Sunday, October 05, 2014
Week 2 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did
Total Viewers: #1. CBS 13.5 million (+2% from first four nights week 1); #2. NBC 9.18 million (-5%); #3. ABC 8.85 million (-10%); #4. Fox 4.4 million (+5%); #5. The CW 0.98 million (+14%).
Adults 18-49: #1. CBS 3.3/10 rating/share (-8% in rating from first four nights week 1); #2. NBC 2.5/8 (-4%); #3. ABC 2.2/7 (-12%); #4. Fox 1.5/5 (even) #5. The CW 0.4/1 (+33%)
We're back with a new season! We have the final ratings for Week 1 (9/22/14-9/28/14). Among Adults 18-49, NBC won the week with a 3.0 rating thanks to the NFL, followed by CBS's 2.4, ABC's 2.2 and Fox's 2.0. For Total Viewers, CBS was on top with 10.86 million, followed by NBC's 10.03. ABC was next with 8.26 million and Fox trailed with just 5.24 million.
We will also have Season to-date (9/22/14-9/28/14) ratings in 18-49 and total viewers next week, since we're only one week in right now.
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 2 (Sept. 29-Oct. 5) Analysis | |||||||||
Last Sunday (Sept. 28) | (Week 1) | 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 | (26,651,000) | 10.01 | (10.01) | |||
60 Minutes | CBS | 7:00PM | 9,678,000 | 17,875,000 | (8,197,000) | 1.10 | 3.45 | (2.35) | |
Once Upon a Time Special | ABC | 7:00PM | 5,493,000 | 4,945,000 | 548,000 | 1.62 | 0.90 | 0.72 | vs. AFV (R) |
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 7:00PM | 1,881,000 | (1,881,000) | 0.76 | (0.76) | |||
Football Night in America | NBC | 7:30PM | 3,828,000 | 2,429,000 | 1,399,000 | 1.17 | 0.81 | 0.36 | |
The OT | Fox | 7:55PM | 16,439,000 | 2,155,000 | 14,284,000 | 6.28 | 0.89 | 5.39 | vs. Bob's Burgers (R) |
Madam Secretary | CBS | 8:00PM | 12,723,000 | 14,751,000 | (2,028,000) | 1.42 | 1.99 | (0.57) | premiere |
Once Upon a Time | ABC | 8:00PM | 10,201,000 | 3,197,000 | 7,004,000 | 3.75 | 0.77 | 2.98 | premiere vs. REPEAT |
Football Night in America | NBC | 8:00PM | 13,005,000 | 9,950,000 | 3,055,000 | 4.57 | 3.68 | 0.89 | |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | 8,526,000 | 3,030,000 | 5,496,000 | 3.90 | 1.32 | 2.58 | premiere vs. REPEAT |
Sunday Night Football | NBC | 8:30PM | 22,675,000 | 19,665,000 | 3,010,000 | 8.67 | 7.80 | 0.87 | |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | 5,461,000 | 2,830,000 | 2,631,000 | 2.63 | 1.25 | 1.38 | premiere vs. Family Guy (R) |
The Good Wife | CBS | 9:00PM | 11,089,000 | 11,059,000 | 30,000 | 1.33 | 1.45 | (0.12) | |
Resurrection | ABC | 9:00PM | 8,378,000 | 3,130,000 | 5,248,000 | 2.54 | 0.73 | 1.81 | premiere vs. REPEAT |
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | 8,452,000 | 3,054,000 | 5,398,000 | 4.54 | 1.42 | 3.12 | 1-hr prem vs. REPEAT |
American Dad! | Fox | 9:30PM | 3,030,000 | (3,030,000) | 1.46 | (1.46) | |||
CSI | CBS | 10:00PM | 9,362,000 | 9,362,000 | 1.35 | 1.35 | premiere | ||
Revenge | ABC | 10:00PM | 5,713,000 | 2,585,000 | 3,128,000 | 1.53 | 0.61 | 0.92 | premiere vs. 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 | 16,383,000 | 18,031,000 | (1,648,000) | 4.78 | 5.45 | (0.67) | |
Dancing with the Stars | ABC | 8:00PM | 12,502,000 | 12,759,000 | (257,000) | 1.84 | 2.24 | (0.40) | |
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 12,941,000 | 12,948,000 | (7,000) | 3.98 | 3.93 | 0.05 | |
Gotham | Fox | 8:00PM | 7,454,000 | 8,210,000 | (756,000) | 2.80 | 3.24 | (0.44) | |
iHeart Radio Special | CW | 8:00PM | 819,000 | 819,000 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 8-10P | ||
Whose Line Is it Anyway? | CW | 8:00PM | 723,000 | (723,000) | 0.19 | (0.19) | |||
The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 8:30PM | 12,259,000 | 18,237,000 | (5,978,000) | 3.11 | 5.41 | (2.30) | REPEAT |
Whose Line Is it Anyway? | CW | 8:30PM | 739,000 | (739,000) | 0.21 | (0.21) | |||
