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
Wednesday, October 1
Shifting Gears - "Secret" (ABC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Matt wrestles with his feelings for Eve, and Charlotte convinces him to go to a grief group. Meanwhile, Riley struggles with her own “will she or won’t she” about her feelings for Gabe. Patricia Richardson, Richard Karn and Debbe Dunning guest star.
Abbott Elementary - "Team Building" (ABC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
The teachers prepare for the upcoming school year with new faces and big changes on the horizon.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of September 29)
Wednesday, October 1
- Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Bear/Girls) - Watch Ebon on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Reneé Rapp (The Sex Lives of College Girls) - Reneé is a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Christian Slater (Breaking In) - Christian appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Bill Bellamy (Mr. Box Office/Men, Women & Dogs/Cousin Skeeter) - Bill is a guest on Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 12:37am on CBS.
- Ronny Chieng (Young Rock/Ronny Chieng: International Student) - Ronny hosts Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
- Sheryl Lee Ralph (Abbott Elementary/Fam/Instant Mom/Moesha/It's a Living) - Sheryl talks about Abbott Elementary on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Glen Powell (Chad Powers/Scream Queens) - Glen and former NFL quarterback and executive producer Eli Manning talk about Chad Powers on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
- Henry Winkler (Barry/Arrested Development/Out of Practice/Monty/Happy Days) - Henry talks about his children's book Detective Duck: The Mystery at Emerald Pond on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am and on CBS Mornings Plus in the 9am hour.
- Olivia Munn (Perfect Couples) - NBC's Today catches up with Olivia in the 10am hour.
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