Sunday, October 27, 2013
Week 5 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did
Total Viewers: #1. CBS 10.86 million (flat); #2. Fox 10.18 million (+39%); #3. ABC 8.15 million (-2%); #4. NBC 7.92 million (-2%); #5. The CW 1.96 million (-6%).
Adults 18-49: #1. Fox 3.0/9 rating/share (+36%); #2. CBS 2.4/7 (flat); #3. NBC 2.3/6 (-4%); #4. ABC 2.0/6 (-9%); #5. The CW 0.8/2 (-11%).
For previous week's final ratings, Week 4 had NBC win the week in 18-49 again with a 2.98 rating, followed by CBS' 2.20, ABC's 1.90 and Fox's 1.85. In total viewers, CBS prevailed with 10.15 million, followed by NBC's 9.39, ABC's 7.04, and Fox's 6.15 million. Back to week 5, 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 5 (Oct. 21-27) Analysis | |||||||||
Last Sunday (Oct. 20) | (Week 4) | 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 | 14,953,000 | 10,620,000 | 4,333,000 | 2.83 | 1.47 | 1.36 | 730P |
America's Funniest Videos | ABC | 7:00PM | 5,582,000 | 5,259,000 | 323,000 | 1.07 | 1.17 | (0.10) | |
Animation Domination | Fox | 7:00PM | 1,390,000 | 1,390,000 | 0.50 | 0.50 | REPEAT | ||
Football Night in America | NBC | 7:30PM | 8,778,000 | 4,483,000 | 4,295,000 | 3.07 | 1.66 | 1.41 | |
Animation Domination | Fox | 7:30PM | 2,283,000 | 2,283,000 | 0.93 | 0.93 | REPEAT | ||
The OT | Fox | 7:30PM | 14,110,000 | (14,110,000) | 5.08 | (5.08) | preempted | ||
The Amazing Race | CBS | 8:00PM | 8,869,000 | 8,080,000 | 789,000 | 1.87 | 1.86 | 0.01 | 830P |
Once Upon a Time | ABC | 8:00PM | 7,052,000 | 7,553,000 | (501,000) | 2.06 | 2.40 | (0.34) | |
Football Night in America | NBC | 8:00PM | 15,292,000 | 11,775,000 | 3,517,000 | 5.51 | 4.48 | 1.03 | |
MLB Playoffs | Fox | 8:00PM | 8,349,000 | (8,349,000) | 2.42 | (2.42) | |||
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,138,000 | 3,138,000 | 1.31 | 1.31 | REPEAT | ||
Sunday Night Football | NBC | 8:30PM | 26,943,000 | 22,074,000 | 4,869,000 | 9.99 | 8.41 | 1.58 | |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:30PM | 3,126,000 | 3,126,000 | 1.29 | 1.29 | REPEAT | ||
The Good Wife | CBS | 9:00PM | 8,993,000 | 8,460,000 | 533,000 | 1.42 | 1.17 | 0.25 | 930P |
Revenge | ABC | 9:00PM | 6,157,000 | 6,003,000 | 154,000 | 1.53 | 1.64 | (0.11) | |
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,768,000 | 2,768,000 | 1.25 | 1.25 | REPEAT | ||
American Dad! | Fox | 9:30PM | 2,209,000 | 2,209,000 | 1.09 | 1.09 | REPEAT | ||
The Mentalist | CBS | 10:00PM | 7,749,000 | 9,385,000 | (1,636,000) | 1.25 | 1.33 | (0.08) | 1030P |
Betrayal | ABC | 10:00PM | 3,506,000 | 2,885,000 | 621,000 | 0.90 | 0.83 | 0.07 | |
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 | 7,641,000 | 7,977,000 | (336,000) | 2.97 | 3.10 | (0.13) | |
Dancing with the Stars | ABC | 8:00PM | 13,350,000 | 12,993,000 | 357,000 | 1.96 | 2.11 | (0.15) | |