Scorpion | CBS | 9:00PM | 13,359,000 | 13,833,000 | (474,000) | 3.05 | 3.21 | (0.16) | |
Sleepy Hollow | Fox | 9:00PM | 5,041,000 | 5,506,000 | (465,000) | 1.73 | 1.96 | (0.23) | |
America's Next Top Model | CW | 9:00PM | 781,000 | (781,000) | 0.27 | (0.27) | |||
NCIS: LA | CBS | 10:00PM | 9,485,000 | 7,519,000 | 1,966,000 | 1.89 | 1.75 | 0.14 | premiere vs. Under Dome |
Castle | ABC | 10:00PM | 10,749,000 | 8,594,000 | 2,155,000 | 2.20 | 1.69 | 0.51 | premiere vs. Forever |
The Blacklist | NBC | 10:00PM | 10,512,000 | 12,341,000 | (1,829,000) | 2.78 | 3.38 | (0.60) | |
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 | 18,838,000 | 18,228,000 | 610,000 | 2.64 | 2.91 | (0.27) | |
Selfie | ABC | 8:00PM | 5,311,000 | 5,311,000 | 1.57 | 1.57 | premiere | ||
Dancing w/Stars Results | ABC | 8:00PM | 9,962,000 | (9,962,000) | 1.71 | (1.71) | |||
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 13,734,000 | 13,184,000 | 550,000 | 4.11 | 4.11 | - | 8-10P |
Utopia | Fox | 8:00PM | 1,991,000 | 1,911,000 | 80,000 | 0.82 | 0.82 | - | |
iHeart Radio Special | CW | 8:00PM | 989,000 | 989,000 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 8-10P | ||
Arrow | CW | 8:00PM | 670,000 | (670,000) | 0.26 | (0.26) | |||
Manhattan Love Story | ABC | 8:30PM | 4,700,000 | 4,700,000 | 1.45 | 1.45 | premiere | ||
NCIS: New Orleans | CBS | 9:00PM | 16,574,000 | 17,225,000 | (651,000) | 2.27 | 2.49 | (0.22) | |
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | ABC | 9:00PM | 5,052,000 | 5,984,000 | (932,000) | 1.82 | 2.10 | (0.28) | |
New Girl | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,373,000 | 2,350,000 | 23,000 | 1.27 | 1.29 | (0.02) | |
Supernatural | CW | 9:00PM | 680,000 | (680,000) | 0.27 | (0.27) | |||
Mindy Project | Fox | 9:30PM | 2,354,000 | 2,101,000 | 253,000 | 1.13 | 1.03 | 0.10 | |
Person of Interest | CBS | 10:00PM | 10,715,000 | 10,580,000 | 135,000 | 1.80 | 1.74 | 0.06 | |
Forever | ABC | 10:00PM | 5,961,000 | 6,854,000 | (893,000) | 1.45 | 1.83 | (0.38) | |
Chicago Fire | NBC | 10:00PM | 8,714,000 | 9,144,000 | (430,000) | 2.27 | 2.61 | (0.34) | |
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 | 9,486,000 | 9,754,000 | (268,000) | 2.45 | 2.74 | (0.29) | vs. 90-min prem |
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | 7,423,000 | 7,587,000 | (164,000) | 1.98 | 2.19 | (0.21) | |
Mysteries of Laura | NBC | 8:00PM | 8,975,000 | 10,007,000 | (1,032,000) | 1.49 | 1.53 | (0.04) | |
Hell's Kitchen | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,887,000 | 3,685,000 | 202,000 | 1.39 | 1.30 | 0.09 | |
Arrow | CW | 8:00PM | 694,000 | 1,506,000 | (812,000) | 0.21 | 0.48 | (0.27) | REPEAT vs. Penn & Teller |
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:30PM | 7,086,000 | 7,314,000 | (228,000) | 2.34 | 2.44 | (0.10) | |
Criminal Minds | CBS | 9:00PM | 11,651,000 | 11,651,000 | 2.70 | 2.70 | premiere | ||
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | 10,557,000 | 11,378,000 | (821,000) | 3.75 | 3.91 | (0.16) | |
Law & Order: SVU | NBC | 9:00PM | 7,732,000 | 10,067,000 | (2,335,000) | 1.79 | 2.15 | (0.36) | |
Red Band Society | Fox | 9:00PM | 3,329,000 | 3,428,000 | (99,000) | 1.10 | 1.05 | 0.05 | |
Big Brother | CBS | 9:30PM | 6,921,000 | (6,921,000) | 2.59 | (2.59) | |||
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | 8,291,000 | 11,039,000 | (2,748,000) | 2.64 | 3.32 | (0.68) | |
Arrow | CW | 9:00PM | 672,000 | 1,396,000 | (724,000) | 0.19 | 0.43 | (0.24) | REPEAT vs. Penn & Teller (R) |
Stalker | CBS | 10:00PM | 9,048,000 | 9,048,000 | 1.97 | 1.97 | premiere | ||
Nashville | ABC | 10:00PM | 5,340,000 | 5,797,000 | (457,000) | 1.56 | 1.49 | 0.07 | |
Chicago P.D. | NBC | 10:00PM | 6,626,000 | 8,505,000 | (1,879,000) | 1.54 | 1.92 | (0.38) | |
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 | 10,987,000 | 9,234,000 | 1,753,000 | 3.33 | 2.95 | 0.38 | |
