Sunday, November 02, 2014
Week 6 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did
Total Viewers: #1. Fox 12.73 million (+31% from first four nights week 5); #2. CBS 10.63 million (-21%); #3. ABC 7.74 million (-4%); #4. NBC 7.09 million (-8%); #5. The CW 1.83 million (-5%).
Adults 18-49: #1. Fox 3.5/11 rating/share (+30% in rating from first four nights week 5); #2. CBS 2.1/6 (-36%); #3. ABC 2.0/6 (even); #4. NBC 1.8/5 (-10%) #5. The CW 0.7/2 (-13%)
We have the final ratings for Week 5 (10/20/14-10/26/14 LIVE+SD). Among Adults 18-49, Fox won the week for the first time this season with a 2.6 rating thanks to the World Series, followed by CBS at 2.6 (just slightly below). NBC settled for third with a 2.3 and ABC trailed with a 1.7. For Total Viewers, CBS was on top still with 11.53 million, followed by Fox's 10.12. NBC was next with 7.82 million and ABC trailed with 6.61 million.
For season to-date (9/22/14-10/26/14 LIVE+SD), among Adults 18-49 we have NBC on top with a 2.6 rating, followed by CBS with a 2.3, ABC with a 1.9 and Fox with a 1.9. In Total Viewers, it is CBS on top with 10.94 million, then NBC with 8.79 million, ABC is next with 7.34 million and Fox with 6.01 million.
Back to week 6 (Oct. 27-Nov. 2), 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 6 (Oct. 27-Nov. 2) Analysis | |||||||||
Last Sunday (Oct. 26) | (Week 5) | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | ||
Title | Network | Time | Total Viewers | 18-49 Rtg | Notes | ||||
CBS NFL Post Game | CBS | 7:57PM | 18,944,000 | 18,944,000 | 5.58 | 5.58 | |||
60 Minutes | CBS | 8:01PM | 13,234,000 | 11,393,000 | 1,841,000 | 2.33 | 1.18 | 1.15 | |
Star Wars Rebels | ABC | 7:00PM | 2,396,000 | 5,261,000 | (2,865,000) | 0.62 | 1.08 | (0.46) | vs AFV |
Fox World Series Pre | Fox | 7:00PM | 1,418,000 | 1,418,000 | 0.32 | 0.32 | |||
Football Night in America | NBC | 7:30PM | 2,884,000 | 6,048,000 | (3,164,000) | 0.78 | 2.01 | (1.23) | |
Fox World Series Pre | Fox | 7:51PM | 8,251,000 | 13,782,000 | (5,531,000) | 2.52 | 5.09 | (2.57) | vs. The OT |
Madam Secretary | CBS | 9:01PM | 11,713,000 | 12,278,000 | (565,000) | 1.48 | 1.46 | 0.02 | |
Once Upon a Time | ABC | 8:00PM | 6,871,000 | 8,070,000 | (1,199,000) | 2.36 | 2.72 | (0.36) | |
Football Night in America | NBC | 8:00PM | 9,816,000 | 12,605,000 | (2,789,000) | 3.44 | 4.05 | (0.61) | |
Fox World Series | Fox | 8:04PM | 12,635,000 | 12,635,000 | 3.33 | 3.33 | |||
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | 7,760,000 | (7,760,000) | 3.58 | (3.58) | preempted | ||
Sunday Night Football | NBC | 8:30PM | 18,799,000 | 23,792,000 | (4,993,000) | 7.06 | 8.22 | (1.16) | |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | 5,217,000 | (5,217,000) | 2.51 | (2.51) | preempted | ||
The Good Wife | CBS | 10:01PM | 1,021,300 | 10,882,000 | (9,860,700) | 1.48 | 1.42 | 0.06 | |
Resurrection | ABC | 9:00PM | 4,361,000 | 5,071,000 | (710,000) | 1.20 | 1.40 | (0.20) | |
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | 4,739,000 | (4,739,000) | 2.49 | (2.49) | preempted | ||
Mulaney | Fox | 9:30PM | 2,245,000 | (2,245,000) | 1.02 | (1.02) | preempted | ||
