Sunday, October 12, 2014
Week 3 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did
Total Viewers: #1. CBS 12.74 million (-6% from first four nights week 2); #2. ABC 8.38 million (-5%); #3. NBC 8.12 million (-12%); #4. Fox 4.01 million (-9%); #5. The CW 2.19 million (+123%).
Adults 18-49: #1. CBS 3.1/10 rating/share (-6% in rating from first four nights week 2); #2. NBC 2.1/7 (-16%); #3. ABC 2.1/7 (-5%); #4. Fox 1.4/4 (-7%) #5. The CW 0.9/3 (+125%)
We have the final ratings for Week 2 (9/29/14-10/5/14). Among Adults 18-49, NBC won the week again with a 2.7 rating thanks to the NFL, followed by CBS's 2.5, ABC's 2.0 and Fox's 1.2. For Total Viewers, CBS was on top with 11.36 million, followed by NBC's 8.99. ABC was next with 7.46 million and Fox trailed with just 3.41 million.
For season to-date (9/22/14-10/5/14) , among Adults 18-49, NBC is #1 with a 2.8 rating, CBS is next with a 2.4, followed by ABC with a 2.1 and Fox with a 1.6. Among total viewers, CBC is #1 with 11.11 million, then NBC with 9.55 million. ABC is next with 7.86 million and Fox trails with just 4.33 million.
Back to week 3, 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 3 (Oct. 6-12) Analysis | |||||||||
Last Sunday (Oct. 5) | (Week 2) | 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 | 7:30PM | 14,232,000 | 9,678,000 | 4,554,000 | 2.48 | 1.10 | 1.38 | |
Once Upon a Time | ABC | 7:00PM | 3,584,000 | 5,493,000 | (1,909,000) | 0.87 | 1.62 | (0.75) | REPEAT vs. Special |
The Simpsons | Fox | 7:00PM | 1,712,000 | 1,712,000 | 0.63 | 0.63 | REPEAT | ||
Football Night in America | NBC | 7:30PM | 7,688,000 | 3,828,000 | 3,860,000 | 2.74 | 1.17 | 1.57 | |
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 7:55PM | 3,137,000 | 16,439,000 | (13,302,000) | 1.42 | 6.28 | (4.86) | premiere vs. The OT |
Madam Secretary | CBS | 8:30PM | 12,201,000 | 12,723,000 | (522,000) | 1.60 | 1.42 | 0.18 | |
Once Upon a Time | ABC | 8:00PM | 9,238,000 | 10,201,000 | (963,000) | 3.29 | 3.75 | (0.46) | |
Football Night in America | NBC | 8:00PM | 10,760,000 | 13,005,000 | (2,245,000) | 3.90 | 4.57 | (0.67) | |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | 4,272,000 | 8,526,000 | (4,254,000) | 1.97 | 3.90 | (1.93) | |
Sunday Night Football | NBC | 8:30PM | 19,386,000 | 22,675,000 | (3,289,000) | 7.36 | 8.67 | (1.31) | |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | 3,314,000 | 5,461,000 | (2,147,000) | 1.64 | 2.63 | (0.99) | |
The Good Wife | CBS | 9:30PM | 10,832,000 | 11,089,000 | (257,000) | 1.40 | 1.33 | 0.07 | |
Resurrection | ABC | 9:00PM | 6,735,000 | 8,378,000 | (1,643,000) | 1.99 | 2.54 | (0.55) | |
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | 3,626,000 | 8,452,000 | (4,826,000) | 1.87 | 4.54 | (2.67) | vs. 1-hr ep |
Mulaney | Fox | 9:30PM | 2,297,000 | 2,297,000 | 0.98 | 0.98 | premiere | ||
CSI | CBS | 10:30PM | 8,039,000 | 9,362,000 | (1,323,000) | 1.27 | 1.35 | (0.08) | |
Revenge | ABC | 10:00PM | 5,270,000 | 5,713,000 | (443,000) | 1.35 | 1.53 | (0.18) | |
