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
Monday, May 19
none scheduled
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of May 19)
Monday, May 19
- Seth Rogen (The Studio/Platonic/Undeclared) - Watch Seth on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Milly Alcock (Sirens) - Milly appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Bradley Whitford (Perfect Harmony/Trophy Wife) - Bradley is a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Tim Robinson (Detroiters) - Tim appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Owen Thiele (Overcompensating) and Amita Rao (Deli Boys) - Owen and Amita are guests on After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Meghann Fahy (Sirens) - Meghann talks about Sirens on Live with Kelly and Mark (check your local listings), NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am, and on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
- Sarah Jessica Parker (And Just Like That.../Divorce/Sex and the City/Square Pegs) - Sarah talks about And Just Like That... on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9a.
- Hugh Jackman (Human Resources) - Hugh discusses his Radio City Music Hall residency on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
- Jason Priestley (Call Me Fitz/Sister Kate), Vanessa Morgan (The Latest Buzz) and Giacomo Gianniotti (Backpackers/Selfie) - Jason, Vanessa and Giacomo talk about the dramedy Wild Cards on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
- Blair Underwood (Fatherhood/The New Adventures of Old Christine) - NBC's Today catches up with Blair in the 9am hour.
- Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/One Day at a Time) - It's the time management show on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Luke Kirby (Étoile) - Luke talks about Prime's Étoile on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
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