Sunday, November 09, 2014
Week 7 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did
Total Viewers: #1. ABC 9.96 million (+29% from first four nights week 6); #2. CBS 9.07 million (-15%); #3. NBC 6.98 million (-2%); #4. Fox 4.32 million (-66%); #5. The CW 1.53 million (-16%).
Adults 18-49: #1. ABC 2.5/8 rating/share (+25% in rating from first four nights week 6); #2. CBS 1.8/5 (-14%); #3. NBC 1.8/5 (even); #4. Fox 1.4/4 (-60%) #5. The CW 0.6/2 (-14%)
We have the final ratings for Week 6 (10/26/14-11/2/14 LIVE+SD). Among Adults 18-49, Fox won the week for the second straight time with a 2.3 rating thanks to the World Series, followed closely by CBS at 2.2 and NBC with a 2.2, while ABC trailed with a 1.7. For Total Viewers, CBS was on top still with 10.82 million, followed by Fox's 8.13. NBC was next with 7.58 million and ABC trailed with 6.7 million.
For season to-date (9/22/14-11/6/14 LIVE+SD), among Adults 18-49 we have NBC on top with a 2.4 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 10.76 million, then NBC with 8.45 million, ABC is next with 7.46 million and Fox with 6.23 million.
Back to week 7 (Nov. 3-9), 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 7 (Nov. 3-9) Analysis | |||||||||
Last Sunday (Nov. 2) | (Week 6) | 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 | 7:59PM | 23,721,000 | 18,944,000 | 4,777,000 | 6.68 | 5.58 | 1.10 | |
60 Minutes | CBS | 8:03PM | 17,800,000 | 13,234,000 | 4,566,000 | 3.38 | 2.33 | 1.05 | |
America's Funniest Videos | ABC | 7:00PM | 6,116,000 | 2,396,000 | 3,720,000 | 1.19 | 0.62 | 0.57 | vs. Star Wars Rebel |
The Simpsons | Fox | 7:00PM | 2,374,000 | 1,418,000 | 956,000 | 1.03 | 0.32 | 0.71 | REPEAT vs. World Series Pre |
Football Night in America | NBC | 7:30PM | 3,408,000 | 2,884,000 | 524,000 | 1.06 | 0.78 | 0.28 | |
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 7:30PM | 2,981,000 | 8,251,000 | (5,270,000) | 1.50 | 2.52 | (1.02) | vs. World Series Pre |
Madam Secretary | CBS | 9:03PM | 13,209,000 | 11,713,000 | 1,496,000 | 1.85 | 1.48 | 0.37 | |
Once Upon a Time | ABC | 8:00PM | 7,536,000 | 6,871,000 | 665,000 | 2.56 | 2.36 | 0.20 | |
Football Night in America | NBC | 8:00PM | 10,124,000 | 9,816,000 | 308,000 | 3.57 | 3.44 | 0.13 | |
Fox World Series | Fox | 8:04PM | 12,635,000 | (12,635,000) | 3.33 | (3.33) | |||
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | 4,223,000 | 4,223,000 | 2.04 | 2.04 | |||
Sunday Night Football | NBC | 8:30PM | 18,595,000 | 18,799,000 | (204,000) | 6.68 | 7.06 | (0.38) | |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | 3,414,000 | 3,414,000 | 1.66 | 1.66 | |||
The Good Wife | CBS | 10:03PM | 10,450,000 | 10,213,000 | 237,000 | 1.42 | 1.48 | (0.06) | |
Resurrection | ABC | 9:00PM | 4,992,000 | 4,361,000 | 631,000 | 1.40 | 1.20 | 0.20 | |
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,509,000 | 2,509,000 | 1.18 | 1.18 | REPEAT | ||
Mulaney | Fox | 9:30PM | 1,631,000 | 1,631,000 | 0.69 | 0.69 | |||
CSI | CBS | 10:00PM | - | - | preempted | ||||
Revenge | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,665,000 | 4,316,000 | 349,000 | 1.21 | 1.09 | 0.12 | |
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 | 7,970,000 | 8,434,000 | (464,000) | 2.21 | 2.36 | (0.15) | |
Dancing with the Stars | ABC | 8:00PM | 13,088,000 | 12,620,000 | 468,000 | 2.00 | 1.89 | 0.11 | |
