Sunday, September 28, 2014
Week 1 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did
2014-15 Week 1 TV Ratings (first four nights of the season, Mon-Thu):
Households: #1. CBS 8.1/13 rating/share (+5% in rating from first four nights week 1 in 2013); #2. ABC 6.4/11 (+7%); #3. NBC 6.0/10 (-5%); #4. Fox 2.6/4 (-32%); #5. The CW 0.5/1 (even)
Total Viewers: #1. CBS 12.3 million (+8% from first four nights week 1 in 2013); #2. ABC 9.84 million (+4%); #3. NBC 9.63 million (-5%); #4. Fox 4.21 million (-32%); #5. The CW 0.86 million (+10%).
Adults 18-49: #1. CBS 3.6/11 rating/share (+20% in rating from first four nights week 1 in 2013); #2. NBC 2.6/8 (-19%); #3. ABC 2.5/8 (-7%); #4. Fox 1.5/5 (-32%) #5. The CW 0.3/1 (even)
We're back with a new season! We'll have this week's final ratings, Week 1 (9/22/14-9/28/14) next Sunday.
We will also have Season to-date (9/22/14-9/28/14) ratings in 18-49 and total viewers.
Back to week 1, 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:
Total Viewers: #1. CBS 12.3 million (+8% from first four nights week 1 in 2013); #2. ABC 9.84 million (+4%); #3. NBC 9.63 million (-5%); #4. Fox 4.21 million (-32%); #5. The CW 0.86 million (+10%).
Adults 18-49: #1. CBS 3.6/11 rating/share (+20% in rating from first four nights week 1 in 2013); #2. NBC 2.6/8 (-19%); #3. ABC 2.5/8 (-7%); #4. Fox 1.5/5 (-32%) #5. The CW 0.3/1 (even)
We're back with a new season! We'll have this week's final ratings, Week 1 (9/22/14-9/28/14) next Sunday.
We will also have Season to-date (9/22/14-9/28/14) ratings in 18-49 and total viewers.
Back to week 1, 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 1 (Sept. 22-28) Analysis | |||||||||
| Last Sunday (Sept. 21) | (Summer Wk 17) | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | ||
| Title | Network | Time | Total Viewers | 18-49 Rtg | Notes | ||||
| CBS NFL Post | CBS | 7:55PM | 26,651,000 | 20,714,000 | 5,937,000 | 10.01 | 6.92 | 3.09 | |
| 60 Minutes | CBS | 8:04PM | 17,875,000 | 17,875,000 | 3.45 | 3.45 | premiere | ||
| America's Funniest Videos | ABC | 7:00PM | 4,945,000 | 4,945,000 | 0.90 | 0.90 | REPEAT | ||
| Bob's Burgers | Fox | 7:00PM | 1,881,000 | 1,881,000 | 0.76 | 0.76 | REPEAT | ||
| Football Night in America | NBC | 7:30PM | 2,429,000 | 5,392,000 | (2,963,000) | 0.81 | 1.78 | (0.97) | |
| The Simpsons | Fox | 7:30PM | 2,155,000 | 2,155,000 | 0.89 | 0.89 | REPEAT | ||
| Madam Secretary | CBS | 9:04PM | 14,751,000 | 14,751,000 | 1.99 | 1.99 | premiere | ||
| Once Upon a Time | ABC | 8:00PM | 3,197,000 | 3,197,000 | 0.77 | 0.77 | REPEAT | ||
| Football Night in America | NBC | 8:00PM | 9,950,000 | 12,360,000 | (2,410,000) | 3.68 | 4.68 | (1.00) | |
| The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,030,000 | 3,030,000 | 1.32 | 1.32 | REPEAT | ||
| Sunday Night Football | NBC | 8:30PM | 19,665,000 | 22,155,000 | (2,490,000) | 7.80 | 8.54 | (0.74) | |
| Family Guy | Fox | 8:30PM | 2,830,000 | 2,830,000 | 1.25 | 1.25 | REPEAT | ||
| The Good Wife | CBS | 10:04PM | 11,059,000 | 11,059,000 | 1.45 | 1.45 | premiere | ||
| Resurrection | ABC | 9:00PM | 3,130,000 | 3,130,000 | 0.73 | 0.73 | REPEAT | ||
| Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | 3,054,000 | 3,054,000 | 1.42 | 1.42 | REPEAT | ||
| American Dad! | Fox | 9:00PM | 3,030,000 | 2,660,000 | 370,000 | 1.46 | 1.32 | 0.14 | FINALE |
| CSI | CBS | 10:00PM | - | - | premieres 9/28 | ||||
| Revenge | ABC | 10:00PM | 2,585,000 | 2,585,000 | 0.61 | 0.61 | REPEAT | ||
| Monday | 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 | 18,031,000 | 18,031,000 | 5.45 | 5.45 | premiere | ||
| Dancing with the Stars | ABC | 8:00PM | 12,759,000 | 13,643,000 | (884,000) | 2.24 | 2.44 | (0.20) | vs. premiere |
| The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 12,948,000 | 12,948,000 | 3.93 | 3.93 | premiere | ||