Grey's Anatomy | ABC | 8:00PM | 9,439,000 | 10,143,000 | (704,000) | 2.70 | 3.14 | (0.44) | |
The Biggest Loser | NBC | 8:00PM | 4,643,000 | 4,470,000 | 173,000 | 1.32 | 1.33 | (0.01) | vs. 2-hour |
Bones | Fox | 8:00PM | 6,406,000 | 6,345,000 | 61,000 | 1.53 | 1.58 | (0.05) | |
Vampire Diaries | CW | 8:00PM | 1,807,000 | 606,000 | 1,201,000 | 0.91 | 0.21 | 0.70 | premiere vs. REPEAT |
Thursday Night Football | CBS | 8:30PM | 16,544,000 | 16,289,000 | 255,000 | 5.89 | 6.02 | (0.13) | |
Scandal | ABC | 9:00PM | 10,701,000 | 12,155,000 | (1,454,000) | 3.38 | 3.90 | (0.52) | |
Bad Judge | NBC | 9:00PM | 5,841,000 | 5,841,000 | 1.32 | 1.32 | premiere | ||
Gracepoint | Fox | 9:00PM | 4,756,000 | 2,275,000 | 2,481,000 | 1.16 | 0.63 | 0.53 | premiere vs. Sleepy (R) |
Reign | CW | 9:00PM | 1,009,000 | 505,000 | 504,000 | 0.38 | 0.18 | 0.20 | premiere vs. Originals (R) |
A to Z | NBC | 9:30PM | 4,791,000 | 4,791,000 | 1.21 | 1.21 | premiere | ||
How To Get Away w/Murder | ABC | 10:00PM | 12,150,000 | 14,340,000 | (2,190,000) | 3.32 | 3.85 | (0.53) | |
Parenthood | NBC | 10:00PM | 4,336,000 | 4,263,000 | 73,000 | 1.32 | 1.38 | (0.06) | |
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 | 6,157,000 | 5,484,000 | 673,000 | 1.20 | 1.14 | 0.06 | |
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | 6,642,000 | 6,642,000 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1-hour premiere | ||
Shark Tank | ABC | 8:00PM | 7,448,000 | (7,448,000) | 1.94 | (1.94) | 8-10P | ||
Bad Judge | NBC | 8:00PM | 4,030,000 | 4,030,000 | 0.80 | 0.80 | REPEAT | ||
Mysteries of Laura | NBC | 8:00PM | 4,820,000 | (4,820,000) | 0.74 | (0.74) | |||
Utopia | Fox | 8:00PM | 1,752,000 | 1,873,000 | (121,000) | 0.60 | 0.70 | (0.10) | |
A to Z | NBC | 8:00PM | 3,033,000 | 3,033,000 | 0.80 | 0.80 | REPEAT | ||
Whose Line Is It Anyway? | CW | 8:00PM | 1,276,000 | 1,006,000 | 270,000 | 0.40 | 0.27 | 0.13 | premiere vs. Illusion |
Whose Line Is It Anyway? | CW | 8:30PM | 1,086,000 | 872,000 | 214,000 | 0.30 | 0.30 | - | vs. REPEAT |
Hawaii Five-0 | CBS | 9:00PM | 9,711,000 | 8,975,000 | 736,000 | 1.30 | 1.25 | 0.05 | |
Shark Tank | ABC | 9:00PM | 7,071,000 | 7,071,000 | 1.80 | 1.80 | TP premiere | ||
Dateline | NBC | 9:00PM | 5,418,000 | 6,893,000 | (1,475,000) | 1.10 | 1.39 | (0.29) | 9-11P |
America's Next Top Model | CW | 9:00PM | 1,137,000 | 527,000 | 610,000 | 0.30 | 0.19 | 0.11 | vs. REPEAT |
Gotham | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,775,000 | 2,497,000 | (722,000) | 0.60 | 0.73 | (0.13) | REPEAT |
Blue Bloods | CBS | 10:00PM | 10,682,000 | 10,878,000 | (196,000) | 1.20 | 1.20 | - | |
20/20 | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,749,000 | 6,573,000 | (1,824,000) | 1.20 | 1.65 | (0.45) | |
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 | 1,810,000 | 1,301,000 | 509,000 | 0.60 | 0.43 | 0.17 | |
Crimetime | CBS | 8:00PM | 3,680,000 | 3,845,000 | (165,000) | 0.60 | 0.55 | 0.05 | REPEAT |
Saturday Night Football | ABC | 8:00PM | 4,470,000 | 4,053,000 | 417,000 | 1.30 | 1.17 | 0.13 | |
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 2,800,000 | 2,652,000 | 148,000 | 0.70 | 0.58 | 0.12 | 8-10P REPEAT |
Crimetime | CBS | 9:00PM | 3,550,000 | 4,549,000 | (999,000) | 0.50 | 0.73 | (0.23) | REPEAT |
Music for Change | NBC | 9:00PM | 1,830,000 | (1,830,000) | 0.40 | (0.40) | |||
48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 10:00PM | 5,220,000 | 5,541,000 | (321,000) | 0.80 | 1.00 | (0.20) | |
SNL(R) | NBC | 10:00PM | 3,000,000 | 3,184,000 | (184,000) | 0.80 | 0.87 | (0.07) | 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 2 (Sept. 29-Oct. 5) 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 | 16,383,000 | 4.78 | |