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 | 15,746,000 | 16,383,000 | (637,000) | 4.53 | 4.78 | (0.25) | |
Dancing with the Stars | ABC | 8:00PM | 12,742,000 | 12,502,000 | 240,000 | 1.95 | 1.84 | 0.11 | |
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 12,408,000 | 12,941,000 | (533,000) | 3.71 | 3.98 | (0.27) | |
Gotham | Fox | 8:00PM | 6,361,000 | 7,454,000 | (1,093,000) | 2.49 | 2.80 | (0.31) | |
The Originals | CW | 8:00PM | 1,359,000 | 1,359,000 | 0.71 | 0.71 | PREMIERE | ||
iHeart Radio Special | CW | 8:00PM | 819,000 | (819,000) | 0.31 | (0.31) | |||
The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 8:30PM | 11,724,000 | 12,259,000 | (535,000) | 2.92 | 3.11 | (0.19) | REPEAT |
Scorpion | CBS | 9:00PM | 11,934,000 | 13,359,000 | (1,425,000) | 2.54 | 3.05 | (0.51) | |
Sleepy Hollow | Fox | 9:00PM | 4,464,000 | 5,041,000 | (577,000) | 1.70 | 1.73 | (0.03) | |
Supernatural Retrospective | CW | 9:00PM | 1,065,000 | 1,065,000 | 0.50 | 0.50 | special | ||
NCIS: LA | CBS | 10:00PM | 8,683,000 | 9,485,000 | (802,000) | 1.64 | 1.89 | (0.25) | |
Castle | ABC | 10:00PM | 9,901,000 | 10,749,000 | (848,000) | 1.99 | 2.20 | (0.21) | |
The Blacklist | NBC | 10:00PM | 9,980,000 | 10,512,000 | (532,000) | 2.61 | 2.78 | (0.17) | |
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 | 17,275,000 | 18,838,000 | (1,563,000) | 2.62 | 2.64 | (0.02) | |
Selfie | ABC | 8:00PM | 3,992,000 | 5,311,000 | (1,319,000) | 1.15 | 1.57 | (0.42) | |
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 9,067,000 | 13,734,000 | (4,667,000) | 2.47 | 4.11 | (1.64) | 8-10P Clip Show |
Family Guy | Fox | 8:00PM | 1,962,000 | 1,991,000 | (29,000) | 0.93 | 0.82 | 0.11 | REPEAT vs. Utopia |
Flash | CW | 8:00PM | 4,792,000 | 4,792,000 | 1.87 | 1.87 | PREMIERE | ||
iHeart Radio Special | CW | 8:00PM | 989,000 | (989,000) | 0.39 | (0.39) | |||
Manhattan Love Story | ABC | 8:30PM | 3,273,000 | 4,700,000 | (1,427,000) | 0.92 | 1.45 | (0.53) | |
NCIS: New Orleans | CBS | 9:00PM | 15,390,000 | 16,574,000 | (1,184,000) | 2.31 | 2.27 | 0.04 | |
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | ABC | 9:00PM | 4,726,000 | 5,052,000 | (326,000) | 1.69 | 1.82 | (0.13) | |
New Girl | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,615,000 | 2,373,000 | 242,000 | 1.39 | 1.27 | 0.12 | |
Supernatural | CW | 9:00PM | 2,481,000 | 2,481,000 | 1.07 | 1.07 | PREMIERE | ||
Mindy Project | Fox | 9:30PM | 2,187,000 | 2,354,000 | (167,000) | 1.03 | 1.13 | (0.10) | |
Person of Interest | CBS | 10:00PM | 9,632,000 | 10,715,000 | (1,083,000) | 1.60 | 1.80 | (0.20) | |
Forever | ABC | 10:00PM | 5,346,000 | 5,961,000 | (615,000) | 1.27 | 1.45 | (0.18) | |
Chicago Fire | NBC | 10:00PM | 8,367,000 | 8,714,000 | (347,000) | 2.14 | 2.27 | (0.13) | |
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 | 9,592,000 | 9,486,000 | 106,000 | 2.47 | 2.45 | 0.02 | |
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | 7,697,000 | 7,423,000 | 274,000 | 2.06 | 1.98 | 0.08 | |
