Week 25 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did

Sunday, March 16, 2014

Week 25 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did

2013-14 Week 25 TV Ratings (first four nights, Mon-Thu):

Households: #1. CBS 5.8/10 rating/share (-13% from first four nights Week 24); #2. NBC 4.8/8 (-4%); #3. ABC 4.4/7 (+10%); #4. Fox 3.9/6 (even); #5. The CW 0.7/1 (-36%)
Total Viewers: #1. CBS 9.15 million (-14% from first four nights Week 24); #2. NBC 7.68 million (-6%); #3. ABC 6.73 million (+11%); #4. Fox 6.38million (+1%); #5. The CW 1.1 million (-33%).
Adults 18-49: #1. ABC 2.2/7 rating/share (+22% from first four nights Week 24); #2. NBC 2.1/6 (-9%); #3. CBS 1.9/6 (-17%); #4. Fox 1.8/6 (+6%) #5. The CW 0.5/1 (-29%)

For previous week's final ratings, Week 24 (2/24/14-3/2/14) had CBS win the week in 18-49 with a 1.8 rating, followed closely by NBC's 1.8, ABC's 1.7 and Fox's 1.4. In total viewers, CBS also lead with 9.32 million, beating NBC which did 6.67 million, ABC followed also with 5.93, and Fox trailed with 4.73 million.
Season to-date (9/23/13-3/9/14) in 18-49, NBC is on top with a 3.0, over Fox's 2.7, CBS is next with a 2.4, and ABC at a 2.1. In total viewers, CBS is still on top with 10.84 million, then NBC is creeping in with 10.18, Fox is at 8.09 and ABC is at 7.39.

Back to week 25, 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 25 (March 10-16) Analysis

Last Sunday (Mar. 9)	(Week 24)		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	10,732,000	9,273,000	1,459,000	1.52	1.41	0.11
Oscars Red Carpet	ABC	7:00PM		14,757,000	(14,757,000)		3.13	(3.13)
Once: Wicked Special	ABC	7:00PM	4,438,000		4,438,000	1.19		1.19
Dateline	NBC	7:00PM	5,581,000	4,213,000	1,368,000	1.11	0.89	0.22	7-9P vs. REPEAT
Bob's Burgers	Fox	7:00PM	2,198,000	1,971,000	227,000	0.95	0.72	0.23	vs. Animation Dom (R)
Oscars Red Carpet	ABC	7:30PM		18,715,000	(18,715,000)		4.52	(4.52)
The Simpsons	Fox	7:30PM	2,692,000	1,748,000	944,000	1.20	0.69	0.51	vs. Animation Dom (R)
The Amazing Race	CBS	8:00PM	8,460,000	6,098,000	2,362,000	1.87	1.50	0.37
Oscars Red Carpet	ABC	8:00PM		26,922,000	(26,922,000)		6.94	(6.94)
Once Upon a Time	ABC	8:00PM	7,663,000		7,663,000	2.44		2.44
The Simpsons	Fox	8:00PM	3,746,000	2,541,000	1,205,000	1.63	1.07	0.56
Academy Awards	ABC	8:30PM		43,741,000	(43,741,000)		13.12	(13.12)
Family Guy	Fox	8:30PM	4,559,000	2,341,000	2,218,000	2.20	1.07	1.13	vs. Bob's Burgers (R)
The Good Wife	CBS	9:00PM	8,936,000	3,420,000	5,516,000	1.28	0.53	0.75	vs. Mentalist (R)
Resurrection	ABC	8:00PM	13,896,000		13,896,000	3.83		3.83	premiere
The Voice	NBC	9:00PM	3,950,000	3,387,000	563,000	1.10	1.06	0.04	9-11P, REPEAT
Cosmos: Spacetime	Fox	9:00PM	5,770,000		5,770,000	2.08		2.08	premiere
Family Guy	Fox	9:00PM		2,670,000	(2,670,000)		1.26	(1.26)
American Dad!	Fox	9:30PM		2,407,000	(2,407,000)		1.13	(1.13)
The Mentalist	CBS	10:00PM	9,949,000	2,863,000	7,086,000	1.59	0.41	1.18	vs. Good Wife (R)
Revenge	ABC	10:00PM	6,599,000		6,599,000	1.88		1.88
Crisis	NBC	10:00PM			0			0.00	3/16 prem


