There are currently only two of the fifteen broadcast network sci fi / fantasy shows in the Top 25 based on the ratings in the 18-49 demographic, and both of those are teetering close to the edge: Once Upon A Time down to Number 22 and Gotham down to Number 25. But eleven of those fifteen made in to the General Sentiment chart which tracks activity across the social networks, and that includes low rated entries like Agents of SHIELD and the shows from The CW. This of course reinforces the notion that sci fi shows typically do not have have viewership levels, but they have very engaged fanbases that support them. And this is yet another argument for why the Nielsens do not provide the best measure for a show’s audience, but no sense getting into all of that here . . .
And of course juggernaut The Walking Dead continues its dominance on the charts, topping every list it appears on below. And American Horror Story is not too far behind it.
Here is the full look at chart activity for genre shows for the week of October 20th thru 26th:
| Nielsen Twitter Rankings | ||||||
| Series | Network | Rank | Prior Week | Move -ment | ||
| The Walking Dead | AMC | 1 | 2 | Up | ||
| American Horror Story | FX | 2 | 3 | Up | ||
| Broadcast Networks Top 25 – Ratings 18-49 | ||||||
| Series | Network | Rank | Prior Week | Move -ment | Viewers (MM) | Prior Week |
| Once Upon A Time | ABC | 22 | 15 | Down | 2.4 | 2.7 |
| Gotham | FOX | 25 | 23 | Down | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| Broadcast Networks Top 25 – Total Viewers | ||||||
| Series | Network | Rank | Prior Week | Move -ment | Viewers (MM) | Prior Week |
| Person of Interest | CBS | 24 | 22 | Down | 9.4 | 9.7 |
| Cable Networks Top 25 – Total Viewers | ||||||
| Series | Network | Rank | Prior Week | Move -ment | Viewers (MM) | Prior Week |
| The Walking Dead | AMC | 1 | 1 | Same | 13.8 | 15.1 |
| The Talking Dead | AMC | 3 | 4 | Up | 5.3 | 5.1 |
| American Horror Story | FX | 5 | 7 | Up | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| The Walking Dead (R) 8 PM | AMC | 14 | 16 | Up | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| General Sentiment – Broadcast Networks Top 25 | ||||||
| Series | Network | Rank | Prior Week | Move -ment | ||
| Once Upon A Time | ABC | 3 | 7 | Up | ||
| Gotham | FOX | 7 | 5 | Down | ||
| Vampire Diaries | CW | 8 | 10 | Up | ||
| Sleepy Hollow | FOX | 11 | 14 | Up | ||
| The 100 | CW | 12 | n/a | Up | ||
| Constantine | NBC | 13 | n/a | Up | ||
| Supernatural | CW | 14 | 11 | Down | ||
| Grimm | NBC | 18 | n/a | Up | ||
| The Flash | CW | 21 | 13 | Down | ||
| Arrow | CW | 23 | 20 | Down | ||
| Agents of SHIELD | ABC | 24 | 12 | Down | ||
| General Sentiment – Cable Channels Top 25 | ||||||
| Series | Network | Rank | Prior Week | Move -ment | ||
| The Walking Dead | AMC | 1 | 1 | Same | ||
| Doctor Who | BBCA | 2 | n/a | Up | ||
| American Horror Story | FX | 3 | 2 | Down | ||
| The Talking Dead | AMC | 6 | 6 | Same | ||
| Z Nation | Syfy | 22 | n/a | Up | ||
Nielsen Twitter Ratings ranked based on the Unique Audience – The total number of distinct Twitter accounts accruing at least one impression of one or more different Tweets ascribed to a TV episode. More info at this link.
General Sentiment tracks activity across the social networks for shows airing new episodes in Prime Time (start times between 8:00 PM and 10:55 PM EST Monday – Saturday and 7:00 PM and 10:55 PM EST on Sunday). This data collected on seven (7) major broadcast networks and 43 cable television networks. More info at this link.
