Sunday, September 28, 2014
Week 1 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did
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
Monday, August 31
The Neighorhood - "Welcome to Gemma Johnson's Day Off" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Gemma reaches her limit at work, and when a car issue forces her to slow down, an unexpected break helps her rethink what she really wants next. Meanwhile, Marty and Malcolm’s plans are thrown off course when unexpected opportunities arise, and Dave embraces a new career path.
The Neighorhood - "Welcome to the Chat" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Tina oversteps at daycare, a well‑meaning effort to fix it takes a turn after a message is sent to the wrong chat. Meanwhile, a surprise visit from Dave’s mother, Paula (Marilu Henner), leads him and Gemma to reconsider their careers and what comes next.
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - "2026: Virtual Insanity" (FX and FXX, 9:00PM ET/PT)
The Gang's RV breaks down en route to a Jamiroquai concert, leaving them to fend for themselves in a dangerous wasteland of junkies and street people.
Adults - "The Scrub" (FX and FXX, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
The housemates uncover Paul Baker's long-kept secret.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of August 31)
Monday, August 31
- Regina Hall (Black Monday/Grandfathered/Married/Second Generation Wayans) - Watch Regina on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Keke Palmer (Scream Queens/True Jackson, VP) - Keke is a guest on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Mike Schur (The Office/Creator of Parks and Recreation/Brooklyn Nine-Nine/The Good Place/Rutherford Falls/A Man on the Inside) - Mike appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Tommy Davidson (The Varnell Hill Show/The Proud Family/Malcolm & Eddie/Between Brothers) - Tommy talks about The Varnell Hill Show on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
- Sterling K. Brown (Starved) - Sterling talks about Paradise on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- Patrick Dempsey (Fast Times) - NBC's Today catches up with Patrick in the 10am hour.
- Jack Whitehall (The 'Burbs) - Jack talks about Fox's Nation's Dumbest on a repeat of Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
- Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/Cafe Americain/Sydney/One Day at a Time) - Valerie joins the Drew's News desk on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
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