| Gotham | Fox | 8:00PM | 8,210,000 | 8,210,000 | 3.24 | 3.24 | premiere | ||
| Whose Line Is it Anyway? | CW | 8:00PM | 723,000 | 1,097,000 | (374,000) | 0.19 | 0.38 | (0.19) | REPEAT |
| The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 8:30PM | 18,237,000 | 18,237,000 | 5.41 | 5.41 | special time | ||
| Whose Line Is it Anyway? | CW | 8:30PM | 739,000 | 954,000 | (215,000) | 0.21 | 0.35 | (0.14) | REPEAT |
| Scorpion | CBS | 9:00PM | 13,833,000 | 13,833,000 | 3.21 | 3.21 | premiere | ||
| Sleepy Hollow | Fox | 9:00PM | 5,506,000 | 5,506,000 | 1.96 | 1.96 | premiere | ||
| America's Next Top Model | CW | 9:00PM | 781,000 | 1,001,000 | (220,000) | 0.27 | 0.44 | (0.17) | |
| Under the Dome | CBS | 10:00PM | 7,519,000 | 7,040,000 | 479,000 | 1.75 | 1.62 | 0.13 | FINALE |
| Forever | ABC | 10:00PM | 8,594,000 | 8,594,000 | 1.69 | 1.69 | premiere, special night | ||
| The Blacklist | NBC | 10:00PM | 12,341,000 | 12,341,000 | 3.38 | 3.38 | premiere | ||
| 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 | 18,228,000 | 18,228,000 | 2.91 | 2.91 | premiere | ||
| Dancing w/Stars Results | ABC | 8:00PM | 9,962,000 | 12,681,000 | (2,719,000) | 1.71 | 2.20 | (0.49) | vs. premiere |
| The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 13,184,000 | 13,184,000 | 4.11 | 4.11 | premiere | ||
| Utopia | Fox | 8:00PM | 1,911,000 | 2,420,000 | (509,000) | 0.82 | 1.00 | (0.18) | |
| Arrow | CW | 8:00PM | 670,000 | 914,000 | (244,000) | 0.26 | 0.30 | (0.04) | REPEAT |
| NCIS: New Orleans | CBS | 9:00PM | 17,225,000 | 17,225,000 | 2.49 | 2.49 | premiere | ||
| Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | ABC | 9:00PM | 5,984,000 | 5,984,000 | 2.10 | 2.10 | |||
| New Girl | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,350,000 | 3,039,000 | (689,000) | 1.29 | 1.70 | (0.41) | vs. premiere |
| Supernatural | CW | 9:00PM | 680,000 | 830,000 | (150,000) | 0.27 | 0.30 | (0.03) | REPEAT |
| Mindy Project | Fox | 9:30PM | 2,101,000 | 2,682,000 | (581,000) | 1.03 | 1.30 | (0.27) | vs. premiere |
| Person of Interest | CBS | 10:00PM | 10,580,000 | 10,580,000 | 1.74 | 1.74 | premiere | ||
| Forever | ABC | 10:00PM | 6,854,000 | 6,854,000 | 1.83 | 1.83 | premiere | ||
| Chicago Fire | NBC | 10:00PM | 9,144,000 | 9,144,000 | 2.61 | 2.61 | premiere | ||
| 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 | 9,754,000 | 9,754,000 | 2.74 | 2.74 | 90-min premiere | ||
| The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | 7,587,000 | 7,587,000 | 2.19 | 2.19 | premiere | ||
| Mysteries of Laura | NBC | 8:00PM | 10,007,000 | 10,191,000 | (184,000) | 1.53 | 2.00 | (0.47) | timeslot premiere vs. 10P |
| Hell's Kitchen | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,685,000 | 3,961,000 | (276,000) | 1.30 | 1.42 | (0.12) | vs. premiere |
| Penn & Teller: Fool Us | CW | 8:00PM | 1,506,000 | 1,583,000 | (77,000) | 0.48 | 0.55 | (0.07) | FINALE |
| The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:30PM | 7,314,000 | 7,314,000 | 2.44 | 2.44 | premiere | ||
| Criminal Minds | CBS | 9:00PM | - | - | premieres 10/1 | ||||
| Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | 11,378,000 | 11,378,000 | 3.91 | 3.91 | premiere | ||
| Law & Order: SVU | NBC | 9:00PM | 10,067,000 | 10,067,000 | 2.15 | 2.15 | premiere | ||
| Red Band Society | Fox | 9:00PM | 3,428,000 | 4,095,000 | (667,000) | 1.05 | 1.34 | (0.29) | vs. premiere |
| Big Brother | CBS | 9:30PM | 6,921,000 | 6,596,000 | 325,000 | 2.59 | 2.23 | 0.36 | 90-min FINALE vs. 8P |
| black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | 11,039,000 | 11,039,000 | 3.32 | 3.32 | premiere | ||
| Penn & Teller: Fool Us | CW | 9:00PM | 1,396,000 | 1,396,000 | 0.43 | 0.43 | REPEAT | ||
| Stalker | CBS | 10:00PM | - | - | premieres 10/1 | ||||
