Sunday, September 28, 2014
Week 1 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did
2014-15 Week 1 TV Ratings (first four nights of the season, Mon-Thu):
Households: #1. CBS 8.1/13 rating/share (+5% in rating from first four nights week 1 in 2013); #2. ABC 6.4/11 (+7%); #3. NBC 6.0/10 (-5%); #4. Fox 2.6/4 (-32%); #5. The CW 0.5/1 (even)
Total Viewers: #1. CBS 12.3 million (+8% from first four nights week 1 in 2013); #2. ABC 9.84 million (+4%); #3. NBC 9.63 million (-5%); #4. Fox 4.21 million (-32%); #5. The CW 0.86 million (+10%).
Adults 18-49: #1. CBS 3.6/11 rating/share (+20% in rating from first four nights week 1 in 2013); #2. NBC 2.6/8 (-19%); #3. ABC 2.5/8 (-7%); #4. Fox 1.5/5 (-32%) #5. The CW 0.3/1 (even)
We're back with a new season! We'll have this week's final ratings, Week 1 (9/22/14-9/28/14) next Sunday.
We will also have Season to-date (9/22/14-9/28/14) ratings in 18-49 and total viewers.
Back to week 1, read our full night-by-night analysis followed by how the sitcoms did! GREAT showings are in BOLD. If they are in bold in both total viewers and 18-49, then it is very impressive:
Total Viewers: #1. CBS 12.3 million (+8% from first four nights week 1 in 2013); #2. ABC 9.84 million (+4%); #3. NBC 9.63 million (-5%); #4. Fox 4.21 million (-32%); #5. The CW 0.86 million (+10%).
Adults 18-49: #1. CBS 3.6/11 rating/share (+20% in rating from first four nights week 1 in 2013); #2. NBC 2.6/8 (-19%); #3. ABC 2.5/8 (-7%); #4. Fox 1.5/5 (-32%) #5. The CW 0.3/1 (even)
We're back with a new season! We'll have this week's final ratings, Week 1 (9/22/14-9/28/14) next Sunday.
We will also have Season to-date (9/22/14-9/28/14) ratings in 18-49 and total viewers.
Back to week 1, read our full night-by-night analysis followed by how the sitcoms did! GREAT showings are in BOLD. If they are in bold in both total viewers and 18-49, then it is very impressive:
| Week 1 (Sept. 22-28) Analysis | |||||||||
| Last Sunday (Sept. 21) | (Summer Wk 17) | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | ||
| Title | Network | Time | Total Viewers | 18-49 Rtg | Notes | ||||
| CBS NFL Post | CBS | 7:55PM | 26,651,000 | 20,714,000 | 5,937,000 | 10.01 | 6.92 | 3.09 | |
| 60 Minutes | CBS | 8:04PM | 17,875,000 | 17,875,000 | 3.45 | 3.45 | premiere | ||
| America's Funniest Videos | ABC | 7:00PM | 4,945,000 | 4,945,000 | 0.90 | 0.90 | REPEAT | ||
| Bob's Burgers | Fox | 7:00PM | 1,881,000 | 1,881,000 | 0.76 | 0.76 | REPEAT | ||
| Football Night in America | NBC | 7:30PM | 2,429,000 | 5,392,000 | (2,963,000) | 0.81 | 1.78 | (0.97) | |
| The Simpsons | Fox | 7:30PM | 2,155,000 | 2,155,000 | 0.89 | 0.89 | REPEAT | ||
| Madam Secretary | CBS | 9:04PM | 14,751,000 | 14,751,000 | 1.99 | 1.99 | premiere | ||
| Once Upon a Time | ABC | 8:00PM | 3,197,000 | 3,197,000 | 0.77 | 0.77 | REPEAT | ||
| Football Night in America | NBC | 8:00PM | 9,950,000 | 12,360,000 | (2,410,000) | 3.68 | 4.68 | (1.00) | |
| The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,030,000 | 3,030,000 | 1.32 | 1.32 | REPEAT | ||
| Sunday Night Football | NBC | 8:30PM | 19,665,000 | 22,155,000 | (2,490,000) | 7.80 | 8.54 | (0.74) | |
| Family Guy | Fox | 8:30PM | 2,830,000 | 2,830,000 | 1.25 | 1.25 | REPEAT | ||
| The Good Wife | CBS | 10:04PM | 11,059,000 | 11,059,000 | 1.45 | 1.45 | premiere | ||
| Resurrection | ABC | 9:00PM | 3,130,000 | 3,130,000 | 0.73 | 0.73 | REPEAT | ||
| Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | 3,054,000 | 3,054,000 | 1.42 | 1.42 | REPEAT | ||
| American Dad! | Fox | 9:00PM | 3,030,000 | 2,660,000 | 370,000 | 1.46 | 1.32 | 0.14 | FINALE |
| CSI | CBS | 10:00PM | - | - | premieres 9/28 | ||||
| Revenge | ABC | 10:00PM | 2,585,000 | 2,585,000 | 0.61 | 0.61 | REPEAT | ||
| Monday | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | |||
| Title | Network | Time | Total Viewers | 18-49 Rtg | Notes | ||||
| The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 8:00PM | 18,031,000 | 18,031,000 | 5.45 | 5.45 | premiere | ||
| Dancing with the Stars | ABC | 8:00PM | 12,759,000 | 13,643,000 | (884,000) | 2.24 | 2.44 | (0.20) | vs. premiere |
| The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 12,948,000 | 12,948,000 | 3.93 | 3.93 | premiere | ||
| Gotham | Fox | 8:00PM | 8,210,000 | 8,210,000 | 3.24 | 3.24 | premiere | ||
| Whose Line Is it Anyway? | CW | 8:00PM | 723,000 | 1,097,000 | (374,000) | 0.19 | 0.38 | (0.19) | REPEAT |
| The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 8:30PM | 18,237,000 | 18,237,000 | 5.41 | 5.41 | special time | ||
| Whose Line Is it Anyway? | CW | 8:30PM | 739,000 | 954,000 | (215,000) | 0.21 | 0.35 | (0.14) | REPEAT |
| Scorpion | CBS | 9:00PM | 13,833,000 | 13,833,000 | 3.21 | 3.21 | premiere | ||
| Sleepy Hollow | Fox | 9:00PM | 5,506,000 | 5,506,000 | 1.96 | 1.96 | premiere | ||
| America's Next Top Model | CW | 9:00PM | 781,000 | 1,001,000 | (220,000) | 0.27 | 0.44 | (0.17) | |
| Under the Dome | CBS | 10:00PM | 7,519,000 | 7,040,000 | 479,000 | 1.75 | 1.62 | 0.13 | FINALE |
| Forever | ABC | 10:00PM | 8,594,000 | 8,594,000 | 1.69 | 1.69 | premiere, special night | ||
| The Blacklist | NBC | 10:00PM | 12,341,000 | 12,341,000 | 3.38 | 3.38 | premiere | ||
| Tuesday | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | |||
| Title | Network | Time | Total Viewers | 18-49 Rtg | Notes | ||||
| NCIS | CBS | 8:00PM | 18,228,000 | 18,228,000 | 2.91 | 2.91 | premiere | ||
| Dancing w/Stars Results | ABC | 8:00PM | 9,962,000 | 12,681,000 | (2,719,000) | 1.71 | 2.20 | (0.49) | vs. premiere |
| The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 13,184,000 | 13,184,000 | 4.11 | 4.11 | premiere | ||
| Utopia | Fox | 8:00PM | 1,911,000 | 2,420,000 | (509,000) | 0.82 | 1.00 | (0.18) | |
| Arrow | CW | 8:00PM | 670,000 | 914,000 | (244,000) | 0.26 | 0.30 | (0.04) | REPEAT |
| NCIS: New Orleans | CBS | 9:00PM | 17,225,000 | 17,225,000 | 2.49 | 2.49 | premiere | ||
| Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | ABC | 9:00PM | 5,984,000 | 5,984,000 | 2.10 | 2.10 | |||
| New Girl | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,350,000 | 3,039,000 | (689,000) | 1.29 | 1.70 | (0.41) | vs. premiere |
| Supernatural | CW | 9:00PM | 680,000 | 830,000 | (150,000) | 0.27 | 0.30 | (0.03) | REPEAT |
| Mindy Project | Fox | 9:30PM | 2,101,000 | 2,682,000 | (581,000) | 1.03 | 1.30 | (0.27) | vs. premiere |
| Person of Interest | CBS | 10:00PM | 10,580,000 | 10,580,000 | 1.74 | 1.74 | premiere | ||
| Forever | ABC | 10:00PM | 6,854,000 | 6,854,000 | 1.83 | 1.83 | premiere | ||
| Chicago Fire | NBC | 10:00PM | 9,144,000 | 9,144,000 | 2.61 | 2.61 | premiere | ||
| Wednesday | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | |||
| Title | Network | Time | Total Viewers | 18-49 Rtg | Notes | ||||
