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, May 9
none scheduled
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of May 5)
Friday, May 9
- Paul Rudd (The Shrink Next Door/Living with Yourself/Wild Oats) - Watch Paul on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Matt Bomer (Mid-Century Modern) - Matt appears on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Asif Ali (Deli Boys) and Saagar Shaikh (Deli Boys) - Asif and Saagar are guests on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Busy Philipps (Girls5eva/Vice Principals/Cougar Town/Love, Inc.) - Busy chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Christine Baranski (The Big Bang Theory/Happy Family/Welcome to New York/Cybill) - Christine talks about Nine Perfect Strangers on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
- Holly Robinson Peete (Hangin' with Mr. Cooper/For Your Love/Like Family/Love, Inc.) - Holly swings by for a chat about her new film Hats Off to Love on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Sarah Michelle Gellar (The Crazy Ones) and Alyson Hannigan (How I Met Your Mother/Free Spirit) - NBC's Today catches up with Sarah and Alyson in the 9am hour.
- Brooke Shields (Suddenly Susan) - In this a little bit extra episode Drew shares more of her conversation with Brooke at the news desk on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Rebel Wilson (Super Fun Night) - Rebel joins Sherri to talk about starring in the new film Juliet & Romeo, so check your local listings.
- Terri J. Vaughn (She the People/Mann & Wife/Meet the Browns/All of Us/The Steve Harvey Show) - Terri talks about starring in the new Netflix series She the People on Sherri, so check your local listings.
- Julia Sweeney (Shrill/Work in Progress/Maybe It's Me/George and Leo) and Marsha Mason (Grace and Frankie/The Middle/Sibs) - Julia and Marsha talk about My First Ex-Husband on PIX11 Morinng News on WPIX in New York at 9:40am.
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