Sunday, September 29, 2013
Week 1 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did
Total Viewers: #1. CBS 12.3 million (-3%); #2. NBC 10.17 million (+41%); #3. ABC 9.41 million (-8%); #4. Fox 6.21 million (-11%); #5. The CW 776,000 viewers (+25%).
Adults 18-49: #1. NBC 3.2/9 rating/share (+28%); #2. CBS 3.0/8 (-3%); #3. ABC 2.7/8 (+4%); #4. Fox 2.2/6 (-15%); #5. The CW 0.3/1 (even).
It's a new season, and a new format to the weekly ratings report! It might be a bit more cleaner, but we are working on tweaking this and making it even better. So bare with us! By week two, you'll have actual week-to-week comparisons for most programs. So read our full night-by-night analysis followed by how the sitcoms did!
Week 1 (Sep. 23-29) Analysis | |||||||||
Last Sunday (Sep. 22) | (Summer Week 17) | 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 | 7:00PM | 0 | 0.00 | Premieres 9/29/13 | ||||
America's Funniest Videos | ABC | 7:00PM | 0 | 0.00 | Premieres 10/6/13 | ||||
Fox NFL Sunday | Fox | 7:00PM | 0 | 0.00 | |||||
Football Night in America | NBC | 7:30PM | 3,829,000 | 4,590,000 | (761,000) | 1.17 | 1.56 | (0.39) | |
The OT | Fox | 7:30PM | 0 | 0.00 | |||||
The Amazing Race | CBS | 8:00PM | 0 | 0.00 | Premieres 9/29/13 | ||||
Once Upon a Time | ABC | 8:00PM | 0 | 0.00 | Premieres 9/29/13 | ||||
Football Night in America | NBC | 8:00PM | 9,758,000 | 11,310,000 | (1,552,000) | 3.36 | 4.28 | (0.92) | |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | 0 | 0.00 | Premieres 9/29/13 | ||||
Sunday Night Football | NBC | 8:20PM | 20,510,000 | 20,543,000 | (33,000) | 7.67 | 8.42 | (0.75) | |
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 8:30PM | 0 | 0.00 | Premieres 9/29/13 | ||||
The Good Wife | CBS | 9:00PM | 0 | 0.00 | Premieres 9/29/13 | ||||
Revenge | ABC | 9:00PM | 0 | 0.00 | Premieres 9/29/13 | ||||
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | 0 | 0.00 | Premieres 9/29/13 | ||||
American Dad! | Fox | 9:30PM | 0 | 0.00 | Premieres 9/29/13 | ||||
The Mentalist | CBS | 10:00PM | 0 | 0.00 | Premieres 9/29/13 | ||||
Betrayal | ABC | 10:00PM | 0 | 0.00 | Premieres 9/29/13 | ||||
Monday | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | |||
Title | Network | Time | Total Viewers | 18-49 Rtg | Notes | ||||
How I Met Your Mother | CBS | 8:00PM | 9,395,000 | 9,395,000 | 3.68 | 3.68 | 1-Hour premiere | ||
Dancing with the Stars | ABC | 8:00PM | 13,565,000 | 16,038,000 | (2,473,000) | 2.28 | 3.10 | (0.82) | |
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 0 | 5.05 | 5.05 | ||||
Bones | Fox | 8:00PM | 6,743,000 | 7,761,000 | (1,018,000) | 1.90 | 2.29 | (0.39) | |
We Are Men | CBS | 8:30PM | 0 | 0.00 | Premieres 9/30/13 | ||||
2 Broke Girls | CBS | 9:00PM | 8,877,000 | 8,877,000 | 2.84 | 2.84 | |||
Sleep Hollow | Fox | 9:00PM | 8,586,000 | 10,098,000 | (1,512,000) | 3.13 | 3.51 | (0.38) | |
Mom | CBS | 9:30PM | 7,980,000 | 7,980,000 | 2.52 | 2.52 | |||
Hostages | CBS | 10:00PM | 7,410,000 | 7,410,000 | 1.80 | 1.80 | |||
Castle | ABC | 10:00PM | 11,459,000 | 11,459,000 | 2.25 | 2.25 | |||