Mysteries of Laura | NBC | 8:00PM | 8,698,000 | 8,975,000 | (277,000) | 1.31 | 1.49 | (0.18) | |
Hell's Kitchen | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,808,000 | 3,887,000 | (79,000) | 1.35 | 1.39 | (0.04) | |
Arrow | CW | 8:00PM | 2,809,000 | 694,000 | 2,115,000 | 0.99 | 0.21 | 0.78 | premiere vs. REPEAT |
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:30PM | 7,320,000 | 7,086,000 | 234,000 | 2.31 | 2.34 | (0.03) | |
Criminal Minds | CBS | 9:00PM | 10,452,000 | 11,651,000 | (1,199,000) | 2.29 | 2.70 | (0.41) | |
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | 10,625,000 | 10,557,000 | 68,000 | 3.62 | 3.75 | (0.13) | |
Law & Order: SVU | NBC | 9:00PM | 7,552,000 | 7,732,000 | (180,000) | 1.65 | 1.79 | (0.14) | |
Red Band Society | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,907,000 | 3,329,000 | (422,000) | 0.91 | 1.10 | (0.19) | |
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | 8,283,000 | 8,291,000 | (8,000) | 2.86 | 2.64 | 0.22 | |
Flash | CW | 9:00PM | 2,092,000 | 672,000 | 1,420,000 | 0.64 | 0.19 | 0.45 | REPEAT vs. Arrow (R) |
Stalker | CBS | 10:00PM | 8,174,000 | 9,048,000 | (874,000) | 1.72 | 1.97 | (0.25) | |
Nashville | ABC | 10:00PM | 5,612,000 | 5,340,000 | 272,000 | 1.49 | 1.56 | (0.07) | |
Chicago P.D. | NBC | 10:00PM | 6,625,000 | 6,626,000 | (1,000) | 1.48 | 1.54 | (0.06) | |
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 | 9,325,000 | 10,987,000 | (1,662,000) | 2.73 | 3.33 | (0.60) | |
Grey's Anatomy | ABC | 8:00PM | 8,482,000 | 9,439,000 | (957,000) | 2.41 | 2.70 | (0.29) | |
The Biggest Loser | NBC | 8:00PM | 4,571,000 | 4,643,000 | (72,000) | 1.22 | 1.32 | (0.10) | |
Bones | Fox | 8:00PM | 6,387,000 | 6,406,000 | (19,000) | 1.55 | 1.53 | 0.02 | |
Vampire Diaries | CW | 8:00PM | 1,667,000 | 1,807,000 | (140,000) | 0.75 | 0.91 | (0.16) | |
Thursday Night Football | CBS | 8:30PM | 15,852,000 | 16,544,000 | (692,000) | 5.43 | 5.89 | (0.46) | |
Scandal | ABC | 9:00PM | 9,516,000 | 10,701,000 | (1,185,000) | 3.04 | 3.38 | (0.34) | |
Bad Judge | NBC | 9:00PM | 5,239,000 | 5,841,000 | (602,000) | 1.26 | 1.32 | (0.06) | |
Gracepoint | Fox | 9:00PM | 3,804,000 | 4,756,000 | (952,000) | 0.87 | 1.16 | (0.29) | |
Reign | CW | 9:00PM | 1,093,000 | 1,009,000 | 84,000 | 0.38 | 0.38 | - | |
A to Z | NBC | 9:30PM | 3,628,000 | 4,791,000 | (1,163,000) | 1.05 | 1.21 | (0.16) | |
How To Get Away w/Murder | ABC | 10:00PM | 10,809,000 | 12,150,000 | (1,341,000) | 3.10 | 3.32 | (0.22) | |
Parenthood | NBC | 10:00PM | 4,250,000 | 4,336,000 | (86,000) | 1.26 | 1.32 | (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 | 5,967,000 | 6,080,000 | (113,000) | 1.10 | 1.22 | (0.12) | |
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | 6,557,000 | 6,908,000 | (351,000) | 1.20 | 1.31 | (0.11) | vs. 1-hour |
Bad Judge | NBC | 8:00PM | 3,579,000 | 4,041,000 | (462,000) | 0.70 | 0.82 | (0.12) | REPEAT |
Utopia | Fox | 8:00PM | 1,866,000 | 1,752,000 | 114,000 | 0.70 | 0.65 | 0.05 | |
