Sunday, November 15, 2015
Week 8 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did
Total Viewers: #1. CBS 9.114 million (-4% from first four nights week 7); #2. NBC 8.353 million (+15%); #3. ABC 6.822 million (-21%); #4. Fox 4.444 million (-2%); #5. The CW 1.674 million (-4%).
Adults 18-49: #1. NBC 2.12/7 rating/share (+18% in rating from first four nights week 7); #2. CBS 1.70/6 (-3%); #3. ABC 1.65/5 (-24%); #4. Fox 1.43/5 (-7%); #5. The CW 0.69/2 (+3%).
We have previous week's final ratings, Week 7 (11/2/15-11/8/15, LIVE+SD). NBC won the week in A18-49, thanks to SNF of course, as NBC did a 2.36 rating. CBS was #2 with a 2.10 rating. ABC was #3 with a 1.75 rating, while Fox was #4 with a 1.19 rating. Among total viewers, CBS was #1 with 10.334 million, with NBC #2 at 8.266 million. ABC was #3 with 7.024 million and Fox at #4 with just 3.464 million.
For season to-date (9/21/15-11/12/15, LIVE+SD), NBC is #1 in A18-49 with a 2.39 rating, followed by CBS at #2 with a 2.09 rating. Fox at #3 with a 1.82 rating and ABC at #4 with a 1.63 rating. Among total viewers it is CBS #1 at 10.164 million, followed by NBC at #2 with 8.317 million, ABC #3 with 6.492 million and Fox #4 with 5.72 million.
Back to week 8 (Nov. 9-15), 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 8 (Nov. 9-15) Analysis | |||||||||
Last Sunday (Nov. 8) | (Week 7) | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | ||
Title | Network | Time | Total Viewers | 18-49 Rtg | Notes | ||||
60 Minutes | CBS | 7:36PM | 15,764,000 | 10,998,000 | 4,766,000 | 2.72 | 1.39 | 1.33 | |
America's Funniest Videos | ABC | 7:00PM | 5,644,000 | 4,950,000 | 694,000 | 1.02 | 0.98 | 0.04 | |
The Simpsons | Fox | 7:22PM | 3,269,000 | 3,269,000 | 1.31 | 1.31 | |||
Football Night in America | NBC | 7:30PM | 8,330,000 | 5,602,000 | 2,728,000 | 2.96 | 1.71 | 1.25 | |
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 7:30PM | 3,126,000 | 17,872,000 | (14,746,000) | 1.41 | 6.17 | (4.76) | vs. OT |
Madam Secretary | CBS | 8:36PM | 10,590,000 | 9,467,000 | 1,123,000 | 1.33 | 1.12 | 0.21 | |
Once Upon a Time | ABC | 8:00PM | 4,876,000 | 4,831,000 | 45,000 | 1.55 | 1.54 | 0.01 | |
Football Night in America | NBC | 8:00PM | 13,100,000 | 13,287,000 | (187,000) | 4.70 | 4.55 | 0.15 | |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,475,000 | 3,475,000 | 1.51 | 1.51 | |||
World Series Pre Game | Fox | 8:00PM | 16,593,000 | (16,593,000) | 5.15 | (5.15) | |||
MLB World Series Gm 5 | Fox | 8:15PM | 17,206,000 | (17,206,000) | 5.09 | (5.09) | |||
Sunday Night Football | NBC | 8:30PM | 23,047,000 | 23,010,000 | 37,000 | 8.39 | 8.19 | 0.20 | 831-1158P |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | 2,647,000 | 2,647,000 | 1.19 | 1.19 | |||
The Good Wife | CBS | 9:36PM | 8,267,000 | 7,552,000 | 715,000 | 1.07 | 0.95 | 0.12 | |
Blood & Oil | ABC | 9:00PM | 3,404,000 | 3,255,000 | 149,000 | 0.82 | 0.82 | - | |
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,581,000 | 2,581,000 | 1.16 | 1.16 | |||
Last Man on Earth | Fox | 9:30PM | 2,571,000 | 2,571,000 | 1.02 | 1.02 | |||
CSI: Cyber | CBS | 10:36PM | 5,652,000 | 5,437,000 | 215,000 | 0.83 | 0.75 | 0.08 | |
Quantico | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,380,000 | 4,049,000 | 331,000 | 1.33 | 1.17 | 0.16 | |