| Survivor | CBS | 8:00PM | 9,754,000 | 9,754,000 | 2.74 | 2.74 | 90-min premiere | ||
| The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | 7,587,000 | 7,587,000 | 2.19 | 2.19 | premiere | ||
| Mysteries of Laura | NBC | 8:00PM | 10,007,000 | 10,191,000 | (184,000) | 1.53 | 2.00 | (0.47) | timeslot premiere vs. 10P |
| Hell's Kitchen | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,685,000 | 3,961,000 | (276,000) | 1.30 | 1.42 | (0.12) | vs. premiere |
| Penn & Teller: Fool Us | CW | 8:00PM | 1,506,000 | 1,583,000 | (77,000) | 0.48 | 0.55 | (0.07) | FINALE |
| The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:30PM | 7,314,000 | 7,314,000 | 2.44 | 2.44 | premiere | ||
| Criminal Minds | CBS | 9:00PM | - | - | premieres 10/1 | ||||
| Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | 11,378,000 | 11,378,000 | 3.91 | 3.91 | premiere | ||
| Law & Order: SVU | NBC | 9:00PM | 10,067,000 | 10,067,000 | 2.15 | 2.15 | premiere | ||
| Red Band Society | Fox | 9:00PM | 3,428,000 | 4,095,000 | (667,000) | 1.05 | 1.34 | (0.29) | vs. premiere |
| Big Brother | CBS | 9:30PM | 6,921,000 | 6,596,000 | 325,000 | 2.59 | 2.23 | 0.36 | 90-min FINALE vs. 8P |
| black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | 11,039,000 | 11,039,000 | 3.32 | 3.32 | premiere | ||
| Penn & Teller: Fool Us | CW | 9:00PM | 1,396,000 | 1,396,000 | 0.43 | 0.43 | REPEAT | ||
| Stalker | CBS | 10:00PM | - | - | premieres 10/1 | ||||
| Nashville | ABC | 10:00PM | 5,797,000 | 5,797,000 | 1.49 | 1.49 | premiere | ||
| Chicago P.D. | NBC | 10:00PM | 8,505,000 | 8,505,000 | 1.92 | 1.92 | premiere | ||
| Thursday | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | |||
| Title | Network | Time | Total Viewers | 18-49 Rtg | Notes | ||||
| NFL Thurs Kick-off | CBS | 8:00PM | 9,234,000 | 9,114,000 | 120,000 | 2.95 | 2.90 | 0.05 | |
| Grey's Anatomy | ABC | 8:00PM | 10,143,000 | 10,143,000 | 3.14 | 3.14 | premiere | ||
| The Biggest Loser | NBC | 8:00PM | 4,470,000 | 4,618,000 | (148,000) | 1.33 | 1.34 | (0.01) | vs. premiere |
| Bones | Fox | 8:00PM | 6,345,000 | 6,345,000 | 1.58 | 1.58 | premiere | ||
| Vampire Diaries | CW | 8:00PM | 606,000 | 544,000 | 62,000 | 0.21 | 0.21 | - | REPEAT |
| Thursday Night Football | CBS | 8:30PM | 16,289,000 | 11,882,000 | 4,407,000 | 6.02 | 4.53 | 1.49 | |
| Scandal | ABC | 9:00PM | 12,155,000 | 12,155,000 | 3.90 | 3.90 | premiere | ||
| Sleepy Hollow | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,275,000 | 2,275,000 | 0.63 | 0.63 | REPEAT | ||
| The Originals | CW | 9:00PM | 505,000 | 595,000 | (90,000) | 0.18 | 0.21 | (0.03) | REPEAT |
| How To Get Away w/Murder | ABC | 10:00PM | 14,340,000 | 14,340,000 | 3.85 | 3.85 | premiere | ||
| Parenthood | NBC | 10:00PM | 4,263,000 | 4,263,000 | 1.38 | 1.38 | premiere | ||
| Friday | (PRELIMINARY #s) | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | ||
| Title | Network | Time | Total Viewers | 18-49 Rtg | Notes | ||||
| The Amazing Race | CBS | 8:00PM | 5,519,000 | 5,519,000 | 1.10 | 1.10 | premiere | ||
| Shark Tank | ABC | 8:00PM | 6,884,000 | 6,884,000 | 1.60 | 1.60 | premiere | ||
| Mysteries of Laura | NBC | 8:00PM | 4,768,000 | 4,768,000 | 0.70 | 0.70 | REPEAT | ||
| Utopia | Fox | 8:00PM | 1,859,000 | 1,521,000 | 338,000 | 0.70 | 0.48 | 0.22 | vs. 9P |
