The Last 3 Shows to Get the Post-Super Bowl Timeslot Ended Up with a Decline in Viewership

Norman Weiss February 5, 2016, 9:23 pm

The last 3 shows to get the post-Super Bowl timeslot ended up with a decline in viewership

The last three shows to air after the Super Bowl — The Blacklist, New Girl and Elementary — all got a huge ratings bump after the big game, but those viewers didn’t stick around as all three suffered slight but respective declines of 5%, 7% and 2%. In fact, only three post-Super Bowl shows have had a double-digit increase in viewership over the past 10 years (Grey’s Anatomy, The Office and Criminal Minds). PLUS: 10 TV shows you probably forgot aired after the Super Bowl.

Survivor’s Michael Skupin arrested on child porn charges

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Jennifer Lopez’s Shades of Blue renewed for Season 2

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How Billions got Metallica to film a cameo for Sunday’s episode

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President Obama started a TV tradition: The live pregame Super Bowl interview

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Read a brief history of British Super Bowl halftime performers

Coldplay’s British predecessors include Phil Collins in 2000 and Paul McCartney in 2005.

Stephen Colbert wouldn’t mind having a Late Show sidekick

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Jamie-Lynn Sigler: The Sopranos’ final scene is the last time I ever ran

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A porn star drops her lawsuit against Josh Duggar

Adult film actress Danica Dillon had sued the former 19 Kids and Counting star for $500,000, claiming he assaulted during a consensual sexual encounter. PLUS: Amy Duggar hires an agent to build a post-scandal showbiz career.

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