Week 8 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did

Sunday, November 16, 2014

Week 8 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did

2014-15 Week 8 TV Ratings (first four nights, Mon-Thu):

Households: #1. CBS 6.3/10 rating/share (+11% in rating from first four nights week 7); #2. NBC 5.5/9 (+25%); #3. ABC 5.3/9 (-17%); #4. Fox 2.6/4 (-even); #5. The CW 1.2/2 (+20%)
Total Viewers: #1. CBS 10.16 million (+12% from first four nights week 7); #2. NBC 8.83 million (+27%); #3. ABC 8.14 million (-18%); #4. Fox 4.28 million (-1%); #5. The CW 1.92 million (+25%).
Adults 18-49: #1. NBC 2.3/7 rating/share (+28% in rating from first four nights week 7); #2. ABC 2.0/6 (-20%); #3. CBS 1.9/6 (+6%); #4. Fox 1.4/4 (even) #5. The CW 0.8/2 (+33%)

We have the final ratings for Week 7 (11/3/14-11/9/14 LIVE+SD). Among Adults 18-49, NBC won the week by a tenth, edging out ABC's 2.1 Then we had CBS at 1.8, while Fox trailed with a 1.5. For Total Viewers, CBS was on top still with 9.3 million, followed by ABC's 8.44. NBC was next with 7.78 million and Fox trailed with only 4.34 million.

For season to-date (9/22/14-11/13/14 LIVE+SD), among Adults 18-49 we have NBC on top with a 2.5 rating, followed by CBS with a 2.2, ABC with a 1.9 and Fox with a 1.9. In Total Viewers, it is CBS on top with 10.65 million, then NBC with 8.5 million, ABC is next with 7.46 million and Fox with 5.99 million.

Back to week 8 (Nov. 10-16), 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 8 (Nov. 10-16) Analysis

Last Sunday (Nov. 9)	(Week 7)		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	(23,721,000)		6.68	(6.68)
60 Minutes	CBS	7:00PM	12,160,000	17,800,000	(5,640,000)	1.47	3.38	(1.91)
America's Funniest Videos	ABC	7:00PM	6,657,000	6,116,000	541,000	1.48	1.19	0.29
The Simpsons	Fox	7:00PM		2,374,000	(2,374,000)		1.03	(1.03)
Football Night in America	NBC	7:30PM	6,510,000	3,408,000	3,102,000	2.29	1.06	1.23
The OT	Fox	7:32PM	10,445,000	2,981,000	7,464,000	3.81	1.50	2.31	vs. Bob's Burgers
Madam Secretary	CBS	8:00PM	12,540,000	13,209,000	(669,000)	1.44	1.85	(0.41)
Once Upon a Time	ABC	8:00PM	7,418,000	7,536,000	(118,000)	2.47	2.56	(0.09)
Football Night in America	NBC	8:00PM	12,060,000	10,124,000	1,936,000	4.08	3.57	0.51
The Simpsons	Fox	8:00PM	6,702,000	4,223,000	2,479,000	2.99	2.04	0.95
Sunday Night Football	NBC	8:30PM	18,131,000	18,595,000	(464,000)	6.50	6.68	(0.18)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine	Fox	8:30PM	3,987,000	3,414,000	573,000	1.86	1.66	0.20
The Good Wife	CBS	9:00PM	10,718,000	10,450,000	268,000	1.40	1.42	(0.02)
Resurrection	ABC	9:00PM	4,582,000	4,992,000	(410,000)	1.18	1.40	(0.22)
Family Guy	Fox	9:00PM	3,633,000	2,509,000	1,124,000	1.83	1.18	0.65	vs. REPEAT
Mulaney	Fox	9:30PM	1,985,000	1,631,000	354,000	0.92	0.69	0.23
CSI	CBS	10:00PM	8,669,000		8,669,000	1.24		1.24
Revenge	ABC	10:00PM	5,260,000	4,665,000	595,000	1.26	1.21	0.05