| Masters of Illusion | CW | 8:00PM | 1,102,000 | 1,478,000 | (376,000) | 0.30 | 0.41 | (0.11) | |
| Whose Line Is It Anyway? | CW | 8:30PM | 902,000 | 1,235,000 | (333,000) | 0.30 | 0.40 | (0.10) | REPEAT |
| Hawaii Five-0 | CBS | 9:00PM | 8,930,000 | 8,930,000 | 1.30 | 1.30 | premiere | ||
| Shark Tank | ABC | 9:00PM | 7,387,000 | 7,387,000 | 2.00 | 2.00 | premiere | ||
| Dateline | NBC | 9:00PM | 6,865,000 | 5,306,000 | 1,559,000 | 1.40 | 1.20 | 0.20 | 9-11P |
| America's Next Top Model | CW | 9:00PM | 594,000 | 631,000 | (37,000) | 0.20 | 0.21 | (0.01) | REPEAT |
| Gotham | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,497,000 | 2,497,000 | 0.70 | 0.70 | REPEAT | ||
| Blue Bloods | CBS | 10:00PM | 10,639,000 | 10,639,000 | 1.20 | 1.20 | premiere | ||
| 20/20 | ABC | 10:00PM | 6,439,000 | 6,439,000 | 1.60 | 1.60 | premiere | ||
| Constatine | NBC | 10:00PM | - | - | prem 10/24 | ||||
| Saturday | (PRELIMINARY #s) | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | ||
| Title | Network | Time | Total Viewers | 18-49 Rtg | Notes | ||||
| College Football | Fox | 7:35PM | 1,590,000 | 3,220,000 | (1,630,000) | 0.50 | 1.00 | (0.50) | |
| Crimetime | CBS | 8:00PM | 3,920,000 | 3,920,000 | 0.60 | 0.60 | REPEAT | ||
| Saturday Night Football | ABC | 8:00PM | 3,860,000 | 7,336,000 | (3,476,000) | 1.10 | 2.62 | (1.52) | |
| The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 2,760,000 | 2,760,000 | 0.60 | 0.60 | REPEAT | ||
| Crimetime | CBS | 9:00PM | 4,610,000 | 4,610,000 | 0.80 | 0.80 | REPEAT | ||
| Music for Change | NBC | 9:00PM | 1,830,000 | 1,830,000 | 0.40 | 0.40 | special | ||
| 48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 10:00PM | 5,490,000 | 5,490,000 | 1.00 | 1.00 | premiere | ||
| SNL(R) | NBC | 10:00PM | 3,210,000 | 3,210,000 | 0.90 | 0.90 | REPEAT | ||
Sitcoms in green did excellent for the week, while yellow indicates OK showings and red is not good! This is sorted by adults 18-49:
| Week 1 (Sept. 22-28) How the Sitcoms Did | ||||||
| (Sun comedies are previous week and Fri/Sat are prelim ratings) | ||||||
| Sorted by 18-49 Rtg | ||||||
| Title | Network | Time | Day | Total Viewers | 18-49 Rtg | Notes |
| The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 8:00PM | Mon | 18,031,000 | 5.45 | premiere |
| The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 8:30PM | Mon | 18,237,000 | 5.41 | special time |
| Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | Wed | 11,378,000 | 3.91 | premiere |
| black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | Wed | 11,039,000 | 3.32 | premiere |
| The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:30PM | Wed | 7,314,000 | 2.44 | premiere |
| The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | Wed | 7,587,000 | 2.19 | premiere |
| American Dad! | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | 3,030,000 | 1.46 | FINALE |
| Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | Sun | 3,054,000 | 1.42 | REPEAT |
| The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | Sun | 3,030,000 | 1.32 | REPEAT |
| New Girl | Fox | 9:00PM | Tue | 2,359,000 | 1.29 | |
| Family Guy | Fox | 8:30PM | Sun | 2,830,000 | 1.25 | REPEAT |
| The Mindy Project | Fox | 9:30PM | Tue | 2,101,000 | 1.03 | |
| The Simpsons | Fox | 7:30PM | Sun | 2,155,000 | 0.89 | REPEAT |
| Bob's Burgers | Fox | 7:00PM | Sun | 1,881,000 | 0.76 | REPEAT |
