 million (#4), A18-49: 1.1/ 3 (#3)Fox – The X Factor
Viewers: 5.97 million (#2), A18-49: 1.9/ 7 (#2)CW – Arrow (R)
Viewers: 1.22 million (#5), A18-49: 0.3/ 1 (#5)———-
8:30 p.m.
ABC – The Middle (R)
Viewers: 3.93 million (#4), A18-49: 1.0/ 3 (#4)CBS – Survivor: Blood vs. Water (season premiere)
Viewers: 9.37 million (#1), A18-49: 2.5/ 8 (#1)NBC – The Million Second Quiz
Viewers: 5.07 million (#3), A18-49: 1.2/ 4 (#3)Fox – The X Factor
Viewers: 6.83 million (#2), A18-49: 2.2/ 7 (#2)CW – Arrow (R)
Viewers: 1.09 million (#5), A18-49: 0.3/ 1 (#5)———-
9:00 p.m.
ABC – Modern Family (R)
Viewers: 3.73 million (#4), A18-49: 1.2/ 4 (#4)CBS – Survivor: Blood vs. Water (season premiere)
Viewers: 9.46 million (#2), A18-49: 2.6/ 8 (#1)NBC – America’s Got Talent (season finale)
Viewers: 9.88 million (#1), A18-49: 2.2/ 6 (#3)Fox – The X Factor
Viewers: 6.88 million (#3), A18-49: 2.4/ 7 (#2)CW – Supernatural (R)
Viewers: 1.00 million (#5), A18-49: 0.4/ 1 (#5)———-
9:30 p.m.
ABC – Modern Family (R)
Viewers: 4.10 million (#4), A18-49: 1.5/ 4 (#4)CBS – Big Brother (season premiere)
Viewers: 7.14 million (#2), A18-49: 2.6/ 7 (#1)NBC – America’s Got Talent (season finale)
Viewers: 11.12 million (#1), A18-49: 2.4/ 7 (#2)Fox – The X Factor
Viewers: 6.55 million (#3), A18-49: 2.2/ 6 (#3)CW – Supernatural (R)
Viewers: 1.00 million (#5), A18-49: 0.4/ 1 (#5)———-
10:00 p.m.
ABC – Nashville (R)
Viewers: 2.60 million (#3), A18-49: 0.7/ 3 (#3)CBS – Big Brother (season finale)
Viewers: 6.68 million (#2), A18-49: 2.4/ 7 (#2)NBC – America’s Got Talent (season finale)
Viewers: 12.16 million (#1), A18-49: 2.7/ 8 (#1)———-
10:30 p.m.
ABC – Nashville (R)
Viewers: 2.52 million (#3), A18-49: 0.7/ 2 (#3)CBS – Big Brother (season finale)
Viewers: 6.36 million (#2), A18-49: 2.3/ 7 (#2)NBC – America’s Got Talent (season finale)
Viewers: 12.21 million (#1), A18-49: 2.7/ 8 (#1)Source: Nielsen Media Research data