The Blacklist | NBC | 10:00PM | 12,583,000 | 12,583,000 | 3.83 | 3.83 | |||
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 | 20,002,000 | 20,002,000 | 3.60 | 3.60 | |||
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | ABC | 8:00PM | 12,121,000 | 12,121,000 | 4.70 | 4.70 | |||
The Biggest Loser | NBC | 8:00PM | 0 | 0.00 | Premieres 10/8 | ||||
Dads | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,651,000 | 5,762,000 | (2,111,000) | 1.50 | 2.21 | (0.71) | |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | 4,034,000 | 6,172,000 | (2,138,000) | 1.80 | 2.56 | (0.76) | |
NCIS: Los Angeles | CBS | 9:00PM | 16,353,000 | 16,353,000 | 3.00 | 3.00 | |||
The Goldbergs | ABC | 9:00PM | 8,938,000 | 8,938,000 | 3.10 | 3.10 | |||
The Voice | NBC | 9:00PM | 14,351,000 | 14,351,000 | 4.70 | 4.70 | 2-Hr , 8-10P | ||
New Girl | Fox | 9:00PM | 4,039,000 | 5,535,000 | (1,496,000) | 2.10 | 2.88 | (0.78) | |
Trophy Wife | ABC | 9:30PM | 6,692,000 | 6,692,000 | 2.30 | 2.30 | |||
The Mindy Project | Fox | 9:30PM | 2,944,000 | 3,827,000 | (883,000) | 1.50 | 1.87 | (0.37) | |
Person of Interest | CBS | 10:00PM | 12,438,000 | 12,438,000 | 2.30 | 2.30 | |||
Lucky 7 | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,427,000 | 4,427,000 | 1.30 | 1.30 | |||
Chicago Fire | NBC | 10:00PM | 8,899,000 | 8,899,000 | 2.70 | 2.70 | |||
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 | 9,536,000 | 9,725,000 | (189,000) | 2.40 | 2.63 | (0.23) | |
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | 8,942,000 | 8,942,000 | 2.50 | 2.50 | |||
Back in the Game | ABC | 8:30PM | 8,015,000 | 8,015,000 | 2.20 | 2.20 | |||
Revolution | NBC | 8:00PM | 6,807,000 | 6,807,000 | 1.80 | 1.80 | |||
The X Factor | Fox | 8:00PM | 7,729,000 | 6,618,000 | 1,111,000 | 2.50 | 2.20 | 0.30 | |
Criminal Minds | CBS | 9:00PM | 11,265,000 | 11,265,000 | 2.80 | 2.80 | |||
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | 11,682,000 | 11,682,000 | 4.20 | 4.20 | 1-Hour Premiere | ||
Law & Order: SVU | NBC | 9:00PM | 9,584,000 | 9,584,000 | 2.70 | 2.70 | 2-Hour Premiere | ||
Super Fun Night | ABC | 9:30PM | 0 | 0.00 | Premieres 10/2/13 | ||||
CSI | CBS | 10:00PM | 9,118,000 | 9,118,000 | 2.00 | 2.00 | |||
Nashville | ABC | 10:00PM | 6,499,000 | 6,499,000 | 2.00 | 2.00 | |||
Ironside | NBC | 10:00PM | 0 | 0.00 | Premieres 10/2/13 | ||||
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 | 18,994,000 | 18,994,000 | 5.50 | 5.50 | |||
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | ABC | 8:00PM | 4,684,000 | 4,684,000 | 1.20 | 1.20 | REPEAT | ||
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland | ABC | 8:00PM | 0 | 0.00 | Premieres 10/10/13 | ||||
Parks & Recreation | NBC | 8:00PM | 3,270,000 | 3,270,000 | 1.30 | 1.30 | 1-Hour Premiere | ||
The X Factor | Fox | 8:00PM | 6,471,000 | 6,431,000 | 40,000 | 2.10 | 2.00 | 0.10 | |
The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 8:30PM | 20,439,000 | 20,439,000 | 6.10 | Special Time | |||
The Millers | CBS | 8:30PM | 0 | 0.00 | Premieres 10/3/13 | ||||