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	7,700,000	9,105,000	(1,405,000)	2.73	3.35	(0.62)
The Bachelor	ABC	8:00PM	10,101,000	8,146,000	1,955,000	3.33	2.29	1.04	finale, 8-10 vs. 8-930
The Voice	NBC	8:00PM	13,789,000	15,620,000	(1,831,000)	3.74	4.50	(0.76)	8-10P
Bones	Fox	8:00PM	6,552,000	5,634,000	918,000	1.67	1.50	0.17	vs. Almost Human
Star Crossed	CW	8:00PM	992,000	1,121,000	(129,000)	0.25	0.37	(0.12)
2 Broke Girls	CBS	8:30PM	5,256,000	8,443,000	(3,187,000)	1.30	2.59	(1.29)	REPEAT
Mike & Molly	CBS	9:00PM	7,671,000	8,914,000	(1,243,000)	1.77	2.18	(0.41)
The Following	Fox	9:00PM	4,860,000	5,164,000	(304,000)	1.50	1.65	(0.15)
Beauty & the Beast	CW	9:00PM	796,000	868,000	(72,000)	0.23	0.30	(0.07)
Mom	CBS	9:30PM	5,810,000	8,421,000	(2,611,000)	1.30	2.04	(0.74)	REPEAT
Mixology	ABC	9:30PM		3,642,000	(3,642,000)		1.14	(1.14)
Intellgence	CBS	10:00PM	6,625,000	5,355,000	1,270,000	1.25	1.21	0.04
The Bachelor: ATFR	ABC	10:00PM	10,971,000	8,382,000	2,589,000	3.79	1.62	2.17	vs. Castle
Believe	NBC	10:00PM	10,563,000	11,012,000	(449,000)	2.66	2.69	(0.03)	premiere vs. Blacklist

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	10,895,000	17,854,000	(6,959,000)	1.30	2.46	(1.16)	REPEAT
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.	ABC	8:00PM	5,988,000	5,464,000	524,000	2.14	1.85	0.29
The Voice	NBC	8:00PM	13,510,000	14,533,000	(1,023,000)	3.53	4.07	(0.54)
Glee	Fox	8:00PM	2,302,000	2,580,000	(278,000)	0.90	0.98	(0.08)
The Originals	CW	8:00PM	1,272,000	1,804,000	(532,000)	0.85	0.82	0.03
NCIS: LA	CBS	9:00PM	9,734,000	14,369,000	(4,635,000)	1.40	2.07	(0.67)	REPEAT
The Goldbergs	ABC	9:00PM	4,414,000	4,157,000	257,000	1.52	1.53	(0.01)
About a Boy	NBC	9:00PM	7,485,000	8,355,000	(870,000)	2.04	2.47	(0.43)
New Girl	Fox	9:00PM	2,482,000	2,925,000	(443,000)	1.33	1.45	(0.12)
Supernatural	CW	9:00PM	1,079,000	1,928,000	(849,000)	0.50	0.93	(0.43)	REPEAT
Trophy Wife	ABC	9:30PM	2,986,000	2,639,000	347,000	0.93	0.80	0.13
Growing Up Fisher	NBC	9:30PM	6,328,000	6,912,000	(584,000)	1.70	1.92	(0.22)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine	Fox	9:30PM	2,487,000	2,609,000	(122,000)	1.19	1.26	(0.07)
Person of Interest	CBS	10:00PM	7,639,000	10,644,000	(3,005,000)	1.10	1.68	(0.58)	REPEAT
Mind Games	ABC	10:00PM	2,678,000	2,391,000	287,000	0.83	0.64	0.19
Chicago Fire	NBC	10:00PM	7,209,000	7,067,000	142,000	1.92	1.88	0.04

