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, May 30
Happy's Place - "Don't Sweat It" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
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Happy's Place - "Fish Fry Monday" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Emmett sees Bobbie drowning in work, he devises a clever ruse to give her a much-needed day off fishing, all under the guise of reviving the tavern's Fish Fry Mondays; Isabella dives into the world of bartending with Gabby.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of May 26)
Friday, May 30
- Nathan Fielder (The Rehearsal/The Curse) - Watch Nathan on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Paula Poundstone (Home Movies) - Paula performs stand-up comedy on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Nathan Lane (Mid-Century Modern/Only Murders in the Building/Modern Family/Charlie Lawrence/Encore! Encore!/One of the Boys) - Nathan appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Ralph Macchio (Eight Is Enough) - Ralph swings by for a chat about Karate Kid: Legends on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Justina Machado (One Day at a Time) - Justina chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT. She also talks about Broadway's Real Women Have Curves: The Musical on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
- Yara Shahidi (grown-ish/black-ish) - Yara is telling Drew about the new venture she's taking on, where she's currently at with dating and more on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Don Darryl Rivera (Only Murders in the Building) - Don talks about Broadway's Aladdin on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
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