| Nashville | ABC | 10:00PM | 5,797,000 | 5,797,000 | 1.49 | 1.49 | premiere | ||
| Chicago P.D. | NBC | 10:00PM | 8,505,000 | 8,505,000 | 1.92 | 1.92 | premiere | ||
| Thursday | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | |||
| Title | Network | Time | Total Viewers | 18-49 Rtg | Notes | ||||
| NFL Thurs Kick-off | CBS | 8:00PM | 9,234,000 | 9,114,000 | 120,000 | 2.95 | 2.90 | 0.05 | |
| Grey's Anatomy | ABC | 8:00PM | 10,143,000 | 10,143,000 | 3.14 | 3.14 | premiere | ||
| The Biggest Loser | NBC | 8:00PM | 4,470,000 | 4,618,000 | (148,000) | 1.33 | 1.34 | (0.01) | vs. premiere |
| Bones | Fox | 8:00PM | 6,345,000 | 6,345,000 | 1.58 | 1.58 | premiere | ||
| Vampire Diaries | CW | 8:00PM | 606,000 | 544,000 | 62,000 | 0.21 | 0.21 | - | REPEAT |
| Thursday Night Football | CBS | 8:30PM | 16,289,000 | 11,882,000 | 4,407,000 | 6.02 | 4.53 | 1.49 | |
| Scandal | ABC | 9:00PM | 12,155,000 | 12,155,000 | 3.90 | 3.90 | premiere | ||
| Sleepy Hollow | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,275,000 | 2,275,000 | 0.63 | 0.63 | REPEAT | ||
| The Originals | CW | 9:00PM | 505,000 | 595,000 | (90,000) | 0.18 | 0.21 | (0.03) | REPEAT |
| How To Get Away w/Murder | ABC | 10:00PM | 14,340,000 | 14,340,000 | 3.85 | 3.85 | premiere | ||
| Parenthood | NBC | 10:00PM | 4,263,000 | 4,263,000 | 1.38 | 1.38 | premiere | ||
| 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 | ||||
| The Amazing Race | CBS | 8:00PM | 5,519,000 | 5,519,000 | 1.10 | 1.10 | premiere | ||
| Shark Tank | ABC | 8:00PM | 6,884,000 | 6,884,000 | 1.60 | 1.60 | premiere | ||
| Mysteries of Laura | NBC | 8:00PM | 4,768,000 | 4,768,000 | 0.70 | 0.70 | REPEAT | ||
| Utopia | Fox | 8:00PM | 1,859,000 | 1,521,000 | 338,000 | 0.70 | 0.48 | 0.22 | vs. 9P |
| Masters of Illusion | CW | 8:00PM | 1,102,000 | 1,478,000 | (376,000) | 0.30 | 0.41 | (0.11) | |
| Whose Line Is It Anyway? | CW | 8:30PM | 902,000 | 1,235,000 | (333,000) | 0.30 | 0.40 | (0.10) | REPEAT |
| Hawaii Five-0 | CBS | 9:00PM | 8,930,000 | 8,930,000 | 1.30 | 1.30 | premiere | ||
| Shark Tank | ABC | 9:00PM | 7,387,000 | 7,387,000 | 2.00 | 2.00 | premiere | ||
| Dateline | NBC | 9:00PM | 6,865,000 | 5,306,000 | 1,559,000 | 1.40 | 1.20 | 0.20 | 9-11P |
| America's Next Top Model | CW | 9:00PM | 594,000 | 631,000 | (37,000) | 0.20 | 0.21 | (0.01) | REPEAT |
| Gotham | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,497,000 | 2,497,000 | 0.70 | 0.70 | REPEAT | ||
| Blue Bloods | CBS | 10:00PM | 10,639,000 | 10,639,000 | 1.20 | 1.20 | premiere | ||
| 20/20 | ABC | 10:00PM | 6,439,000 | 6,439,000 | 1.60 | 1.60 | premiere | ||
| Constatine | NBC | 10:00PM | - | - | prem 10/24 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| College Football | Fox | 7:35PM | 1,590,000 | 3,220,000 | (1,630,000) | 0.50 | 1.00 | (0.50) | |
| Crimetime | CBS | 8:00PM | 3,920,000 | 3,920,000 | 0.60 | 0.60 | REPEAT | ||
| Saturday Night Football | ABC | 8:00PM | 3,860,000 | 7,336,000 | (3,476,000) | 1.10 | 2.62 | (1.52) | |
| The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 2,760,000 | 2,760,000 | 0.60 | 0.60 | REPEAT | ||
| Crimetime | CBS | 9:00PM | 4,610,000 | 4,610,000 | 0.80 | 0.80 | REPEAT | ||
| Music for Change | NBC | 9:00PM | 1,830,000 | 1,830,000 | 0.40 | 0.40 | special | ||
| 48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 10:00PM | 5,490,000 | 5,490,000 | 1.00 | 1.00 | premiere | ||
| SNL(R) | NBC | 10:00PM | 3,210,000 | 3,210,000 | 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 (Sept. 22-28) 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 | Mon | 18,031,000 | 5.45 | premiere |
| The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 8:30PM | Mon | 18,237,000 | 5.41 | special time |
| Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | Wed | 11,378,000 | 3.91 | premiere |
