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May 6, 2013
 

Weekly & Season to Date Network Rankings

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Written by: Mitch Metcalf
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Projected weekly network ratings in prime time (based on four days of official nationals and three days of fast nationals).  With basically full slates of original episodes now for the May sweep, the four broadcast networks collectively are up 6% from the previous week but down 12% from the same week last year.  Individually the four networks are very bunched together as the season draws to a close, with only 0.26 of a rating point separating first from fourth place this week.

Adult 18-49 Prime Time Rating
THIS WEEK Same Week Last Year Last Week
Apr 29-May 5, 2013 Apr 30-May 6, 2012 % chg Apr 22-28, 2013 % chg
FOX 1.88 2.26 -17% 1.87 +0.4%
CBS 1.88 2.24 -16% 1.73 +8.6%
NBC 1.76 1.55 +13% 1.61 +9.2%
ABC 1.62 2.01 -20% 1.51 +7.2%
4-net 7.13 8.06 -12% 6.72 +6.1%

Updated season to date network ratings and projections for the full season through May.

Season to Date Sep 24-May 5
18-49 Rating vs Last Year (Projected full season)
CBS 2.44 -3% (2.41)
FOX 2.10 -22% (2.09)
NBC 2.04 -7% (2.01)
ABC 1.79 -12% (1.80)



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.