In faceoff, 'Big Bang'
tops 'American Idol'
CBS sitcom takes a 12 percent lead in 18-49s over Fox hit
By Toni Fitzgerald
Feb 1, 2012
The CBS sitcom "The Big Bang" may become the first timeslot competitor to ever finish ahead of "Idol" for the full season, a year after "Idol" held a solid advantage over the comedy.
Both shows air at 8 p.m. on Thursday, though "Idol" runs a half hour longer than "Bang." In their shared 8 to 8:30 slot, "Bang" held a small but notable advantage over its rival last week.
"Bang" averaged a season-high 5.5 adults 18-49 rating, according to Nielsen, 12 percent ahead of "Idol's" 4.9. It also held the edge among viewers, though by only 4 percent, with 16.13 million to "Idol's" 15.56 million.
The previous week, in "Idol's" Thursday premiere, the two were tied in 18-49s at 5.3 in their shared half hour.
Each week "Idol" rose significantly in its second half hour, raising its overall hourly rating. But in the head-to-head matchup, "Bang" clearly has the edge.
That says as much about "Idol" as it does about "Bang," the No. 3 scripted show on television this season behind "Two and a Half Men" and "Modern Family."
"Bang's" ratings have risen as the season went on, perhaps in part because the show is newly available in syndication and thus has been exposed to millions more new viewers. "Bang" reruns are so popular on TBS that it was actually the No. 1 comedy on cable last month.
"Bang's" gains come as "Idol" declines.
The show is down double-digit percentages from last year and may be suffering from comparisons to the plethora of other singing competitions on TV, including Fox's own "The X Factor" and NBC's "The Voice."
Still, there's no shame in "Idol's" fall. The show is now in its 11th season, and no program can continue at such lofty levels forever. And despite falling behind "Bang" in their shared timeslot, "Idol" is still the No. 1 non-sports show on television this season.
***
In broadcast ratings for the week ended Jan. 29:
Among adults 18-49, Fox was first for the week with a 3.0 average rating and an 8 share, followed by CBS at 2.0/6, NBC at 1.8/5, ABC at 1.6/4 Univision at 1.5/4, Telemundo at 0.6/2, CW at 0.5/1, ION and TeleFutura at 0.3/1 and Azteca and Estrella at 0.1/0.
Top five English-language Big Five shows (18-49s): 1. Fox's "American Idol-Wednesday" 6.5; Tie-2. Fox's "American Idol-Thursday" and CBS's "The Big Bang Theory" 5.5; 4. NBC's "AFC-NFC Pro Bowl" 4.3; 5. Fox's "Touch" 3.9.
Top five English-language Big Five shows (total viewers): 1. Fox's "American Idol-Wednesday" 19.67 million; 2. Fox's "American Idol-Thursday" 17.14 million; 3. CBS's "The Big Bang Theory" 16.13 million; 4. CBS's "CSI" 14.26 million; 5. CBS's "Criminal Minds" 13.82 million.
Top five time-shifted English-language Big Five shows (18-49s, by Live+SD versus Live+7 playback, week ended Jan. 8): 1. ABC's "Modern Family" 2.3 increase (up 45.1 percent); 2. CBS's "The Big Bang Theory" 1.8 increase (up 34.0 percent); 3. ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" 1.6 increase (up 42.1 percent); 4. ABC's "Once Upon a Time" 1.4 increase (up 42.4 percent); 5. NBC's "The Office" 1.4 increase (up 4`8.3 percent).
Show on the rise: CBS's "Criminal Minds," Wednesday 9 p.m. The drama posted a 3.7 among 18-49s, up 16 percent from a 3.2 the previous week when it was up against "American Idol."
Show on the decline: NBC's "Dateline," Friday 10 p.m. The newsmagazine averaged a 1.2 rating among 18-49s, down 14 percent from the already-low 1.4 it averaged the week before.
