Daily All TV Primetime Report - published January 16, 2015

“Top 100 Shows” – Thursday, January 15 2015

“Top 100 Shows” – Thursday, January 15 2015

It was a rather poor Thursday across broadcast and cable, at least from a ratings standpoint. In its second two-hour episode of the season, American Idol saw a pretty steep drop in viewership. Thursday night’s installment fell a half of a point to a 2.6 among 18-49 and lost 800,000 total viewers from last Thursday en route to a 10.4 million P2+ finish. Overall, it was still the highest-rated show of Thursday night, though the competition wasn’t exactly overwhelming.

CBS’ lineup was all new save for The Big Bang Theory, which still managed to earn a 2.5, good enough for second place on the night. The re-run was also the most-watched telecast on TV with 12.1 million viewers in total, beating a new edition of Idol. A new episode of Mom (2.4) led the pack for CBS, down three-tenths of a point from last week’s series high, while Two and a Half Men (2.1), The McCarthys (1.5) and Elementary (1.3) each fell two-tenths of a point from last week.

The Biggest Loser (1.1) fell two-tenths of a point on NBC, as did Parenthood (1.2) on either side of increasingly fatigued episodes of A to Z and Bad Judge.

Univision’s telenovelas performed well in the core demo, all finishing in the top 10 between CBS and NBC programming.

On the cable side of the TV spectrum, the NBA on TNT was the top original for the evening in the demo, as the late game earned a 1.0 (trailing 10/10:30pm re-runs of Big Bang on TBS). Syfy’s Thursday Night Smackdown finished in second with a .8 and 2.7 million viewers in total. The 8pm telecast of Smackdown was the most-watched program on cable, edging the 9:30pm edition of Pawn Stars by a tenth of a point in the demo and 100,000 P2+ viewers.

A&E’s presentation of the Critics Choice Awards struggled, only hauling in a .3 in the demo to go with 1.0 million P2+ viewers. Last year’s ceremony, which aired on The CW, only hauled in a .4.

Top 10 Rated Adult 18-49 and 25-54 Programs (L+SD)

Top 100 Primetime Telecasts (based on Live + SD)