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 Blood v Water	CBS	8:00PM	9,659,000	9,584,000	75,000	2.48	2.38	0.10
The Middle	ABC	8:00PM	7,478,000	7,323,000	155,000	1.97	1.94	0.03
Suburgatory	ABC	8:30PM	5,386,000	5,723,000	(337,000)	1.55	1.67	(0.12)
Revolution	NBC	8:00PM	4,626,000	4,755,000	(129,000)	1.29	1.34	(0.05)
American Idol	Fox	8:00PM	10,271,000	10,533,000	(262,000)	2.41	2.74	(0.33)	8-10P
Arrow	CW	8:00PM	1,113,000	2,211,000	(1,098,000)	0.30	0.74	(0.44)	REPEAT
Criminal Minds	CBS	9:00PM	10,738,000	11,422,000	(684,000)	2.33	2.58	(0.25)
Modern Family	ABC	9:00PM	9,389,000	9,255,000	134,000	3.44	3.39	0.05
Law & Order: SVU	NBC	9:00PM	6,277,000	6,014,000	263,000	1.65	1.57	0.08
Mixology	ABC	9:30PM	4,288,000	4,637,000	(349,000)	1.54	1.65	(0.11)
Tomorrow People	CW	9:00PM	687,000	1,242,000	(555,000)	0.20	0.38	(0.18)	REPEAT
CSI	CBS	10:00PM	10,148,000	9,287,000	861,000	1.98	1.73	0.25
Nashville	ABC	10:00PM	5,068,000	5,094,000	(26,000)	1.39	1.49	(0.10)
Chicago P.D.	NBC	10:00PM	5,842,000	6,051,000	(209,000)	1.61	1.54	0.07

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	17,343,000	18,086,000	(743,000)	4.94	5.29	(0.35)
Once: Wonderland	ABC	8:00PM	3,225,000	3,267,000	(42,000)	0.82	0.88	(0.06)
Community	NBC	8:00PM	2,773,000	2,791,000	(18,000)	1.03	0.99	0.04
Hell's Kitchen	Fox	8:00PM	5,446,000	9,762,000	(4,316,000)	1.97	2.18	(0.21)	premier, vs. Idol
Vampire Diaries	CW	8:00PM	887,000	2,190,000	(1,303,000)	0.30	1.00	(0.70)	REPEAT
The Millers	CBS	8:30PM	10,525,000	11,580,000	(1,055,000)	2.36	2.86	(0.50)
Parks & Recreation	NBC	8:30PM	2,715,000	2,955,000	(240,000)	1.16	1.27	(0.11)
Two and a Half Men	CBS	9:00PM	9,425,000	10,381,000	(956,000)	2.45	2.65	(0.20)
Grey's Anatomy	ABC	9:00PM	7,357,000	8,213,000	(856,000)	2.34	2.60	(0.26)
Hollywood Game Night	NBC	9:00PM	2,891,000	3,325,000	(434,000)	0.99	1.10	(0.11)
American Idol	Fox	9:00PM	8,856,000	3,533,000	5,323,000	2.21	0.83	1.38	vs. Rake
Reign	CW	9:00PM	1,485,000	1,745,000	(260,000)	0.53	0.69	(0.16)
The Crazy Ones	CBS	9:30PM	6,714,000	6,957,000	(243,000)	1.68	1.65	0.03
Elementary	CBS	10:00PM	8,944,000	8,544,000	400,000	1.65	1.75	(0.10)
Scandal	ABC	10:00PM	8,222,000	8,533,000	(311,000)	2.76	2.76	0.00
Parenthood	NBC	10:00PM	3,874,000	3,800,000	74,000	1.16	1.20	(0.04)

