US Report: April 4, 2014

US Report: April 4, 2014
Scoreboard CBS ABC FOX UNI NBC CW
Adults 18-49: rating/Share 2.5/8 2.1/6 1.6/5 1.2/4 1.1/3 0.3/1
Adults 18-34: Rating/Share 1.6/6 1.7/6 1.1/4 1.1/4 1.0/4 0.2/1
Total Viewers (million) 10.041 6.685 5.501 2.826 3.154 0.868

Note: There were weather-related pre-emptions in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston and Denver markets, mostly from 9-10PM. The final numbers for all networks may be subject to more than typical adjustments.

Overnight ratings for Thursday, April 3, 2014:

Net Show 18-49 Rating/Sh Total Viewers (Millions)
CBS The Big Bang Theory 4.8/17 17.39
FOX Hell's  Kitchen 1.7/5 4.90
ABC Once Upon A Time In Wonderland - Finale 0.9/3 3.24
NBC Community 0.9/3 2.58
CW The Vampire Diaries - R 0.3/1 0.87
CBS The Millers 2.9/9 11.43
NBC Parks and Recreation 1.1/4 2.69
ABC Grey's Anatomy 2.6/7 7.98
CBS Two and a Half Men 2.5/7 9.37
FOX American Idol 1.8/5 7.72
NBC Hollywood Game Night 1.1/3 3.09
CW Reign - R 0.3/1 0.87
CBS The Crazy Ones 1.8/5 6.47
FOX Surviving Jack 1.2/3 4.49
ABC Scandal 2.8/9 8.84
CBS Elementary 1.6/5 7.79
NBC Parenthood 1.2/4 3.73

RATINGS REPORT

  • CBS was first for the night with both total viewers and demo, despite The BigBang Theory tying its season low. It was down a tenth of a point to a 4.8 from its most recent new episode.
  • The Millers was up a strong 21% from its last new episode, notching a 2.9 (up from 2.4). Two and a Half Men was up a tenth to a 2.5, The Crazy Ones was also up a tenth to a 1.8, and elementary dropped a tenth to a 1.6.
  • For ABC Once Upon a Time was down 10% from last week to a 0.9. Gray’s Anatomy was even with last week’s 2.6, and Scandal tied its season low with a 2.8, down 11% from last week’s 3.1.
  • Unsurprisingly, American Idol on Fox continued to dip, down a tenth from last week to a new series low 1.8. Hell’s Kitchen slipped 11% from last week to a 1.9, and Surviving Jack dipped a tenth to a 1.2.
  • Even worse for NBC, as Community hit a new series low of 0.9, down from a 1.1 for its most recent original episode. Parks and Recreation was down a tenth to a 1.1; Hollywood Game Night was up a tenth to the same 1.1, and Parenthood slipped two tenths from last week to a 1.2.

OTHER NEWS

  • David letterman has announced his retirement from The Late Show on CBS in 2015. Watch Letterman’s announcement HERE. Speculation has already begun about who will replace him in the CBS late night lineup, and LA Mayor Eric Garcetti is urging the net to bring production to the West Coast.
  • After announcing its TV streaming deal with Hulu yesterday, today NBCU announced a deal with Sony’s Crackle streaming service for ad-supported VOD rights to feature films from NBCU’s library. Over than 140 titles will be rolled out between now and 2017.
  • Ahead of MIPTV, Keshet International’s new format Boom! premiered on Channel 2 in Israel last night to record numbers - 41.2% share and a 26.7% household rating, the highest ever for an Israeli game show launch.

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Sam Heard