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 12,056,000 | 12,478,000 | (422,000) | 3.46 | 3.71 | (0.25) | |
Gotham | Fox | 8:00PM | 6,633,000 | 5,886,000 | 747,000 | 2.40 | 2.20 | 0.20 | |
The Originals | CW | 8:00PM | 1,091,000 | 1,306,000 | (215,000) | 0.50 | 0.64 | (0.14) | |
The Millers | CBS | 8:30PM | 6,784,000 | 6,945,000 | (161,000) | 1.64 | 1.69 | (0.05) | |
Scorpion | CBS | 9:00PM | 10,342,000 | 10,390,000 | (48,000) | 2.22 | 2.27 | (0.05) | |
Sleepy Hollow | Fox | 9:00PM | 4,521,000 | 4,621,000 | (100,000) | 1.54 | 1.63 | (0.09) | |
Jane the Virgin | CW | 9:00PM | 1,012,000 | 1,087,000 | (75,000) | 0.39 | 0.42 | (0.03) | |
NCIS: LA | CBS | 10:00PM | 9,197,000 | 8,675,000 | 522,000 | 1.53 | 1.57 | (0.04) | |
Countdown to CMA | ABC | 10:00PM | 7,373,000 | 8,750,000 | (1,377,000) | 1.24 | 1.59 | (0.35) | vs. Castle |
The Blacklist | NBC | 10:00PM | 9,300,000 | 9,567,000 | (267,000) | 2.37 | 2.51 | (0.14) | |
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: New Orleans | CBS | 8:00PM | 9,907,000 | 17,526,000 | (7,619,000) | 1.37 | 2.56 | (1.19) | REPEAT vs. NCIS |
Selfie | ABC | 8:00PM | 3,674,000 | 3,674,000 | 0.93 | 0.93 | |||
Great Halloween Fright Fight | ABC | 8:00PM | 3,747,000 | (3,747,000) | 1.12 | (1.12) | |||
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 9,582,000 | 11,350,000 | (1,768,000) | 2.25 | 2.94 | (0.69) | REPEAT |
MasterChef Junior | Fox | 8:00PM | 5,091,000 | 5,091,000 | 1.83 | 1.83 | premiere | ||
Fox World Series | Fox | 8:00PM | 13,372,000 | (13,372,000) | 3.49 | (3.49) | |||
Flash | CW | 8:00PM | 1,752,000 | 3,532,000 | (1,780,000) | 0.55 | 1.41 | (0.86) | REPEAT |
Selfie | ABC | 8:30PM | 3,230,000 | 3,230,000 | 0.87 | 0.87 | |||
NCIS | CBS | 9:00PM | 11,473,000 | 16,086,000 | (4,613,000) | 1.48 | 2.33 | (0.85) | REPEAT vs. NCIS New Orleans |
Marvel 75 from Pulp to Pop | ABC | 9:00PM | 3,410,000 | 4,438,000 | (1,028,000) | 1.16 | 1.74 | (0.58) | vs. SHIELD |
Marry Me | NBC | 9:00PM | 4,540,000 | 5,060,000 | (520,000) | 1.25 | 1.51 | (0.26) | |
New Girl | Fox | 9:00PM | 3,385,000 | 3,385,000 | 1.63 | 1.63 | |||
Supernatural Special | CW | 9:00PM | 1,073,000 | 1,926,000 | (853,000) | 0.40 | 0.79 | (0.39) | REPEAT vs. Supernatual |
About A Boy | NBC | 9:30PM | 3,523,000 | 4,108,000 | (585,000) | 0.94 | 1.18 | (0.24) | |
Mindy Project | Fox | 9:30PM | 2,836,000 | 2,836,000 | 1.31 | 1.31 | |||
Campaign 2014 | CBS | 10:00PM | 5,408,000 | 9,720,000 | (4,312,000) | 0.85 | 1.66 | (0.81) | vs. Per of Int |
Your Voice Your Vote'14 | ABC | 10:00PM | 3,147,000 | 4,951,000 | (1,804,000) | 0.72 | 1.14 | (0.42) | vs. Forever |
Decision'14 | NBC | 10:00PM | 4,225,000 | 7,231,000 | (3,006,000) | 0.95 | 1.71 | (0.76) | vs. Chi Fire |
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 | 9,309,000 | 9,068,000 | 241,000 | 2.31 | 2.25 | 0.06 | |
CMA Awards | ABC | 8:00PM | 16,249,000 | 16,249,000 | 4.55 | 4.55 | 8-11P | ||
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | 6,994,000 | (6,994,000) | 1.84 | (1.84) | preempted | ||
Mysteries of Laura | NBC | 8:00PM | 7,870,000 | 7,489,000 | 381,000 | 1.27 | 1.17 | 0.10 | |
Hell's Kitchen | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,623,000 | 3,623,000 | 1.34 | 1.34 | |||
Fox World Series | Fox | 8:00PM | 23,517,000 | (23,517,000) | 6.64 | (6.64) | |||
Arrow | CW | 8:00PM | 2,725,000 | 2,494,000 | 231,000 | 1.06 | 0.95 | 0.11 | |
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:30PM | 6,912,000 | (6,912,000) | 2.19 | (2.19) | preempted | ||