Dateline | NBC | 10:00PM | - | - | |||||
Monday | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | |||
Title | Network | Time | Total Viewers | 18-49 Rtg | Notes | ||||
Supergirl | CBS | 8:00PM | 8,066,000 | 8,865,000 | (799,000) | 1.71 | 2.19 | (0.48) | |
Dancing w/the Stars | ABC | 8:00PM | 12,633,000 | 12,087,000 | 546,000 | 2.00 | 1.85 | 0.15 | 8-10P |
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 12,016,000 | 12,059,000 | (43,000) | 3.23 | 3.28 | (0.05) | 8-10P |
Gotham | Fox | 8:00PM | 4,110,000 | 4,274,000 | (164,000) | 1.54 | 1.56 | (0.02) | |
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | CW | 8:00PM | 948,000 | 945,000 | 3,000 | 0.32 | 0.28 | 0.04 | |
Scorpion | CBS | 9:00PM | 9,344,000 | 9,507,000 | (163,000) | 1.80 | 1.88 | (0.08) | |
Bones | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,584,000 | 1,753,000 | (169,000) | 0.50 | 0.63 | (0.13) | REPEAT vs. Minority |
Jane the Virgin | CW | 9:00PM | 1,105,000 | 1,095,000 | 10,000 | 0.40 | 0.43 | (0.03) | |
NCIS LA | CBS | 10:00PM | 7,910,000 | 8,409,000 | (499,000) | 1.25 | 1.26 | (0.01) | |
Castle | ABC | 10:00PM | 6,069,000 | 4,977,000 | 1,092,000 | 1.01 | 0.84 | 0.17 | vs. CMA Count |
Blindspot | NBC | 10:00PM | 7,673,000 | 8,017,000 | (344,000) | 2.19 | 2.24 | (0.05) | |
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 | 16,678,000 | 17,975,000 | (1,297,000) | 2.28 | 2.30 | (0.02) | |
The Muppets | ABC | 8:00PM | 3,944,000 | 4,556,000 | (612,000) | 1.21 | 1.42 | (0.21) | |
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 10,863,000 | 10,863,000 | 2.74 | 2.74 | 8-10P | ||
Best Time Ever/NPH | NBC | 8:00PM | 5,055,000 | (5,055,000) | 1.35 | (1.35) | |||
Grandfathered | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,046,000 | 3,715,000 | (669,000) | 0.95 | 0.96 | (0.01) | |
The Flash | CW | 8:00PM | 3,634,000 | 3,865,000 | (231,000) | 1.51 | 1.49 | 0.02 | |
Fresh off the Boat | ABC | 8:30PM | 3,770,000 | 4,452,000 | (682,000) | 1.34 | 1.57 | (0.23) | |
The Grinder | Fox | 8:30PM | 2,562,000 | 2,518,000 | 44,000 | 0.81 | 0.82 | (0.01) | |
NCIS: New Orleans | CBS | 9:00PM | 12,390,000 | 14,149,000 | (1,759,000) | 1.68 | 1.91 | (0.23) | |
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | ABC | 9:00PM | 3,488,000 | 3,840,000 | (352,000) | 1.32 | 1.40 | (0.08) | |
The Voice | NBC | 9:00PM | 8,215,000 | (8,215,000) | 1.96 | (1.96) | |||
Scream Queens | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,512,000 | 2,442,000 | 70,000 | 0.94 | 0.96 | (0.02) | |
iZombie | CW | 9:00PM | 1,404,000 | 1,434,000 | (30,000) | 0.62 | 0.59 | 0.03 | |
Limitless | CBS | 10:00PM | 7,094,000 | 7,863,000 | (769,000) | 1.47 | 1.47 | - | |
Wicked City | ABC | 10:00PM | 1,688,000 | 2,422,000 | (734,000) | 0.45 | 0.69 | (0.24) | |
Chicago Fire | NBC | 10:00PM | 8,145,000 | 8,109,000 | 36,000 | 2.05 | 1.79 | 0.26 | |
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 | 9,000,000 | 8,795,000 | 205,000 | 2.09 | 2.04 | 0.05 | |
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | 7,623,000 | 7,623,000 | 2.03 | 2.03 | |||
CMA Awards | ABC | 8:00PM | 13,620,000 | (13,620,000) | 3.83 | (3.83) | |||
