Sunday, October 20, 2013
Week 4 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did
Total Viewers: #1. CBS 10.89 million (+4%); #2. ABC 8.15 million (flat); #3. NBC 7.92 million (flat); #4. Fox 7.3 million (+16%); #5. The CW 2.08 million (+12%).
Adults 18-49: #1. CBS 2.4/7 rating/share (flat); #2. NBC 2.4/7 (+4%); #3. ABC 2.2/6 (flat); #4. Fox 2.2/7 (flat); #5. The CW 0.9/2 (+13%).
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! Week 3 had NBC win the week in 18-49 again with a 2.66 rating, followed by Fox's 2.42, CBS' 1.86 and ABC's 1.81. In total viewers, CBS prevailed with 9.22 million, followed by NBC's 8.44, Fox's 7.49, and ABC's 6.98 million. Back to week 4, 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 4 (Oct. 14-20) Analysis | |||||||||
| Last Sunday (Oct. 13) | (Week 3) | 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 | 10,620,000 | 17,939,000 | (7,319,000) | 1.47 | 3.84 | (2.37) | |
| America's Funniest Videos | ABC | 7:00PM | 5,259,000 | 5,259,000 | 1.17 | 1.17 | |||
| Once Upon a Time (R) | ABC | 7:00PM | 2,880,000 | (2,880,000) | 0.67 | (0.67) | REPEAT | ||
| Animation Domination | Fox | 7:00PM | 3,381,000 | (3,381,000) | 1.39 | (1.39) | preempted | ||
| Football Night in America | NBC | 7:30PM | 4,483,000 | 5,714,000 | (1,231,000) | 1.66 | 2.14 | (0.48) | |
| Animation Domination | Fox | 7:30PM | 4,279,000 | (4,279,000) | 1.83 | (1.83) | preempted | ||
| The OT | Fox | 7:30PM | 14,110,000 | 14,110,000 | 5.08 | 5.08 | |||
| The Amazing Race | CBS | 8:00PM | 8,080,000 | 9,744,000 | (1,664,000) | 1.86 | 2.35 | (0.49) | |
| Once Upon a Time | ABC | 8:00PM | 7,553,000 | 7,998,000 | (445,000) | 2.40 | 2.61 | (0.21) | |
| Football Night in America | NBC | 8:00PM | 11,775,000 | 10,397,000 | 1,378,000 | 4.48 | 4.10 | 0.38 | |
| MLB Playoffs | Fox | 8:00PM | 8,349,000 | 8,349,000 | 2.42 | 2.42 | |||
| The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | 6,423,000 | (6,423,000) | 2.97 | (2.97) | preempted | ||
| Sunday Night Football | NBC | 8:20PM | 22,074,000 | 17,686,000 | 4,388,000 | 8.41 | 6.99 | 1.42 | |
| Bob's Burgers | Fox | 8:30PM | 4,029,000 | (4,029,000) | 1.90 | (1.90) | preempted | ||
| The Good Wife | CBS | 9:00PM | 8,460,000 | 9,227,000 | (767,000) | 1.17 | 1.62 | (0.45) | |
| Revenge | ABC | 9:00PM | 6,003,000 | 6,838,000 | (835,000) | 1.64 | 1.94 | (0.30) | |
| Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | 5,201,000 | (5,201,000) | 2.47 | (2.47) | preempted | ||
| American Dad! | Fox | 9:30PM | 4,471,000 | (4,471,000) | 2.13 | (2.13) | preempted | ||
| The Mentalist | CBS | 10:00PM | 9,385,000 | 8,552,000 | 833,000 | 1.33 | 1.50 | (0.17) | |
| Betrayal | ABC | 10:00PM | 2,885,000 | 3,896,000 | (1,011,000) | 0.83 | 1.13 | (0.30) | |
| 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 | 7,977,000 | 7,530,000 | 447,000 | 3.10 | 3.04 | 0.06 | |