| black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | Wed | 11,039,000 | 3.32 | premiere |
| The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:30PM | Wed | 7,314,000 | 2.44 | premiere |
| The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | Wed | 7,587,000 | 2.19 | premiere |
| American Dad! | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | 3,030,000 | 1.46 | FINALE |
| Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | Sun | 3,054,000 | 1.42 | REPEAT |
| The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | Sun | 3,030,000 | 1.32 | REPEAT |
| New Girl | Fox | 9:00PM | Tue | 2,359,000 | 1.29 | |
| Family Guy | Fox | 8:30PM | Sun | 2,830,000 | 1.25 | REPEAT |
| The Mindy Project | Fox | 9:30PM | Tue | 2,101,000 | 1.03 | |
| The Simpsons | Fox | 7:30PM | Sun | 2,155,000 | 0.89 | REPEAT |
| Bob's Burgers | Fox | 7:00PM | Sun | 1,881,000 | 0.76 | REPEAT |
| Comedytime (R) | CBS | 8:00PM | Sat | |||
| Comedytime (R) | CBS | 8:30PM | Sat | |||
| Animation Domination | Fox | 7:00PM | Sun | |||
| Animnation Domination | Fox | 7:30PM | Sun | |||
| Mom | CBS | 8:30PM | Mon | premieres 9/29 | ||
| Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | Fri | premieres 10/3 | ||
| Cristela | ABC | 8:30PM | Fri | premieres 10/10 | ||
| Marry Me | NBC | 9:00PM | Tue | premieres 10/7 | ||
| About a Boy | NBC | 9:30PM | Tue | premieres 10/7 | ||
| Selfie | ABC | 8:00PM | Tue | premieres 9/30 | ||
| Manhattan Love Story | ABC | 8:30PM | Tue | premieres 9/30 | ||
| Bad Judge | NBC | 9:00PM | Thu | premieres 10/2 | ||
| A to Z | NBC | 9:30PM | Thu | premieres 10/2 | ||
| Mulaney | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | premieres 10/5 | ||
| Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | Sun | premieres 9/28 | ||
| 2 Broke Girls | CBS | 8:00PM | Mon | premieres 10/27 | ||
| The Millers | CBS | 8:30PM | Thu | premieres 10/30 | ||
| Two and a Half Men | CBS | 9:00PM | Thu | premieres 10/30 | ||
| The McCarthys | CBS | 9:30PM | Thu | premieres 10/30 | ||
SOURCE: Nielsen Media Research
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Friday, July 26
The Conners - "Keep on Truckin'" (The CW, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
After a sudden turn of events, the Conners are forced to face the daily struggles of life in Lanford in a way they never have before.
The Conners - "Tangled Up in Blue" (The CW, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Darlene gets one surprise after another when David introduces his girlfriend at a parent-teacher conference and mentions that Mark & Harris will be spending the weekend with them.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of July 22)
Friday, July 26
- Nick Jonas (Jonas) - Watch Nick on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Michael Douglas (The Kominsky Method) - Michael appears on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Sasheer Zamata (Home Economics/Woke/Robbie), Joe Lo Truglio (Brooklyn Nine-Nine/Burning Love/Reno 911!) and Aparna Nancherla (Corporate) - Sasheer, Joe and Aparna are guests on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Jennie Garth (Mystery Girls/What I Like About You) - Jennie chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT. NBC's Today catches up with Jennie in the 10am hour.
- Marcus Scribner (grown-ish/black-ish) - Marcus talks about his coming-of-age film How I Learned to Fly on a repeat of Sherri, so check your local listings.
- Delroy Lindo (UnPrisoned) - Delroy talks about UnPrisoned on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
- Dylan Sprouse (The Suite Life on Deck/The Suite Life of Zack & Cody/Grace Under Fire) - Dylan talks about Lionsgate's The Duel on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
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