Week 27 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did

Sunday, March 30, 2014

Week 27 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did

2013-14 Week 27 TV Ratings (first four nights, Mon-Thu):

Households: #1. CBS 5.9/10 rating/share (+7% from first four nights Week 26); #2. ABC 4.7/8 (+2%); #3. NBC 4.4/7 (-8%); #4. Fox 3.5/6 (-5%); #5. The CW 1.1/2 (-8%)
Total Viewers: #1. CBS 9.45 million (+9% from first four nights Week 26); #2. ABC 7.21 million (+3%); #3. NBC 6.93 million (-9%); #4. Fox 5.72 million (-4%); #5. The CW 1.69 million (-8%).
Adults 18-49: #1. CBS 2.1/6 rating/share (+11% from first four nights Week 26); #2. NBC 1.9/6 (-10%); #3. ABC 1.7/5 (even); #4. Fox 1.6/5 (even) #5. The CW 0.6/2 (-14%)

For previous week's final ratings, Week 26 (3/17/14-3/23/14) had CBS win the week in 18-49 with a 1.8 rating, followed by NBC's 1.6, ABC's 1.5 and Fox's 1.3. In total viewers, CBS lead this with 7.95 million, beating ABC which did 6.42 million, NBC followed closely with 6.34 million, and Fox trailed with 4.3 million.
Season to-date (9/23/13-3/23/14) 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 10.81 million, then NBC is creeping in with 10.01, Fox is at 7.91 and ABC is at 7.45.

Back to week 27, 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 27 (March 24-30) Analysis

Last Sunday (Mar. 23)	(Week 26)		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	11,306,000	11,260,000	46,000	2.01	1.71	0.30	741P
America's Funniest Videos	ABC	7:00PM	6,870,000	6,385,000	485,000	1.40	1.47	(0.07)
The Voice	NBC	7:00PM	3,326,000	5,181,000	(1,855,000)	0.78	1.41	(0.63)	REPEAT vs. 7-9P Special
Bob's Burgers	Fox	7:00PM	2,450,000	2,440,000	10,000	1.16	1.07	0.09
American Dad	Fox	7:30PM	2,700,000	2,714,000	(14,000)	1.37	1.36	0.01
The Amazing Race	CBS	8:00PM	8,705,000	8,303,000	402,000	1.85	1.83	0.02	841P
Once Upon a Time	ABC	8:00PM	6,911,000	7,751,000	(840,000)	2.11	2.37	(0.26)
American Dream Builders	NBC	8:00PM	3,603,000		3,603,000	0.88		0.88	premiere
The Simpsons	Fox	8:00PM	3,983,000	4,023,000	(40,000)	1.90	1.87	0.03
Family Guy	Fox	8:30PM	4,379,000	4,621,000	(242,000)	2.24	2.35	(0.11)
The Good Wife	CBS	9:00PM	9,123,000	8,432,000	691,000	1.37	1.32	0.05	941P
Resurrection	ABC	9:00PM	9,511,000	11,247,000	(1,736,000)	2.55	3.11	(0.56)
Believe	NBC	9:00PM	5,129,000	6,566,000	(1,437,000)	1.20	1.47	(0.27)
Cosmos: Spacetime	Fox	9:00PM	4,246,000	4,951,000	(705,000)	1.70	1.95	(0.25)
The Mentalist	CBS	10:00PM	8,023,000	8,646,000	(623,000)	1.27	1.30	(0.03)	1041P
Revenge	ABC	10:00PM	5,660,000	6,239,000	(579,000)	1.54	1.68	(0.14)
Crisis	NBC	10:00PM	5,135,000	6,524,000	(1,389,000)	1.29	1.56	(0.27)


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	9,036,000	7,782,000	1,254,000	3.49	2.95	0.54
Dancing with the Stars	ABC	8:00PM	14,648,000	15,440,000	(792,000)	2.30	2.56	(0.26)	8-10P
The Voice	NBC	8:00PM	12,847,000	13,253,000	(406,000)	3.70	4.07	(0.37)	8-10P
Bones	Fox	8:00PM	5,817,000	5,626,000	191,000	1.41	1.41	0.00
Star Crossed	CW	8:00PM	879,000	1,001,000	(122,000)	0.31	0.32	(0.01)
2 Broke Girls	CBS	8:30PM	7,397,000	7,215,000	182,000	2.33	2.20	0.13
Mike & Molly	CBS	9:00PM	7,831,000	7,704,000	127,000	2.04	1.84	0.20
The Following	Fox	9:00PM	4,067,000	3,950,000	117,000	1.38	1.38	0.00
Tomorrow People	CW	9:00PM	784,000	1,168,000	(384,000)	0.31	0.41	(0.10)
Mom	CBS	9:30PM	7,351,000	7,050,000	301,000	1.90	1.78	0.12
Intellgence	CBS	10:00PM	4,992,000	5,297,000	(305,000)	1.13	1.07	0.06
Castle	ABC	10:00PM	9,777,000	9,990,000	(213,000)	1.76	1.81	(0.05)
The Blacklist	NBC	10:00PM	10,799,000	10,969,000	(170,000)	2.82	2.69	0.13