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	7,549,000	7,970,000	(421,000)	1.88	2.21	(0.33)
Dancing with the Stars	ABC	8:00PM	13,305,000	13,088,000	217,000	1.99	2.00	(0.01)
The Voice	NBC	8:00PM	11,484,000	12,056,000	(572,000)	3.25	3.46	(0.21)
Gotham	Fox	8:00PM	6,350,000	6,633,000	(283,000)	2.25	2.40	(0.15)
The Originals	CW	8:00PM	1,457,000	1,091,000	366,000	0.68	0.50	0.18
The Millers	CBS	8:30PM	6,475,000	6,784,000	(309,000)	1.53	1.64	(0.11)
Scorpion	CBS	9:00PM	10,078,000	10,342,000	(264,000)	2.02	2.22	(0.20)
Sleepy Hollow	Fox	9:00PM	4,648,000	4,521,000	127,000	1.50	1.54	(0.04)
Jane the Virgin	CW	9:00PM	1,223,000	1,012,000	211,000	0.47	0.39	0.08
NCIS: LA	CBS	10:00PM	8,218,000	9,197,000	(979,000)	1.49	1.53	(0.04)
Castle	ABC	10:00PM	9,522,000	7,373,000	2,149,000	1.59	1.24	0.35	vs. Countdown CMA
The Blacklist	NBC	10:00PM	9,753,000	9,300,000	453,000	2.50	2.37	0.13

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	17,493,000	9,907,000	7,586,000	2.33	1.37	0.96	vs. NCIS: NO(R)
Selfie	ABC	8:00PM	3,253,000	3,674,000	(421,000)	0.94	0.93	0.01
The Voice	NBC	8:00PM	11,421,000	9,582,000	1,839,000	3.01	2.25	0.76	8-10P vs. REPEAT
MasterChef Junior	Fox	8:00PM	4,893,000	5,091,000	(198,000)	1.82	1.83	(0.01)
Flash	CW	8:00PM	3,458,000	1,752,000	1,706,000	1.38	0.55	0.83	vs. REPEAT
Modern Family	ABC	8:30PM	2,847,000	3,230,000	(383,000)	0.86	0.87	(0.01)	REPEAT vs. Selfie
NCIS: New Orleans	CBS	9:00PM	14,994,000	11,473,000	3,521,000	1.95	1.48	0.47	vs. NCIS(R)
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.	ABC	9:00PM	4,271,000	3,410,000	861,000	1.55	1.16	0.39	vs. Marvel 75 Special
Marry Me	NBC	9:00PM		4,540,000	(4,540,000)		1.25	(1.25)	preempted
New Girl	Fox	9:00PM	3,007,000	3,385,000	(378,000)	1.32	1.63	(0.31)
Supernatural	CW	9:00PM	2,169,000	1,073,000	1,096,000	0.89	0.40	0.49	vs. Retrospective(R)
About A Boy	NBC	9:30PM		3,523,000	(3,523,000)		0.94	(0.94)	preempted
Mindy Project	Fox	9:30PM	2,467,000	2,836,000	(369,000)	1.06	1.31	(0.25)
Person of Interest	CBS	10:00PM	9,106,000	5,408,000	3,698,000	1.32	0.85	0.47	vs. Campaign'14
Forever	ABC	10:00PM	4,227,000	3,147,000	1,080,000	0.99	0.72	0.27	vs. Your Vote'14
Chicago Fire	NBC	10:00PM	9,058,000	4,225,000	4,833,000	2.23	0.95	1.28	vs. Decision'14