| Dancing with the Stars | ABC | 8:00PM | 12,993,000 | 12,998,000 | (5,000) | 2.11 | 2.02 | 0.09 | |
| The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 13,781,000 | 14,635,000 | (854,000) | 4.49 | 4.63 | (0.14) | |
| Bones | Fox | 8:00PM | 7,302,000 | 7,296,000 | 6,000 | 2.02 | 2.06 | (0.04) | |
| Hart of Dixie | CW | 8:00PM | 1,062,000 | 1,028,000 | 34,000 | 0.43 | 0.37 | 0.06 | |
| We Are Men | CBS | 8:30PM | 5,415,000 | (5,415,000) | 1.84 | (1.84) | CANCELED | ||
| 2 Broke Girls | CBS | 8:30PM | 7,993,000 | 7,268,000 | 725,000 | 2.62 | 2.25 | 0.37 | vs. 9PM |
| Big Bang Theory (R) | CBS | 9:00PM | 8,537,000 | 7,268,000 | 1,269,000 | 2.24 | 2.25 | (0.01) | REPEAT vs. 2BG |
| Sleep Hollow | Fox | 9:00PM | 7,591,000 | 7,961,000 | (370,000) | 2.66 | 2.81 | (0.15) | |
| Beauty & the Beast | CW | 9:00PM | 902,000 | 864,000 | 38,000 | 0.33 | 0.30 | 0.03 | |
| Mom | CBS | 9:30PM | 7,440,000 | 6,857,000 | 583,000 | 1.98 | 2.11 | (0.13) | |
| Hostages | CBS | 10:00PM | 5,158,000 | 5,215,000 | (57,000) | 1.19 | 1.22 | (0.03) | |
| Castle | ABC | 10:00PM | 11,112,000 | 10,511,000 | 601,000 | 2.22 | 1.94 | 0.28 | |
| The Blacklist | NBC | 10:00PM | 10,298,000 | 11,184,000 | (886,000) | 3.04 | 3.09 | (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 | 18,830,000 | 18,328,000 | 502,000 | 3.11 | 2.80 | 0.31 | |
| Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | ABC | 8:00PM | 7,848,000 | 7,868,000 | (20,000) | 2.80 | 2.91 | (0.11) | |
| The Biggest Loser | NBC | 8:00PM | 7,160,000 | 7,160,000 | 2.29 | 2.29 | |||
| Dads | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,416,000 | 3,102,000 | 314,000 | 1.45 | 1.29 | 0.16 | |
| Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | 3,434,000 | 3,345,000 | 89,000 | 1.48 | 1.49 | (0.01) | |
| The Originals | CW | 8:00PM | 2,220,000 | 1,921,000 | 299,000 | 1.08 | 0.90 | 0.18 | |
| NCIS: Los Angeles | CBS | 9:00PM | 14,646,000 | 14,839,000 | (193,000) | 2.58 | 2.55 | 0.03 | |
| The Goldbergs | ABC | 9:00PM | 5,055,000 | 5,756,000 | (701,000) | 1.59 | 1.94 | (0.35) | |
| The Voice | NBC | 9:00PM | 12,993,000 | 10,199,000 | 2,794,000 | 3.99 | 3.00 | 0.99 | vs. Clip Show 8-10P |
| New Girl | Fox | 9:00PM | 3,446,000 | 3,962,000 | (516,000) | 1.83 | 2.05 | (0.22) | |
| Trophy Wife | ABC | 9:30PM | 4,115,000 | 4,775,000 | (660,000) | 1.28 | 1.45 | (0.17) | |
| The Mindy Project | Fox | 9:30PM | 2,731,000 | 2,889,000 | (158,000) | 1.36 | 1.45 | (0.09) | |
| Supernatural | CW | 9:00PM | 2,331,000 | 2,592,000 | (261,000) | 1.05 | 1.20 | (0.15) | |
| Person of Interest | CBS | 10:00PM | 12,692,000 | 11,652,000 | 1,040,000 | 2.21 | 2.03 | 0.18 | |
| Scandal (R) | ABC | 10:00PM | 2,557,000 | 3,036,000 | (479,000) | 0.64 | 0.88 | (0.24) | REPEAT |
| Chicago Fire | NBC | 10:00PM | 8,082,000 | 7,429,000 | 653,000 | 2.32 | 2.13 | 0.19 | |
| 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 | 10,114,000 | 9,604,000 | 510,000 | 2.55 | 2.46 | 0.09 | |