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WEEKLY PRIMETIME AVERAGES BY NETWORK
Ranked on Households
Week Ending Jan. 29 |
|
Network
|
Households
|
People 2+
|
Adults 18-49
|
|
Rtg%
|
(000)
|
Shr
|
Rtg%
|
(000)
|
Shr
|
Rtg%
|
(000)
|
Shr
|
|
CBS |
5.9 |
6820 |
10 |
3.2 |
9340 |
8 |
2.0 |
2610 |
6 |
|
FOX |
4.7 |
5410 |
7 |
2.8 |
8040 |
7 |
3.0 |
3800 |
8 |
|
NBC |
3.8 |
4340 |
6 |
2.1 |
6090 |
5 |
1.8 |
2340 |
5 |
|
ABC |
3.6 |
4120 |
6 |
2.0 |
5690 |
5 |
1.6 |
2100 |
4 |
|
UNI |
1.8 |
2080 |
3 |
1.3 |
3670 |
3 |
1.5 |
1960 |
4 |
|
CW |
0.8 |
870 |
1 |
0.4 |
1140 |
1 |
0.5 |
630 |
1 |
|
TEL |
0.7 |
820 |
1 |
0.5 |
1360 |
1 |
0.6 |
750 |
2 |
|
ION |
0.7 |
810 |
1 |
0.4 |
1050 |
1 |
0.3 |
390 |
1 |
|
TF |
0.3 |
360 |
1 |
0.2 |
610 |
1 |
0.3 |
340 |
1 |
|
ETV |
0.1 |
140 |
0 |
0.1 |
220 |
0 |
0.1 |
110 |
0 |
|
AZA |
0.1 |
120 |
0 |
0.1 |
190 |
0 |
0.1 |
110 |
0 |
|
*
Each rating point is equivalent to 1 percent or
1. 147
million homes
Note: Viewing estimates include same day (3 a.m.-3 a.m.) DVR playback.
Source: Nielsen
|
|
SEASON-TO-DATE PRIMETIME AVERAGES BY NETWORK
Ranked on Households
Week Ending Jan. 29 |
|
Network
|
Households
|
People 2+
|
Adults 18-49
|
|
Rtg%
|
(000)
|
Shr
|
Rtg%
|
(000)
|
Shr
|
Rtg%
|
(000)
|
Shr
|
|
CBS |
7.6 |
8670 |
12 |
4.2 |
12120 |
11 |
3.1 |
4020 |
9 |
|
ABC |
5.4 |
6170 |
9 |
2.9 |
8440 |
7 |
2.5 |
3140 |
7 |
|
FOX |
5.4 |
6160 |
9 |
3.1 |
9080 |
8 |
3.3 |
4190 |
9 |
|
NBC |
4.6 |
5260 |
7 |
2.5 |
7330 |
6 |
2.5 |
3140 |
7 |
|
UNI |
1.8 |
2100 |
3 |
1.2 |
3560 |
3 |
1.5 |
1880 |
4 |
|
CW |
1.2 |
1370 |
2 |
0.6 |
1780 |
2 |
0.8 |
980 |
2 |
|
ION |
0.7 |
810 |
1 |
0.4 |
1050 |
1 |
0.3 |
400 |
1 |
|
TEL |
0.7 |
780 |
1 |
0.4 |
1260 |
1 |
0.5 |
680 |
1 |
|
TF |
0.3 |
340 |
0 |
0.2 |
540 |
0 |
0.2 |
320 |
1 |
|
ETV |
0.1 |
140 |
0 |
0.1 |
230 |
0 |
0.1 |
120 |
0 |
|
AZA |
0.1 |
130 |
0 |
0.1 |
200 |
0 |
0.1 |
100 |
0 |
|
*
Each rating point is equivalent to one percent or
1. 147
million homes
Note: Season-to-date estimates are a weighted average and Live+7 data, except for the most recent two weeks which are based Live+SD viewing.