CSI | CBS | 10:00PM | 8,855,000 | (8,855,000) | 1.37 | (1.37) | preempted | ||
Revenge | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,316,000 | 4,997,000 | (681,000) | 1.09 | 1.28 | (0.19) | |
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 | 8,434,000 | 16,017,000 | (7,583,000) | 2.36 | 4.58 | (2.22) | premiere vs. Big Bang |
Dancing with the Stars | ABC | 8:00PM | 12,620,000 | 12,584,000 | 36,000 | 1.89 | 1.99 | (0.10) | |
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 12,478,000 | 11,899,000 | 579,000 | 3.71 | 3.43 | 0.28 | |
Gotham | Fox | 8:00PM | 5,886,000 | 6,091,000 | (205,000) | 2.20 | 2.29 | (0.09) | |
The Originals | CW | 8:00PM | 1,306,000 | 1,272,000 | 34,000 | 0.64 | 0.65 | (0.01) | |
The Millers | CBS | 8:30PM | 6,945,000 | 8,926,000 | (1,981,000) | 1.69 | 2.11 | (0.42) | |
Scorpion | CBS | 9:00PM | 10,390,000 | 10,747,000 | (357,000) | 2.27 | 2.43 | (0.16) | |
Sleepy Hollow | Fox | 9:00PM | 4,621,000 | 5,022,000 | (401,000) | 1.63 | 1.79 | (0.16) | |
Jane the Virgin | CW | 9:00PM | 1,087,000 | 1,362,000 | (275,000) | 0.42 | 0.49 | (0.07) | |
NCIS: LA | CBS | 10:00PM | 8,675,000 | 8,783,000 | (108,000) | 1.57 | 1.71 | (0.14) | |
Castle | ABC | 10:00PM | 8,750,000 | 8,819,000 | (69,000) | 1.59 | 1.54 | 0.05 | |
The Blacklist | NBC | 10:00PM | 9,567,000 | 9,338,000 | 229,000 | 2.51 | 2.45 | 0.06 | |
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 | 17,526,000 | 17,125,000 | 401,000 | 2.56 | 2.40 | 0.16 | |
Great Halloween Fright Fight | ABC | 8:00PM | 3,747,000 | 3,747,000 | 1.12 | 1.12 | special | ||
Selfie | ABC | 8:00PM | 3,815,000 | (3,815,000) | 1.09 | (1.09) | preempted | ||
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 11,350,000 | 11,947,000 | (597,000) | 2.94 | 3.26 | (0.32) | |
Fox World Series | Fox | 8:00PM | 13,372,000 | 12,191,000 | 1,181,000 | 3.49 | 3.38 | 0.11 | 8-11P |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | - | - | preempted | ||||
Flash | CW | 8:00PM | 3,532,000 | 3,592,000 | (60,000) | 1.41 | 1.50 | (0.09) | |
Manhattan Love Story | ABC | 8:30PM | 2,617,000 | (2,617,000) | 0.74 | (0.74) | preempted | ||
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 8:30PM | - | - | preempted | ||||
NCIS: New Orleans | CBS | 9:00PM | 16,086,000 | 16,130,000 | (44,000) | 2.33 | 2.39 | (0.06) | |
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | ABC | 9:00PM | 4,438,000 | 4,359,000 | 79,000 | 1.74 | 1.56 | 0.18 | |
Marry Me | NBC | 9:00PM | 5,060,000 | 5,608,000 | (548,000) | 1.51 | 1.79 | (0.28) | |
New Girl | Fox | 9:00PM | - | - | preempted | ||||
Supernatural | CW | 9:00PM | 1,926,000 | 2,078,000 | (152,000) | 0.79 | 0.89 | (0.10) | |
About A Boy | NBC | 9:30PM | 4,108,000 | 4,631,000 | (523,000) | 1.18 | 1.38 | (0.20) | |
Mindy Project | Fox | 9:30PM | - | - | preempted | ||||
Person of Interest | CBS | 10:00PM | 9,720,000 | 9,397,000 | 323,000 | 1.66 | 1.54 | 0.12 | |
Forever | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,951,000 | 4,948,000 | 3,000 | 1.14 | 1.17 | (0.03) | |
Chicago Fire | NBC | 10:00PM | 7,231,000 | 7,453,000 | (222,000) | 1.71 | 1.88 | (0.17) | |