| The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | 8,249,000 | (8,249,000) | 2.24 | (2.24) | preempted | ||
| Toy Story of Terror | ABC | 8:00PM | 10,545,000 | 8,249,000 | 2,296,000 | 3.13 | 2.24 | 0.89 | vs. Middle |
| Back in the Game | ABC | 8:30PM | 6,354,000 | 6,530,000 | (176,000) | 1.89 | 1.77 | 0.12 | |
| Revolution | NBC | 8:00PM | 5,417,000 | 5,448,000 | (31,000) | 1.45 | 1.48 | (0.03) | |
| The X Factor | Fox | 8:00PM | 7,248,000 | (7,248,000) | 2.25 | (2.25) | preempted | ||
| MLB Playoffs | Fox | 8:00PM | 8,085,000 | 7,248,000 | 837,000 | 2.34 | 2.25 | 0.09 | vs. X Factor |
| Arrow | CW | 8:00PM | 3,060,000 | 2,737,000 | 323,000 | 1.07 | 0.93 | 0.14 | |
| Criminal Minds | CBS | 9:00PM | 11,057,000 | 10,977,000 | 80,000 | 2.73 | 2.59 | 0.14 | |
| Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | 10,936,000 | 10,643,000 | 293,000 | 4.05 | 3.90 | 0.15 | |
| Law & Order: SVU | NBC | 9:00PM | 7,479,000 | 6,312,000 | 1,167,000 | 1.80 | 1.61 | 0.19 | |
| Super Fun Night | ABC | 9:30PM | 5,953,000 | 6,637,000 | (684,000) | 2.09 | 2.49 | (0.40) | |
| Tomorrow People | CW | 9:00PM | 2,153,000 | 2,321,000 | (168,000) | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.00 | |
| CSI | CBS | 10:00PM | 9,450,000 | 8,816,000 | 634,000 | 1.96 | 1.89 | 0.07 | |
| Nashville | ABC | 10:00PM | 5,757,000 | 5,845,000 | (88,000) | 1.64 | 1.63 | 0.01 | |
| Ironside | NBC | 10:00PM | 4,802,000 | 5,182,000 | (380,000) | 1.04 | 1.07 | (0.03) | |
| 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 | 17,801,000 | 17,636,000 | 165,000 | 5.20 | 5.14 | 0.06 | |
| Once Upon a Time in Wonderland | ABC | 8:00PM | 4,531,000 | 5,821,000 | (1,290,000) | 1.19 | 1.69 | (0.50) | |
| Parks & Recreation | NBC | 8:00PM | 3,269,000 | 3,228,000 | 41,000 | 1.26 | 1.20 | 0.06 | |
| The X Factor | Fox | 8:00PM | 6,492,000 | (6,492,000) | 2.00 | (2.00) | preempted | ||
| MLB Playoffs | Fox | 8:00PM | 8,569,000 | 8,569,000 | 2.47 | 2.47 | |||
| The Vampire Diaries | CW | 8:00PM | 2,931,000 | 2,139,000 | 792,000 | 1.33 | 1.05 | 0.28 | |
| The Millers | CBS | 8:30PM | 12,274,000 | 11,729,000 | 545,000 | 3.18 | 3.03 | 0.15 | |
| Welcome to the Family | NBC | 8:30PM | 2,420,000 | 2,491,000 | (71,000) | 0.88 | 0.81 | 0.07 | |
| The Crazy Ones | CBS | 9:00PM | 9,371,000 | 9,685,000 | (314,000) | 2.38 | 2.39 | (0.01) | |
| Grey's Anatomy | ABC | 9:00PM | 8,778,000 | 8,791,000 | (13,000) | 2.72 | 2.82 | (0.10) | |
| Sean Saves the World | NBC | 9:00PM | 3,359,000 | 3,257,000 | 102,000 | 1.12 | 1.02 | 0.10 | |
| Glee | Fox | 9:00PM | 7,385,000 | (7,385,000) | 2.87 | (2.87) | preempted | ||
| Reign | CW | 9:00PM | 1,983,000 | 1,216,000 | 767,000 | 0.78 | 0.53 | 0.25 | Series Premiere vs. Originals Encore |
| Two and a Half Men | CBS | 9:30PM | 8,590,000 | 9,140,000 | (550,000) | 2.13 | 2.33 | (0.20) | |