Criminal Minds | CBS | 9:00PM | 9,785,000 | 10,480,000 | (695,000) | 2.12 | 2.34 | (0.22) | |
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | 9,920,000 | (9,920,000) | 3.47 | (3.47) | preempted | ||
Law & Order: SVU | NBC | 9:00PM | 6,998,000 | 4,312,000 | 2,686,000 | 1.61 | 0.81 | 0.80 | vs. REPEAT |
Red Band Society | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,882,000 | 2,882,000 | 0.88 | 0.88 | |||
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | 7,674,000 | (7,674,000) | 2.67 | (2.67) | preempted | ||
The 100 | CW | 9:00PM | 1,678,000 | 1,480,000 | 198,000 | 0.54 | 0.47 | 0.07 | |
Stalker | CBS | 10:00PM | 7,343,000 | 7,364,000 | (21,000) | 1.49 | 1.56 | (0.07) | |
Nashville | ABC | 10:00PM | 5,591,000 | (5,591,000) | 1.44 | (1.44) | preempted | ||
Chicago P.D. | NBC | 10:00PM | 6,149,000 | 4,022,000 | 2,127,000 | 1.36 | 0.80 | 0.56 | vs. 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 | 16,557,000 | 16,247,000 | 310,000 | 4.25 | 4.10 | 0.15 | |
Grey's Anatomy | ABC | 8:00PM | 8,080,000 | 6,252,000 | 1,828,000 | 2.36 | 1.73 | 0.63 | vs. Charlie Brown |
The Biggest Loser | NBC | 8:00PM | 4,349,000 | 4,419,000 | (70,000) | 1.17 | 1.08 | 0.09 | |
Bones | Fox | 8:00PM | 5,640,000 | 5,601,000 | 39,000 | 1.27 | 1.28 | (0.01) | |
Vampire Diaries | CW | 8:00PM | 1,585,000 | 1,581,000 | 4,000 | 0.75 | 0.75 | - | |
Mom | CBS | 8:30PM | 10,803,000 | 11,134,000 | (331,000) | 2.35 | 2.46 | (0.11) | |
Two and a Half Men | CBS | 9:00PM | 9,117,000 | 10,294,000 | (1,177,000) | 2.14 | 2.44 | (0.30) | |
Scandal | ABC | 9:00PM | 9,821,000 | 9,321,000 | 500,000 | 2.93 | 3.05 | (0.12) | |
Bad Judge | NBC | 9:00PM | 3,683,000 | 3,896,000 | (213,000) | 0.87 | 0.91 | (0.04) | |
Gracepoint | Fox | 9:00PM | 3,031,000 | 3,312,000 | (281,000) | 0.67 | 0.77 | (0.10) | |
Reign | CW | 9:00PM | 1,326,000 | 1,234,000 | 92,000 | 0.45 | 0.48 | (0.03) | |
The McCarthys | CBS | 9:00PM | 6,672,000 | 8,084,000 | (1,412,000) | 1.48 | 1.66 | (0.18) | |
A to Z | NBC | 9:30PM | 2,744,000 | 2,494,000 | 250,000 | 0.77 | 0.74 | 0.03 | |
Elementary | CBS | 10:00PM | 7,066,000 | 7,572,000 | (506,000) | 1.18 | 1.19 | (0.01) | |
How To Get Away w/Murder | ABC | 10:00PM | 9,181,000 | 8,680,000 | 501,000 | 2.76 | 2.69 | 0.07 | |
Parenthood | NBC | 10:00PM | 3,962,000 | 3,889,000 | 73,000 | 1.26 | 1.15 | 0.11 | |
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 | 6,104,000 | 5,888,000 | 216,000 | 1.20 | 1.06 | 0.14 | |
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | 6,630,000 | 6,706,000 | (76,000) | 1.30 | 1.24 | 0.06 | |
Dateline | NBC | 8:00PM | 7,847,000 | 7,352,000 | 495,000 | 1.40 | 1.32 | 0.08 | |
MasterChef Junior | Fox | 8:00PM | 2,035,000 | 1,543,000 | 492,000 | 0.60 | 0.50 | 0.10 | REPEAT vs. Utopia |
Whose Line Is It Anyway? | CW | 8:00PM | 1,400,000 | 1,080,000 | 320,000 | 0.50 | 0.37 | 0.13 | vs. REPEAT |
Cristela | ABC | 8:30PM | 4,976,000 | 5,403,000 | (427,000) | 1.00 | 1.00 | - | |
Whose Line Is It Anyway? | CW | 8:30PM | 1,214,000 | 1,114,000 | 100,000 | 0.40 | 0.34 | 0.06 | REPEAT |
Hawaii Five-0 | CBS | 9:00PM | 8,915,000 | 9,475,000 | (560,000) | 1.20 | 1.10 | 0.10 | |
Shark Tank | ABC | 9:00PM | 7,763,000 | 7,802,000 | (39,000) | 1.90 | 1.98 | (0.08) | |
Grimm | NBC | 9:00PM | 4,936,000 | 4,537,000 | 399,000 | 1.30 | 1.13 | 0.17 | |
America's Next Top Model | CW | 9:00PM | 1,068,000 | 799,000 | 269,000 | 0.40 | 0.26 | 0.14 | |
