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October 2, 2012
 

The Sked: Monday Week 2 Ratings

NBC Monday is no fluke, with The Voice holding steady (not surprising) and Revolution hanging in there (more surprising).  CBS is suddenly incredibly mediocre on this once-proud night, ABC has slid to banality, and FOX has sunk to irrelevance on the first night of the week.

Unlike last week, ESPN’s Monday Night Football does not have a market-related impact on the fast national ratings for last night.   In both Chicago and Dallas, the Bears-Cowboys game was carried over the air by stations not affiliated with a major network (WGN in Chicago and KTXA in Dallas).

MONDAY

8-11 pm

Adult 18-49 Rating: Live+Same Day

ShowbuzzDaily Forecast

(issued May 2012)

Actual Results Fall 2012 Last Year Same Night
Sep-Dec Original Eps 9.17 9.24 10.1 10.8 10.15 10.22 9.26.2011
NBC 3.4 4.5 4.1 4.1 1.6
CBS 3.6 2.7 2.6 4.7
ABC 2.7 2.4 2.0 3.2
FOX 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.6 3.1

NBC’s third Monday with original episodes (the second Monday of the official television season).  The Voice is poised to be a monster throughout the fall, and Revolution will probably settle around a 3.0 rating with Adults 18-49 in the coming weeks, a real win for the network (especially at 10 pm).

NBC MONDAY

Adult 18-49 Rating: Live+Same Day

ShowbuzzDaily Forecast

(issued May 2012)

Actual Results Fall 2012 Last Year Same Night
Sep-Dec Original Eps 9.17 9.24 10.1 10.8 10.15 10.22 9.26.2011
The Voice 4.0 4.7 4.4 4.5 1.7 (Sing-Off)
Revolution 2.2 4.1 3.4 3.2 1.3 (Playboy Club)

CBS’s second Monday with original episodes — and all the comedies slid two or three tenths of a rating point from last week’s premieres.  Only Hawaii Five-O went up (but that was only a meaningless one tenth and still under a 2 rating).

CBS MONDAY

Adult 18-49 Rating: Live+Same Day

ShowbuzzDaily Forecast

(issued May 2012)

Actual Results Fall 2012 Last Year Same Night
Sep-Dec Original Eps 9.24 10.1 10.8 10.15 10.22 9.26.2011
How I Met Your 4.1 3.6 3.2 4.5
Partners 3.7 2.4 2.1 4.6 (2 Broke Girls)
2 Broke Girls 4.3 3.7 3.4 7.4 (2.5 Men)
Mike & Molly 3.9 3.1 2.9 4.8
Hawaii Five-O 2.7 1.8 1.9 3.3

ABC’s second Monday with original episodes — down from the premiere week last week and way behind last year’s pace and our forecast for the entire fall.

ABC MONDAY

Adult 18-49 Rating: Live+Same Day

ShowbuzzDaily Forecast

(issued May 2012)

Actual Results Fall 2012 Last Year Same Night
Sep-Dec Original Eps 9.24 10.1 10.8 10.15 10.22 9.26.2011
Dancing with Stars 2.8 2.5 2.0 3.3
Castle 2.4 2.1 1.9 3.1

FOX’s third Monday with original episodes (second Monday of the official season).  Goodbye, Mob Doctor.  Look for pronouncement of Last Rites late today or tomorrow.

FOX MONDAY

Adult 18-49 Rating: Live+Same Day

ShowbuzzDaily Forecast

(issued May 2012)

Actual Results Fall 2012 Last Year Same Night
Sep-Dec Original Eps 9.17 9.24 10.1 10.8 10.15 10.22 9.26.2011
Bones 2.1 2.3 2.3 2.1 3.1 (Terra
The Mob Doctor 1.8 1.5 1.3 1.0 Nova 8-10p)


About the Author

Mitch Metcalf
MITCH METCALF has been tracking every US film release of over 500 screens (over 2300 movies and counting) since the storied weekend of May 20, 1994, when Maverick and Beverly Hills Cop 3 inspired countless aficionados to devote their lives to the art of cinema. Prior to that, he studied Politics and Economics at Princeton in order to prepare for his dream of working in television. He has been Head of West Coast Research at ABC, then moved to NBC in 2000 and became Head of Scheduling for 11 years.