Sunday, November 30, 2014
Week 10 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did
Total Viewers: #1. ABC 13.92 million (+62% from first four nights week 9); #2. CBS 10.83 million (+3%); #3. NBC 7.26 million (-3%); #4. Fox 4.24 million (+2%); #5. The CW 1.03 million (-48%).
Adults 18-49: #1. ABC 2.4/7 rating/share (+9% in rating from first four nights week 9); #2. CBS 2.0/6 (even); #3. NBC 2.0/6 (+5%); #4. Fox 1.6/5 (+14%) #5. The CW 0.8/2 (even)
We have the final ratings for Week 9 (11/17/14-11/23/14 LIVE+SD). Among Adults 18-49, NBC won the week with a 2.4, beating out ABC's 2.2 Then we had CBS at 2.0, while Fox trailed with just a 1.1. For Total Viewers, CBS was back on top with 10.56 million, followed by NBC with 8.46, then it was ABC's 8.2 million and Fox trailed with only 3.17 million.
For season to-date (9/22/14-11/25/14 LIVE+SD), among Adults 18-49 we have NBC on top with a 2.5 rating, followed by CBS with a 2.1, ABC with a 2.0 and Fox with a 1.8. In Total Viewers, it is CBS on top with 10.46 million, then NBC with 8.51 million, ABC is next with 7.7 million and Fox with 5.58 million.
Back to week 10 (Nov. 24-30), 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 10 (Nov. 24-30) Analysis | |||||||||
Last Sunday (Nov. 23) | (Week 9) | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | ||
Title | Network | Time | Total Viewers | 18-49 Rtg | Notes | ||||
NFL Post | CBS | 7:37PM | 23,091,000 | 23,091,000 | 6.76 | 6.76 | |||
60 Minutes | CBS | 7:41PM | 17,194,000 | 12,654,000 | 4,540,000 | 3.20 | 1.66 | 1.54 | |
America's Funniest Videos | ABC | 7:00PM | 6,800,000 | 6,802,000 | (2,000) | 1.35 | 1.57 | (0.22) | |
The Simpsons | Fox | 7:00PM | 2,280,000 | 2,280,000 | 0.88 | 0.88 | |||
Football Night in America | NBC | 7:30PM | 6,680,000 | 5,983,000 | 697,000 | 2.35 | 1.93 | 0.42 | |
Mulaney | Fox | 7:30PM | 1,650,000 | 10,580,000 | (8,930,000) | 0.66 | 3.88 | (3.22) | vs. The OT |
Madam Secretary | CBS | 8:41PM | 12,410,000 | 12,768,000 | (358,000) | 1.64 | 1.54 | 0.10 | |
American Music Awards | ABC | 8:00PM | 11,610,000 | 11,610,000 | 3.82 | 3.82 | 8-11P | ||
Once Upon a Time | ABC | 8:00PM | 6,801,000 | (6,801,000) | 2.39 | (2.39) | |||
Football Night in America | NBC | 8:00PM | 11,474,000 | 11,962,000 | (488,000) | 4.01 | 3.70 | 0.31 | |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,448,000 | 6,701,000 | (3,253,000) | 1.55 | 2.99 | (1.44) | |
Sunday Night Football | NBC | 8:30PM | 22,384,000 | 20,820,000 | 1,564,000 | 8.12 | 7.13 | 0.99 | |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | 3,038,000 | 4,525,000 | (1,487,000) | 1.46 | 2.17 | (0.71) | |
The Good Wife | CBS | 9:41PM | 10,261,000 | 10,547,000 | (286,000) | 1.38 | 1.28 | 0.10 | |
Resurrection | ABC | 9:00PM | - | - | |||||
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,456,000 | 4,457,000 | (2,001,000) | 1.17 | 2.22 | (1.05) | REPEAT |
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 9:30PM | 1,904,000 | 3,346,000 | (1,442,000) | 0.92 | 1.65 | (0.73) | |
CSI | CBS | 10:41PM | 7,877,000 | 8,447,000 | (570,000) | 1.28 | 1.29 | (0.01) | |
Revenge | ABC | 10:00PM | 5,227,000 | (5,227,000) | 1.48 | (1.48) | |||
Monday | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | |||
Title | Network | Time | Total Viewers | 18-49 Rtg | Notes | ||||
2 Broke Girls | CBS | 8:00PM | 6,850,000 | 7,901,000 | (1,051,000) | 1.61 | 2.11 | (0.50) | |
Dancing with the Stars | ABC | 8:00PM | 14,874,000 | 14,295,000 | 579,000 | 2.47 | 2.30 | 0.17 | FINALE |
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 9,600,000 | 11,127,000 | (1,527,000) | 2.61 | 3.07 | (0.46) | |