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | Sun | 8,452,000 | 4.54 | 1-hr prem |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | Sun | 8,526,000 | 3.90 | premiere |
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | Wed | 10,557,000 | 3.75 | |
The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 8:30PM | Mon | 12,259,000 | 3.11 | REPEAT |
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | Wed | 8,291,000 | 2.64 | |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | Sun | 5,461,000 | 2.63 | premiere |
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:30PM | Wed | 7,086,000 | 2.34 | |
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | Wed | 7,423,000 | 1.98 | |
Selfie | ABC | 8:00PM | Tue | 5,311,000 | 1.57 | premiere |
Manhattan Love Story | ABC | 8:30PM | Tue | 4,700,000 | 1.45 | premiere |
Bad Judge | NBC | 9:00PM | Thu | 5,841,000 | 1.32 | premiere |
New Girl | Fox | 9:00PM | Tue | 2,373,000 | 1.27 | |
A to Z | NBC | 9:30PM | Thu | 4,791,000 | 1.21 | premiere |
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | Fri | 6,642,000 | 1.2 | 1-hr prem |
The Mindy Project | Fox | 9:30PM | Tue | 2,354,000 | 1.13 | |
Bad Judge | NBC | 8:00PM | Fri | 4,030,000 | 0.8 | REPEAT |
A to Z | NBC | 8:30PM | Fri | 3,033,000 | 0.8 | REPEAT |
American Dad! | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | completed | ||
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 7:00PM | Sun | preempted | ||
Comedytime (R) | CBS | 8:00PM | Sat | preempted | ||
Comedytime (R) | CBS | 8:30PM | Sat | preempted | ||
Animation Domination | Fox | 7:00PM | Sun | preempted | ||
Animnation Domination | Fox | 7:30PM | Sun | preempted | ||
Mom | CBS | 8:30PM | Thu | premieres 10/30 | ||
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 | ||
Mulaney | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | premieres 10/5 | ||
2 Broke Girls | CBS | 8:00PM | Mon | premieres 10/27 | ||
The Millers | CBS | 8:30PM | Mon | premieres 10/20 | ||
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, January 24
Wizards Beyond Waverly Place - "There's Something About the Russos" (Disney Channel, 8:00PM ET/PT)
When Billie's neighbor, Bella Bianchi, sees her using magic, Billie and Milo try to convince her it is fake... until their efforts result in Bella getting stuck in the lair.
Wizards Beyond Waverly Place - "Ready Player Wand" (Disney Channel, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Billie's excited for her first Family Game Night with the Russos, but when she chooses a wizard game, the entire family is transported into it!
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of January 20)
Friday, January 24
- Bill Burr (F Is for Family/Townies) - Watch Bill on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Ben Stiller (Arrested Development) - Ben is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Pauline Chalamet (The Sex Lives of College Girls) - Pauline appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Joel Kim Booster (Loot/Shrill) - Joel is a guest on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Lucy Liu (Joey/Pearl) - Lucy talks about her film Presence on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Topher Grace (Home Economics/That '70s Show) - Topher talks about Flight Risk on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- Susie Essman (Curb Your Enthusiasm/Broad City/Baby Boom) - Drew is chatting with best friend duo Susie and Joy Behar on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings. They're also doing an audience Q & A about love.
- Morris Chestnut (Out All Night) - Drew is chatting with Morris about starring in Watson on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Martin Lawrence (Partners/Martin/What's Happening Now!!) - Martin stops by to talk about his new standup tour on Sherri, so check your local listings.
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