Welcome to the Family | NBC | 8:30PM | 0 | 0.00 | Premieres 10/3/13 | ||||
The Crazy Ones | CBS | 9:00PM | 15,516,000 | 15,516,000 | 3.90 | 3.90 | |||
Grey's Anatomy | ABC | 9:00PM | 9,275,000 | 9,275,000 | 3.40 | 3.40 | 2-Hour Premiere | ||
Sean Saves the World | NBC | 9:00PM | 0 | 0.00 | Premieres 10/3/13 | ||||
Glee | Fox | 9:00PM | 5,064,000 | 5,064,000 | 2.00 | 2.00 | |||
Two and a Half Men | CBS | 9:30PM | 11,594,000 | 11,594,000 | 2.90 | 2.90 | |||
The Michael J. Fox Show | NBC | 9:30PM | 7,503,000 | 7,503,000 | 2.20 | 2.20 | 1-Hour Premiere 9-10P | ||
Elementary | CBS | 10:00PM | 10,183,000 | 10,183,000 | 2.10 | 2.10 | |||
Scandal | ABC | 10:00PM | 0 | 0.00 | Premieres 10/3/13 | ||||
Parenthood | NBC | 10:00PM | 5,056,000 | 5,056,000 | 1.60 | 1.60 | |||
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 | ||||
Undercover Boss | CBS | 8:00PM | 8,130,000 | 8,130,000 | 1.50 | 1.50 | |||
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | 5,660,000 | 6,670,000 | (1,010,000) | 1.52 | (1.52) | ||
The Michael J. Fox Show | NBC | 8:00PM | 4,010,000 | 4,010,000 | 0.80 | 0.80 | REPEAT | ||
Junior Masterchef | Fox | 8:00PM | 4,220,000 | 4,220,000 | 1.60 | 1.60 | |||
Bones | Fox | 8:00PM | 0 | 0.00 | Moves 11/8/13 | ||||
The Neighbors | ABC | 8:30PM | 4,110,000 | 4,582,000 | (472,000) | 1.00 | 1.17 | (0.17) | |
Hawaii Five-0 | CBS | 9:00PM | 9,380,000 | 9,380,000 | 1.50 | 1.50 | |||
Shark Tank | ABC | 9:00PM | 6,750,000 | 6,857,000 | (107,000) | 1.90 | 1.77 | 0.13 | |
Dateline | NBC | 9:00PM | 6,530,000 | 5,560,000 | 970,000 | 1.30 | 1.12 | 0.18 | 9-11P |
Grimm | NBC | 9:00PM | 0 | 0.00 | Premieres 10/25/13 | ||||
Sleep Hollow | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,770,000 | 2,770,000 | 0.90 | 0.90 | REPEAT | ||
Raising Hope | Fox | 9:00PM | 0 | 0.00 | Moves 11/8/13 | ||||
Raising Hope | Fox | 9:30PM | 0 | 0.00 | Premieres 11/8/13 | ||||
Blue Bloods | CBS | 10:00PM | 11,390,000 | 11,390,000 | 1.70 | 1.70 | |||
20/20 | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,620,000 | 5,601,000 | (981,000) | 1.30 | 1.35 | (0.05) | |
Dracula | NBC | 10:00PM | 0 | 0.00 | Premieres 10/25/13 | ||||
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 | 7:00PM | 1,220,000 | 1,885,000 | (665,000) | 0.40 | 0.58 | (0.18) | |
Comedytime | CBS | 8:00PM | 3,610,000 | 2,520,000 | 1,090,000 | 0.90 | 0.41 | 0.49 | REPEAT |
Saturday Night Football | ABC | 8:00PM | 6,360,000 | 5,727,000 | 633,000 | 2.00 | 1.71 | 0.29 | |
Chicago Fire | NBC | 8:00PM | 2,300,000 | 2,300,000 | 0.50 | 0.50 | REPEAT | ||
Comedytime | CBS | 8:30PM | 3,380,000 | 2,940,000 | 440,000 | 0.80 | 0.46 | 0.34 | |
Crimetime | CBS | 9:00PM | 3,660,000 | 3,690,000 | (30,000) | 0.70 | 0.50 | 0.20 | REPEAT |
The Blacklist | NBC | 9:00PM | 3,850,000 | 3,850,000 | 0.70 | 0.70 | REPEAT | ||
48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 10:00PM | 6,010,000 | 6,010,000 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
SNL | NBC | 10:00PM | 2,920,000 | 2,920,000 | 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 (Sep. 23-29) 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 | 8:30PM | Thur | 20,439,000 | 6.1 | Special Time |