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	17,520,000	17,106,000	414,000	2.53	2.44	0.09
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.	ABC	8:00PM	2,899,000	4,087,000	(1,188,000)	0.77	1.47	(0.70)	REPEAT vs. Marvel Special
The Voice	NBC	8:00PM	12,445,000	13,289,000	(844,000)	3.36	3.60	(0.24)
Glee	Fox	8:00PM	2,684,000	2,804,000	(120,000)	1.08	1.11	(0.03)
The 100	CW	8:00PM	1,565,000	1,534,000	31,000	0.54	0.67	(0.13)	REPEAT vs. Originals
NCIS: LA	CBS	9:00PM	15,543,000	14,210,000	1,333,000	2.44	2.27	0.17
The Goldbergs	ABC	9:00PM	3,015,000	4,737,000	(1,722,000)	0.88	1.66	(0.78)	REPEAT
About a Boy	NBC	9:00PM	7,414,000	7,609,000	(195,000)	1.97	2.06	(0.09)
New Girl	Fox	9:00PM	2,493,000	1,569,000	924,000	1.24	0.67	0.57	vs. REPEAT
Supernatural	CW	9:00PM	2,254,000	1,862,000	392,000	1.01	0.85	0.16
Trophy Wife	ABC	9:30PM	2,246,000	3,218,000	(972,000)	0.68	1.03	(0.35)	REPEAT
Growing Up Fisher	NBC	9:30PM	6,245,000	6,596,000	(351,000)	1.68	1.79	(0.11)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine	Fox	9:30PM	2,590,000	2,499,000	91,000	1.26	1.12	0.14	FINALE
Person of Interest	CBS	10:00PM	12,226,000	10,937,000	1,289,000	2.00	1.70	0.30
Mind Games	ABC	10:00PM	2,061,000	2,438,000	(377,000)	0.65	0.71	(0.06)
Chicago Fire	NBC	10:00PM	3,891,000	6,956,000	(3,065,000)	0.96	1.87	(0.91)	REPEAT

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	9,848,000	9,460,000	388,000	2.32	2.49	(0.17)
The Middle	ABC	8:00PM	7,284,000	5,362,000	1,922,000	1.93	1.39	0.54	vs. REPEAT
Suburgatory	ABC	8:30PM	5,245,000	4,308,000	937,000	1.49	1.19	0.30	vs. REPEAT
Harry's South Pole	NBC	8:00PM	3,707,000	4,527,000	(820,000)	0.80	1.21	(0.41)	vs. Revolution
American Idol	Fox	8:00PM	9,328,000	9,830,000	(502,000)	2.16	2.25	(0.09)	8-10P
Arrow	CW	8:00PM	2,624,000	2,418,000	206,000	0.90	0.82	0.08
Criminal Minds	CBS	9:00PM	7,189,000	10,138,000	(2,949,000)	1.42	2.22	(0.80)	REPEAT
Modern Family	ABC	9:00PM	10,090,000	5,515,000	4,575,000	3.65	1.78	1.87	vs. REPEAT
Law & Order: SVU	NBC	9:00PM	3,507,000	5,823,000	(2,316,000)	0.85	1.54	(0.69)	REPEAT
Mixology	ABC	9:30PM	4,851,000	3,660,000	1,191,000	1.65	1.21	0.44
The 100	CW	9:00PM	2,275,000	2,734,000	(459,000)	0.74	0.90	(0.16)
CSI	CBS	10:00PM	7,415,000	10,202,000	(2,787,000)	1.22	1.95	(0.73)	REPEAT
Nashville	ABC	10:00PM	5,190,000	2,538,000	2,652,000	1.29	0.64	0.65	vs. REPEAT
Chicago P.D.	NBC	10:00PM	3,817,000	5,741,000	(1,924,000)	0.87	1.41	(0.54)	REPEAT

