After becoming the first broadcast show to grow by 5 million viewers or more from Live+Same Day to Live+3, NBC‘s hot freshman The Blacklist has set another DVR record, becoming the first broadcast series to add more than 6 million viewers from L+SD to Live+7. Both milestones were achieved by Blacklist’s second episode, which averaged 17.9 million viewers in Live+7, up 6.50 million or 57% vs. the 11.35 million who watched live or the night of the original airing.
Proving that DVR viewing is growing in leaps and bounds this season, the previous record for Live+7 viewership gain was posted only a week earlier, by CBS monster hit The Big Bang Theory, which added 5.7 million viewers for its season premiere between Live+SD and Live+7. What’s more, The Blacklist was able to erase its entire 13% Second Week drop among adults 18-49 in Live+SD through time shifted viewing. The second episode of the James Spader starrer rose to a 5.49 18-49 rating in week two, matching exactly its premiere 18-49 result. It appears to be the only new series to hold onto its premiere rating in Week 2 this season. The Blacklist also supplanted ABC‘s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. as the No.1 new series in 18-49 as S.H.I.E.L.D. dropped 23% in Week 2 L+7 vs. its debut to a 5.4. For Fox‘s Sleepy Hollow, which launched a week earlier, the Week 2 drop-off in L+7 was 9%. Big Bang remained the highest-rated broadcast program for a second straight week (7.6 in L+7), eclipsing NBC’s Sunday Night Football.
Other highlights from the second week of the season’s Live+7 results: Does anyone watch New Girl live? The Fox comedy almost doubled its live+SD result, posting the biggest percentage gain in Live+7, 89%, to a 3.6. It was followed by fellow Fox comedy, newbie Brooklyn Nine-Nine, up 79% to a 2.5. Coincidentally, the two heavily DVR-ed comedies are set to air behind the biggest live TV event, the upcoming Super Bowl. Here are the 18-49 program rankings for the second week of the 2013-14 season:
Program |
L+7 Rtg |
L+SD Rtg |
L+7 vs. L+SD % Chg |
L+7 vs. L+SD Chg |
BIG BANG THEORY, THE |
7.6 |
5.2 |
+46% |
2.4 |
NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL |
7.0 |
7.0 |
Even |
0 |
MODERN FAMILY |
6.2 |
4.2 |
+48% |
2 |
VOICE |
5.8 |
4.7 |
+23% |
1.1 |
VOICE-TUE |
5.5 |
4.5 |
+22% |
1 |
BLACKLIST |
5.5 |
3.3 |
+67% |
2.2 |
MARVEL AGENTS S.H.I.E.L.D |
5.4 |
3.3 |
+64% |
2.1 |
SLEEPY HOLLOW |
5.1 |
3.0 |
+70% |
2.1 |
SCANDAL |
4.9 |
3.6 |
+36% |
1.3 |
GREY’S ANATOMY |
4.9 |
3.1 |
+58% |
1.8 |
NCIS |
4.7 |
3.5 |
+34% |
1.2 |
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER |
4.4 |
3.1 |
+42% |
1.3 |
CRIMINAL MINDS |
4.0 |
2.7 |
+48% |
1.3 |
CRAZY ONES, THE |
4.0 |
2.9 |
+38% |
1.1 |
60 MINUTES |
4.0 |
3.8 |
+5% |
0.2 |
SUPER FUN NIGHT |
4.0 |
3.2 |
+25% |
0.8 |
CHICAGO FIRE |
3.9 |
2.6 |
+50% |
1.3 |
MILLERS, THE |
3.9 |
3.3 |
+18% |
0.6 |
ONCE UPON A TIME |
3.8 |
2.6 |
+46% |
1.2 |
NEW GIRL |
3.6 |
1.9 |
+89% |
1.7 |
NCIS: LOS ANGELES |
3.5 |
2.7 |
+30% |
0.8 |
ELEMENTARY |
3.5 |
2.0 |
+75% |
1.5 |
SIMPSONS |
3.5 |
3.0 |
+17% |
0.5 |
2 BROKE GIRLS |
3.4 |
2.4 |
+42% |
1 |
FAMILY GUY |
3.4 |
2.5 |
+36% |
0.9 |
SURVIVOR |
3.4 |
2.7 |
+26% |
0.7 |
CASTLE |
3.3 |
2.2 |
+50% |
1.1 |
TWO AND A HALF MEN |
3.3 |
2.4 |
+38% |
0.9 |
CSI |
3.2 |
2.1 |
+52% |
1.1 |
