Week 2 of the TV by the Numbers new show power rankings sees some shuffling at the top, where consistency rules, and zero change at the bottom, where the Dead Shows Walking still roam the earth. At least for a few more weeks. Here are the rankings, in reverse order. All ratings cited are same-day unless noted. 16 (tie). ‘The Player,’ ‘Minority Report,’ ‘Blood & Oil,’ ‘Truth Be Told’ Last week: 16…

Wednesday final ratings:

Final broadcast primetime live + same-day ratings for Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015. The bad news for The CW’s “Supernatural” on Wednesday is that factoring out an NBA pre-emption in Chicago, it couldn’t hold the 0.9 in adults 18-49 from the morning ratings.  The good news is that even with the 0.1 downward adjustment, its 0.8 is still up two tenths from last week’s 0.6. “Arrow” and NBC’s “The…

Broadcast primetime live + same-day ratings for Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015. Note: FOX’s live coverage of the World Series could result in greater adjustments than usual in the final ratings. The numbers for Wednesday:   Time Show Adults 18-49 Rating/Share Viewers (000s) 8 p.m. World Series Game 2 (FOX) (8-11 p.m.) 3.6/11 12.52 Survivor (CBS) 2.0/7 8.44 The Middle (ABC) 1.9/7 7.34 The Mysteries of…

Introducing the TV by the Numbers new show power rankings

All but one new fall series has made its premiere, and most of them have had a month or more to show their wares to audiences. Which means it’s time to rank them. Introducing the TV by the Numbers new show power rankings. Each Wednesday you’ll see a list of how the new shows are stacking up. Same-day ratings (obviously) is the biggest component of that, but the rankings also take into account…

Wednesday final ratings:

Final broadcast primetime live + same-day ratings for Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015. Wednesday’s final same-day ratings are virtually identical to the early numbers. The only adjustment was a 0.1 uptick for “Rosewood,” which now stands at 1.6 in adults 18-49. “Empire” held at 4.8, up 0.1 from last week’s finals, while “Criminal Minds” (1.6), “Chicago PD” (1.4) and “Supernatural” (0.6) stayed at series…

Broadcast primetime live + same-day ratings for Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015. The numbers for Wednesday: Time Show Adults 18-49 Rating/Share Viewers (000s) 8 p.m. Survivor (CBS) 2.1/8 9.03 The Middle (ABC) 1.9/7 7.07 Rosewood (FOX) 1.5/5 5.21 The Mysteries of Laura (NBC) 1.1/4 6.64 Arrow (The CW) 0.9/3 2.36 8:30 p.m. The Goldbergs (ABC) 2.1/7 6.48 9 p.m. Empire (FOX) 4.8/15 12.19 Modern Family (ABC)…

Broadcast primetime live + same-day ratings for Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015. Note: Live college football on ABC and NBC could mean significant adjustments in the final same-day ratings for those networks. The numbers for Saturday: Time Show Adults 18-49 Rating/Share Viewers (000s) 8 p.m. College Football (ABC) (8-11 p.m.) 1.6/6 5.72 College Football (NBC) (8-11 p.m.) 0.8/3 3.18 NCIS – R (CBS) 0.5/2…

Wednesday final ratings: ‘Empire,’ ‘Modern Family’ and ‘Arrow’ adjusted up, ‘Nashville’ adjusted down

Final broadcast primetime live + same-day ratings for Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015. There’s more green than red in the final same-day nationals for Wednesday. Several shows saw their adults 18-49 rating adjust up from the early numbers, while only one, ABC’s “Nashville,” adjusted down (from 1.2 to 1.1). Five shows adjusted up by a tenth: FOX’s “Empire” (to 4.7), CBS’ “Survivor” (2.2), ABC’s “The…