Sunday, November 16, 2014
Week 8 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did
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 |
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Tuesday, June 24
none scheduled
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of June 23)
Tuesday, June 24
- Tiffany Haddish (The Last O.G./The Carmichael Show) - Catch Tiffany on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Alan Tudyk (Suburgatory) - Alan appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Jay Pharoah (White Famous/Champaign ILL) - Jay is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Frankie Grande (Henry Danger/Danger Force) - Frankie stops by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Jason Mantzoukas (Big Mouth/No Activity/The League) - Jason appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Jason Ritter (Another Period/The Class) and Joel Kim Booster (Loot/Shrill) - Jason and Joel are guests on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Matty Matheson (The Bear) - Matty chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Brandy Norwood (Zoe Ever After/The Game/Moesha/Thea) - Brandy and Monica talk about The Boy is Mine Tour on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
- Allison Williams (Girls) - Allison talks about M3GAN 2.0 on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- Niecy Nash-Betts (Reno 911!/Getting On/The Soul Man/Do Not Disturb) - Niecy guest co-hosts NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
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