Gotham | Fox | 8:00PM | 6,049,000 | 6,493,000 | (444,000) | 2.34 | 2.33 | 0.01 | |
The Originals | CW | 8:00PM | 1,263,000 | 1,443,000 | (180,000) | 0.63 | 0.67 | (0.04) | |
The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 8:30PM | 6,707,000 | 6,311,000 | 396,000 | 1.50 | 1.48 | 0.02 | REPEAT vs. Millers |
Scorpion | CBS | 9:00PM | 9,274,000 | 10,172,000 | (898,000) | 1.94 | 2.02 | (0.08) | |
Sleepy Hollow | Fox | 9:00PM | 4,281,000 | 4,684,000 | (403,000) | 1.45 | 1.57 | (0.12) | |
Jane the Virgin | CW | 9:00PM | 957,000 | 1,091,000 | (134,000) | 0.37 | 0.43 | (0.06) | |
NCIS: LA | CBS | 10:29PM | 8,821,000 | 8,824,000 | (3,000) | 1.48 | 1.67 | (0.19) | |
Castle | ABC | 10:15PM | 9,550,000 | 9,384,000 | 166,000 | 1.74 | 1.83 | (0.09) | |
State of Affairs | NBC | 10:00PM | 5,385,000 | 8,692,000 | (3,307,000) | 1.39 | 2.20 | (0.81) | |
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 | 16,014,000 | 18,102,000 | (2,088,000) | 2.51 | 2.64 | (0.13) | |
DWTS Road to Finals | ABC | 8:00PM | 11,313,000 | 4,487,000 | 6,826,000 | 1.88 | 1.09 | 0.79 | vs. Shark Tank (R) |
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 9,370,000 | 10,816,000 | (1,446,000) | 2.29 | 2.72 | (0.43) | |
MasterChef Junior | Fox | 8:00PM | 4,061,000 | 4,265,000 | (204,000) | 1.51 | 1.56 | (0.05) | |
Flash | CW | 8:00PM | 3,469,000 | 3,727,000 | (258,000) | 1.36 | 1.42 | (0.06) | |
NCIS: New Orleans | CBS | 9:00PM | 14,472,000 | 16,859,000 | (2,387,000) | 2.30 | 2.26 | 0.04 | |
Dancing with the Stars | ABC | 9:00PM | 15,982,000 | 15,982,000 | 2.95 | 2.95 | 9-11P Finale | ||
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | ABC | 9:00PM | 4,575,000 | (4,575,000) | 1.62 | (1.62) | |||
Marry Me | NBC | 9:00PM | 3,471,000 | 5,015,000 | (1,544,000) | 1.07 | 1.53 | (0.46) | |
New Girl | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,770,000 | 2,826,000 | (56,000) | 1.27 | 1.38 | (0.11) | |
Supernatural | CW | 9:00PM | 2,300,000 | 2,544,000 | (244,000) | 0.89 | 0.99 | (0.10) | |
About A Boy | NBC | 9:30PM | 3,052,000 | 4,205,000 | (1,153,000) | 0.96 | 1.26 | (0.30) | |
Mindy Project | Fox | 9:30PM | 2,327,000 | 2,368,000 | (41,000) | 1.08 | 1.07 | 0.01 | |
Person of Interest | CBS | 10:00PM | 9,043,000 | 9,866,000 | (823,000) | 1.72 | 1.65 | 0.07 | |
Forever | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,429,000 | (4,429,000) | 1.00 | (1.00) | |||
Chicago Fire | NBC | 10:00PM | 6,019,000 | 7,751,000 | (1,732,000) | 1.64 | 2.07 | (0.43) | |
Wednesday | (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 | ||||
Survivor | CBS | 8:00PM | 8,930,000 | 9,852,000 | (922,000) | 2.10 | 2.40 | (0.30) | |
Charlie Brown Thanksgiving | ABC | 8:00PM | 8,040,000 | 8,040,000 | 2.10 | 2.10 | 8-9P | ||
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | 8,318,000 | (8,318,000) | 2.23 | (2.23) | |||
Making of Peter Pan | NBC | 8:00PM | 3,020,000 | 8,610,000 | (5,590,000) | 0.60 | 1.36 | (0.76) | vs. Laura |
Hell's Kitchen | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,470,000 | 3,984,000 | (514,000) | 1.10 | 1.48 | (0.38) | |
CW Movie | CW | 8:00PM | 2,070,000 | 2,070,000 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 8-10P | ||
Arrow | CW | 8:00PM | 2,643,000 | (2,643,000) | 0.88 | (0.88) | |||
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:30PM | 7,702,000 | (7,702,000) | 2.36 | (2.36) | |||
Criminal Minds | CBS | 9:00PM | 10,850,000 | 10,676,000 | 174,000 | 2.20 | 2.27 | (0.07) | |
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | 5,330,000 | 10,880,000 | (5,550,000) | 1.50 | 3.74 | (2.24) | REPEAT |
SNL Thanksgiving | NBC | 9:00PM | 4,030,000 | 4,030,000 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 9-11P | ||