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	7,075,000	7,393,000	(318,000)	1.30	1.39	(0.09)	Finale
Last Man Standing	ABC	8:00PM	4,898,000	6,376,000	(1,478,000)	0.80	1.35	(0.55)	REPEAT
Dateline	NBC	8:00PM	6,389,000	7,435,000	(1,046,000)	1.20	1.48	(0.28)
Rake	Fox	8:00PM	1,911,000	3,276,000	(1,365,000)	0.50	0.70	(0.20)	vs. Bones (R)
Whose Line Is It Anyway?	CW	8:00PM	1,318,000	1,349,000	(31,000)	0.40	0.50	(0.10)	REPEAT
The Neighbors	ABC	8:30PM	3,918,000	3,599,000	319,000	0.90	0.87	0.03
Whose Line Is It Anyway?	CW	8:30PM	1,404,000	1,313,000	91,000	0.50	0.50	0.00	REPEAT
Hawaii Five-0	CBS	9:00PM	10,057,000	10,346,000	(289,000)	1.40	1.38	0.02
Shark Tank	ABC	9:00PM	7,416,000	7,690,000	(274,000)	1.90	2.09	(0.19)
Grimm	NBC	9:00PM	5,406,000	5,653,000	(247,000)	1.60	1.46	0.14
Colin & Brad: Two Man Group	CW	9:00PM	946,000	532,000	414,000	0.30	0.20	0.10	vs. Star-Crossed (R)
Enlisted	Fox	9:00PM	1,567,000	1,840,000	(273,000)	0.60	0.65	(0.05)
Raising Hope	Fox	9:30PM	1,546,000	1,565,000	(19,000)	0.50	0.55	(0.05)
Blue Bloods	CBS	10:00PM	12,019,000	12,029,000	(10,000)	1.50	1.44	0.06
20/20	ABC	10:00PM	7,130,000	7,746,000	(616,000)	1.90	1.82	0.08
Hannibal	NBC	10:00PM	2,592,000	2,502,000	90,000	0.90	0.82	0.08

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
Summer Dreams	CBS	8:00PM	1,320,000		1,320,000	0.40		0.40	8-10P
Amazing Race	CBS	8:00PM		1,778,000	(1,778,000)		0.40	(0.40)
Resurrection	ABC	8:00PM	3,890,000	2,107,000	1,783,000	0.70	0.50	0.20	REPEAT vs. Kimmel(R)
Dateline	NBC	8:00PM	5,350,000	5,184,000	166,000	0.80	0.90	(0.10)	8-10P
Cosmos	Fox	8:00PM	1,810,000	1,878,000	(68,000)	0.40	0.40	0.00	REPEAT vs. Almost Human(R)
Amazing Race	CBS	9:00PM		2,052,000	(2,052,000)		0.50	(0.50)
Nightline Prime	ABC	9:00PM	3,070,000	1,322,000	1,748,000	0.70	0.30	0.40	premiere, vs. Once(R)
The Following	Fox	9:00PM	1,120,000	1,225,000	(105,000)	0.30	0.30	0.00	REPEAT
48 Hours Mystery	CBS	10:00PM	2,370,000	5,122,000	(2,752,000)	0.40	0.81	(0.41)
20/20 Saturday	ABC	10:00PM	5,510,000	1,409,000	4,101,000	1.10	0.30	0.80	vs. Once (R)
Believe	NBC	10:00PM	4,090,000	3,185,000	905,000	0.80	0.90	(0.10)	REPEAT vs. SNL(R)