| Comedytime (R) | CBS | 8:00PM | Sat | |||
| Comedytime (R) | CBS | 8:30PM | Sat | |||
| Animation Domination | Fox | 7:00PM | Sun | |||
| Animnation Domination | Fox | 7:30PM | Sun | |||
| Mom | CBS | 8:30PM | Mon | premieres 9/29 | ||
| Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | Fri | premieres 10/3 | ||
| Cristela | ABC | 8:30PM | Fri | premieres 10/10 | ||
| Marry Me | NBC | 9:00PM | Tue | premieres 10/7 | ||
| About a Boy | NBC | 9:30PM | Tue | premieres 10/7 | ||
| Selfie | ABC | 8:00PM | Tue | premieres 9/30 | ||
| Manhattan Love Story | ABC | 8:30PM | Tue | premieres 9/30 | ||
| Bad Judge | NBC | 9:00PM | Thu | premieres 10/2 | ||
| A to Z | NBC | 9:30PM | Thu | premieres 10/2 | ||
| Mulaney | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | premieres 10/5 | ||
| Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | Sun | premieres 9/28 | ||
| 2 Broke Girls | CBS | 8:00PM | Mon | premieres 10/27 | ||
| The Millers | CBS | 8:30PM | Thu | premieres 10/30 | ||
| Two and a Half Men | CBS | 9:00PM | Thu | premieres 10/30 | ||
| The McCarthys | CBS | 9:30PM | Thu | premieres 10/30 | ||
SOURCE: Nielsen Media Research
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Friday, March 27
Happy's Place - "" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
When a woman inherits her late father's tavern, she's shocked to discover that it's co-owned by a half-sister she never knew existed... who has some interesting new ideas about how to run the family business.
Stumble - "Finals Week" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Having missed cheer camp, the team must submit a skills tape in order to qualify for Daytona, but the headwinds are against Courteney, as making the tape falls right in the middle of finals week at Heådltston.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of March 23)
Friday, March 27
- Chelsea Handler (Are You There, Chelsea?) - Watch Chelsea on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Trey Parker and Matt Stone (Creators of South Park) - Trey and Matt are guests on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Andrew Rannells (Girls/The New Normal) - Andrew appears on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Tony Shalhoub (We Are Men/Stark Raving Mad/Wings) - Tony is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Jenny Slate (The Great North/Big Mouth/Married/Bob's Burgers) - Jenny appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Amanda Peet (Brockmire/Togetherness/Bent) - Amanda chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- John Leguizamo (The Brothers Garcia) - John talks about ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
- Jon Bernthal (The Class) and Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Bear/Girls) - Jon and Ebon talk about Broadway's Dog Day Afternoon on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am.
- Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/Cafe Americain/Sydney/One Day at a Time) - Drew has a special food news with Joey Chestnut, Sunny Anderson and Valerie on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Melissa Peterman (Happy's Place/Young Sheldon/Baby Daddy/Working Class/Reba) - Kit and Melissa check out How to Train Your Dragon: Isle of Berk on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
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