Source: Nielsen |
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TOP 25 PROGRAMS – BROADCAST
Ranked on Households
Week Ending Jan. 29 |
|
# |
PROGRAMS |
Net |
HOUSEHOLDS |
PERSONS 2+ |
|
Rtg% |
Shr |
(000) |
# |
Rtg% |
(000) |
|
1 |
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY |
FOX |
11.1 |
17 |
12778 |
1 |
6.8 |
19671 |
|
2 |
AMERICAN IDOL-THURSDAY |
FOX |
10.0 |
16 |
11477 |
2 |
5.9 |
17141 |
|
3 |
BIG BANG THEORY, THE |
CBS |
9.7 |
15 |
11081 |
3 |
5.6 |
16130 |
|
4 |
CSI |
CBS |
9.0 |
15 |
10328 |
4 |
4.9 |
14257 |
|
5 |
CRIMINAL MINDS |
CBS |
8.7 |
13 |
9954 |
5 |
4.8 |
13815 |
|
6 |
NCIS |
CBS |
8.1 |
12 |
9295 |
7 |
4.3 |
12548 |
|
7 |
UNDERCOVER BOSS |
CBS |
7.9 |
12 |
9011 |
6 |
4.5 |
13151 |
|
8 |
NBC AFC-NFC PRO BOWL(S) |
NBC |
7.3 |
11 |
8374 |
7 |
4.3 |
12498 |
|
9 |
GOOD WIFE, THE |
CBS |
7.2 |
11 |
8310 |
13 |
3.8 |
11083 |
|
10 |
60 MINUTES |
CBS |
7.1 |
11 |
8170 |
11 |
3.9 |
11188 |
|
10 |
TOUCH PREVIEW 1/25 9P(S) |
FOX |
7.1 |
11 |
8125 |
9 |
4.1 |
12013 |
|
12 |
CSI: MIAMI |
CBS |
6.9 |
11 |
7857 |
15 |
3.6 |
10566 |
|
13 |
ROB |
CBS |
6.8 |
10 |
7766 |
10 |
4.0 |
11501 |
|
14 |
NBC AFC-NFC PRO BOWL-PRE(S) |
NBC |
6.7 |
12 |
7714 |
11 |
3.9 |
11386 |
|
14 |
PERSON OF INTEREST |
CBS |
6.7 |
10 |
7644 |
15 |
3.6 |
10544 |
|
16 |
CASTLE |
ABC |
6.6 |
11 |
7567 |
17 |
3.5 |
10047 |
|
17 |
MENTALIST, THE |
CBS |
6.3 |
11 |
7185 |
19 |
3.3 |
9641 |
|
17 |
ONCE UPON A TIME |
ABC |
6.3 |
9 |
7193 |
13 |
3.8 |
10908 |
|
19 |
TWO AND A HALF MEN |
CBS |
6.1 |
9 |
7004 |
18 |
3.4 |
9784 |
|
20 |
AMERICAN IDOL ENC-1/24 8P(S) |
FOX |
5.7 |
9 |
6523 |
19 |
3.3 |
9642 |
|
21 |
BACHELOR, THE |
ABC |
5.5 |
8 |
6310 |
23 |
2.9 |
8301 |
|
22 |
ALCATRAZ |
FOX |
5.3 |
8 |
6130 |
21 |
3.1 |
9028 |
|
22 |
BLUE BLOODS |
CBS |
5.3 |
9 |
6107 |
25 |
2.8 |
8221 |
|
22 |
HOUSE |
FOX |
5.3 |
8 |
6024 |
22 |
3.0 |
8764 |
|
25 |
CRIMINAL MINDS 8PM-SP(S) |
CBS |
5.2 |
8 |
5952 |
27 |
2.7 |
7853 |
|
25 |
FINDER |
FOX |
5.2 |
8 |
5945 |
23 |
2.9 |
8441 |
|
25 |
MIKE & MOLLY |
CBS |
5.2 |
