Week 1 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did

Sunday, September 29, 2013

Week 1 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did

2013-14 Week 1 TV Ratings (first four nights of the season, Mon-Thu):

Households: #1. CBS 7.7/12 rating/share (-3% in rating from first four nights week 1 in 2012); #2. NBC 6.3/10 (+37%); #3. ABC 6.0/10 (-10%); #4. Fox 3.8/6 (-10%); #5. The CW 0.5/1 (+25%).
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 / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Monday, October 13

The Neighborhood - "Welcome to the new Normals" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT)
The Johnsons and Butlers face big changes and unexpected challenges as Tina discovers a new passion, Malcolm navigates work and family boundaries and Courtney takes a major step with Marty. Meanwhile, Dave’s tech experiment backfires and Gemma’s parenting plan goes awry.

DMV - "Pilot" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT)
East Hollywood Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) driving examiner Colette pines for her coworker Noa while enduring teasing from colleagues Gregg, Vic and Ceci. Also, new manager Barb rallies the crew to save their branch from government shutdown.

TV We Love - "I Love Lucy" (The CW, 8:00PM ET/PT)
A deep dive into "I Love Lucy," widely regarded as one of the greatest sitcoms of all time; exploring the groundbreaking partnership of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, whose comedic brilliance and bold business moves forever changed television.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of October 13)

Monday, October 13

Kat Dennings (Shifting Gears/Dollface/2 Broke Girls/Raising Dad) - Watch Kat on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Steve Martin (Only Murders in the Building), Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building/Mulaney/I'm a Big Girl Now/The Associates) and Selena Gomez (Only Murders in the Building/Wizards of Waverly Place) - Steve, Martin and Selena are guests on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Keanu Reaves (Swedish Dicks) - Keanu and Alex Winter are guests on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Jason Bateman (Arrested Development/George and Leo/Chicago Sons/Simon/The Hogan Family/It's Your Move/Silver Spoons) - Jason appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Laverne Cox (Clean Slate) - Andy Cohen intervews Laverne on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 9pm on Bravo.
Patricia Arquette (High Desert) - Patricia talks about Murdaugh: Death in the Family on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
Bradley Whitford (Perfect Harmony/Trophy Wife) - Bradley talks about The Diplomat on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Colin Hanks (Life in Pieces) - Colin chats with the hosts about John Candy: I Like Me on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Michael J. Fox (Family Ties/Spin City/The Michael J. Fox Show) - Michael discusses his new book Future Boy: Back to the Future and My Journey Through the Space-Time Continuum with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Ayo Edebiri (Big Mouth/The Bear) - Co-host Gayle King sits down with Ayo and Julia Roberts on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
Tim Meadows (DMV/Schooled/No Activity/Son of Zorn/Mr. Box Office/The Bill Engvall Show) - Tim talks about DMV on CBS Mornings Plus in the 9am hour.
Brian Baumgartner (The Office) - Brian talks about the We Need A Fourth podcast on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Sherri Shepherd (Mr. Iglesias/Trial & Error/Sherri/Less Than Perfect/Suddenly Susan) - Sherri talks about The Sunshine Queens on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Jaleel White (Family Matters/Grown Ups) - Jaleel joins Sherri to talk about the new season of his hit game show Flip Side on Sherri, so check your local listings.
Vanessa Lachey (Truth Be Told/Dads) - Vanessa and Nick Lachey talk about Netflix's Love is Blind on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
Cristela Alonzo (Cristela) - Cristela talks about Netflix's Stay Classy on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/Cafe Americain/Sydney/One Day at a Time) - Valerie is showing Drew how to make the perfect pumpkin spice meatballs on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.