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	9,511,000	9,309,000	202,000	2.32	2.31	0.01
CMA Awards	ABC	8:00PM		16,249,000	(16,249,000)		4.55	(4.55)
The Middle	ABC	8:00PM	8,103,000		8,103,000	1.95		1.95
The Voice	NBC	8:00PM	10,642,000	7,870,000	2,772,000	2.48	1.27	1.21	vs. Laura
Hell's Kitchen	Fox	8:00PM	3,747,000	3,623,000	124,000	1.46	1.34	0.12
Arrow	CW	8:00PM	2,597,000	2,725,000	(128,000)	0.91	1.06	(0.15)
The Goldbergs	ABC	8:30PM	7,541,000		7,541,000	2.09		2.09
Criminal Minds	CBS	9:00PM	10,352,000	9,785,000	567,000	2.31	2.12	0.19
Modern Family	ABC	9:00PM	9,832,000		9,832,000	3.17		3.17
Law & Order: SVU	NBC	9:00PM	10,006,000	6,998,000	3,008,000	2.37	1.61	0.76
Red Band Society	Fox	9:00PM	2,832,000	2,882,000	(50,000)	0.89	0.88	0.01
black-ish	ABC	9:30PM	7,780,000		7,780,000	2.51		2.51
The 100	CW	9:00PM	1,750,000	1,678,000	72,000	0.54	0.54	-
Stalker	CBS	10:00PM	7,011,000	7,343,000	(332,000)	1.39	1.49	(0.10)
Nashville	ABC	10:00PM	5,659,000		5,659,000	1.43		1.43
Chicago P.D.	NBC	10:00PM	9,540,000	6,149,000	3,391,000	2.19	1.36	0.83

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	16,902,000	16,557,000	345,000	4.52	4.25	0.27
Grey's Anatomy	ABC	8:00PM	8,356,000	8,080,000	276,000	2.39	2.36	0.03
The Biggest Loser	NBC	8:00PM	4,522,000	4,349,000	173,000	1.16	1.17	(0.01)
Bones	Fox	8:00PM	5,504,000	5,640,000	(136,000)	1.26	1.27	(0.01)
Vampire Diaries	CW	8:00PM	1,545,000	1,585,000	(40,000)	0.73	0.75	(0.02)
Mom	CBS	8:30PM	11,068,000	10,803,000	265,000	2.57	2.35	0.22
Two and a Half Men	CBS	9:00PM	8,754,000	9,117,000	(363,000)	2.06	2.14	(0.08)
Scandal	ABC	9:00PM	10,053,000	9,821,000	232,000	3.23	2.93	0.30
Bad Judge	NBC	9:00PM	3,719,000	3,683,000	36,000	0.89	0.87	0.02
Gracepoint	Fox	9:00PM	3,485,000	3,031,000	454,000	0.80	0.67	0.13
Reign	CW	9:00PM	1,186,000	1,326,000	(140,000)	0.41	0.45	(0.04)
The McCarthys	CBS	9:00PM	6,357,000	6,672,000	(315,000)	1.38	1.48	(0.10)
A to Z	NBC	9:30PM	2,350,000	2,744,000	(394,000)	0.61	0.77	(0.16)
Elementary	CBS	10:00PM	6,527,000	7,066,000	(539,000)	1.01	1.18	(0.17)
How To Get Away w/Murder	ABC	10:00PM	9,248,000	9,181,000	67,000	2.89	2.76	0.13
Parenthood	NBC	10:00PM	3,607,000	3,962,000	(355,000)	1.04	1.26	(0.22)

