The Live+7 ratings for premiere week were released today, and they confirm what we already know: that people are time-shifting their TV viewing more than ever. For instance, an unprecedented three programs added at least 4 million viewers between Live+Same Day and Live+7, led by ABC’s Modern Family, which added 4.7 million and 4.6 million viewers, respectively, to the tally of its two-episode season premiere. CBS’ Two And A Half Men followed with 4.1 million. Modern Family was the champ in net gain both in total viewers and adults 18-49 (a 2.4 demo rating lift), where it also was followed by Two And A Half Men (2.3). The CW’s Supernatural topped the chart of the shows with the largest percentage gain with 63%, followed by CW’s America’s Next Top Model (57%) and Fox’s Fringe (53%). NBC’s struggling Harry’s Law got a much needed boost, up 42% in the demo, while the 38% lift for NBC’s canceled The Playboy Club came too late. The CW, whose target demo is on average the most digitally savvy, dominated the top of the percentage-gain rankings with six of the top 10 shows. That translated into a big lift for the CW in the network standings for premiere week, doubling the closest network in percentage gains. Among the Big 4, CBS posted the largest net and percentage gain in both 18-49 and total viewers. Here are the network rankings as well as lists of the Top 10 Programs in adults 18-49/total viewer net increase and 18-49 percentage growth for premiere week:
Adults 18-49 (rating) Total Viewers (in 000)
L+SD L+7 %Gain L+SD L+7 %Gain
Fox 3.4 4.0 18% CBS 12,122 14,223 17%
CBS 3.1 3.8 23% ABC 9,871 11,383 15%
ABC 2.8 3.4 21% Fox 8,365 9,677 16%
NBC 2.6 3.0 15% NBC 7,495 8,419 12%
CW 0.7 1.0 43% CW 1,642 2,169 32%
Top 20 Series By Net Ratings Increase In 18-49
L+SD L+7 Net Gain % Gain
1 Modern Family SP ABC 6.2 8.6 2.4 39%
2 Modern Family ABC 6.0 8.3 2.3 38%
3 Two and a Half Men CBS 10.7 12.5 1.8 17%
4 Grey’s Anatomy ABC 4.1 5.8 1.7 41%
5 The Office NBC 3.9 5.4 1.5 38%
6 New Girl FOX 4.8 6.3 1.5 31%
7 Big Bang Theory SP CBS 5.1 6.5 1.4 27%
8 Big Bang Theory CBS 4.9 6.3 1.4 29%
9 CSI CBS 3.2 4.5 1.3 41%
10 Glee FOX 4.0 5.3 1.3 33%
11 NCIS CBS 4.3 5.5 1.2 28%
12 Hawaii Five-0 CBS 3.4 4.6 1.2 35%
13 Criminal Minds CBS 4.1 5.2 1.1 27%
14 Up All Night NBC 2.4 3.5 1.1 46%
15 HIMYM SP CBS 5.2 6.3 1.1 21%
16 2 Broke Girls CBS 7.1 8.1 1.0 14%
17 Family Guy FOX 4.1 5.1 1.0 24%
18 Law And Order:SVU NBC 2.4 3.4 1.0 42%
19 The Mentalist CBS 2.8 3.8 1.0 36%
20 Pan Am ABC 3.1 4.1 1.0 32%
Top 20 Series By % Ratings Increase In 18-49
L+SD L+7 Net Gain % Gain
1 Supernatural CW 0.8 1.3 0.5 63%
2 America’s Top Model CW 0.7 1.1 0.4 57%
3 Fringe FOX 1.5 2.3 0.8 53%
4 Nikita CW 0.6 0.9 0.3 50%
5 Up All Night NBC 2.4 3.5 1.1 46%
6 Ringer CW 0.9 1.3 0.4 44%
7 Secret Circle CW 0.9 1.3 0.4 44%
8 90210 CW 0.7 1.0 0.3 43%
9 Law And Order:SVU NBC 2.4 3.4 1.0 42%
10 Harry’s Law NBC 1.2 1.7 0.5 42%
11 Vampire Diaries CW 1.2 1.7 0.5 42%
12 Grey’s Anatomy ABC 4.1 5.8 1.7 41%
13 Community NBC 1.7 2.4 0.7 41%
14 CSI CBS 3.2 4.5 1.3 41%
15 Modern Family SP ABC 6.2 8.6 2.4 39%
16 The Office NBC 3.9 5.4 1.5 38%
17 Modern Family ABC 6.0 8.3 2.3 38%
18 Parenthood NBC 2.1 2.9 0.8 38%
19 The Playboy Club NBC 1.6 2.2 0.6 38%
20 Body Of Proof ABC 2.2 3.0 0.8 36%
Top 20 Series By Net Viewership Increase (in 000)
L+SD L+7 Net Gain % Gain
1 Modern Family SP ABC 14,524 19,226 4,702 32%
2 Modern Family ABC 14,542 19,173 4,631 32%
3 Two and a Half Men CBS 28,743 32,833 4,090 14%
4 Hawaii Five-0 CBS 12,188 15,789 3,601 30%
5 Grey’s Anatomy ABC 10,378 13,921 3,543 34%
6 CSI CBS 12,737 16,237 3,500 27%
7 The Mentalist CBS 13,555 16,993 3,438 25%
8 NCIS CBS 19,958 23,303 3,345 17%
9 Criminal Minds CBS 14,137 17,186 3,049 22%
10 Glee FOX 9,210 12,213 3,003 33%
11 Body Of Proof ABC 9,462 12,335 2,873 30%
12 Blue Bloods CBS 12,058 14,912 2,854 24%
13 Big Bang Theory SP CBS 14,939 17,770 2,831 19%
14 New Girl FOX 10,280 13,089 2,809 27%
15 Unforgettable CBS 14,113 16,908 2,795 20%
16 Castle ABC 13,278 16,053 2,775 21%
17 Person Of Interest CBS 13,333 16,087 2,754 21%
18 Pan Am ABC 11,063 13,769 2,706 24%
19 Big Bang Theory CBS 14,298 16,977 2,679 19%
20 The Office NBC 7,641 10,095 2,454 32%