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 10,143,000 | 6,998,000 | 3,145,000 | 2.36 | 1.19 | 1.17 | vs. Laura |
Rosewood | Fox | 8:00PM | 5,167,000 | 5,049,000 | 118,000 | 1.39 | 1.51 | (0.12) | |
Arrow | CW | 8:00PM | 2,298,000 | 2,601,000 | (303,000) | 0.92 | 1.06 | (0.14) | |
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:30PM | 7,006,000 | 7,006,000 | 2.09 | 2.09 | |||
Criminal Minds | CBS | 9:00PM | 8,512,000 | 7,793,000 | 719,000 | 1.60 | 1.48 | 0.12 | |
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | 8,147,000 | 8,147,000 | 2.73 | 2.73 | |||
Law & Order: SVU | NBC | 9:00PM | 7,759,000 | 6,547,000 | 1,212,000 | 1.97 | 1.51 | 0.46 | |
Empire | Fox | 9:00PM | 11,200,000 | 11,677,000 | (477,000) | 4.22 | 4.64 | (0.42) | |
Supernatural | CW | 9:00PM | 1,702,000 | 1,644,000 | 58,000 | 0.70 | 0.60 | 0.10 | |
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | 5,969,000 | 5,969,000 | 1.84 | 1.84 | |||
Code Black | CBS | 10:00PM | 6,902,000 | 6,444,000 | 458,000 | 1.25 | 1.21 | 0.04 | |
Nashville | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,546,000 | 4,546,000 | 1.04 | 1.04 | |||
Chicago P.D. | NBC | 10:00PM | 6,792,000 | 6,475,000 | 317,000 | 1.60 | 1.43 | 0.17 | |
Thursday | 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 | 14,915,000 | 14,811,000 | 104,000 | 3.74 | 3.70 | 0.04 | |
Grey's Anatomy | ABC | 8:00PM | 8,018,000 | 8,504,000 | (486,000) | 2.23 | 2.31 | (0.08) | |
Heroes Reborn | NBC | 8:00PM | 3,777,000 | 3,975,000 | (198,000) | 1.12 | 1.26 | (0.14) | |
Bones | Fox | 8:00PM | 5,163,000 | 5,335,000 | (172,000) | 1.06 | 1.14 | (0.08) | |
The Vampire Diaries | CW | 8:00PM | 1,324,000 | 1,335,000 | (11,000) | 0.62 | 0.55 | 0.07 | |
Life In Pieces | CBS | 8:30PM | 7,993,000 | 7,881,000 | 112,000 | 1.85 | 1.88 | (0.03) | |
Mom | CBS | 9:00PM | 7,161,000 | 7,279,000 | (118,000) | 1.51 | 1.53 | (0.02) | |
Scandal | ABC | 9:00PM | 7,703,000 | 8,026,000 | (323,000) | 2.19 | 2.25 | (0.06) | |
Blacklist | NBC | 9:00PM | 6,754,000 | 6,436,000 | 318,000 | 1.46 | 1.38 | 0.08 | |
Sleepy Hollow | Fox | 9:00PM | 3,015,000 | 3,039,000 | (24,000) | 0.91 | 0.90 | 0.01 | |
The Originals | CW | 9:00PM | 975,000 | 968,000 | 7,000 | 0.43 | 0.37 | 0.06 | |
2 Broke Girls | CBS | 9:30PM | 6,335,000 | 6,211,000 | 124,000 | 1.59 | 1.35 | 0.24 | PREMIERE vs. Bang(R) |
Elementary | CBS | 10:00PM | 5,163,000 | 5,583,000 | (420,000) | 0.84 | 1.05 | (0.21) | |
How To Get Away W/Murder | ABC | 10:00PM | 6,710,000 | 6,487,000 | 223,000 | 1.95 | 1.87 | 0.08 | |
The Player | NBC | 10:00PM | 3,437,000 | 3,220,000 | 217,000 | 0.73 | 0.75 | (0.02) | |
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 | 5,819,000 | 5,830,000 | (11,000) | 1.10 | 1.07 | 0.03 | |
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | 7,471,000 | 6,848,000 | 623,000 | 1.30 | 1.21 | 0.09 | |
Undateable | NBC | 8:00PM | 2,503,000 | 2,635,000 | (132,000) | 0.60 | 0.68 | (0.08) | REPEAT |
MasterChef Jr | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,749,000 | 4,158,000 | (409,000) | 1.20 | 1.35 | (0.15) | |
Reign | CW | 8:00PM | 1,083,000 | 938,000 | 145,000 | 0.40 | 0.28 | 0.12 | |
Dr. Ken | ABC | 8:30PM | 5,308,000 | 5,378,000 | (70,000) | 1.20 | 1.19 | 0.01 | |
Truth Be Told | NBC | 8:30PM | 2,060,000 | 2,138,000 | (78,000) | 0.60 | 0.58 | 0.02 | |