Thursday			This Wk	Prev Week	Wk-to-Wk +/-	This Wk	Prev Week	Wk-to-Wk +/-
Title	Network	Time	Total Viewers			18-49 Rtg			Notes
NCAA Basketball	CBS	7:00PM	7,109,000	3,790,000	3,319,000	2.05	0.97	1.08
The Big Bang Theory	CBS	8:00PM			0			0.00
Once: Wonderland	ABC	8:00PM	3,349,000	3,508,000	(159,000)	0.96	0.81	0.15
Hollywood Game Night	NBC	8:00PM	4,283,000		4,283,000	1.15		1.15	REPEAT
Community	NBC	8:00PM		3,321,000	(3,321,000)		1.06	(1.06)
Hell's Kitchen	Fox	8:00PM	5,391,000	5,345,000	46,000	1.86	1.76	0.10
Vampire Diaries	CW	8:00PM	1,732,000	2,285,000	(553,000)	0.79	1.07	(0.28)
The Millers	CBS	8:30PM			0			0.00
Parks & Recreation	NBC	8:30PM		3,045,000	(3,045,000)		1.19	(1.19)
Two and a Half Men	CBS	9:00PM			0			0.00
Grey's Anatomy	ABC	9:00PM	8,421,000	8,091,000	330,000	2.61	2.43	0.18
Hollywood Game Night	NBC	9:00PM	3,691,000	2,871,000	820,000	1.14	0.90	0.24	REPEAT
American Idol	Fox	9:00PM	7,980,000	8,413,000	(433,000)	1.88	1.96	(0.08)	vs. 9-10P
Reign	CW	9:00PM	1,399,000	1,608,000	(209,000)	0.55	0.67	(0.12)
NCAA Basketball	CBS	9:30PM	7,234,000	3,637,000	3,597,000	2.61	1.33	1.28
The Crazy Ones	CBS	9:30PM			0			0.00
Surviving Jack	Fox	9:30PM	5,148,000		5,148,000	1.28		1.28	premiere
Elementary	CBS	10:00PM			0			0.00
Scandal	ABC	10:00PM	9,015,000	9,078,000	(63,000)	3.13	2.93	0.20
Parenthood	NBC	10:00PM	4,398,000	4,215,000	183,000	1.39	1.26	0.13

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
NCAA Basketball	CBS	7:00PM	9,949,000	4,278,000	5,671,000	2.90	1.33	1.57
Undercover Boss	CBS	8:00PM			0			0.00
Last Man Standing	ABC	8:00PM	6,213,000	4,493,000	1,720,000	1.30	0.87	0.43	vs. REPEAT
Dateline	NBC	8:00PM	8,009,000	7,619,000	390,000	1.40	1.39	0.01	8-10P vs. 8-9P
Rake	Fox	8:00PM	1,889,000	1,904,000	(15,000)	0.40	0.49	(0.09)
Whose Line Is It Anyway?	CW	8:00PM	1,738,000	1,743,000	(5,000)	0.50	0.58	(0.08)
The Neighbors	ABC	8:30PM	4,034,000	3,669,000	365,000	1.00	0.90	0.10
Whose Line Is It Anyway?	CW	8:30PM	1,592,000	1,738,000	(146,000)	0.50	0.59	(0.09)	REPEAT
Hawaii Five-0	CBS	9:00PM			0			0.00
Shark Tank	ABC	9:00PM	5,022,000	8,291,000	(3,269,000)	1.20	2.12	(0.92)	REPEAT
Grimm	NBC	9:00PM		5,711,000	(5,711,000)		1.55	(1.55)
Hart of Dixie	CW	9:00PM	1,099,000	1,032,000	67,000	0.40	0.33	0.07
Enlisted	Fox	9:00PM	1,363,000	1,177,000	186,000	0.40	0.37	0.03	vs. REPEAT
NCAA Basketball	CBS	9:30PM	10,243,000	4,651,000	5,592,000	3.50	1.51	1.99
Raising Hope	Fox	9:30PM	1,550,000	1,375,000	175,000	0.50	0.43	0.07
Blue Bloods	CBS	10:00PM			0			0.00
20/20	ABC	10:00PM	7,042,000	8,508,000	(1,466,000)	1.30	1.77	(0.47)
Hannibal	NBC	10:00PM	3,646,000	2,688,000	958,000	1.10	0.86	0.24