Law & Order: SVU | NBC | 9:00PM | 7,928,000 | (7,928,000) | 1.82 | (1.82) | |||
Red Band Society | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,490,000 | 2,902,000 | (412,000) | 0.70 | 0.88 | (0.18) | |
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | 4,240,000 | 7,821,000 | (3,581,000) | 1.20 | 2.61 | (1.41) | REPEAT |
The 100 | CW | 9:00PM | 1,640,000 | (1,640,000) | 0.60 | (0.60) | |||
Stalker | CBS | 10:00PM | 8,150,000 | 7,976,000 | 174,000 | 1.60 | 1.63 | (0.03) | |
Nashville | ABC | 10:00PM | 2,670,000 | 5,519,000 | (2,849,000) | 0.60 | 1.51 | (0.91) | REPEAT |
Chicago P.D. | NBC | 10:00PM | 7,285,000 | (7,285,000) | 1.62 | (1.62) | |||
Thursday | (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 Big Bang Theory | CBS | 8:00PM | 8,000,000 | 14,614,000 | (6,614,000) | 1.70 | 4.05 | (2.35) | REPEAT |
Thank You America! | ABC | 8:00PM | 3,570,000 | 8,334,000 | (4,764,000) | 0.60 | 2.39 | (1.79) | vs. Greys |
Football Night in America | NBC | 8:00PM | 15,030,000 | 15,030,000 | 4.80 | 4.80 | |||
The Biggest Loser | NBC | 8:00PM | 4,458,000 | (4,458,000) | 1.13 | (1.13) | |||
Cause for Paws | Fox | 8:00PM | 5,330,000 | 5,330,000 | 1.60 | 1.60 | 8-10P | ||
Bones | Fox | 8:00PM | 5,263,000 | (5,263,000) | 1.29 | (1.29) | |||
Whose Line Is It Anyway? | CW | 8:00PM | 900,000 | 900,000 | 0.20 | 0.20 | REPEAT | ||
Vampire Diaries | CW | 8:00PM | 1,680,000 | (1,680,000) | 0.81 | (0.81) | |||
Mom | CBS | 8:30PM | 7,170,000 | 10,189,000 | (3,019,000) | 1.60 | 2.53 | (0.93) | |
NFL Football | NBC | 8:30PM | 17,730,000 | 17,730,000 | 5.80 | 5.80 | |||
Whose Line Is It Anyway? | CW | 8:30PM | 950,000 | 950,000 | 0.30 | 0.30 | REPEAT | ||
Two and a Half Men | CBS | 9:00PM | 6,890,000 | 8,615,000 | (1,725,000) | 1.50 | 2.18 | (0.68) | |
How To Get Away w/Murder | ABC | 9:00PM | 2,320,000 | 10,145,000 | (7,825,000) | 0.50 | 3.13 | (2.63) | REPEAT vs. Scandal |
Bad Judge | NBC | 9:00PM | 3,464,000 | (3,464,000) | 0.95 | (0.95) | |||
Gracepoint | Fox | 9:00PM | 3,121,000 | (3,121,000) | 0.73 | (0.73) | |||
Whose Line Is It Anyway? | CW | 9:00PM | 1,120,000 | 1,120,000 | 0.40 | 0.40 | REPEAT | ||
Reign | CW | 9:00PM | 1,103,000 | (1,103,000) | 0.35 | (0.35) | |||
The McCarthys | CBS | 9:00PM | 5,280,000 | 6,256,000 | (976,000) | 1.10 | 1.38 | (0.28) | |
A to Z | NBC | 9:30PM | 2,439,000 | (2,439,000) | 0.73 | (0.73) | |||
Whose Line Is It Anyway? | CW | 9:30PM | 1,060,000 | 1,060,000 | 0.40 | 0.40 | REPEAT | ||
Elementary | CBS | 10:00PM | 5,960,000 | 6,488,000 | (528,000) | 1.10 | 1.04 | 0.06 | |
How To Get Away w/Murder | ABC | 10:00PM | 2,580,000 | 9,821,000 | (7,241,000) | 0.60 | 3.12 | (2.52) | REPEAT |
Parenthood | NBC | 10:00PM | 3,993,000 | (3,993,000) | 1.28 | (1.28) | |||
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 | 5,951,000 | (5,951,000) | 1.19 | (1.19) | |||
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | 7,102,000 | (7,102,000) | 1.32 | (1.32) | |||
Dateline | NBC | 8:00PM | 7,749,000 | (7,749,000) | 1.46 | (1.46) | |||
MasterChef Junior | Fox | 8:00PM | 2,376,000 | (2,376,000) | 0.80 | (0.80) | REPEAT | ||
Whose Line Is It Anyway? | CW | 8:00PM | 1,679,000 | (1,679,000) | 0.56 | (0.56) | |||
Cristela | ABC | 8:30PM | 5,189,000 | (5,189,000) | 1.00 | (1.00) | |||
Whose Line Is It Anyway? | CW | 8:30PM | 1,561,000 | (1,561,000) | 0.49 | (0.49) | REPEAT | ||
Hawaii Five-0 | CBS | 9:00PM | 10,066,000 | (10,066,000) | 1.35 | (1.35) | |||
Shark Tank | ABC | 9:00PM | 7,911,000 | (7,911,000) | 1.99 | (1.99) | |||
Grimm | NBC | 9:00PM | 5,427,000 | (5,427,000) | 1.35 | (1.35) | |||