Cristela | ABC | 8:30PM | 6,568,000 | 6,568,000 | 1.30 | 1.30 | PREMIERE | ||
A to Z | NBC | 8:30PM | 2,235,000 | 3,012,000 | (777,000) | 0.50 | 0.76 | (0.26) | REPEAT |
Whose Line Is It Anyway? | CW | 8:00PM | 1,539,000 | 1,293,000 | 246,000 | 0.60 | 0.45 | 0.15 | |
Whose Line Is It Anyway? | CW | 8:30PM | 1,496,000 | 1,052,000 | 444,000 | 0.50 | 0.32 | 0.18 | REPEAT |
Hawaii Five-0 | CBS | 9:00PM | 9,170,000 | 9,767,000 | (597,000) | 1.30 | 1.29 | 0.01 | |
Shark Tank | ABC | 9:00PM | 7,226,000 | 7,291,000 | (65,000) | 1.90 | 1.87 | 0.03 | |
Dateline | NBC | 9:00PM | 5,098,000 | 5,451,000 | (353,000) | 1.00 | 1.14 | (0.14) | 9-11P |
America's Next Top Model | CW | 9:00PM | 1,037,000 | 1,124,000 | (87,000) | 0.40 | 0.43 | (0.03) | |
Gotham | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,564,000 | 1,779,000 | (215,000) | 0.40 | 0.54 | (0.14) | REPEAT |
Blue Bloods | CBS | 10:00PM | 10,828,000 | 10,846,000 | (18,000) | 1.20 | 1.23 | (0.03) | |
20/20 | ABC | 10:00PM | 5,096,000 | 4,892,000 | 204,000 | 1.20 | 1.29 | (0.09) | |
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 | ||||
MLB NLCS Game 1 | Fox | 7:35PM | 3,913,000 | 2,294,000 | 1,619,000 | 1.00 | 0.70 | 0.30 | vs. College Football |
Crimetime | CBS | 8:00PM | 3,666,000 | 3,554,000 | 112,000 | 0.70 | 0.55 | 0.15 | REPEAT |
NASCAR | ABC | 8:00PM | 4,874,000 | 4,563,000 | 311,000 | 1.20 | 1.40 | (0.20) | vs. Sat Nite Football |
Mysteries of Laura | NBC | 8:00PM | 2,406,000 | 2,852,000 | (446,000) | 0.50 | 0.67 | (0.17) | REPEAT vs. Voice (R) |
Crimetime | CBS | 9:00PM | 3,126,000 | 3,484,000 | (358,000) | 0.70 | 0.55 | 0.15 | REPEAT |
Mysteries of Laura | NBC | 9:00PM | 3,038,000 | 3,038,000 | 0.60 | 0.60 | REPEAT | ||
48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 10:00PM | 4,492,000 | 5,289,000 | (797,000) | 0.80 | 0.78 | 0.02 | |
SNL(R) | NBC | 10:00PM | 2,780,000 | 3,036,000 | (256,000) | 0.70 | 0.79 | (0.09) | 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 3 (Oct. 6-12) 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 | 15,746,000 | 4.53 | |
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | Wed | 10,625,000 | 3.62 | |
The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 8:30PM | Mon | 11,724,000 | 2.92 | REPEAT |
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | Wed | 8,283,000 | 2.86 | |
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:30PM | Wed | 7,320,000 | 2.31 | |
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | Wed | 7,697,000 | 2.06 | |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | Sun | 4,272,000 | 1.97 | |
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | Sun | 3,626,000 | 1.87 | |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | Sun | 3,314,000 | 1.64 | |
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 7:30PM | Sun | 3,137,000 | 1.42 | premiere |
New Girl | Fox | 9:00PM | Tue | 2,615,000 | 1.39 | |
Cristela | ABC | 8:30PM | Fri | 6,568,000 | 1.3 | premiere |
