How the Sitcoms Did

Sunday, February 19, 2006

Week 22 numbers first three nights, Mon-Wed only available; final Thurs numbers not available yet from Nielsen, so I will not post the numbers this week -- sorry about that!

Analysis: The Winter Olympics have certainly helped NBC, but the Olympics might be on pace for its worst ratings ever, as shows like American Idol, Dancing with the Stars, Grey's Anatomy, and others have beat it head to head. I still think CBS made a huge mistake airing mostly repeats against the Olympics. On Monday everyone was at normal levels against the Olympics, even CBS's comedies and CSI: Miami in repeats. The Olympics easily won that night and thus far this week the only time they went over 20 million, with 21.07 million. Tuesday saw American Idol and House trounce the Olympics badly. Wednesday it was again American Idol and ABC's Lost that ruled and made the Olympics look like a loser. Thursday saw Dancing with the Stars beating The Olympics AND Survivor head to head. NBC won the 9 and 10 p.m. hours with the Olympis only because CSI and Without a Trace were repeats. Friday had the Winter Olympics winning again, but Stars Results gave a good performance once again. Saturday was all NBC with the Olympics. Again, ABC will battle with NBC for Sunday night. ABC has a good shot of beating the Olympics again tonight from 9 to 11 p.m at least.

Monday Sitcoms

The King of Queens (CBS) - 9.17 million for a repeat is awesome.
How I Met Your Mother (CBS) - 8.1 million for a repeat is good, but a little drop from the lead-in.
Two and a Half Men (CBS) - A repeat and still 13.6 million.
Courting Alex (CBS) - A new episode scored 11.11 million--lowest yet.
One on One (UPN), All of Us (UPN), Girlfriends (UPN), Half and Half (UPN) - Steady but down from last week's 3-4 million to 2.5-3.5 million.

Tuesday Sitcoms

According to Jim(ABC) 9pm - A repeat at 9pm did OK, with 6.62 million...a new episode will air at 9pm this week, like it did on Feb. 7 when it had over 8.3 million.
Rodney (ABC) - With no Jim at 8 tonight, a new Rodney suffered a lot, only 4.61 million.

Wednesday Sitcoms

George Lopez (ABC) - 6.16 million against Idol, and beat Still Standing.
Freddie (ABC) - A drop, only 5.82 million.
Still Standing (CBS) - 6.13 million, slightly behind ABC.
Yes, Dear (CBS) - Sitcom leader in slot with 6.48 million--sadly the highest rated sitcom of the night.

Thursday Sitcoms

Everybody Hates Chris (UPN) - Whoa...no other sitcoms on any net than UPN...so Chris was the highest rated sitcom of the night! Wonder if UPN promoted that?
Love, Inc. (UPN), Eve (UPN), Cuts (UPN) - New episodes of these sitcoms did pathetic as usual. They will not make it to the CW line-up.

Friday Sitcoms

WB Friday Comedies - dead last in each half hour.

Summing it up. Repeats of The King of Queens, How I Met Your Mother, Two and a Half Men were impressive for the week. Everything else was OK (such as a repeat of According To Jim, Courting Alex) or just plain old terrible (such as WB Friday, UPN Thursday, Rodney).

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Wednesday, June 24

Shifting Gears - "Restoration" (ABC, 9:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Matt, the widowed owner of a classic car restoration shop, is confronted with his most unexpected and challenging project yet when his estranged daughter and her adolescent children come crashing back into his life.

Shifting Gears - "Accommodations" (ABC, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Matt joins Riley at Carter's high school open house.

Shifting Gears - "Job" (ABC, 10:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Riley, desperate for work, reluctantly takes a job at Matt's shop; Gabriel and Stitch secretly stray from Matt's vision on a high-stakes restomod project.

Shifting Gears - "Grief" (ABC, 10:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Riley discovers a closet filled with her late mother's clothes, she insists Matt hasn't processed her death and urges him to see a grief counselor; Gabriel faces a crisis of confidence when he's put in charge of the shop for a day.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of June 22)

Wednesday, June 24

Tim Allen (Shifting Gears/Last Man Standing/Home Improvement) - Watch Tim on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Olivia Rodrigo (Bizaardvark) - Olivia is a musical guest on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Britt Lower (Ghosted/Man Seeking Woman/Big Lake) - Britt appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Alan Cumming (Schmigadoon!) - Alan is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
June Diane Raphael (Big Mouth/Grace and Frankie/New Girl) - Andy Cohen interviews June on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 10:15pm on Bravo. NBC's Today catches up with June in the 9am hour.
Jay Pharoah (White Famous/Champaign ILL) - Jay talks about The Quiz with Balls and his album The Odyssey on Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
The Cast of The Bear - ABC News’ Linsey Davis interviews the cast of The Bear on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
Chloe Bailey (grown-ish) - Chloe talks about Strung on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Halle Berry (Living Dolls) and Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/Cafe Americain/Sydney/One Day at a Time) - Drew is joined by Halle Berry, Valerie Bertinelli, viral sensation Melani Sanders and Nate Burleson for a Fearless After 50 roundtable discussion on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Issa Rae (Insecure) - Issa is telling Drew all about her new book I Should Be Smarter By Now, and two-part docuseries, Seen & Heard, on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Tia Mowry (Family Reunion/The Game/Sister, Sister) - Tia talks about Single Black Tenant on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
Natalie Alyn Lind (The Goldbergs) - Natalie talks about Paramount+'s Dutton Ranch on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
Sherry Cola (Shrinking/Nobody Wants This) - Sherry talks about Netflix's Little Brother on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.