| The Michael J. Fox Show | NBC | 9:30PM | 3,562,000 | 3,856,000 | (294,000) | 1.25 | 1.18 | 0.07 | |
| Elementary | CBS | 10:00PM | 8,519,000 | 9,057,000 | (538,000) | 1.52 | 1.92 | (0.40) | |
| Scandal | ABC | 10:00PM | 9,508,000 | 9,006,000 | 502,000 | 3.31 | 3.10 | 0.21 | |
| Parenthood | NBC | 10:00PM | 4,023,000 | 3,769,000 | 254,000 | 1.32 | 1.18 | 0.14 | |
| 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 | 9,150,000 | 7,865,000 | 1,285,000 | 1.80 | 1.31 | 0.49 | |
| Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | 6,140,000 | 6,029,000 | 111,000 | 1.30 | 1.25 | 0.05 | |
| The Michael J. Fox Show | NBC | 8:00PM | 3,030,000 | 2,790,000 | 240,000 | 0.80 | 0.61 | 0.19 | REPEAT |
| Junior Masterchef | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,850,000 | 3,923,000 | (73,000) | 1.20 | 1.39 | (0.19) | |
| Bones | Fox | 8:00PM | 0 | 0.00 | Moves 11/8/13 | ||||
| Drama Repeat | CW | 8:00PM | 1,180,000 | 1,002,000 | 178,000 | 0.30 | 0.26 | 0.04 | REPEAT |
| The Neighbors | ABC | 8:30PM | 4,350,000 | 4,117,000 | 233,000 | 1.00 | 0.91 | 0.09 | |
| Sean Saves the World | NBC | 8:30PM | 2,530,000 | 2,786,000 | (256,000) | 0.70 | 0.65 | 0.05 | REPEAT |
| Hawaii Five-0 | CBS | 9:00PM | 8,890,000 | 9,243,000 | (353,000) | 1.40 | 1.47 | (0.07) | |
| Shark Tank | ABC | 9:00PM | 6,500,000 | 6,534,000 | (34,000) | 1.90 | 1.74 | 0.16 | |
| Dateline | NBC | 9:00PM | 5,610,000 | 5,283,000 | 327,000 | 1.30 | 1.15 | 0.15 | 9-11P |
| Grimm | NBC | 9:00PM | 0 | 0.00 | Premieres 10/25/13 | ||||
| Sleep Hollow | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,510,000 | 2,127,000 | 383,000 | 0.80 | 0.65 | 0.15 | REPEAT |
| Top Model | CW | 9:00PM | 1,030,000 | 1,129,000 | (99,000) | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.00 | |
| Raising Hope | Fox | 9:00PM | 0 | 0.00 | Premieres 11/8/13 | ||||
| Raising Hope | Fox | 9:30PM | 0 | 0.00 | Premieres 11/8/13 | ||||
| Blue Bloods | CBS | 10:00PM | 10,230,000 | 10,560,000 | (330,000) | 1.30 | 1.41 | (0.11) | |
| 20/20 | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,650,000 | 4,745,000 | (95,000) | 1.20 | 1.07 | 0.13 | |
| 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 | ||||
| MLB Playoffs | Fox | 7:00PM | 8,560,000 | 6,800,000 | 1,760,000 | 2.10 | 1.89 | 0.21 | |
| Comedytime | CBS | 8:00PM | 2,490,000 | 3,447,000 | (957,000) | 0.70 | 0.77 | (0.07) | REPEAT |
| Saturday Night Football | ABC | 8:00PM | 5,870,000 | 5,560,000 | 310,000 | 2.00 | 1.30 | 0.70 | vs. NASCAR |
| Notre Dame Football | NBC | 8:00PM | 3,010,000 | 3,010,000 | 0.70 | 0.70 | |||
| Law & Order SVU | NBC | 8:00PM | 2,628,000 | (2,628,000) | 0.53 | (0.53) | preempted | ||
| Comedytime | CBS | 8:30PM | 2,680,000 | 3,112,000 | (432,000) | 0.70 | 0.75 | (0.05) | REPEAT |
| Crimetime | CBS | 9:00PM | 2,700,000 | 3,953,000 | (1,253,000) | 0.50 | 0.71 | (0.21) | REPEAT |
| The Blacklist | NBC | 9:00PM | 2,748,000 | (2,748,000) | 0.53 | (0.53) | preempted | ||