Gotham | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,289,000 | 1,202,000 | 87,000 | 0.40 | 0.33 | 0.07 | REPEAT |
Blue Bloods | CBS | 10:00PM | 11,411,000 | 11,392,000 | 19,000 | 1.40 | 1.12 | 0.28 | |
20/20 | ABC | 10:00PM | 6,954,000 | 6,188,000 | 766,000 | 1.70 | 1.41 | 0.29 | |
Constatine | NBC | 10:00PM | 3,131,000 | 3,057,000 | 74,000 | 1.00 | 0.92 | 0.08 | |
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 | 8,410,000 | 3,892,000 | 4,518,000 | 2.50 | 1.07 | 1.43 | |
Crimetime | CBS | 8:00PM | - | - | preempted | ||||
Saturday Night Football | ABC | 8:00PM | 6,960,000 | 3,618,000 | 3,342,000 | 2.00 | 0.92 | 1.08 | |
Mysteries of Laura | NBC | 8:00PM | 2,500,000 | 2,616,000 | (116,000) | 0.40 | 0.36 | 0.04 | REPEAT vs. Breeders |
College Football | Fox | 8:00PM | 2,180,000 | 1,564,000 | 616,000 | 0.60 | 0.50 | 0.10 | |
48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 9:00PM | - | - | preempted | ||||
Law & Order: SVU | NBC | 9:00PM | 2,700,000 | 1,971,000 | 729,000 | 0.60 | 0.35 | 0.25 | REPEAT vs. Constatine(R) |
48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 10:00PM | - | - | preempted | ||||
SNL(R) | NBC | 10:00PM | 3,000,000 | 3,061,000 | (61,000) | 0.70 | 0.81 | (0.11) | 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 7 (Nov. 3-9) 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 | 16,557,000 | 4.25 | |
Mom | CBS | 8:30PM | Thu | 10,803,000 | 2.35 | |
2 Broke Girls | CBS | 8:00PM | Mon | 7,970,000 | 2.21 | |
Two and a Half Men | CBS | 9:00PM | Thu | 9,117,000 | 2.14 | |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | Sun | 4,223,000 | 2.04 | |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | Sun | 3,414,000 | 1.66 | |
The Millers | CBS | 8:30PM | Mon | 6,784,000 | 1.64 | |
New Girl | Fox | 9:00PM | Tue | 3,385,000 | 1.63 | |
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 7:30PM | Sun | 2,981,000 | 1.50 | |
The McCarthys | CBS | 9:30PM | Thu | 6,672,000 | 1.48 | |
The Mindy Project | Fox | 9:30PM | Tue | 2,836,000 | 1.31 | |
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | Fri | 6,630,000 | 1.3 | |
Marry Me | NBC | 9:00PM | Tue | 4,540,000 | 1.25 | |
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | Sun | 2,509,000 | 1.18 | REPEAT |
Animation Domination | Fox | 7:00PM | Sun | 2,374,000 | 1.03 | REPEAT |
Cristela | ABC | 8:30PM | Fri | 4,976,000 | 1.0 | |
About a Boy | NBC | 9:30PM | Tue | 3,523,000 | 0.94 | |
Selfie | ABC | 8:00PM | Tue | 3,674,000 | 0.93 | canceled |
Bad Judge | NBC | 9:00PM | Thu | 3,683,000 | 0.87 | canceled |
Selfie | ABC | 8:30PM | Tue | 3,230,000 | 0.87 | canceled |
A to Z | NBC | 9:30PM | Thu | 2,744,000 | 0.77 | canceled |
Mulaney | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | 1,631,000 | 0.69 | |
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | Wed | preempted | ||
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | Wed | preempted | ||
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:30PM | Wed | preempted | ||
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | Wed | 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 | ||
Manhattan Love Story | ABC | 8:30PM | Tue | canceled | ||
American Dad! | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | completed |
SOURCE: Nielsen Media Research
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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