The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 8:00PM | Thur | 18,994,000 | 5.5 | |
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | Wed | 11,682,000 | 4.2 | 1-Hour Premiere |
The Crazy Ones | CBS | 9:00PM | Thur | 15,516,000 | 3.9 | |
How I Met Your Mother | CBS | 8:00PM | Mon | 9,395,000 | 3.68 | 1-Hour Premiere |
The Goldbergs | ABC | 9:00PM | Tues | 8,938,000 | 3.1 | |
Two and a Half Men | CBS | 9:30PM | Thur | 11,594,000 | 2.9 | |
2 Broke Girls | CBS | 9:00PM | Mon | 8,877,000 | 2.84 | |
Mom | CBS | 9:30PM | Mon | 7,980,000 | 2.52 | |
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | Wed | 8,942,000 | 2.5 | |
Trophy Wife | ABC | 9:30PM | Wed | 6,692,000 | 2.3 | |
Back in the Game | ABC | 8:30PM | Wed | 8,015,000 | 2.2 | |
The Michael J. Fox Show | NBC | 9:30PM | Thur | 7,503,000 | 2.2 | 1-Hour Premiere 9-10P |
New Girl | Fox | 9:00PM | Tues | 4,039,000 | 2.1 | |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | Tues | 4,034,000 | 1.8 | |
Dads | Fox | 8:00PM | Tues | 3,651,000 | 1.5 | |
The Mindy Project | Fox | 9:30PM | Tues | 2,944,000 | 1.5 | |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | Sun | 3,030,000 | 1.38 | REPEAT |
Parks & Recreation | NBC | 8:00PM | Thur | 3,270,000 | 1.3 | 1-Hour Premiere |
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | Sun | 2,720,000 | 1.25 | REPEAT |
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | Fri | 5,660,000 | 1.2 | |
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 8:30PM | Sun | 2,570,000 | 1.19 | REPEAT |
The Simpsons | Fox | 7:30PM | Sun | 2,380,000 | 1.05 | REPEAT |
The Neighbors | ABC | 8:30PM | Fri | 4,110,000 | 1 | |
The Crazy Ones | CBS | 8:00PM | Sat | 3,610,000 | 0.9 | REPEAT |
Dads | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | 2,120,000 | 0.89 | REPEAT |
American Dad! | Fox | 7:00PM | Sun | 2,130,000 | 0.86 | REPEAT |
The Michael J. Fox Show | NBC | 8:00PM | Fri | 4,010,000 | 0.8 | REPEAT |
Mom | CBS | 8:30PM | Sat | 3,380,000 | 0.8 | REPEAT |
We Are Men | CBS | 8:30PM | Mon | Premieres 9/30 | ||
Super Fun Night | ABC | 9:30PM | Wed | Premieres 10/2 | ||
The Millers | CBS | 8:30PM | Thur | Premieres 10/3 | ||
Welcome to the Family | NBC | 8:30PM | Thur | Premieres 10/3 | ||
Sean Saves the World | NBC | 9:00PM | Thur | Premieres 10/3 | ||
Raising Hope | Fox | 9:00PM | Fri | Premieres 11/8 | ||
Raising Hope | Fox | 9:30PM | Fri | Premieres 11/8 |
SOURCE: Nielsen Media Research
Sitcoms Airing Tonight
Wednesday, March 3
The Goldbergs - "Mr. Ships Ahoy" (ABC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
As William Penn’s new Quaker Warden, Beverly is thrilled to have co-workers for the first time and sets out to make them all love her. To her dismay, it’s more difficult to win them over than she anticipated, as her reputation of being a difficult school parent precedes her. Meanwhile, Geoff competes in the “Mr. Ships Ahoy” beauty pageant to prove to Erica that he can be seen as desirable by other women.
