Sunday, October 19, 2014
Week 4 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did
Total Viewers: #1. CBS 12.79 million (+1% from first four nights week 3); #2. NBC 8.17 million (+1%); #3. ABC 7.92 million (-5%); #4. Fox 4.02 million (even); #5. The CW 2.05 million (-6%).
Adults 18-49: #1. CBS 3.0/9 rating/share (-3% in rating from first four nights week 3); #2. NBC 2.2/7 (+5%); #3. ABC 2.0/6 (-5%); #4. Fox 1.3/4 (-7%) #5. The CW 0.8/2 (-11%)
We have the final ratings for Week 3 (10/6/14-10/12/14). Among Adults 18-49, NBC won the week again with a 2.3 rating thanks to the NFL, followed by CBS's 2.1, ABC's 1.8 and Fox's 1.8. For Total Viewers, CBS was on top with 10.32 million, followed by NBC's 8.12. ABC was next with 7.08 million and Fox trailed with 5.45 million.
For season to-date (9/22/14-10/12/14), we do not have for you just yet, due to Nielsen recalculations.
Back to week 4, 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 4 (Oct. 13-19) Analysis | |||||||||
Last Sunday (Oct. 12) | (Week 3) | 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 | 7:00PM | 10,186,000 | 14,232,000 | (4,046,000) | 1.30 | 2.48 | (1.18) | |
America's Funniest Home Videos | ABC | 7:00PM | 5,463,000 | 3,584,000 | 1,879,000 | 1.16 | 0.87 | 0.29 | PREMIERE vs. Once (R) |
The Simpsons | Fox | 7:00PM | 1,712,000 | (1,712,000) | 0.63 | (0.63) | preempted | ||
Football Night in America | NBC | 7:30PM | 4,322,000 | 7,688,000 | (3,366,000) | 1.41 | 2.74 | (1.33) | |
The OT | Fox | 7:50PM | 14,564,000 | 3,137,000 | 11,427,000 | 5.51 | 1.42 | 4.09 | vs. Bob's Burgers |
Madam Secretary | CBS | 8:00PM | 11,446,000 | 12,201,000 | (755,000) | 1.44 | 1.60 | (0.16) | |
Once Upon a Time | ABC | 8:00PM | 7,923,000 | 9,238,000 | (1,315,000) | 2.68 | 3.29 | (0.61) | |
Football Night in America | NBC | 8:00PM | 11,422,000 | 10,760,000 | 662,000 | 4.00 | 3.90 | 0.10 | |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | 7,333,000 | 4,272,000 | 3,061,000 | 3.25 | 1.97 | 1.28 | |
Sunday Night Football | NBC | 8:30PM | 18,088,000 | 19,386,000 | (1,298,000) | 6.58 | 7.36 | (0.78) | |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | 4,513,000 | 3,314,000 | 1,199,000 | 2.16 | 1.64 | 0.52 | |
The Good Wife | CBS | 9:00PM | 10,392,000 | 10,832,000 | (440,000) | 1.28 | 1.40 | (0.12) | |
Resurrection | ABC | 9:00PM | 5,552,000 | 6,735,000 | (1,183,000) | 1.48 | 1.99 | (0.51) | |
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | 3,416,000 | 3,626,000 | (210,000) | 1.70 | 1.87 | (0.17) | REPEAT |
Mulaney | Fox | 9:30PM | 2,191,000 | 2,297,000 | (106,000) | 1.06 | 0.98 | 0.08 | |
CSI | CBS | 10:00PM | 8,771,000 | 8,039,000 | 732,000 | 1.36 | 1.27 | 0.09 | |
Revenge | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,659,000 | 5,270,000 | (611,000) | 1.20 | 1.35 | (0.15) | |
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 | 15,321,000 | 15,746,000 | (425,000) | 4.49 | 4.53 | (0.04) | |
Dancing with the Stars | ABC | 8:00PM | 12,739,000 | 12,742,000 | (3,000) | 1.98 | 1.95 | 0.03 | |