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Originator Network Program Indicators Start Time P18-49 Rtg P25-54 Rtg Live+SD P2+ Proj (000)
Broadcast FOX AMERICAN IDOL-THURSDAY 08:00 PM 2.6 3.4 10422
Broadcast CBS BIG BANG THEORY, THE (R) 08:00 PM 2.5 3.8 12104
Broadcast CBS MOM 08:31 PM 2.4 3.6 10844
Broadcast CBS TWO AND A HALF MEN 09:01 PM 2.1 3.1 9375
Broadcast CBS MCCARTHYS, THE 09:30 PM 1.5 2.2 6955
Broadcast UNI MI CORAZON ES TUYO THU 08:00 PM 1.4 1.5 3670
Broadcast UNI MALQUERIDA THU 09:59 PM 1.4 1.5 3445
Broadcast UNI HASTA FIN DEL MUNDO THU 08:59 PM 1.4 1.5 3493
Broadcast CBS ELEMENTARY 10:00 PM 1.3 2.0 8090
Broadcast NBC PARENTHOOD 10:00 PM 1.2 1.4 4117
Broadcast NBC BIGGEST LOSER 16 08:00 PM 1.1 1.5 4228
Cable TBS NETWORK BIG BANG THEORY, THE (R)(E-A)(P-A) 10:30 PM 1.0 1.3 2734
Cable TBS NETWORK BIG BANG THEORY, THE (R)(E-A)(P-A) 10:00 PM 1.0 1.3 2684
Cable TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION NBA BASKETBALL (T)(L)(E-O)(P-O) 10:49 PM 1.0 0.9 2022
Broadcast UNI GATA THU 07:00 PM 0.9 1.0 2500
Cable ADULT SWIM AMERICAN DAD (R)(P-A) 10:30 PM 0.9 0.7 2124
Broadcast TEL DUENOS DEL PARAISO – R (P) 10:00 PM 0.9 1.0 1948
Cable ADULT SWIM AMERICAN DAD (R)(P-A) 10:00 PM 0.9 0.7 2011
Broadcast ABC TASTE, THE 08:00 PM 0.9 1.2 3281
Cable SYFY WWE SMACKDOWN (E-O)(P-O) 08:00 PM 0.8 1.0 2675
Cable TBS NETWORK BIG BANG THEORY, THE (R)(E-A)(P-A) 09:30 PM 0.8 1.0 2177
Cable USA NETWORK LAW & ORDER: SVU (R)(P-A) 09:00 PM 0.8 0.7 2248
Cable TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION NBA BASKETBALL (T)(L)(E-O)(P-O) 08:14 PM 0.7 0.7 1738
Cable USA NETWORK LAW & ORDER: SVU (R)(P-A) 10:00 PM 0.7 0.8 2093
Cable HISTORY PAWN STARS (E-O)(P-O) 09:31 PM 0.7 1.0 2629
Broadcast ABC HOW TO GET AWAY W/MURDER (R) 10:00 PM 0.7 0.9 2621
Cable HISTORY PAWN STARS (E-O)(P-O) 09:00 PM 0.7 0.9 2633
Cable TBS NETWORK FAMILY GUY (R)(P-A) 08:30 PM 0.7 0.6 1379
Cable USA NETWORK LAW & ORDER: SVU (R)(P-A) 08:00 PM 0.7 0.7 1985
Broadcast NBC BAD JUDGE 09:00 PM 0.7 0.9 2713
Cable TBS NETWORK FAMILY GUY (R)(P-A) 09:00 PM 0.7 0.7 1407
Cable ADULT SWIM CLEVELAND SHOW, THE (R)(P-A) 09:30 PM 0.6 0.5 1422
Cable DISNEY CHANNEL UP (R)(M)(E-A)(P-A) 08:00 PM 0.6 0.5 2400
Broadcast TEL C. CERRADO-ED. ESTELAR R 07:00 PM 0.6 0.7 1608
Broadcast TEL MISERABLES – R 08:02 PM 0.6 0.7 1446
Broadcast TEL TIERRA DE REYES – R 09:00 PM 0.6 0.6 1326
Cable TBS NETWORK FAMILY GUY (R)(P-A) 08:00 PM 0.5 0.5 1108
Broadcast NBC A-TO-Z 09:30 PM 0.5 0.6 1725
Cable LIFETIME TELEVISION PROJECT RUNWAY ALL STARS (E-O)(P-O) 09:00 PM 0.5 0.6 1642
Cable FX ARCHER (E-O)(P-O) 10:00 PM 0.5 0.5 902
Cable HISTORY PAWNOGRAPHY (E-O)(P-O) 10:03 PM 0.5 0.6 1509
Cable ADULT SWIM CLEVELAND SHOW, THE (R)(P-A) 09:00 PM 0.5 0.4 1088
Cable HOME AND GARDEN TV REHAB ADDICT (E-A)(P-A) 09:00 PM 0.5 0.5 1615
Broadcast CW WORLD DOG AWARDS (S) 08:00 PM 0.5 0.5 1968
Cable TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION NBA PRE-GAME SHOW (L)(P-O) 08:00 PM 0.5 0.5 1270
Cable HISTORY PAWNOGRAPHY (E-O)(P-O) 10:33 PM 0.4 0.6 1441
Cable MTV RIDICULOUSNESS SSN6 (E-O)(P-O) 10:30 PM 0.4 0.3 789
Cable FOOD NETWORK BEAT B.FLAY (E-O)(P-O) 10:00 PM 0.4 0.4 1074
Cable HISTORY PAWN STARS (R)(E-O)(P-O) 08:30 PM 0.4 0.6 1670
Cable MTV R DYRDEK FANTASY FACTRY 7 (E-O)(P-O) 10:00 PM 0.4 0.3 717
Cable NICK-AT-NITE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL AIR (R)(E-A)(P-A) 10:30 PM 0.4 0.3 1069
Cable ADULT SWIM KING OF THE HILL (R)(P-A) 08:00 PM 0.4 0.3 1048
Cable HOME AND GARDEN TV HOUSE HUNTERS (E-O)(P-O) 10:00 PM 0.4 0.5 1702