Bad Judge | NBC | 9:00PM | Thu | 5,239,000 | 1.26 | |
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | Fri | 6,557,000 | 1.2 | |
Selfie | ABC | 8:00PM | Tue | 3,992,000 | 1.15 | |
A to Z | NBC | 9:30PM | Thu | 3,628,000 | 1.05 | |
The Mindy Project | Fox | 9:30PM | Tue | 2,187,000 | 1.03 | |
Mulaney | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | 2,297,000 | 0.98 | premiere |
Family Guy | Fox | 8:00PM | Tues | 1,962,000 | 0.93 | REPEAT |
Manhattan Love Story | ABC | 8:30PM | Tue | 3,273,000 | 0.92 | |
Bad Judge | NBC | 8:00PM | Fri | 3,579,000 | 0.7 | REPEAT |
Animation Domination | Fox | 7:00PM | Sun | 1,712,000 | 0.63 | REPEAT |
A to Z | NBC | 8:30PM | Fri | 2,235,000 | 0.5 | REPEAT |
American Dad! | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | completed | ||
Comedytime (R) | CBS | 8:00PM | Sat | preempted | ||
Comedytime (R) | CBS | 8:30PM | Sat | preempted | ||
Mom | CBS | 8:30PM | Thu | premieres 10/30 | ||
Marry Me | NBC | 9:00PM | Tue | premieres 10/14 | ||
About a Boy | NBC | 9:30PM | Tue | premieres 10/14 | ||
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, September 20
none scheduled
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of September 16)
Friday, September 20
- Kumail Nanjiani (Bless the Harts/Silicon Valley) - Watch Kumail on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Stephen Curry (Mr. Throwback) - Stephen appears on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Kevin Hart (Die Hart/The Big House/Undeclared) - Kevin is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Thomas Lennon (The Odd Couple/Sean Saves the World/Reno 911!) and Kimia Behpoornia (Abbott Elementary/Reboot/Abby's) - Thomas and Kimia are guests on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Emma Roberts (Scream Queens/Unfabulous) - NBC's Today catches up with Emma in the 10am hour.
- Kelsey Grammer (Frasier/Partners/Hank/Back to You/Cheers) - Kelsey talks about Frasier on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your listings.
- George Clooney (Roseanne/The Facts of Life/ E/R (1984-1985) - George talks about Wolfs on ABC's Good Morning America some time between 7-9am.
- Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu (Emily in Paris) - Philippine talks about Emily in Paris on ABC's Good Morning America some time between 7-9am.
- Vince Vaughn (Bad Monkey/Curb Your Enthusiasm/F Is for Family) - Vince talks about Bad Monkey on ABC's Good Morning America some time between 7-9am.
- Wilmer Valderrama (That '70s Show) - Wilmer chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Vivica A. Fox (Mr. Box Office/Getting Personal/Arsenio/Out All Night) - Vivica talks about her film The Lost Holliday on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
- Caroline Rhea (Sydney to the Max/Sabrina, the Teenage Witch/Pride & Joy) - Caroline performs “Stand Up at THE TALK” on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
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