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 13,685,000 | 13,781,000 | (96,000) | 4.31 | 4.49 | (0.18) | |
Bones | Fox | 8:00PM | 7,596,000 | 7,302,000 | 294,000 | 2.16 | 2.02 | 0.14 | |
Hart of Dixie | CW | 8:00PM | 1,047,000 | 1,062,000 | (15,000) | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.01 | |
2 Broke Girls | CBS | 8:30PM | 7,627,000 | 7,993,000 | (366,000) | 2.51 | 2.62 | (0.11) | |
Big Bang Theory (R) | CBS | 9:00PM | 7,934,000 | 8,537,000 | (603,000) | 2.36 | 2.24 | 0.12 | REPEAT |
Sleep Hollow | Fox | 9:00PM | 3,222,000 | 7,591,000 | (4,369,000) | 1.01 | 2.66 | (1.65) | REPEAT vs. NEW |
Beauty & the Beast | CW | 9:00PM | 821,000 | 902,000 | (81,000) | 0.30 | 0.33 | (0.03) | |
Mom | CBS | 9:30PM | 7,280,000 | 7,440,000 | (160,000) | 2.27 | 1.98 | 0.29 | |
Hostages | CBS | 10:00PM | 5,162,000 | 5,158,000 | 4,000 | 1.15 | 1.19 | (0.04) | |
Castle | ABC | 10:00PM | 10,592,000 | 11,112,000 | (520,000) | 1.92 | 2.22 | (0.30) | |
The Blacklist | NBC | 10:00PM | 10,437,000 | 10,298,000 | 139,000 | 2.97 | 3.04 | (0.07) | |
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 | 18,998,000 | 18,830,000 | 168,000 | 3.03 | 3.11 | (0.08) | |
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | ABC | 8:00PM | 7,395,000 | 7,848,000 | (453,000) | 2.68 | 2.80 | (0.12) | |
The Biggest Loser | NBC | 8:00PM | 6,697,000 | 7,160,000 | (463,000) | 2.01 | 2.29 | (0.28) | |
Dads | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,593,000 | 3,416,000 | 177,000 | 1.39 | 1.45 | (0.06) | |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | 3,773,000 | 3,434,000 | 339,000 | 1.60 | 1.48 | 0.12 | |
The Originals | CW | 8:00PM | 2,227,000 | 2,220,000 | 7,000 | 0.94 | 1.08 | (0.14) | |
NCIS: Los Angeles | CBS | 9:00PM | 14,917,000 | 14,646,000 | 271,000 | 2.54 | 2.58 | (0.04) | |
The Goldbergs | ABC | 9:00PM | 5,201,000 | 5,055,000 | 146,000 | 1.71 | 1.59 | 0.12 | |
The Voice | NBC | 9:00PM | 13,143,000 | 12,993,000 | 150,000 | 4.07 | 3.99 | 0.08 | |
New Girl | Fox | 9:00PM | 3,740,000 | 3,446,000 | 294,000 | 1.80 | 1.83 | (0.03) | |
Trophy Wife | ABC | 9:30PM | 4,047,000 | 4,115,000 | (68,000) | 1.23 | 1.28 | (0.05) | |
The Mindy Project | Fox | 9:30PM | 2,685,000 | 2,731,000 | (46,000) | 1.31 | 1.36 | (0.05) | |
Supernatural | CW | 9:00PM | 2,335,000 | 2,331,000 | 4,000 | 1.06 | 1.05 | 0.01 | |
Person of Interest | CBS | 10:00PM | 13,171,000 | 12,692,000 | 479,000 | 2.22 | 2.21 | 0.01 | |
Shark Tank (R) | ABC | 10:00PM | 3,341,000 | 2,557,000 | 784,000 | 1.08 | 0.64 | 0.44 | REPEAT vs. Scandal REPEAT |
Chicago Fire | NBC | 10:00PM | 7,452,000 | 8,082,000 | (630,000) | 2.08 | 2.32 | (0.24) | |
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 | 9,515,000 | 10,114,000 | (599,000) | 2.40 | 2.55 | (0.15) | |
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | 8,312,000 | 8,312,000 | 2.17 | 2.17 | |||
Back in the Game | ABC | 8:30PM | 6,274,000 | 6,354,000 | (80,000) | 1.74 | 1.89 | (0.15) | |