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 13,275,000 | 12,408,000 | 867,000 | 4.02 | 3.71 | 0.31 | |
Gotham | Fox | 8:00PM | 6,393,000 | 6,361,000 | 32,000 | 2.41 | 2.49 | (0.08) | |
The Originals | CW | 8:00PM | 1,290,000 | 1,359,000 | (69,000) | 0.66 | 0.71 | (0.05) | |
The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 8:30PM | 11,377,000 | 11,724,000 | (347,000) | 2.77 | 2.92 | (0.15) | REPEAT |
Scorpion | CBS | 9:00PM | 11,510,000 | 11,934,000 | (424,000) | 2.39 | 2.54 | (0.15) | |
Sleepy Hollow | Fox | 9:00PM | 4,763,000 | 4,464,000 | 299,000 | 1.68 | 1.70 | (0.02) | |
Jane the Virgin | CW | 9:00PM | 1,605,000 | 1,065,000 | 540,000 | 0.58 | 0.50 | 0.08 | PREMIERE vs. Supernatural Special |
NCIS: LA | CBS | 10:00PM | 9,242,000 | 8,683,000 | 559,000 | 1.61 | 1.64 | (0.03) | |
Castle | ABC | 10:00PM | 9,173,000 | 9,901,000 | (728,000) | 1.95 | 1.99 | (0.04) | |
The Blacklist | NBC | 10:00PM | 9,758,000 | 9,980,000 | (222,000) | 2.77 | 2.61 | 0.16 | |
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 | 17,259,000 | 17,275,000 | (16,000) | 2.51 | 2.62 | (0.11) | |
Selfie | ABC | 8:00PM | 3,436,000 | 3,992,000 | (556,000) | 0.96 | 1.15 | (0.19) | |
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 12,339,000 | 9,067,000 | 3,272,000 | 3.42 | 2.47 | 0.95 | vs. 8-10P Clip Show |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | 1,867,000 | 1,962,000 | (95,000) | 0.79 | 0.93 | (0.14) | REPEAT vs. Family Guy (R) |
Flash | CW | 8:00PM | 4,268,000 | 4,792,000 | (524,000) | 1.67 | 1.87 | (0.20) | |
Manhattan Love Story | ABC | 8:30PM | 2,868,000 | 3,273,000 | (405,000) | 0.90 | 0.92 | (0.02) | |
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 8:30PM | 1,419,000 | 1,419,000 | 0.64 | 0.64 | REPEAT | ||
NCIS: New Orleans | CBS | 9:00PM | 16,141,000 | 15,390,000 | 751,000 | 2.22 | 2.31 | (0.09) | |
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | ABC | 9:00PM | 4,704,000 | 4,726,000 | (22,000) | 1.66 | 1.69 | (0.03) | |
Marry Me | NBC | 9:00PM | 7,539,000 | 7,539,000 | 2.31 | 2.31 | PREMIERE | ||
New Girl | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,265,000 | 2,615,000 | (350,000) | 1.21 | 1.39 | (0.18) | |
Supernatural | CW | 9:00PM | 2,129,000 | 2,481,000 | (352,000) | 0.96 | 1.07 | (0.11) | |
About A Boy | NBC | 9:30PM | 5,826,000 | 5,826,000 | 1.69 | 1.69 | PREMIERE | ||
Mindy Project | Fox | 9:30PM | 2,207,000 | 2,187,000 | 20,000 | 1.06 | 1.03 | 0.03 | |
Person of Interest | CBS | 10:00PM | 9,717,000 | 9,632,000 | 85,000 | 1.53 | 1.60 | (0.07) | |
Forever | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,806,000 | 5,346,000 | (540,000) | 1.12 | 1.27 | (0.15) | |
Chicago Fire | NBC | 10:00PM | 7,109,000 | 8,367,000 | (1,258,000) | 1.93 | 2.14 | (0.21) | |
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 | 9,329,000 | 9,592,000 | (263,000) | 2.33 | 2.47 | (0.14) | |
Toy Story of Terror | ABC | 8:00PM | 6,183,000 | 7,697,000 | (1,514,000) | 1.85 | 2.06 | (0.21) | vs. The Middle |
Mysteries of Laura | NBC | 8:00PM | 8,675,000 | 8,698,000 | (23,000) | 1.38 | 1.31 | 0.07 | |