8 |
6019 |
25 |
2.8 |
8250 |
|
0Source: Nielsen |
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TOP 25 PROGRAMS – BROADCAST
Adults 18-49
Week Ending Jan. 29 |
|
Rank |
Program |
Net |
Rtg% |
(000) |
|
1 |
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY |
FOX |
6.5 |
8300 |
|
2 |
AMERICAN IDOL-THURSDAY |
FOX |
5.5 |
6988 |
|
2 |
BIG BANG THEORY, THE |
CBS |
5.5 |
6988 |
|
4 |
NBC AFC-NFC PRO BOWL(S) |
NBC |
4.3 |
5501 |
|
5 |
TOUCH PREVIEW 1/25 9P(S) |
FOX |
3.9 |
5043 |
|
6 |
CRIMINAL MINDS |
CBS |
3.7 |
4695 |
|
7 |
NBC AFC-NFC PRO BOWL-PRE(S) |
NBC |
3.6 |
4653 |
|
8 |
ONCE UPON A TIME |
ABC |
3.5 |
4456 |
|
8 |
ROB |
CBS |
3.5 |
4485 |
|
10 |
AMERICAN IDOL ENC-1/24 8P(S) |
FOX |
3.4 |
4304 |
|
10 |
CSI |
CBS |
3.4 |
4312 |
|
12 |
FAMILY GUY |
FOX |
3.1 |
3905 |
|
12 |
HOUSE |
FOX |
3.1 |
4018 |
|
14 |
ALCATRAZ |
FOX |
3.0 |
3873 |
|
14 |
UNDERCOVER BOSS |
CBS |
3.0 |
3825 |
|
16 |
TWO AND A HALF MEN |
CBS |
2.9 |
3727 |
|
17 |
FINDER |
FOX |
2.8 |
3634 |
|
18 |
BACHELOR, THE |
ABC |
2.7 |
3459 |
|
19 |
2 BROKE GIRLS |
CBS |
2.6 |
3322 |
|
20 |
MODERN FAMILY |
ABC |
2.5 |
3179 |
|
21 |
AMERICAN DAD |
FOX |
2.4 |
3010 |
|
21 |
MIKE & MOLLY |
CBS |
2.4 |
3048 |
|
21 |
SIMPSONS |
FOX |
2.4 |
3091 |
|
21 |
UFC ON FOX(S) |
FOX |
2.4 |
3072 |
|
25 |
CSI: MIAMI |
CBS |
2.3 |
2878 |
|
25 |
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER |
CBS |
2.3 |
2895 |
|
Source: Nielsen |
|
SPANISH-LANGUAGE TELEVISION
Ranked on Households
Week Ending Jan. 22 |
|
# |
PROGRAMS |
Net |
Rtg |
P2+ (000) |
|
1 |
QUE NO PODIA AMAR M-F |
UNI |
17.6 |
4449 |
|
2 |
FAMILIA CON SUERTE M-F |
UNI |
14.7 |
3768 |
|
3 |
GRAN SHOW LOS PEQUES SUN |
UNI |
13.3 |
3209 |
|
4 |
SABADO GIGANTE SAT |
UNI |
11.9 |
2590 |
|
5 |
AQUI Y AHORA TUE |
UNI |
11.5 |
2542 |
|
6 |
SAL Y PIMIENTA SUN |
UNI |
10.7 |
2181 |
|
7 |
ROSA DE GUADALUPE THU-FRI |
UNI |
10.7 |
2636 |
|
8 |
DON FRANCISCO PRESENTA MO |
UNI |
10.1 |
2319 |
|
9 |
DALE CON GANAS WED |
UNI |
8.5 |
2076 |
|
10 |
VIDA MEJOR CANTANDO SUN |
UNI |
7.7 |