Revolution | NBC | 8:00PM | 5,038,000 | 5,417,000 | (379,000) | 1.36 | 1.45 | (0.09) | |
The X Factor | Fox | 8:00PM | 0 | 0.00 | preempted | ||||
MLB World Series | Fox | 8:00PM | 14,400,000 | 8,085,000 | 6,315,000 | 4.25 | 2.34 | 1.91 | vs. ALCS |
Arrow | CW | 8:00PM | 2,888,000 | 3,060,000 | (172,000) | 0.93 | 1.07 | (0.14) | |
Criminal Minds | CBS | 9:00PM | 11,552,000 | 11,057,000 | 495,000 | 2.68 | 2.73 | (0.05) | |
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | 10,317,000 | 10,936,000 | (619,000) | 3.86 | 4.05 | (0.19) | |
Law & Order: SVU | NBC | 9:00PM | 5,526,000 | 7,479,000 | (1,953,000) | 1.37 | 1.80 | (0.43) | |
Super Fun Night | ABC | 9:30PM | 5,786,000 | 5,953,000 | (167,000) | 2.14 | 2.09 | 0.05 | |
Tomorrow People | CW | 9:00PM | 1,918,000 | 2,153,000 | (235,000) | 0.66 | 0.85 | (0.19) | |
CSI | CBS | 10:00PM | 10,449,000 | 9,450,000 | 999,000 | 2.07 | 1.96 | 0.11 | |
Nashville | ABC | 10:00PM | 5,463,000 | 5,757,000 | (294,000) | 1.57 | 1.64 | (0.07) | |
Ironside | NBC | 10:00PM | 3,846,000 | 4,802,000 | (956,000) | 0.80 | 1.04 | (0.24) | |
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 | 16,985,000 | 17,801,000 | (816,000) | 5.16 | 5.20 | (0.04) | |
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland | ABC | 8:00PM | 4,379,000 | 4,531,000 | (152,000) | 1.15 | 1.19 | (0.04) | |
Parks & Recreation | NBC | 8:00PM | 3,269,000 | (3,269,000) | 1.26 | (1.26) | preempted | ||
The Voice (R) | NBC | 8:00PM | 5,259,000 | 5,259,000 | 1.34 | 1.34 | REPEAT | ||
The X Factor | Fox | 8:00PM | 0 | 0.00 | preempted | ||||
World Series | Fox | 8:00PM | 13,429,000 | 8,569,000 | 4,860,000 | 3.63 | 2.47 | 1.16 | vs. ALCS |
The Vampire Diaries | CW | 8:00PM | 2,632,000 | 2,931,000 | (299,000) | 1.25 | 1.33 | (0.08) | |
The Millers | CBS | 8:30PM | 10,744,000 | 12,274,000 | (1,530,000) | 2.72 | 3.18 | (0.46) | |
Welcome to the Family | NBC | 8:30PM | 2,420,000 | (2,420,000) | 0.88 | (0.88) | canceled | ||
The Crazy Ones | CBS | 9:00PM | 8,690,000 | 9,371,000 | (681,000) | 2.29 | 2.38 | (0.09) | |
Grey's Anatomy | ABC | 9:00PM | 8,734,000 | 8,778,000 | (44,000) | 2.84 | 2.72 | 0.12 | |
Sean Saves the World | NBC | 9:00PM | 3,959,000 | 3,359,000 | 600,000 | 1.10 | 1.12 | (0.02) | |
Glee | Fox | 9:00PM | 0 | 0.00 | preempted | ||||
Reign | CW | 9:00PM | 1,833,000 | 1,983,000 | (150,000) | 0.63 | 0.78 | (0.15) | |
Two and a Half Men | CBS | 9:30PM | 8,530,000 | 8,590,000 | (60,000) | 2.27 | 2.13 | 0.14 | |
The Michael J. Fox Show | NBC | 9:30PM | 3,764,000 | 3,562,000 | 202,000 | 1.21 | 1.25 | (0.04) | |
Elementary | CBS | 10:00PM | 8,716,000 | 8,519,000 | 197,000 | 1.82 | 1.52 | 0.30 | |
Scandal | ABC | 10:00PM | 8,620,000 | 9,508,000 | (888,000) | 2.94 | 3.31 | (0.37) | |
Parenthood | NBC | 10:00PM | 3,946,000 | 4,023,000 | (77,000) | 1.33 | 1.32 | 0.01 | |