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
Comedytime	CBS	8:00PM	2,651,000		2,651,000	0.60		0.60	REPEAT
NCAA Basketball	CBS	8:00PM		6,908,000	(6,908,000)		2.23	(2.23)
Mixology	ABC	8:00PM	1,332,000		1,332,000	0.30		0.30	REPEAT
Marvel Studios Special	ABC	8:00PM		1,795,000	(1,795,000)		0.39	(0.39)
Dateline	NBC	8:00PM	4,800,000	5,354,000	(554,000)	0.80	0.85	(0.05)	8-10P
Almost Human	Fox	8:00PM	1,534,000	1,370,000	164,000	0.40	0.32	0.08	REPEAT
Comedytime	CBS	8:30PM	2,495,000		2,495,000	0.60		0.60	REPEAT
Mixology	ABC	8:30PM	1,111,000		1,111,000	0.20		0.20	REPEAT
48 Hours Mystery	CBS	9:00PM	2,599,000		2,599,000	0.60		0.60
20/20 Saturday	ABC	9:00PM	2,311,000	1,492,000	819,000	0.50	0.33	0.17	vs. Nightline Prime
The Following	Fox	9:00PM	1,006,000	1,082,000	(76,000)	0.30	0.33	(0.03)	REPEAT
48 Hours Mystery	CBS	10:00PM	4,016,000	3,283,000	733,000	0.80	0.94	(0.14)	vs. REPEAT
Nightline Prime	ABC	10:00PM	2,933,000	3,949,000	(1,016,000)	0.60	0.72	(0.12)	vs. 20/20 Sat
SNL(R)	NBC	10:00PM	2,625,000	3,864,000	(1,239,000)	0.70	0.74	(0.04)	REPEAT vs. Crisis(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 27 (March 24-30) 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

Modern Family	ABC	9:00PM	Wed	10,090,000	3.65
How I Met Your Mother	CBS	8:00PM	Mon	9,036,000	3.49
2 Broke Girls	CBS	8:30PM	Mon	7,397,000	2.33
Family Guy	Fox	8:30PM	Sun	4,379,000	2.24
Mike & Molly	CBS	9:00PM	Mon	7,831,000	2.04
About a Boy	NBC	9:00PM	Tues	7,414,000	1.97
The Middle	ABC	8:00PM	Wed	7,284,000	1.93
The Simpsons	Fox	8:00PM	Sun	3,983,000	1.90
Mom	CBS	9:30PM	Mon	7,351,000	1.90
Growing Up Fisher	NBC	9:30PM	Tues	6,245,000	1.68
Mixology	ABC	9:30PM	Wed	4,851,000	1.65
Suburgatory	ABC	8:30PM	Wed	5,245,000	1.49
American Dad!	Fox	7:30PM	Sun	2,700,000	1.37
Last Man Standing	ABC	8:00PM	Fri	6,213,000	1.3
Surviving Jack	Fox	9:30PM	Thur	5,148,000	1.28	premiere
Brooklyn Nine-Nine	Fox	9:30PM	Tues	2,590,000	1.26	finale
New Girl	Fox	9:00PM	Tues	2,493,000	1.24
Bob's Burgers	Fox	7:00PM	Sun	2,450,000	1.16
The Neighbors	ABC	8:30PM	Fri	4,034,000	1.0
The Goldbergs	ABC	9:00PM	Tues	3,015,000	0.88	REPEAT
Trophy Wife	ABC	9:30PM	Tues	2,246,000	0.68	REPEAT
Comedytime (R)	CBS	8:00PM	Sat	2,651,000	0.6	REPEAT
Comedytime (R)	CBS	8:30PM	Sat	2,495,000	0.6	REPEAT
Raising Hope	Fox	9:30PM	Fri	1,550,000	0.5
Enlisted	Fox	9:00PM	Fri	1,363,000	0.4
Mixology	ABC	8:00PM	Sat	1,332,000	0.3	REPEAT
Mixology	ABC	8:30PM	Sat	1,111,000	0.2	REPEAT
Parks & Recreation	NBC	8:30PM	Thur			preempted
Community	NBC	8:00PM	Thur			preempted
The Big Bang Theory	CBS	8:00PM	Thur			preempted
Two and a Half Men	CBS	9:00PM	Thur			preempted
The Millers	CBS	8:30PM	Thur			preempted
The Crazy Ones	CBS	9:30PM	Thur			preempted
The Mindy Project	Fox	9:30PM	Tues			preempted
Animation Domination	Fox	7:00PM	Sun			preempted
Animnation Domination	Fox	7:30PM	Sun			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

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.

Complete TV Listings

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.