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 | 9,068,000 | 9,224,000 | (156,000) | 2.25 | 2.25 | - | |
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | 6,994,000 | 7,292,000 | (298,000) | 1.84 | 2.05 | (0.21) | |
Mysteries of Laura | NBC | 8:00PM | 7,489,000 | 8,248,000 | (759,000) | 1.17 | 1.34 | (0.17) | |
Fox World Series | Fox | 8:00PM | 23,517,000 | 12,917,000 | 10,600,000 | 6.64 | 3.40 | 3.24 | 8-11P |
Hell's Kitchen | Fox | 8:00PM | - | - | preempted | ||||
Arrow | CW | 8:00PM | 2,494,000 | 2,550,000 | (56,000) | 0.95 | 0.93 | 0.02 | |
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:30PM | 6,912,000 | 7,053,000 | (141,000) | 2.19 | 2.27 | (0.08) | |
Criminal Minds | CBS | 9:00PM | 10,480,000 | 9,924,000 | 556,000 | 2.34 | 2.47 | (0.13) | |
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | 9,920,000 | 10,159,000 | (239,000) | 3.47 | 3.39 | 0.08 | |
Law & Order: SVU | NBC | 9:00PM | 4,312,000 | 7,188,000 | (2,876,000) | 0.81 | 1.58 | (0.77) | REPEAT |
Red Band Society | Fox | 9:00PM | - | - | preempted | ||||
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | 7,674,000 | 7,950,000 | (276,000) | 2.67 | 2.42 | 0.25 | |
The 100 | CW | 9:00PM | 1,480,000 | 1,539,000 | (59,000) | 0.47 | 0.50 | (0.03) | |
Stalker | CBS | 10:00PM | 7,364,000 | 7,367,000 | (3,000) | 1.56 | 1.71 | (0.15) | |
Nashville | ABC | 10:00PM | 5,591,000 | 5,372,000 | 219,000 | 1.44 | 1.36 | 0.08 | |
Chicago P.D. | NBC | 10:00PM | 4,022,000 | 6,846,000 | (2,824,000) | 0.80 | 1.51 | (0.71) | REPEAT |
Thursday | 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 | 16,247,000 | 12,191,000 | 4,056,000 | 4.10 | 3.43 | 0.67 | vs. NFL Kick-off |
Charlie Brown Pumpkin | ABC | 8:00PM | 6,252,000 | 8,616,000 | (2,364,000) | 1.73 | 2.50 | (0.77) | vs. Greys Anatomy |
The Biggest Loser | NBC | 8:00PM | 4,419,000 | 4,577,000 | (158,000) | 1.08 | 1.15 | (0.07) | |
Bones | Fox | 8:00PM | 5,601,000 | 4,346,000 | 1,255,000 | 1.28 | 0.92 | 0.36 | vs. REPEAT |
Vampire Diaries | CW | 8:00PM | 1,581,000 | 1,663,000 | (82,000) | 0.75 | 0.78 | (0.03) | |
Mom | CBS | 8:30PM | 11,134,000 | 11,134,000 | 2.46 | 2.46 | premiere | ||
Thursday Night Football | CBS | 8:30PM | 20,216,000 | (20,216,000) | 6.68 | (6.68) | |||
Two and a Half Men | CBS | 9:00PM | 10,294,000 | 10,294,000 | 2.44 | 2.44 | premiere | ||
Scandal | ABC | 9:00PM | 9,321,000 | 9,975,000 | (654,000) | 3.05 | 3.04 | 0.01 | |
Bad Judge | NBC | 9:00PM | 3,896,000 | 4,390,000 | (494,000) | 0.91 | 1.01 | (0.10) | |
Gracepoint | Fox | 9:00PM | 3,312,000 | 3,519,000 | (207,000) | 0.77 | 0.82 | (0.05) | |
Reign | CW | 9:00PM | 1,234,000 | 1,263,000 | (29,000) | 0.48 | 0.45 | 0.03 | |
The McCarthys | CBS | 9:00PM | 8,084,000 | 8,084,000 | 1.66 | 1.66 | premiere | ||
A to Z | NBC | 9:30PM | 2,494,000 | 3,133,000 | (639,000) | 0.74 | 0.88 | (0.14) | |
Elementary | CBS | 10:00PM | 7,572,000 | 7,572,000 | 1.19 | 1.19 | premiere | ||
How To Get Away w/Murder | ABC | 10:00PM | 8,680,000 | 9,967,000 | (1,287,000) | 2.69 | 3.01 | (0.32) | |