Cable FOOD NETWORK BEAT B.FLAY (R)(E-O)(P-O) 10:30 PM 0.4 0.4 939
Cable NICK-AT-NITE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL AIR (R)(E-A)(P-A) 10:00 PM 0.4 0.3 1048
Cable ADULT SWIM KING OF THE HILL (R)(P-A) 08:30 PM 0.4 0.3 881
Cable HOME AND GARDEN TV HOUSE HUNTERS INTL (E-O)(P-O) 10:30 PM 0.4 0.5 1664
Cable HOME AND GARDEN TV REHAB ADDICT (R)(E-A)(P-A) 08:30 PM 0.4 0.4 1136
Cable HOME AND GARDEN TV REHAB ADDICT (R)(E-A)(P-A) 09:30 PM 0.4 0.4 1426
Cable HISTORY PAWN STARS (R)(E-O)(P-O) 08:00 PM 0.4 0.5 1513
Cable INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY BREAKING POINT (P)(P-O) 10:00 PM 0.4 0.4 1018
Cable NICK-AT-NITE FULL HOUSE (R)(E-A)(P-A) 09:00 PM 0.3 0.3 1188
Cable NICK-AT-NITE FULL HOUSE (R)(E-A)(P-A) 09:30 PM 0.3 0.3 1156
Cable AMC ACTION MONTH (R)(M)(E-A)(P-A) 08:00 PM 0.3 0.4 1164
Cable HOME AND GARDEN TV REHAB ADDICT (R)(E-A)(P-A) 08:00 PM 0.3 0.4 1053
Cable DISNEY CHANNEL DISNEY MICKEY MOUSE SHORT (R)(E-O)(P-O)(B) 09:45 PM 0.3 0.3 1641
Cable FOOD NETWORK CHOPPED (R)(E-O)(P-O) 08:00 PM 0.3 0.3 918
Cable INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY UNRAVELED (P-O) 09:00 PM 0.3 0.4 924
Cable NICK-AT-NITE FULL HOUSE (R)(E-A)(P-A) 08:30 PM 0.3 0.3 1169
Cable FX ARCHER (R)(E-O)(P-O) 10:31 PM 0.3 0.3 559
Cable TV LAND KING OF QUEENS (R)(P-A) 10:30 PM 0.3 0.3 879
Cable BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV GAME, THE S8 (R)(E-O)(P-O) 09:00 PM 0.3 0.3 705
Cable TRUTV CARBONARO EFFECT, THE (E-O)(P-O) 10:00 PM 0.3 0.3 865
Cable TRUTV IMPRACTICAL JOKERS (R)(E-O)(P-O) 08:30 PM 0.3 0.3 599
Broadcast UniMas TIRO DE GRACIA THR (P) 09:00 PM 0.3 0.3 566
Cable BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV ITS A MANNS WORLD (R)(E-O)(P-O) 08:00 PM 0.3 0.3 839
Broadcast ION BLUE BLOODS THU 10P (R) 10:00 PM 0.3 0.4 1846
Cable COMEDY CENTRAL TOSH.O (R)(E-O)(P-O) 10:30 PM 0.3 0.2 476
Cable DISNEY CHANNEL JESSIE (R)(E-O)(P-O) 10:30 PM 0.3 0.2 1363
Cable TRAVEL CHANNEL EXPEDITION UNKNOWN (E-O)(P-O) 09:00 PM 0.3 0.3 783
Broadcast UniMas CHAVO, EL-THR 07:00 PM 0.3 0.3 630
Cable INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE (R)(P-O) 08:00 PM 0.3 0.3 873
Broadcast UniMas CHAVO, EL-THR-2 08:00 PM 0.3 0.3 619
Cable SPIKE TV SPIKE TV MOVIE (R)(M)(E-A)(P-A) 08:30 PM 0.3 0.3 631
Broadcast ION BLUE BLOODS THU 9P (R) 09:00 PM 0.3 0.4 2037
Cable A&E NETWORK CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS (S)(P)(E-O)(P-O) 09:00 PM 0.3 0.3 1030
Cable A&E NETWORK DONNIE LOVES JENNY (R)(E-O)(P-O) 08:30 PM 0.3 0.3 612
Cable FOOD NETWORK CHOPPED CANADA (P)(E-A)(P-A) 09:00 PM 0.3 0.3 800
Cable BRAVO MILLIONAIRE MATCHMAKER (E-O)(P-O) 10:00 PM 0.2 0.3 614
Cable A&E NETWORK WAHLBURGERS (R)(E-O)(P-O) 08:00 PM 0.2 0.3 610
Cable NICK-AT-NITE FULL HOUSE (R)(E-A)(P-A) 08:00 PM 0.2 0.2 989
Cable BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV REAL HUSBANDS S3 (R)(E-O)(P-O) 10:00 PM 0.2 0.2 565
Cable DISCOVERY CHANNEL AIRPLANE REPO (R)(P-O) 08:00 PM 0.2 0.3 714
Cable DISCOVERY CHANNEL AIRPLANE REPO (R)(P-O) 10:00 PM 0.2 0.4 737
Cable TRUTV CARBONARO EFFECT, THE (R)(E-O)(P-O) 09:00 PM 0.2 0.2 612
Cable MTV R DYRDEK FANTASY FACTRY 6 (R)(E-O)(P-O) 08:00 PM 0.2 0.2 550
Cable TLC 48 HOURS: HARD EVIDENCE (R)(P-A) 10:00 PM 0.2 0.3 1009
Cable DISNEY CHANNEL AUSTIN & ALLY (R)(E-O)(P-O) 10:00 PM 0.2 0.2 1336
Cable DISCOVERY CHANNEL AIRPLANE REPO (R)(P-O) 09:00 PM 0.2 0.3 781
Cable COMEDY CENTRAL TOSH.O (R)(E-O)(P-O) 09:30 PM 0.2 0.2 405

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