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
Hollywood Film Awards	CBS	8:00PM	4,141,000		4,141,000	0.50		0.50	8-10P
The Amazing Race	CBS	8:00PM		6,048,000	(6,048,000)		1.20	(1.20)
Last Man Standing	ABC	8:00PM	7,075,000	6,672,000	403,000	1.50	1.32	0.18
Dateline	NBC	8:00PM	7,974,000	7,869,000	105,000	1.50	1.39	0.11
MasterChef Junior	Fox	8:00PM	2,366,000	2,038,000	328,000	0.70	0.61	0.09	REPEAT
Whose Line Is It Anyway?	CW	8:00PM	1,658,000	1,413,000	245,000	0.50	0.54	(0.04)	vs. REPEAT
Cristela	ABC	8:30PM	5,252,000	4,948,000	304,000	1.10	1.00	0.10
Whose Line Is It Anyway?	CW	8:30PM	1,393,000	1,208,000	185,000	0.40	0.43	(0.03)	REPEAT
Hawaii Five-0	CBS	9:00PM		8,950,000	(8,950,000)		1.20	(1.20)
Shark Tank	ABC	9:00PM	7,575,000	7,797,000	(222,000)	1.70	1.95	(0.25)
Grimm	NBC	9:00PM	4,983,000	4,931,000	52,000	1.20	1.31	(0.11)
America's Next Top Model	CW	9:00PM	1,192,000	1,077,000	115,000	0.40	0.41	(0.01)
Gotham	Fox	9:00PM	1,771,000	1,277,000	494,000	0.60	0.37	0.23	REPEAT
Hollywood Film Awards Post Show	CBS	10:00PM	2,691,000	11,506,000	(8,815,000)	0.40	1.35	(0.95)	vs. Blue Bloods
20/20	ABC	10:00PM	5,736,000	6,942,000	(1,206,000)	1.20	1.66	(0.46)
Constantine	NBC	10:00PM	3,438,000	3,141,000	297,000	0.80	0.98	(0.18)

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
48 Hours Mystery	CBS	8:00PM	3,800,000		3,800,000	0.70		0.70
College Football	CBS	8:00PM		9,109,000	(9,109,000)		2.78	(2.78)
Saturday Night Football	ABC	8:00PM	7,550,000	6,825,000	725,000	2.50	1.95	0.55
Dateline Mystery	NBC	8:00PM	4,350,000		4,350,000	0.70		0.70	8-10P
Mysteries of Laura	NBC	8:00PM		2,635,000	(2,635,000)		0.38	(0.38)
College Football	Fox	8:00PM	2,040,000	2,248,000	(208,000)	0.60	0.62	(0.02)
Crimetime	CBS	9:00PM	3,480,000		3,480,000	0.60		0.60
Law & Order: SVU	NBC	9:00PM		2,775,000	(2,775,000)		0.57	(0.57)
48 Hours Mystery	CBS	10:00PM	5,590,000		5,590,000	0.90		0.90
SNL(R)	NBC	10:00PM	3,030,000	3,077,000	(47,000)	0.80	0.69	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 8 (Nov. 10-16) 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	16,902,000	4.52
Modern Family	ABC	9:00PM	Wed	9,832,000	3.17
The Simpsons	Fox	8:00PM	Sun	6,702,000	2.99
Mom	CBS	8:30PM	Thu	11,068,000	2.57
black-ish	ABC	9:30PM	Wed	7,780,000	2.51
The Goldbergs	ABC	8:30PM	Wed	7,541,000	2.09
Two and a Half Men	CBS	9:00PM	Thu	8,754,000	2.06
The Middle	ABC	8:00PM	Wed	8,103,000	1.95
2 Broke Girls	CBS	8:00PM	Mon	7,549,000	1.88
Brooklyn Nine-Nine	Fox	8:30PM	Sun	3,987,000	1.86
Family Guy	Fox	9:00PM	Sun	3,633,000	1.83
The Millers	CBS	8:30PM	Mon	6,475,000	1.53	canceled
Last Man Standing	ABC	8:00PM	Fri	7,075,000	1.5
The McCarthys	CBS	9:30PM	Thu	6,357,000	1.38
New Girl	Fox	9:00PM	Tue	3,007,000	1.32
Cristela	ABC	8:30PM	Fri	5,252,000	1.1
The Mindy Project	Fox	9:30PM	Tue	2,467,000	1.06
Selfie	ABC	8:00PM	Tue	3,253,000	0.94	canceled
Mulaney	Fox	9:30PM	Sun	1,985,000	0.92
Bad Judge	NBC	9:00PM	Thu	3,719,000	0.89	canceled
Modern Family	ABC	8:30PM	Tue	2,847,000	0.86	REPEAT
A to Z	NBC	9:30PM	Thu	2,351,000	0.61	canceled
Bob's Burgers	Fox	7:30PM	Sun			preempted
Marry Me	NBC	9:00PM	Tue			preempted
Animation Domination	Fox	7:00PM	Sun			preempted
About a Boy	NBC	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
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

Wednesday, October 23

The Goldbergs - "Parents Thursday" (ABC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
While at school, Erica attempts to fool Beverly into thinking Parents Weekend has been rescheduled to Parents Thursday so the family won’t attend … but the smother knows better! Meanwhile, William Penn is doing “Romeo & Juliet,” the perfect play for Adam to romance Dana until someone else gets the leading lady.