1593 |
|
11 |
C. CERRADO-ED. ESTELAR M-F |
TEL |
7.6 |
1631 |
|
12 |
MAID EN MANHATTAN M-F |
TEL |
7.6 |
1657 |
|
13 |
CASA DE AL LADO M-F |
TEL |
7.4 |
1647 |
|
14 |
HORA PICO SAT |
UNI |
7.4 |
1609 |
|
15 |
FLOR SALVAJE M-F |
TEL |
5.7 |
1244 |
|
16 |
CINE DE LAS ESTRELLAS |
TF |
3.3 |
822 |
|
17 |
FUTBOL ESTELAR |
TEL |
3.0 |
729 |
|
18 |
PA'LANTE CON CRISTINA |
TEL |
2.7 |
644 |
|
19 |
CINE MILLONARIO |
TEL |
2.7 |
755 |
|
20 |
CAPO, EL |
TF |
2.6 |
680 |
|
21 |
FIESTA DE PELICULA THR |
TF |
2.5 |
659 |
|
22 |
RETO DE MUJER M-F |
TF |
1.7 |
355 |
|
23 |
NOTICIERO E GRATAS - M-F |
ETV |
1.6 |
337 |
|
24 |
LIGA MEX DE FUTBOL SAT-02 |
TF |
1.5 |
383 |
|
25 |
ALARMA TV - M-F 10P |
ETV |
1.5 |
340 |
|
Source: Nielsen |
|
HISPANIC ENGLISH-LANGUAGE VIEWING
Ranked on Households
Week Ending Jan. 22 |
|
# |
PROGRAMS |
Net |
Rtg |
P2+(000) |
|
1 |
FOX NFC CHAMPIONSHIP-POST(S)-01/22/2012 |
FOX |
13.4 |
3132 |
|
2 |
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY |
FOX |
7.6 |
1745 |
|
3 |
AMERICAN IDOL AUD SP-1/22(S)-01/22/2012 |
FOX |
7.4 |
1810 |
|
4 |
AMERICAN IDOL-THURSDAY |
FOX |
5.9 |
1361 |
|
5 |
BIG BANG THEORY, THE |
CBS |
4.8 |
949 |
|
6 |
ROB |
CBS |
4.5 |
945 |
|
7 |
MODERN FAMILY |
ABC |
4.4 |
885 |
|
8 |
2 BROKE GIRLS |
CBS |
3.9 |
757 |
|
8 |
TWO AND A HALF MEN |
CBS |
3.9 |
758 |
|
10 |
GLEE |
FOX |
3.8 |
888 |
|
Source: Nielsen |
|
AFRICAN AMERICAN AUDIENCE ESTIMATES
Ranked on Households
Week Ending Jan. 22 |
|
# |
PROGRAMS |
Net |
Rtg |
P2+(000) |
|
1 |
FOX NFC CHAMPIONSHIP |
FOX |
32.5 |
7029 |
|
2 |
FOX NFC CHAMPIONSHIP-POST |
FOX |
21.8 |
4617 |
|
3 |
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY |
FOX |
13.5 |
2744 |
|
4 |
AMERICAN IDOL-THURSDAY |
FOX |
10.2 |
2081 |
|
5 |
CRIMINAL MINDS |
CBS |
8.1 |
1715 |
|
6 |
CSI |
CBS |
7.2 |
1499 |
|
7 |
PERSON OF INTEREST |
CBS |
7.0 |
1308 |
|
8 |
HAWAII FIVE-0 |
CBS |
6.6 |
1230 |
|
9 |
GREY'S ANATOMY |
ABC |
6.3 |
1125 |
|
10 |
NCIS |
CBS |
6.2 |
1147 |
|
* Ratings based on 13.65 million African American TV homes.