| 48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 10:00PM | 4,710,000 | 5,238,000 | (528,000) | 0.80 | 0.83 | (0.03) | |
| SNL | NBC | 10:00PM | 2,636,000 | (2,636,000) | 0.80 | (0.80) | preempted | ||
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 4 (Oct. 14-20) 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 | Thur | 17,801,000 | 5.20 | |
| Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | Wed | 10,936,000 | 4.05 | |
| The Millers | CBS | 8:30PM | Thur | 12,274,000 | 3.18 | |
| How I Met Your Mother | CBS | 8:00PM | Mon | 7,977,000 | 3.10 | |
| 2 Broke Girls | CBS | 8:30PM | Mon | 7,993,000 | 2.62 | |
| The Crazy Ones | CBS | 9:00PM | Thur | 9,371,000 | 2.38 | |
| The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 9:00PM | Mon | 8,537,000 | 2.24 | REPEAT |
| Two and a Half Men | CBS | 9:30PM | Thur | 8,590,000 | 2.13 | |
| Super Fun Night | ABC | 9:30PM | Wed | 5,953,000 | 2.09 | |
| Mom | CBS | 9:30PM | Mon | 7,440,000 | 1.98 | |
| Back in the Game | ABC | 8:30PM | Wed | 6,354,000 | 1.89 | |
| New Girl | Fox | 9:00PM | Tues | 3,446,000 | 1.83 | |
| The Goldbergs | ABC | 9:00PM | Tues | 5,055,000 | 1.59 | |
| Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | Tues | 3,434,000 | 1.48 | |
| Dads | Fox | 8:00PM | Tues | 3,416,000 | 1.45 | |
| The Mindy Project | Fox | 9:30PM | Tues | 2,731,000 | 1.36 | |
| Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | Fri | 6,140,000 | 1.30 | |
| Trophy Wife | ABC | 9:30PM | Wed | 4,115,000 | 1.28 | |
| Parks & Recreation | NBC | 8:00PM | Thur | 3,269,000 | 1.26 | |
| The Michael J. Fox Show | NBC | 9:30PM | Thur | 3,562,000 | 1.25 | |
| Sean Saves the World | NBC | 9:00PM | Thur | 3,359,000 | 1.12 | |
| The Neighbors | ABC | 8:30PM | Fri | 4,350,000 | 1.00 | |
| Welcome to the Family | NBC | 8:30PM | Thur | 2,420,000 | 0.88 | |
| The Michael J. Fox Show | NBC | 8:00PM | Fri | 3,030,000 | 0.80 | REPEAT |
| How I Met Your Mother | CBS | 8:00PM | Sat | 2,490,000 | 0.70 | REPEAT |
| 2 Broke Girls | CBS | 8:30PM | Sat | 2,680,000 | 0.70 | REPEAT |
| Sean Saves the World | NBC | 8:30PM | Fri | 2,530,000 | 0.70 | REPEAT |
| The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | Sun | preempted | ||
| Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | Sun | preempted | ||
| The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | Wed | preempted | ||
| American Dad! | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | preempted | ||
| Bob's Burgers | Fox | 8:30PM | Sun | preempted | ||
| We Are Men | CBS | 8:30PM | Mon | canceled | ||
| Animnation Domination | Fox | 7:30PM | Sun | preempted | ||
| Animation Domination | Fox | 7:00PM | Sun | preempted | ||
| Raising Hope | Fox | 9:00PM | Fri | Premieres 11/8 | ||
| Raising Hope | Fox | 9:30PM | Fri | Premieres 11/8 | ||
SOURCE: Nielsen Media Research
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