American Housewife - "The Guardian" (ABC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Katie and Greg secretly put Kathryn (Wendie Malick) through a series of tests to see if she would make a good guardian for Anna-Kat in the unlikely event something should happen to them. Meanwhile, after tracking down J.D.’s (Jake Choi) potential egg donors, Tami (Holly Robinson Peete) and Katie scheme to learn more about them.
The Conners - "A Stomach Ache, a Heartbreak and a Grave Mistake" (ABC,
9:00PM ET/PT)
Mark is stressed out and feeling sick, convinced he has COVID-19. Meanwhile, Becky and Harris team up to confront Josh who has been “ghosting” Harris; and when Jackie visits Roseanne’s grave, she finds an appalling headstone right next to it and sets out to make it right.
Call Your Mother - "Feelings" (ABC, 9:30PM ET/PT)
Jean and Danny’s relationship grows complicated emotionally and physically as they try to resist their feelings for one another until his divorce is final. As Celia is moving into Freddie’s apartment, Freddie is disappointed to learn that Celia plans to keep her place as a backup plan, causing some hard conversations between the two.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of March 1)
Wednesday, March 3
- Ben Schwartz (Space Force/Parks and Recreation) - Watch Ben on The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS. He will also be on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Annaleigh Ashford (B Positive) - Annaleigh appears on Watch What Happens: Live at 3:30am on Bravo.
- Kyra Sedgwick (Call Your Mother) - Kyra is a guest on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
- Arsenio Hall (Arsenio) - Arsenio talks about Coming 2 America on LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
- Melissa McCarthy (Mike & Molly/Samantha Who?) - Melissa appears on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
- Kristen Bell (The Good Place) and Dax Shepard (Bless This Mess) - Kristen and Dax are guests on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
- Jermaine Fowler (Superior Donuts) - Jermaine will be on The Real, so check your local listings.
- Awkwafina (Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens) - Awkwafina appears on The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
- Hillary Duff (Younger/Lizzie McGuire) - Hillary talks about My Brave Little Girl on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
New on DVD/Blu-ray (October-February)
10/13 - The Jetsons - The Complete Series (Diamond Collection)
10/13 - Our Cartoon President - Season Two
10/23 - Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em - The Complete Collection
10/27 - The Flintstones - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
10/27 - Head of the Class - The Complete Second Season (WBShop.com)
11/10 - Letterkenny - Seasons 5 & 6
11/10 - The Office - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
11/10 - Schitt's Creek - The Complete Collection
11/17 - Carol's Second Act - The Complete Series
11/17 - Robbie - Season 1
11/24 - Corporate - Season 1
11/26 - Man with a Plan - Season Four
12/01 - The Neighborhood - Season Two
12/15 - Avenue 5 - The Complete First Season
01/22 - Corporate - Season 2
01/22 - Corporate - Season 3
02/02 - Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In - The Complete Series (2021 Retail Release)
02/16 - Fam - The Complete Series
02/23 - Betty White's Pet Set - The Complete Series
03/02 - Blue Mountain State - The Complete Series
03/02 - Happy Together - The Complete Series
03/02 - Rick and Morty - The Complete Seasons 1-4 (DVD) (Blu-ray)
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