Parenthood | NBC | 10:00PM | 3,889,000 | 3,950,000 | (61,000) | 1.15 | 1.17 | (0.02) | |
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 | 5,938,000 | 5,514,000 | 424,000 | 1.10 | 1.02 | 0.08 | |
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | 6,549,000 | 6,177,000 | 372,000 | 1.20 | 1.14 | 0.06 | |
Dateline | NBC | 8:00PM | 7,262,000 | 6,325,000 | 937,000 | 1.30 | 1.15 | 0.15 | |
Fox World Series | Fox | 8:00PM | 12,133,000 | (12,133,000) | 3.08 | (3.08) | |||
Utopia | Fox | 8:00PM | 1,564,000 | 1,564,000 | 0.50 | 0.50 | |||
Whose Line Is It Anyway? | CW | 8:00PM | 1,128,000 | 1,128,000 | 0.40 | 0.40 | REPEAT | ||
Jane the Virgin | CW | 8:00PM | 865,000 | (865,000) | 0.30 | (0.30) | |||
Cristela | ABC | 8:30PM | 5,417,000 | 5,040,000 | 377,000 | 1.00 | 0.99 | 0.01 | |
Whose Line Is It Anyway? | CW | 8:30PM | 1,161,000 | 1,161,000 | 0.40 | 0.40 | REPEAT | ||
Hawaii Five-0 | CBS | 9:00PM | 9,468,000 | 8,921,000 | 547,000 | 1.10 | 1.10 | - | |
Shark Tank | ABC | 9:00PM | 7,622,000 | 6,892,000 | 730,000 | 2.00 | 1.78 | 0.22 | |
Grimm | NBC | 9:00PM | 4,545,000 | 5,281,000 | 1.10 | 1.44 | (0.34) | ||
America's Next Top Model | CW | 9:00PM | 812,000 | 1,061,000 | (249,000) | 0.30 | 0.35 | (0.05) | |
Gotham | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,225,000 | 1,225,000 | 0.30 | 0.30 | REPEAT | ||
Blue Bloods | CBS | 10:00PM | 11,187,000 | 11,418,000 | (231,000) | 1.10 | 1.29 | (0.19) | |
20/20 | ABC | 10:00PM | 6,123,000 | 5,839,000 | 284,000 | 1.44 | 1.50 | (0.06) | |
Constatine | NBC | 10:00PM | 3,124,000 | 4,280,000 | (1,156,000) | 0.90 | 1.39 | (0.49) | |
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 | ||||
College Football | CBS | 8:00PM | 3,603,000 | 3,603,000 | 0.90 | 0.90 | |||
Crimetime | CBS | 8:00PM | 2,610,000 | (2,610,000) | 0.46 | (0.46) | preempted | ||
Saturday Night Football | ABC | 8:00PM | 3,714,000 | 4,674,000 | (960,000) | 0.90 | 1.36 | (0.46) | |
2014 Breeders Cup | NBC | 8:00PM | 2,486,000 | 2,047,000 | 439,000 | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.10 | vs. Laura (R) |
College Football | Fox | 8:00PM | 1,564,000 | 10,742,000 | (9,178,000) | 0.50 | 2.62 | (2.12) | vs. World Series |
48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 9:00PM | 3,766,000 | (3,766,000) | 0.59 | (0.59) | preempted | ||
Law & Order: SVU | NBC | 9:00PM | 2,054,000 | 1,508,000 | 546,000 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.01 | REPEAT vs. Constatine(R) |
48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 10:00PM | 5,110,000 | (5,110,000) | 0.71 | (0.71) | preempted | ||
SNL(R) | NBC | 10:00PM | 3,076,000 | 1,817,000 | 1,259,000 | 0.80 | 0.50 | 0.30 | 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 6 (Oct. 27-Nov. 2) 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 | 16,247,000 | 4.10 | |
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | Wed | 9,920,000 | 3.47 | |
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | Wed | 7,674,000 | 2.67 | |
Mom | CBS | 8:30PM | Thu | 11,134,000 | 2.46 | PREMIERE |
Two and a Half Men | CBS | 9:00PM | Thu | 10,294,000 | 2.44 | PREMIERE |
2 Broke Girls | CBS | 8:00PM | Mon | 8,434,000 | 2.36 | PREMIERE |