Hawaii Five-0 | CBS | 9:00PM | 8,363,000 | 8,850,000 | (487,000) | 1.10 | 1.13 | (0.03) | |
Shark Tank | ABC | 9:00PM | 6,192,000 | 6,709,000 | (517,000) | 1.60 | 1.65 | (0.05) | |
Grimm | NBC | 9:00PM | 3,621,000 | 3,783,000 | (162,000) | 0.90 | 0.97 | (0.07) | |
World's Funniest | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,234,000 | 2,211,000 | 23,000 | 0.80 | 0.76 | 0.04 | |
America's Next Top Model | CW | 9:00PM | 1,032,000 | 951,000 | 81,000 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.01 | |
Blue Bloods | CBS | 10:00PM | 10,298,000 | 10,899,000 | (601,000) | 1.20 | 1.26 | (0.06) | |
20/20 | ABC | 10:00PM | 5,113,000 | 5,185,000 | (72,000) | 1.20 | 1.27 | (0.07) | |
Dateline | NBC | 10:00PM | 3,552,000 | 4,199,000 | (647,000) | 0.80 | 0.96 | (0.16) | |
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 | ||||
48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 8:00PM | 4,640,000 | 4,640,000 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
College Football | CBS | 8:00PM | 11,063,000 | (11,063,000) | 3.63 | (3.63) | |||
Saturday Night Football | ABC | 8:00PM | 5,470,000 | 4,729,000 | 741,000 | 1.70 | 1.23 | 0.47 | 8-11P |
Dateline Mystery | NBC | 8:00PM | 4,360,000 | 3,954,000 | 406,000 | 0.80 | 0.63 | 0.17 | 8-10P |
College Football | Fox | 8:00PM | 1,900,000 | 1,518,000 | 382,000 | 0.50 | 0.42 | 0.08 | 8-11P |
Democratic Debate | CBS | 9:00PM | 7,220,000 | 7,220,000 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 9-11P | ||
48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 10:00PM | - | - | |||||
SNL(R) | NBC | 10:00PM | 3,010,000 | 3,564,000 | (554,000) | 0.60 | 0.71 | (0.11) | 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 8 (Nov. 9-15) 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 | Thu | 14,915,000 | 3.74 | |
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | Wed | 8,147,000 | 2.73 | |
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:30PM | Wed | 7,006,000 | 2.09 | |
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | Wed | 7,623,000 | 2.03 | |
Life In Pieces | CBS | 8:30PM | Thu | 7,993,000 | 1.85 | |
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | Wed | 5,969,000 | 1.84 | |
2 Broke Girls | CBS | 9:30PM | Thu | 6,335,000 | 1.59 | PREMIERE |
Mom | CBS | 9:00PM | Thu | 7,161,000 | 1.51 | |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | Sun | 3,475,000 | 1.51 | |
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 7:30PM | Sun | 3,126,000 | 1.41 | |
Fresh off the Boat | ABC | 8:30PM | Tue | 3,770,000 | 1.34 | |
The Simpsons | Fox | 7:00PM | Sun | 3,269,000 | 1.31 | REPEAT |
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | Fri | 7,471,000 | 1.3 | |
The Muppets | ABC | 8:00PM | Tue | 3,944,000 | 1.21 | |
Dr. Ken | ABC | 8:30PM | Fri | 5,308,000 | 1.2 | |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | Sun | 2,647,000 | 1.19 | |
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | Sun | 2,581,000 | 1.16 | |
The Last Man on Earth | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | 2,571,000 | 1.02 | |
Grandfathered | Fox | 8:00PM | Tue | 3,046,000 | 0.95 | |
The Grinder | Fox | 8:30PM | Tue | 2,562,000 | 0.81 | |
Undatelable | NBC | 8:00PM | Fri | 2,503,000 | 0.6 | REPEAT |