Hell's Kitchen | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,674,000 | 3,808,000 | (134,000) | 1.23 | 1.35 | (0.12) | |
Arrow | CW | 8:00PM | 2,321,000 | 2,809,000 | (488,000) | 0.85 | 0.99 | (0.14) | |
Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown | ABC | 8:30PM | 6,237,000 | 7,320,000 | (1,083,000) | 2.16 | 2.31 | (0.15) | vs. The Goldbergs |
Criminal Minds | CBS | 9:00PM | 10,895,000 | 10,452,000 | 443,000 | 2.41 | 2.29 | 0.12 | |
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | 9,705,000 | 10,625,000 | (920,000) | 3.45 | 3.62 | (0.17) | |
Law & Order: SVU | NBC | 9:00PM | 7,157,000 | 7,552,000 | (395,000) | 1.70 | 1.65 | 0.05 | |
Red Band Society | Fox | 9:00PM | 3,165,000 | 2,907,000 | 258,000 | 0.96 | 0.91 | 0.05 | |
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | 6,935,000 | 8,283,000 | (1,348,000) | 2.52 | 2.86 | (0.34) | |
Flash | CW | 9:00PM | 1,670,000 | 2,092,000 | (422,000) | 0.51 | 0.64 | (0.13) | REPEAT |
Stalker | CBS | 10:00PM | 7,868,000 | 8,174,000 | (306,000) | 1.66 | 1.72 | (0.06) | |
Nashville | ABC | 10:00PM | 5,018,000 | 5,612,000 | (594,000) | 1.29 | 1.49 | (0.20) | |
Chicago P.D. | NBC | 10:00PM | 6,784,000 | 6,625,000 | 159,000 | 1.58 | 1.48 | 0.10 | |
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 | 9,232,000 | 9,325,000 | (93,000) | 2.72 | 2.73 | (0.01) | |
Grey's Anatomy | ABC | 8:00PM | 8,431,000 | 8,482,000 | (51,000) | 2.39 | 2.41 | (0.02) | |
The Biggest Loser | NBC | 8:00PM | 4,665,000 | 4,571,000 | 94,000 | 1.28 | 1.22 | 0.06 | |
Bones | Fox | 8:00PM | 6,562,000 | 6,387,000 | 175,000 | 1.67 | 1.55 | 0.12 | |
Vampire Diaries | CW | 8:00PM | 1,825,000 | 1,667,000 | 158,000 | 0.92 | 0.75 | 0.17 | |
Thursday Night Football | CBS | 8:30PM | 16,094,000 | 15,852,000 | 242,000 | 5.36 | 5.43 | (0.07) | |
Scandal | ABC | 9:00PM | 9,905,000 | 9,516,000 | 389,000 | 2.92 | 3.04 | (0.12) | |
Bad Judge | NBC | 9:00PM | 4,678,000 | 5,239,000 | (561,000) | 1.21 | 1.26 | (0.05) | |
Gracepoint | Fox | 9:00PM | 3,700,000 | 3,804,000 | (104,000) | 0.82 | 0.87 | (0.05) | |
Reign | CW | 9:00PM | 1,268,000 | 1,093,000 | 175,000 | 0.44 | 0.38 | 0.06 | |
A to Z | NBC | 9:30PM | 3,372,000 | 3,628,000 | (256,000) | 1.00 | 1.05 | (0.05) | |
How To Get Away w/Murder | ABC | 10:00PM | 9,790,000 | 10,809,000 | (1,019,000) | 2.76 | 3.10 | (0.34) | |
Parenthood | NBC | 10:00PM | 4,202,000 | 4,250,000 | (48,000) | 1.30 | 1.26 | 0.04 | |
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 | 6,609,000 | 5,886,000 | 723,000 | 1.40 | 1.09 | 0.31 | |
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | 6,712,000 | 6,619,000 | 93,000 | 1.30 | 1.23 | 0.07 | |
Marry Me | NBC | 8:00PM | 3,030,000 | 3,551,000 | (521,000) | 0.70 | 0.70 | - | REPEAT vs. Bad Judge (R) |
Utopia | Fox | 8:00PM | 1,883,000 | 1,862,000 | 21,000 | 0.70 | 0.69 | 0.01 | |
Jane the Virgin | CW | 8:00PM | 1,271,000 | 1,271,000 | 0.30 | 0.30 | REPEAT | ||
Whose Line Is It Anyway? | CW | 8:00PM | 1,513,000 | (1,513,000) | 0.61 | (0.61) | |||