America's Next Top Model | CW | 9:00PM | 1,107,000 | (1,107,000) | 0.42 | (0.42) | |||
Gotham | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,235,000 | (1,235,000) | 0.43 | (0.43) | REPEAT | ||
Blue Bloods | CBS | 10:00PM | 11,616,000 | (11,616,000) | 1.30 | (1.30) | |||
20/20 | ABC | 10:00PM | 6,915,000 | (6,915,000) | 1.56 | (1.56) | |||
Constantine | NBC | 10:00PM | 3,541,000 | (3,541,000) | 1.06 | (1.06) | |||
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 | ||||
Crimetime | CBS | 8:00PM | 4,131,000 | (4,131,000) | 0.52 | (0.52) | |||
Saturday Night Football | ABC | 8:00PM | 4,850,000 | (4,850,000) | 1.45 | (1.45) | |||
Dateline Mystery | NBC | 8:00PM | 4,430,000 | (4,430,000) | 0.83 | (0.83) | vs. 8-10P | ||
College Football | Fox | 8:00PM | 2,165,000 | (2,165,000) | 0.67 | (0.67) | |||
Crimetime | CBS | 9:00PM | 4,778,000 | (4,778,000) | 0.61 | (0.61) | |||
State of Affairs | NBC | 9:00PM | 3,167,000 | (3,167,000) | 0.50 | (0.50) | REPEAT | ||
48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 10:00PM | 6,266,000 | (6,266,000) | 0.98 | (0.98) | |||
SNL(R) | NBC | 10:00PM | 2,951,000 | (2,951,000) | 0.64 | (0.64) | 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 10 (Nov. 24-30) 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 | Thu | 8,000,000 | 1.70 | REPEAT |
2 Broke Girls | CBS | 8:00PM | Mon | 6,850,000 | 1.61 | |
Mom | CBS | 8:30PM | Thu | 7,170,000 | 1.60 | |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | Sun | 3,448,000 | 1.55 | |
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | Wed | 5,330,000 | 1.50 | REPEAT |
Two and a Half Men | CBS | 9:00PM | Thu | 6,890,000 | 1.50 | |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | Sun | 3,038,000 | 1.46 | |
New Girl | Fox | 9:00PM | Tue | 2,770,000 | 1.27 | |
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | Wed | 4,240,000 | 1.20 | REPEAT |
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | Sun | 2,456,000 | 1.17 | REPEAT |
The McCarthys | CBS | 9:30PM | Thu | 5,280,000 | 1.10 | |
The Mindy Project | Fox | 9:30PM | Tue | 2,327,000 | 1.08 | |
Marry Me | NBC | 9:00PM | Tue | 3,471,000 | 1.07 | |
About a Boy | NBC | 9:30PM | Tue | 3,052,000 | 0.96 | |
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | 1,904,000 | 0.92 | |
Animation Domination | Fox | 7:00PM | Sun | 2,280,000 | 0.88 | REPEAT |
Mulaney | Fox | 7:30PM | Sun | 1,650,000 | 0.66 | |
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:30PM | Wed | preempted | ||
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | Wed | preempted | ||
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | Fri | preempted | ||
Cristela | ABC | 8:30PM | Fri | preempted | ||
Modern Family | ABC | 8:30PM | Tue | preempted | ||
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | Tues | preempted | ||
Marry Me | NBC | 8:00PM | Fri | preempted | ||
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 8:30PM | Tue | preempted | ||
About a Boy | NBC | 8:30PM | Fri | preempted | ||
Comedytime (R) | CBS | 8:00PM | Sat | preempted | ||
Bad Judge | NBC | 9:00PM | Thu | canceled | ||
A to Z | NBC | 9:30PM | Thu | canceled | ||
The Millers | CBS | 8:30PM | Mon | canceled | ||
Selfie | ABC | 8:00PM | Tue | canceled | ||
Manhattan Love Story | ABC | 8:30PM | Tue | canceled | ||
American Dad! | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | completed |
SOURCE: Nielsen Media Research
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Friday, May 30
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- 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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