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:30PM | Wed | 6,912,000 | 2.19 | |
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | Wed | 6,994,000 | 1.84 | |
The Millers | CBS | 8:30PM | Mon | 6,945,000 | 1.69 | |
The McCarthys | CBS | 9:30PM | Thu | 8,084,000 | 1.66 | PREMIERE |
Marry Me | NBC | 9:00PM | Tue | 5,060,000 | 1.51 | |
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | Fri | 6,549,000 | 1.2 | |
About a Boy | NBC | 9:30PM | Tue | 4,108,000 | 1.18 | |
Cristela | ABC | 8:30PM | Fri | 5,417,000 | 1.0 | |
Bad Judge | NBC | 9:00PM | Thu | 3,896,000 | 0.91 | canceled |
A to Z | NBC | 9:30PM | Thu | 2,494,000 | 0.74 | canceled |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | Sun | preempted | ||
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | Sun | preempted | ||
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | Sun | preempted | ||
Selfie | ABC | 8:00PM | Tue | preempted | ||
Mulaney | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | preempted | ||
Manhattan Love Story | ABC | 8:30PM | Tue | canceled | ||
Selfie | ABC | 8:30PM | Tue | preempted | ||
New Girl | Fox | 9:00PM | Tue | preempted | ||
The Mindy Project | Fox | 9:30PM | 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 | ||
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 |
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Tuesday, July 1
none scheduled
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of June 30)
Tuesday, July 1
- Sam Rockwell (F Is for Family) - Catch Sam on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Isabela Merced (100 Things to Do Before High School/Growing Up Fisher) - Isabela is a guest on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Mariska Hargitay (Can't Hurry Love) - Mariska appears on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Billy Eichner (Friends from College/Difficult People/Parks and Recreation), Nico Santos (Superstore) and Pete Holmes (How We Roll/Crashing) - Billy, Nico and Pete are guests on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Annie Murphy (Kevin Can F**k Himself/Schitt's Creek) and Christine Baranski (The Big Bang Theory/Happy Family/Welcome to New York/Cybill) - Annie and Christine talk about Nine Perfect Strangers on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
- Olivia Munn (Perfect Couples) and Amanda Peet (Brockmire/Togetherness/Bent) - Olivia and Amanda talk about Your Friends & Neighbors on a repeat of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Susan Kelechi Watson (Louie) - Susan talks about The Residence on a repeat of Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
- Liza Colón-Zayas (The Bear) - Liza talks about The Bear on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Zoë Kravitz (High Fidelity) - Zoë is joining Drew to talk about her directorial debut Blink Twice. She's spilling on what it was like working with fiancé Channing Tatum and her take on their viral NYC bike photo on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
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