In the official ratings, Game 2 of the World Series came in at a 3.5 rating with Adults 18-49, above the 2.9 fast national rating and even higher than our adjusted 3.3 rating from this morning. The World Series remains a disaster, however.
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THURSDAY
8-11 pm
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Adult 18-49 Rating: Live+Same Day |
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ShowbuzzDaily Forecast
(issued May 2012)
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Actual Results Fall 2012 |
Last Year Same Night |
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Sep-Dec Original Eps |
9.20 |
9.27 |
10.4 |
10.11 |
10.18 |
10.25 |
10.20.2011 |
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CBS |
3.6 |
— |
3.4 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
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ABC |
2.6 |
— |
2.9 |
2.6 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
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FOX |
3.1 |
3.5 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
1.6 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
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NBC |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
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Only 60-90 mins rated |
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Last night is clearly the lowest rated Game 2 in history with young adults, and it more narrowly set the new record low for viewership with anyone over the age of 2. Game 2 did not decline from Game 1’s rating as severely as in other recent years, most likely because it was a much closer ball game than Game 1 Wednesday night.
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WORLD SERIES Game 2 |
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Last 10 Years |
AL |
NL |
18-49 Rating |
Millions Vwrs 2+ |
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G2 vs G1 Rating |
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2003 |
NYY |
FLA |
7.4 |
20.6 |
Sun |
+23% |
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2004 |
BOS |
STL |
9.0 |
25.5 |
Sun |
+13% |
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2005 |
CHW |
HOU |
5.7 |
17.2 |
Sun |
+24% |
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2006 |
DET |
STL |
5.9 |
18.2 |
Sun |
+64% |
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2007 |
BOS |
COL |
5.3 |
16.9 |
Thu |
-9% |
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2008 |
TB |
PHI |
4.0 |
12.8 |
Thu |
-17% |
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2009 |
NYY |
PHI |
5.8 |
18.9 |
Thu |
-8% |
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2010 |
TEX |
SF |
4.0 |
14.1 |
Thu |
-15% |
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2011 |
TEX |
STL |
4.0 |
14.3 |
Thu |
-5% |
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2012 |
DET |
SF |
3.5 |
12.3 |
Thu |
-3% |
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Series winner bolded. Game 2 played on Sunday through 2006; moved to Thursday in 2007
* — adjusted fast national ratings
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Trends in World Series Game 2 ratings over major eras since the beginning of the Nielsen People Meter in 1987. The average for the most recent era now includes last night’s ratings.
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WORLD SERIES Game 2 |
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Averages by Era |
18-49 Rating |
Millions Vwrs 2+ |
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1987-1993: Pre-Strike
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11.7 |
29.9 |
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1995-2002: Steroids |
8.1 |
21.7 |
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2003-2012: No PEDs |
5.5 |
17.1 |
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FOX’s coverage of World Series Game 2 matches the season high for a Thursday X Factor. Still, not worth all the disruption to the X Factor schedule and the rest of the schedule generally. FOX has to be rooting for a four-game sweep by the Giants, ending the Series Sunday night. The weather forecast for Detroit now shows a 20% chance of rain Saturday (Game 3) and only 10% on Sunday (Game 4).
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FOX THURSDAY
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Adult 18-49 Rating: Live+Same Day |
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ShowbuzzDaily Forecast
(issued May 2012)
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Actual Results Fall 2012 |
Last Year Same Night |
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Sep-Dec Original Eps |
9.20 |
9.27 |
10.4 |
10.11 |
10.18 |
10.25 |
10.20.2011 |
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The X Factor |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
2.9 |
— |
3.5 (WS G2) |
4.0 (WS Game 2 TEX-STL) |
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Glee |
2.8 |
3.5 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
— |
— |
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Elementary continues to edge down and is now well behind Mentalist‘s pace last fall. The rest of the schedule, though, keeps CBS near the top on Thursday.
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CBS THURSDAY
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Adult 18-49 Rating: Live+Same Day |
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ShowbuzzDaily Forecast
(issued May 2012)
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Actual Results Fall 2012 |
Last Year Same Night |
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Sep-Dec Original Eps |
9.27 |
10.4 |
10.11 |
10.18 |
10.25 |
10.20.2011 |
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Big Bang Theory |
4.8 |
5.0 |
4.9 |
4.5 |
4.8 |
5.0 |
5.1 |
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Two Half Men |
4.6 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
3.7 |
3.6 (Rules of Engagemnt) |
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Person of Interest |
3.1 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
— |
2.8 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
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Elementary |
2.9 |
3.1 |
2.5 |
— |
2.3 |
2.2 |
2.5 (Mentalist) |
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Last Resort turned in a 1.3 last night in the official nationals, now nearly matching the track of long-gone Charlie’s Angels. Grey’s Anatomy continues to be problematic despite an uptick from the fast nationals.
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ABC THURSDAY
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Adult 18-49 Rating: Live+Same Day |
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ShowbuzzDaily Forecast
(issued May 2012)
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Actual Results Fall 2012 |
Last Year Same Night |
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Sep-Dec Original Eps |
9.27 |
10.4 |
10.11 |
10.18 |
10.25 |
10.20.2011 |
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Last Resort |
1.9 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
1.2 (Charlie’s Angels) |
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Grey’s Anatomy |
3.5 |
4.4 |
3.8 |
— |
3.4 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
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Scandal |
2.3 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
— |
1.9 |
2.0 |
2.3 (Private Practice) |
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NBC Thursday’s official nationals match our adjusted fast nationals from this morning. Last year’s comparisons are especially low because NBC aired repeats (oddly) against a declining asset like the World Series.
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NBC THURSDAY
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Adult 18-49 Rating: Live+Same Day |
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ShowbuzzDaily Forecast
(issued May 2012)
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Actual Results Fall 2012 |
Last Year Same Night |
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Sep-Dec Original Eps |
9.20 |
9.27 |
10.4 |
10.11 |
10.18 |
10.25 |
10.20.2011 |
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30 Rock |
1.5 |
1.6 (SNL) |
1.5 (SNL) |
1.4 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
0.9 (Commun R) |
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Up All Night |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.1 (Parks R) |
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The Office |
2.3 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
— |
2.1 |
1.9 |
1.5 (R) |
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Parks & Recreation |
2.1 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
— |
1.6 |
1.7 |
1.1 (R Whitney) |
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Rock Center |
1.0 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
— |
0.9 |
1.1 |
0.8 (Prime Suspect R) |
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