Source: Nielsen |
|
TOP 20 NETWORK SPORTS PROGRAMS
Ranked on Viewers
Week Ending Jan. 22 |
|
# |
PROGRAMS |
Net |
Episode |
Households |
Persons 2+ |
|
US
Rtg% |
(000) |
(000) |
|
1 |
FOX NFC CHAMPIONSHIP-01/22/2012 |
FOX |
NY GIANTS AT SAN FRANCISCO |
30.6 |
35095 |
57635 |
|
2 |
AFC CHAMPIONSHIP ON CBS-01/22/2012 |
CBS |
BALTIMORE AT NEW ENGLAND |
27.4 |
31443 |
48676 |
|
3 |
FOX NFC CHAMPIONSHIP-GUN-01/22/2012 |
FOX |
NY GIANTS AT SAN FRANCISCO |
20.7 |
23781 |
38454 |
|
4 |
NCAA BASKETBALL-SAT-01/21/2012 |
CBS |
ALABAMA AT KENTUCKY |
1.5 |
1727 |
2237 |
|
5 |
NCAA BASKETBALL-SAT-1-01/21/2012 |
CBS |
MICHIGAN AT ARKANSAS |
1.4 |
1553 |
1927 |
|
6 |
NCAA BASKETBALL-SAT-2-01/21/2012 |
CBS |
KANSAS AT TEXAS/UCONN AT TENN |
1.3 |
1503 |
1861 |
|
7 |
CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR-SU-01/22/2012 |
CBS |
AMA SUPERCROSS - LOS ANGELES |
1 |
1171 |
1539 |
|
8 |
NBC NHL-01/22/2012 |
NBC |
WASHINGTON AT PITTSBURGH |
0.9 |
983 |
1340 |
|
9 |
ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE-01/22/2012 |
FOX |
MANCHESTER UNITED AT ARSENAL |
0.8 |
894 |
1258 |
|
10 |
NBC SIGNATURE SERIES-01/21/2012 |
NBC |
CRASHED ICE |
0.7 |
827 |
1079 |
|
11 |
WINTER DEW TOUR-SAT-01/21/2012 |
NBC |
|
0.7 |
822 |
1145 |
|
12 |
NBC SPORTS SPECIAL 1/22-01/22/2012 |
NBC |
AUTO SHOW |
0.6 |
688 |
891 |
|
13 |
WINTER DEW TOUR-SUN-01/22/2012 |
NBC |
|
0.4 |
454 |
626 |
|
14 |
FUTBOL ESTELAR-01/21/2012 |
TEL |
CHIVAS VS TIJUANA |
0.4 |
421 |
738 |
|
15 |
LIGA MEXICANA FUTBOL SUN-01/22/2012 |
UNI |
TOLUCA VS TIGRES |
0.4 |
418 |
624 |
|
16 |
FLM SAT 1-01/21/2012 |
AZA |
CRUZ AZUL VS PACHUCA |
0.2 |
196 |
329 |
|
17 |
LIGA MEX DE FUTBOL SAT-01-01/21/2012 |
TF |
MONTERREY VS. UNAM |
0.2 |
253 |
400 |
|
18 |
LIGA MEX DE FUTBOL SAT-02-01/21/2012 |
TF |
SANTOS VS. JAGUARES |
0.2 |
228 |
403 |
|
19 |
SOLO BOXEO SAT-01/21/2012 |
TF |
QUIJANO V GALLO-ARROYO V RIVAS |
0.2 |
216 |
362 |
|
20 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Source: Nielsen |
Top five time-shifted English-language Big Five shows (18-49s, by Live+SD versus Live+7 playback, week ended Jan. 8): 1. ABC's "Modern Family" 2.3 increase (up 45.1 percent); 2. CBS's "The Big Bang Theory" 1.8 increase (up 34.0 percent); 3. ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" 1.6 increase (up 42.1 percent); 4. ABC's "Once Upon a Time" 1.4 increase (up 42.4 percent); 5. NBC's "The Office" 1.4 increase (up 4`8.3 percent).
Show on the rise: CBS's "Criminal Minds," Wednesday 9 p.m. The drama posed a 3.7 among 18-49s, up 16 percent from a 3.2 the previous week when it was up against "American Idol."
Show on the decline: NBC's "Dateline," Friday 10 p.m. The newsmagazine averaged a 1.2 rating among 18-49s, down 14 percent from the already-low 1.4 it averaged the week before.
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