Schooled - "Outbreak" (ABC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
When a bad flu epidemic hits William Penn, Coach Mellor is sent to his sick bed and Principal Glascott must step it up as the wrestling coach with the Jenkintown Cup on the line. Meanwhile, Lainey thinks she can easily pass a class taught by CB, yet it’s anything but.

Modern Family - "New Kids on the Block" (ABC, 9:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Haley is determined to follow the advice in her parenting books with the twins, but Phil and Claire think their old methods are better. Meanwhile, Manny is set to direct Jay’s dog bed commercial in the hopes of winning his ex-girlfriend back.

Single Parents - "Sport" (ABC, 9:30PM ET/PT)
Will is pumped to become the coach of Sophie’s soccer team in order to spend more time with his daughter, especially since she has been distant recently. However, his intentions to focus on Sophie and teach the team that you don’t need to win to have fun slowly shift once he realizes he has a secret weapon on his team – Rory – but allowing him on the team means Will must keep a certain secret about Rory. Meanwhile, Douglas and Angie attempt to navigate what their friendship looks like now that they are roommates for the foreseeable future.

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - "The Gang Texts" (FXX, 10:00PM ET/PT)
During their trip to the Philadelphia Zoo, Mac sets up a text group chain for the gang, but confusion sets in and the gang must learn from the meerkats on how to communicate properly in a group.

Family Time - "Black Love" (Bounce TV, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Lisa and Tony appear on a TV show that exposes some of the imperfections in their relationship; Donnie and Brandy use a dating app to play matchmaker for each other.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of October 21)

Wednesday, October 23

Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt/The Office) - Watch Ellie on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Michael Douglas (The Kominsky Method) - Michael stops by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Kathryn Hahn (Transparent/Happyish/Free Agents) - Kathryn appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Andrea Savage (I'm Sorry/Significant Others) - Andrea is a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Jesse Plemons (No Activity/Bent) - Jesse visits Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC. He also talks about El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie on ABC's GMA 3: Strahan, Sara & Keke at 1pm.
Lea Michele (The Mayor/Scream Queens) - Lea drops by A Little Late with Lilly Singh at 1:35am on NBC.
Tim Robbins (The Brink) - Tim appears on Conan at 11pm on TBS.
Ali Wong (American Housewife/Are You There, Chelsea?) - Ali is a guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
Amanda Seales (Insecure) - Amanda guest co-hosts The Real, so check your local listings. She also talks about Small Doses on Access Live, so check your local listings.
Thomas Lennon (The Odd Couple/Sean Saves the World/Reno 911!) - Thomas will be on The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
Ken Jeong (Dr. Ken/Community) - Ken talks about The Masked Singer on People Now at 12pm and on the BUILD Series at 1pm..
Alfonso Ribeiro (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air/In the House/Silver Spoons) - Alfonso talks about Catch 21 on Home & Family on Hallmark Channel at 10am ET/PT and on Access Daily, so check your local listings.
Alan Alda (M*A*S*H) - Alan talks about the Clear + Vivid Podcast on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother/Stark Raving Mad/Doogie Howser, M.D.) - Neil is a guest on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Anna Camp (Perfect Harmony/The Mindy Project) - Anna talks about Perfect Harmony on New York Live on WNBC in New York at 11:30am ET.
Rob Corddry (The Unicorn/Ballers/The Winner) - Rob is a guest on the BUILD Series at 2pm.