Cristela | ABC | 8:30PM | 5,968,000 | 6,515,000 | (547,000) | 1.20 | 1.27 | (0.07) | |
About A Boy | NBC | 8:30PM | 2,653,000 | 2,111,000 | 542,000 | 0.60 | 0.45 | 0.15 | REPEAT vs. A to Z (R) |
Whose Line Is It Anyway? | CW | 8:30PM | 1,476,000 | (1,476,000) | 0.51 | (0.51) | |||
Hawaii Five-0 | CBS | 9:00PM | 9,137,000 | 9,193,000 | (56,000) | 1.20 | 1.22 | (0.02) | |
Shark Tank | ABC | 9:00PM | 7,270,000 | 7,341,000 | (71,000) | 1.90 | 1.97 | (0.07) | |
Dateline | NBC | 9:00PM | 5,722,000 | 5,160,000 | 562,000 | 1.20 | 1.05 | 0.15 | 9-11P |
America's Next Top Model | CW | 9:00PM | 1,058,000 | 1,017,000 | 41,000 | 0.30 | 0.36 | (0.06) | |
Gotham | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,436,000 | 1,521,000 | (85,000) | 0.40 | 0.41 | (0.01) | REPEAT |
Blue Bloods | CBS | 10:00PM | 10,415,000 | 11,091,000 | (676,000) | 1.20 | 1.25 | (0.05) | |
20/20 | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,682,000 | 4,988,000 | (306,000) | 1.10 | 1.15 | (0.05) | |
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 | Fox | 7:35PM | 5,010,000 | (5,010,000) | 1.23 | (1.23) | |||
Crimetime | CBS | 8:00PM | 3,233,000 | 3,536,000 | (303,000) | 0.40 | 0.62 | (0.22) | REPEAT |
Saturday Night Football | ABC | 8:00PM | 12,034,000 | 5,096,000 | 6,938,000 | 3.70 | 1.27 | 2.43 | vs. NASCAR |
Mysteries of Laura | NBC | 8:00PM | 2,385,000 | 2,339,000 | 46,000 | 0.50 | 0.48 | 0.02 | REPEAT |
Gracepoint | Fox | 8:00PM | 1,345,000 | 1,345,000 | 0.30 | 0.30 | REPEAT | ||
Crimetime | CBS | 9:00PM | 3,761,000 | 3,126,000 | 635,000 | 0.60 | 0.65 | (0.05) | REPEAT |
Law & Order: SVU | NBC | 9:00PM | 2,267,000 | 3,111,000 | (844,000) | 0.40 | 0.62 | (0.22) | REPEAT vs. Laura (R) |
Gracepoint | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,338,000 | 1,338,000 | 0.20 | 0.20 | REPEAT | ||
48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 10:00PM | 4,566,000 | 4,492,000 | 74,000 | 0.80 | 0.87 | (0.07) | |
SNL(R) | NBC | 10:00PM | 2,622,000 | 2,721,000 | (99,000) | 0.70 | 0.71 | (0.01) | 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 4 (Oct. 13-19) 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 | 15,321,000 | 4.49 | |
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | Wed | 9,705,000 | 3.45 | |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | Sun | 7,333,000 | 3.25 | |
The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 8:30PM | Mon | 11,377,000 | 2.77 | REPEAT |
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | Wed | 6,935,000 | 2.52 | |
Marry Me | NBC | 9:00PM | Tue | 7,539,000 | 2.31 | premiere |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | Sun | 4,513,000 | 2.16 | |
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | Sun | 3,416,000 | 1.70 | REPEAT |
About a Boy | NBC | 9:30PM | Tue | 5,826,000 | 1.69 | premiere |
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | Fri | 6,712,000 | 1.3 | |
New Girl | Fox | 9:00PM | Tue | 2,265,000 | 1.21 | |
Bad Judge | NBC | 9:00PM | Thu | 4,678,000 | 1.21 | |
Cristela | ABC | 8:30PM | Fri | 5,968,000 | 1.2 | |
