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, November 21
Happy's Place - "Straw Man" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
When Gabby asks Bobbie to help vet men to be her potential donor, Bobbie is happy to participate until she discovers Gabby is considering Emmett for the donation; Isabella is asked to be the guest speaker for Takoda's daughter's class.
Stumble - "In Sync" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
It's back to school for Heådltston State JC, which means in addition to her coaching, Courteney must get her kids settled into the dorms and begin classes; when the girls' periods sync up, Courteney's doesn't and she worries she may be pregnant.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of November 17)
Friday, November 21
- Ms. Pat (The Ms. Pat Show) - Watch Ms. Pat on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Ben Stiller (Arrested Development) - Ben appears on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Sydney Sweeney (Everything Sucks!) - Sydney is a guest on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Matthew Broderick (Better Things) - Matthew appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Dave Franco (The Afterparty/Scrubs/Do Not Disturb) - Dave appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Jason Bateman (Arrested Development/The Hogan Family/It's Your Move/Silver Spoons) - Jason talks about Zootopia 2 on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
- Sebastian Maniscalco (Bookie) - Sebastian talks about his comedy special It Ain't Right on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
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