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 25 (March 10-16) 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	17,343,000	4.94
Modern Family	ABC	9:00PM	Wed	9,389,000	3.44
How I Met Your Mother	CBS	8:00PM	Mon	7,700,000	2.73
Two and a Half Men	CBS	9:00PM	Thur	9,425,000	2.45
The Millers	CBS	8:30PM	Thur	10,525,000	2.36
Family Guy	Fox	8:30PM	Sun	4,559,000	2.20
About a Boy	NBC	9:00PM	Tues	7,485,000	2.04
The Middle	ABC	8:00PM	Wed	7,478,000	1.97
Mike & Molly	CBS	9:00PM	Mon	7,671,000	1.77
Growing Up Fisher	NBC	9:30PM	Tues	6,328,000	1.70
The Crazy Ones	CBS	9:30PM	Thur	6,714,000	1.68
The Simpsons	Fox	8:00PM	Sun	3,746,000	1.63
Suburgatory	ABC	8:30PM	Wed	5,386,000	1.55
Mixology	ABC	9:30PM	Wed	4,288,000	1.54
The Goldbergs	ABC	9:00PM	Tues	4,414,000	1.52
New Girl	Fox	9:00PM	Tues	2,482,000	1.33
2 Broke Girls	CBS	8:30PM	Mon	5,256,000	1.30	REPEAT
Mom	CBS	9:30PM	Mon	5,810,000	1.30	REPEAT
The Simpsons	Fox	7:30PM	Sun	2,692,000	1.20
Brooklyn Nine-Nine	Fox	9:30PM	Tues	2,487,000	1.19
Parks & Recreation	NBC	8:30PM	Thur	2,715,000	1.16
Community	NBC	8:00PM	Thur	2,773,000	1.03
Bob's Burgers	Fox	7:00PM	Sun	2,198,000	0.95
Trophy Wife	ABC	9:30PM	Tues	2,986,000	0.93
The Neighbors	ABC	8:30PM	Fri	3,918,000	0.9
Last Man Standing	ABC	8:00PM	Fri	4,898,000	0.8	REPEAT
Enlisted	Fox	9:00PM	Fri	1,567,000	0.6
Raising Hope	Fox	9:30PM	Fri	1,546,000	0.5
Animation Domination	Fox	7:00PM	Sun			preempted
Animnation Domination	Fox	7:30PM	Sun			preempted
Comedytime (R)	CBS	8:00PM	Sat			preempted
Comedytime (R)	CBS	8:30PM	Sat			preempted
The Mindy Project	Fox	9:30PM	Tues			preempted
Dads	Fox	8:00PM	Tues			completed
Super Fun Night	ABC	9:30PM	Wed			completed
Sean Saves the World	NBC	9:00PM	Thur			canceled
The Michael J. Fox Show	NBC	9:30PM	Thur			canceled
We Are Men	CBS	8:30PM	Mon			canceled
Welcome to the Family	NBC	8:30PM	Thur			canceled
Back in the Game	ABC	8:30PM	Wed			canceled

SOURCE: Nielsen Media Research

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Monday, September 8

The Neighborhood - "Welcome to the Sting" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Calvin and Marty send Courtney on a mission to find out information about Fuse Box’s impressive new rival. Meanwhile, Malcolm attends an event for his creative writing program at USC, where he scores a meeting with a book agent, Lisa (Angelique Cabral).

The Neighborhood - "Welcome to Your Own Medicine" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
After Dave’s disastrous attempt to dunk a basketball, Calvin takes care of his injured neighbor. Also, Gemma befriends a cool mom group while babysitting Daphne.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of September 8)

Monday, September 8

Christopher Guest as Nigel Tufnel (Family Tree/Morton & Hayes), Michael McKean as David St. Hubbins (Laverne & Shirley), Harry Shearer as Derek Smalls (The Simpsons) and Rob Reiner as Marty DiBergi (All in the Family/Morton & Hayes) - Watch Spinal Tap on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Fred Armisen (Los Espookys/Forever/Final Space) - Fred appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Langston Kerman (English Teacher/Bust Down/South Side/Bless This Mess) - Langston is a guest on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
Steve Martin (Only Murders in the Building) and Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building/Mulaney/I'm a Big Girl Now/The Associates) - Steve and Martin are guests on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
Charlie Sheen (Anger Management/Two and a Half Men) - ABC's Good Morning America has part two of Michael Strahan's interview with Charlie sometime between 7-9am.
Marilu Henner (Evening Shade/Taxi) - Marilu talks about A Husband to Die For: The Lisa Aguilar Story on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
Katie Lowes (How We Roll) - Katie and Jamie Ray Newman talk about the summer's most talked about show The Hunting Wives on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
Rainn Wilson (The Office) - Rainn talks about Code 3 on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
Drew Barrymore (Santa Clarita Diet) - Drew will be on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
Oscar Nuñez (The Paper/The Office), Alex Edelman (The Paper) and Gbemisola Ikumelo (The Paper) - Oscar, Alex and Gbemisola talk about Peacock's The Paper on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am.
Holly Robinson Peete (Hangin' with Mr. Cooper/For Your Love/Like Family/Love, Inc.) - NBC's Today catches up with Holly in the 9am hour.
Malin Akerman (Dollface/Sin City Saints/Trophy Wife/Childrens Hospital) - Malin talks about Netflix's The Hunting Wives on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/One Day at a Time) - Valerie appears on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Halle Berry (Living Dolls) - Halle is celebrating aging helping a viewer over 50 achieve a glow up look on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.