NASHVILLE |
3.2 |
1.9 |
+68% |
1.3 |
BONES |
3.1 |
2.2 |
+41% |
0.9 |
GOLDBERGS, THE |
3.1 |
2.2 |
+41% |
0.9 |
PERSON OF INTEREST |
3.0 |
2.1 |
+43% |
0.9 |
REVENGE |
2.9 |
1.9 |
+53% |
1 |
LAW AND ORDER:SVU |
2.9 |
2.0 |
+45% |
0.9 |
X-FACTOR-WED |
2.8 |
2.4 |
+17% |
0.4 |
MOM |
2.8 |
2.2 |
+27% |
0.6 |
MIDDLE, THE |
2.8 |
2.3 |
+22% |
0.5 |
AMERICAN DAD |
2.8 |
2.1 |
+33% |
0.7 |
AMAZING RACE |
2.8 |
2.4 |
+17% |
0.4 |
GLEE |
2.7 |
1.6 |
+69% |
1.1 |
REVOLUTION |
2.6 |
1.6 |
+63% |
1 |
PARENTHOOD |
2.6 |
1.5 |
+73% |
1.1 |
MICHAEL J FOX SHOW |
2.5 |
1.7 |
+47% |
0.8 |
SHARK TANK |
2.5 |
1.9 |
+32% |
0.6 |
SAT NIGHT FOOTBALL |
2.5 |
2.5 |
Even |
0 |
BROOKLYN NINE-NINE |
2.5 |
1.4 |
+79% |
1.1 |
X-FACTOR-THU |
2.5 |
2.0 |
+25% |
0.5 |
HOSTAGES |
2.5 |
1.5 |
+67% |
1 |
DANCING WITH THE STARS |
2.4 |
2.0 |
+20% |
0.4 |
HAWAII FIVE-0 |
2.4 |
1.5 |
+60% |
0.9 |
WE ARE MEN |
2.3 |
2.0 |
+15% |
0.3 |
BOB’S BURGERS |
2.3 |
1.9 |
+21% |
0.4 |
MENTALIST, THE |
2.2 |
1.5 |
+47% |
0.7 |
BACK IN THE GAME |
2.2 |
1.9 |
+16% |
0.3 |
GOOD WIFE, THE |
2.2 |
1.6 |
+38% |
0.6 |
MINDY PROJECT |
2.2 |
1.5 |
+47% |
0.7 |
BLUE BLOODS |
2.1 |
1.4 |
+50% |
0.7 |
LAST MAN STANDING |
2.1 |
1.4 |
+50% |
0.7 |
MASTERCHEF JUNIOR |
2.1 |
1.3 |
+62% |
0.8 |
VAMPIRE DIARIES |
2.0 |
1.2 |
+67% |
0.8 |
SCANDAL SP-10/3 |
2.0 |
1.6 |
+25% |
0.4 |
SIMPSONS SP-10/6 7:30P |
1.9 |
1.8 |
+6% |
0.1 |
TROPHY WIFE |
1.9 |
1.4 |
+36% |
0.5 |
IRONSIDE |
1.9 |
1.3 |
+46% |
0.6 |
DADS |
1.8 |
1.3 |
+38% |
0.5 |
SEAN SAVES THE WORLD |
1.8 |
1.4 |
+29% |
0.4 |
PARKS AND RECREATION |
1.8 |
1.2 |
+50% |
0.6 |
20/20-FRI |
1.7 |
1.6 |
+6% |
0.1 |
BETRAYAL |
1.7 |
1.1 |
+55% |
0.6 |
UNDERCOVER BOSS |
1.7 |
1.4 |
+21% |
0.3 |
ORIGINALS |
1.6 |
1.0 |
+60% |
0.6 |
SIMPSONS SP-10/6 7P |
1.5 |
1.4 |
+7% |
0.1 |
DATELINE FRI |
1.5 |
1.3 |
+15% |
0.2 |
M.VIEIRA:ELIZABETH STORY |
1.4 |
1.2 |
+17% |
0.2 |
WELCOME TO THE FAMILY |
1.3 |
1.1 |
+18% |
0.2 |
NEIGHBORS, THE |
1.3 |
1.0 |
+30% |
0.3 |
SIMPSONS SP-10/6 7 10/6 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
Even |
0 |
LUCKY 7 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
+43% |
0.3 |
48 HOURS |
1.0 |
0.9 |
+11% |
0.1 |
SEAN SAVES THE WORLD 10/4 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
+13% |
0.1 |
MICHAEL J FOX SHOW-FRI |
0.8 |
0.8 |
Even |
0 |
ONCE UPON A TIME SP-10/6 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
+14% |
0.1 |
SLEEPY HOLLOW-FRI |
0.8 |
0.7 |
+14% |
0.1 |
ARROW: YEAR ONE |
0.7 |
0.5 |
+40% |
0.2 |
FOX COLLEGE FOOTBALL |
0.7 |
0.7 |
Even |
0 |
COMEDYTIME SATURDAY 1 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
Even |
0 |
AMERICA’S TOP MOD-14 G&G |
0.7 |
0.4 |
+75% |
0.3 |
COMEDYTIME SATURDAY 2 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
Even |
0 |
CRIMETIME SATURDAY |
0.5 |
0.5 |
Even |
0 |
WHOSE LINE IS IT-10/2 2 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
+25% |
0.1 |
IHEARTRADIO MUSIC FEST-2 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
Even |
0 |
WHOSE LINE IS IT-10/2 1 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
Even |
0 |
ORIGINALS-10/4 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
+33% |
0.1 |
IHEARTRADIO MUSIC FEST-1 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.333333333 |
0.1 |
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