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 | 8,580,000 | 9,182,000 | (602,000) | 1.60 | 1.81 | (0.21) | |
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | 5,020,000 | 6,189,000 | (1,169,000) | 1.00 | 1.27 | (0.27) | REPEAT |
The Michael J. Fox Show | NBC | 8:00PM | 2,979,000 | (2,979,000) | 0.77 | (0.77) | no longer airing | ||
Dateline | NBC | 8:00PM | 6,070,000 | 5,569,000 | 501,000 | 1.30 | 1.32 | (0.02) | vs. 9-11P |
Masterchef Junior | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,850,000 | 3,956,000 | (106,000) | 1.40 | 1.26 | 0.14 | |
Bones | Fox | 8:00PM | 0 | 0.00 | Moves 11/15/13 | ||||
Carrie Diaries | CW | 8:00PM | 840,000 | 1,093,000 | (253,000) | 0.30 | 0.33 | (0.03) | vs. REPEAT |
The Neighbors | ABC | 8:30PM | 3,520,000 | 4,269,000 | (749,000) | 0.70 | 1.01 | (0.31) | REPEAT |
Sean Saves the World | NBC | 8:30PM | 2,520,000 | (2,520,000) | 0.74 | (0.74) | no longer airing | ||
Hawaii Five-0 | CBS | 9:00PM | 9,320,000 | 8,881,000 | 439,000 | 1.40 | 1.44 | (0.04) | |
Shark Tank | ABC | 9:00PM | 7,320,000 | 6,637,000 | 683,000 | 2.00 | 1.97 | 0.03 | |
Grimm | NBC | 9:00PM | 6,130,000 | 6,130,000 | 1.80 | 1.80 | Season Premiere | ||
Sleepy Hollow | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,318,000 | (2,318,000) | 0.77 | (0.77) | REPEAT preempted | ||
The Simpsons | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,930,000 | 1,930,000 | 0.80 | 0.80 | REPEAT | ||
The Simpsons | Fox | 9:30PM | 1,780,000 | 1,780,000 | 0.70 | 0.70 | REPEAT | ||
iHeart Radio: Katy Perry | CW | 9:00PM | 710,000 | 1,100,000 | (390,000) | 0.20 | 0.38 | (0.18) | vs. Top Model |
Raising Hope | Fox | 9:00PM | 0 | 0.00 | Premieres 11/15/13 | ||||
Raising Hope | Fox | 9:30PM | 0 | 0.00 | Premieres 11/15/13 | ||||
Blue Bloods | CBS | 10:00PM | 11,020,000 | 10,559,000 | 461,000 | 1.30 | 1.29 | 0.01 | |
20/20 | ABC | 10:00PM | 6,680,000 | 4,614,000 | 2,066,000 | 1.50 | 1.16 | 0.34 | |
Dracula | NBC | 10:00PM | 5,280,000 | 5,280,000 | 1.80 | 1.80 | Series Premiere | ||
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 | ||||
World Series | Fox | 7:00PM | 11,159,000 | 9,041,000 | 2,118,000 | 2.90 | 2.29 | 0.61 | vs. ALCS |
Comedytime | CBS | 8:00PM | 3,130,000 | 2,371,000 | 759,000 | 0.70 | 0.71 | (0.01) | REPEAT |
Saturday Night Football | ABC | 8:00PM | 4,200,000 | 5,676,000 | (1,476,000) | 1.10 | 1.93 | (0.83) | |
Notre Dame Football | NBC | 8:00PM | 3,464,000 | (3,464,000) | 0.80 | (0.80) | |||
Grimm | NBC | 8:00PM | 1,340,000 | 1,340,000 | 0.30 | 0.30 | REPEAT | ||
Comedytime | CBS | 8:30PM | 3,110,000 | 2,659,000 | 451,000 | 0.70 | 0.73 | (0.03) | REPEAT |
Crimetime | CBS | 9:00PM | 3,600,000 | 2,636,000 | 964,000 | 0.70 | 0.51 | 0.19 | REPEAT |
The Blacklist | NBC | 9:00PM | 2,380,000 | 2,380,000 | 0.50 | 0.50 | REPEAT | ||
48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 10:00PM | 5,140,000 | 4,788,000 | 352,000 | 0.90 | 0.82 | 0.08 | |