Truth Be Told | NBC | 8:30PM | Fri | 2,060,000 | 0.6 | |
The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 9:30PM | Thu | preempted | ||
The Grinder | Fox | 8:30PM | Sat | preempted | ||
Grandfathered | Fox | 8:00PM | Sat | preempted | ||
Significant Mother | CW | 9:30PM | Mon | completed | ||
Mike & Molly | CBS | 8:30PM | Mon | |||
The Odd Couple | CBS | 8:30PM | Thu | |||
Angel from Hell | CBS | 9:30PM | Thu | |||
Uncle Buck | ABC | 8:30PM | Fri | |||
Bordertown | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | |||
New Girl | Fox | 9:00PM | Tue | |||
The Guide to Surviving Life | Fox | 9:30PM | Tue | |||
Galavant | ABC | 8:00PM | Sun |
SOURCE: Nielsen Media Research
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Friday, March 29
none scheduled
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of March 25)
Friday, March 29
- Michael Keaton (Report to Murphy/Working Stiffs/All's Fair) - Watch Michael on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Ramy Youssef (Ramy/See Dad Run) - Ramy appears on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Sarah Paulson (Leap of Faith) - Sarah is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Bowen Yang (Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens) - Bowen appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Lauren Lapkus (Crashing/Clipped/Are You There, Chelsea?) - Lauren is a guest on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Jim Parsons (Young Sheldon/The Big Bang Theory) - Jim talks about Mother Play on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
- Frank Grillo (Battery Park) - Frank talks about his new film Lights Out on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local lisitngs.
- Eugene Levy (Schitt's Creek/Greg the Bunny/Hiller and Diller) - Eugene is telling Drew about working with his two children on Schitt's Creek, joining season four of Only Murders in the Building and traveling around the world for his new show on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
New on DVD/Blu-ray (November-March)
11/07 - South Park - The Complete Twenty-Sixth Season (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/14 - Leave it to Beaver - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/05 - Father Knows Best - The Complete Series
12/05 - The Odd Couple - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/12 - The Dick Van Dyke Show - The Complete Series
12/12 - Looney Tunes Collector's Choice - Volume 2 (Blu-ray)
12/12 - That Girl - The Complete Series
12/15 - Letterkenny - Season 11
12/19 - The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet - The Official Restored Complete Series
12/22 - Three's Company - The Official 40th Anniversary Collection (includes The Ropers and Three's a Crowd)
01/09 - South Park - Seasons 11-15 (Blu-ray)
01/16 - Ghosts (UK) - Season Five
02/13 - Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/27 - The Really Loud House - Season One
03/12 - Ghosts (UK) - The Complete Series
03/12 - Looney Tunes Collector's Choice - Volume 3 (Blu-ray)
03/12 - Rick and Morty - Season 7 (Blu-ray Steelbook) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
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