The Mindy Project | Fox | 9:30PM | Tue | 2,207,000 | 1.06 | |
Mulaney | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | 2,191,000 | 1.06 | |
A to Z | NBC | 9:30PM | Thu | 3,372,000 | 1.00 | |
Selfie | ABC | 8:00PM | Tue | 3,436,000 | 0.96 | |
Manhattan Love Story | ABC | 8:30PM | Tue | 2,868,000 | 0.90 | |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | Tues | 1,867,000 | 0.79 | REPEAT |
Marry Me | NBC | 8:00PM | Fri | 3,030,000 | 0.7 | REPEAT |
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 8:30PM | Tue | 1,419,000 | 0.64 | REPEAT |
About a Boy | NBC | 8:30PM | Fri | 2,653,000 | 0.6 | REPEAT |
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:30PM | Wed | preempted | ||
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | Wed | preempted | ||
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 7:30PM | Sun | preempted | ||
Animation Domination | Fox | 7:00PM | Sun | preempted | ||
Comedytime (R) | CBS | 8:00PM | Sat | preempted | ||
American Dad! | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | completed | ||
Mom | CBS | 8:30PM | Thu | premieres 10/30 | ||
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
Sunday, December 22
Bob's Burgers - "The Nightmare 2 Days Before Christmas" (Fox, 7:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When the power goes out two days before Christmas, The Belchers must spend the holiday at Mr. Fischoeder's family's old hunting lodge.
Krapopolis - "Krapocalypse" (Fox, 7:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Tyrannis is stuck in a time loop trying to save the city.
The Simpsons - "The Man Who Flew Too Much" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT)
The new and improved Pin Pals travel to Capital City for their first ever state bowling championship.
Universal Basic Guys - "The Devil You Know" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Mark insists on teaching his son Darren how to throw a handmade boomerang that was gifted to Darren by his father; the two soon find themselves on a trek deep into the Jersey woods; David is the recipient of a sex doll that he swears he didn't order.
The Great North - "The Lies Aquatic Adventure" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT)
While Beef is away, the Tobin fishing boat goes missing; the Tobin siblings wildly speculate on what could have happened.
Krapopolis - "National Lampoon's The Odyssey!" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
The family takes a vacation to Storgos for Shlub's mother's birthday.
Bob Hearts Abishola - "Full-Frontal Dottie" (The CW, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Excited by her physical therapy progress, Dottie insists she is ready to return to MaxDot, much to Bob, Douglas and Christina's dismay.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of December 16)
Sunday, December 22
- Teyonah Parris (No Good Deed/Survivor's Remorse) - Catch Teyonah on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 3:30am on Bravo.
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