SNL | NBC | 10:00PM | 2,470,000 | 2,470,000 | 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 5 (Oct. 21-27) 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 | 16,985,000 | 5.16 | |
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | Wed | 10,317,000 | 3.86 | |
How I Met Your Mother | CBS | 8:00PM | Mon | 7,641,000 | 2.97 | |
The Millers | CBS | 8:30PM | Thur | 10,744,000 | 2.72 | |
2 Broke Girls | CBS | 8:30PM | Mon | 7,627,000 | 2.51 | |
The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 9:00PM | Mon | 7,934,000 | 2.36 | REPEAT |
The Crazy Ones | CBS | 9:00PM | Thur | 8,690,000 | 2.29 | |
Two and a Half Men | CBS | 9:30PM | Thur | 8,530,000 | 2.27 | |
Mom | CBS | 9:30PM | Mon | 7,280,000 | 2.27 | |
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | Wed | 8,312,000 | 2.17 | |
Super Fun Night | ABC | 9:30PM | Wed | 5,786,000 | 2.14 | |
New Girl | Fox | 9:00PM | Tues | 3,740,000 | 1.80 | |
Back in the Game | ABC | 8:30PM | Wed | 6,274,000 | 1.74 | |
The Goldbergs | ABC | 9:00PM | Tues | 5,201,000 | 1.71 | |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | Tues | 3,773,000 | 1.60 | |
Dads | Fox | 8:00PM | Tues | 3,593,000 | 1.39 | |
The Mindy Project | Fox | 9:30PM | Tues | 2,685,000 | 1.31 | |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | Sun | 3,138,000 | 1.31 | REPEAT |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:30PM | Sun | 3,126,000 | 1.29 | REPEAT |
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | Sun | 2,768,000 | 1.25 | REPEAT |
Trophy Wife | ABC | 9:30PM | Wed | 4,047,000 | 1.23 | |
The Michael J. Fox Show | NBC | 9:30PM | Thur | 3,764,000 | 1.21 | |
Sean Saves the World | NBC | 9:00PM | Thur | 3,959,000 | 1.10 | |
American Dad! | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | 2,209,000 | 1.09 | REPEAT |
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | Fri | 5,020,000 | 1.00 | REPEAT |
Animnation Domination | Fox | 7:30PM | Sun | 2,283,000 | 0.93 | REPEAT |
The Simpsons | Fox | 9:00PM | Fri | 1,930,000 | 0.80 | REPEAT |
The Neighbors | ABC | 8:30PM | Fri | 3,520,000 | 0.70 | REPEAT |
Two and a Half Men | CBS | 8:00PM | Sat | 3,130,000 | 0.70 | REPEAT |
2 Broke Girls | CBS | 8:30PM | Sat | 3,110,000 | 0.70 | REPEAT |
The Simpsons | Fox | 9:30PM | Fri | 1,780,000 | 0.70 | REPEAT |
Animation Domination | Fox | 7:00PM | Sun | 1,390,000 | 0.50 | REPEAT |
Parks & Recreation | NBC | 8:00PM | Thur | preempted | ||
Welcome to the Family | NBC | 8:30PM | Thur | canceled | ||
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 8:30PM | Sun | preempted | ||
We Are Men | CBS | 8:30PM | Mon | canceled | ||
Raising Hope | Fox | 9:00PM | Fri | Premieres 11/15 | ||
Raising Hope | Fox | 9:30PM | Fri | Premieres 11/15 |
SOURCE: Nielsen Media Research
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