Season-to-Date Report Card for New Broadcast Network Shows

In the third week of the season, broadcast network primetime
shows began to settle in, with some returning shows such as The
Mentalist and Grey'sAnatomy gaining audience as viewers turned their eyeballs
away from sampling the new.

However, the big picture story is still not a good one for
the networks. ABC, CBS and Fox are all having a rough season so far with losses
of 10-20% versus last year across the board in most demos. NBC is on the plus
side, but it's mainly because they moved ratings powerhouse The Voice to
the fall.

While we knew this season's crop of new shows wasn't
destined to create enormous buzz, the size of these ratings drops
overall is still surprising. Most returning shows are seeing declines and
many of the new shows that got initial sampling have fallen in subsequent
weeks as viewers begin to embrace their viewing patterns. C3
ratings (commercial minute viewing within three days of telecast) for the first
week of the season showed bumps for many shows, but cumulatively there was no
increase.

Given the generally lousy ratings performance of the their
primetime schedules so far this season, the broadcast networks' PR departments
have been in overdrive, touting how many people are watching their shows on a
DVR. Indeed, many programs show impressive gains when live-plus-seven-day
viewing is compared to the live-plus-same-day ratings typically reported by the
press.

The problem is that live-plus-seven-day viewing is not
really that important to advertisers. Most national television plans and buys
are based on C3 ratings, so viewers who avoid the commercial minutes or watch
after three days of the live telecast don't count toward our clients' communications
goals.

For the week of Sept. 24 (premiere week), average
regularly scheduled primetime programming among adults 18-49 rated 26% higher
on live-plus-seven-day viewing versus live-plus-same-day. On C3, however, the
lift was zero overall.

Some shows did get a meaningful C3 benefit. The C3 rating
for NBC's Grimm was 28% higher versus live-plus-same-day, the best for
any program that week, but well below the eye-popping 86% gain it got on live-plus-seven.
The worst performing show, CBS' The Amazing Race, declined 19% on C3
(even though it had gained 20% on live-plus-seven).

While the verdict is still out on how many success stories
there will be for new shows this season, the networks are trying to put on a
positive front by giving a bunch of shows full-season or additional-episode
orders out of the gate. Below is a snapshot on how the new fall crop of shows is
doing.

ABC

The Neighbors: Wed. 8:30 p.m. Premiered behind
Modern Family and did respectable numbers; however, when it moved into
its regular time period, it fell below year-ago occupant Suburgatory.
Down but not quite out.

Nashville:Wed. 10 p.m. Pretty good debut with
about 9 million viewers and a 2.8 rating among adults 18-49 out of Modern
Family. Still, it likely under-performed ABC's expectations given the vast
promotion and good reviews behind it. Then in its second week, 18-49
ratings fell to a 2.0, a decline of 29%.

Last Resort: Thurs. 8 p.m. Good show but it's
hard to have a new drama lead off a night and subsequently ratings have been
lackluster. It doesn't help that it's against tough competition with The Big
Bang Theory/Two and a Half Men and The X Factor. On the fence in
terms of survival.

Malibu Country: Fri. 8:30 p.m. Debuts Nov. 2.

666 Park Avenue: Sun. 10 p.m. While it is a
good fit for ABC's Sunday night, big losses in weeks two and three mean the
show may not survive.

CBS

Partners: Mon. 8:30 p.m. Not working and a
definite weak spot on a now-declining evening. Cancellation clock is ticking.

Vegas: Tues. 10 p.m. Similar to year-ago
occupant Unforgettable (which is returning this summer). The "older set"
loves it.

Elementary: Thurs. 10 p.m. Doing well behind
sophomore hit Person of Interest and is looking like a "go" for a full
season renewal.

Made in Jersey: Fri. 9 p.m. Canceled on Oct.
10, making it the first casualty of the new season.

NBC

Revolution: Mon. 10 p.m. Full-season renewal.
Good adult 18-49 ratings.

Go On: Tues. 9 p.m. Full-season renewal
despite declining ratings.

The New Normal: Tues. 9:30 p.m. Full-season
renewal. Ratings are not that good but the network president says he's behind
this show, adding that it gets a lot of DVR recording. Time will tell if this
was a wise decision.

Animal Practice: Wed. 8 p.m. Despite
heavy promotion and an early launch by NBC, ratings were not strong enough to
anchor evening. Canceled on Oct. 18; season's second new-show casualty.

Guys With Kids: Wed. 8:30 p.m. Not a strong
show and it had lack of lead-in support from Animal Practice. Will
likely be cancelled.

Chicago Fire: Wed. 10 p.m. Brought in 6.6
million viewers and a 1.9 among adults 18-49 for debut. The lowest premiere
ever for a Dick Wolf-produced drama. Then in its second week it fell to 5.8
million viewers and a 1.5 18-49 rating. Those numbers will not keep it on for a
full season.

Fox

The Mob Doctor: Mon. 9 p.m. Any day now...Chop, chop!

Ben and Kate: Tues. 8:30 p.m. Six additional
episodes ordered but show has been under-performing.

The Mindy Project: Tues. 9:30 p.m. Full-season
renewal despite big drop-offs in adult 18-49 rating since its
premiere.

The CW

Emily Owens, M.D.: Tues. 9 p.m. Debuted on
Oct. 16 with 1.7 million viewers and a 0.5 18-49 rating.

Arrow:Wednesday 8 p.m. Strongest
series-opener for the network since The Vampire Diaries in 2009. Sexy
promotion obviously helped.

Beauty and the Beast: Thurs. 9 p.m. Respectable
sampling out of The Vampire Diaries season-opener, similar to last
season's Secret Circle.

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