Sunday, November 23, 2014
Week 9 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did
Total Viewers: #1. CBS 10.49 million (+3% from first four nights week 8); #2. ABC 8.57 million (+5%); #3. NBC 7.45 million (-16%); #4. Fox 4.16 million (-3%); #5. The CW 1.98 million (+3%).
Adults 18-49: #1. ABC 2.2/6 rating/share (+10% in rating from first four nights week 8); #2. CBS 2.0/6 (+5%); #3. NBC 1.9/6 (-17%); #4. Fox 1.4/4 (even) #5. The CW 0.8/2 (even)
We have the final ratings for Week 8 (11/10/14-11/16/14 LIVE+SD). Among Adults 18-49, NBC won the week with a 2.5, beating out ABC's 2.0 Then we had Fox at 1.6, while CBS trailed with a 1.5. For Total Viewers, NBC was on top for the first time with 9.15 million, followed by usual leader CBS with 8.64, then it was ABC's 7.58 and Fox trailed with only 4.49 million.
For season to-date (9/22/14-11/20/14 LIVE+SD), among Adults 18-49 we have NBC on top with a 2.4 rating, followed by CBS with a 2.1, ABC with a 1.9 and Fox with a 1.8. In Total Viewers, it is CBS on top with 10.43 million, then NBC with 8.49 million, ABC is next with 7.5 million and Fox with 5.81 million.
Back to week 9 (Nov. 17-23), 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 9 (Nov. 17-23) Analysis | |||||||||
Last Sunday (Nov. 16) | (Week 8) | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | ||
Title | Network | Time | Total Viewers | 18-49 Rtg | Notes | ||||
60 Minutes | CBS | 7:00PM | 12,654,000 | 12,160,000 | 494,000 | 1.66 | 1.47 | 0.19 | |
America's Funniest Videos | ABC | 7:00PM | 6,802,000 | 6,657,000 | 145,000 | 1.57 | 1.48 | 0.09 | |
The Simpsons | Fox | 7:00PM | - | - | |||||
Football Night in America | NBC | 7:30PM | 5,983,000 | 6,510,000 | (527,000) | 1.93 | 2.29 | (0.36) | |
The OT | Fox | 7:35PM | 10,580,000 | 10,445,000 | 135,000 | 3.88 | 3.81 | 0.07 | |
Madam Secretary | CBS | 8:00PM | 12,768,000 | 12,540,000 | 228,000 | 1.54 | 1.44 | 0.10 | |
Once Upon a Time | ABC | 8:00PM | 6,801,000 | 7,418,000 | (617,000) | 2.39 | 2.47 | (0.08) | 8-10P vs. 8-9P |
Football Night in America | NBC | 8:00PM | 11,962,000 | 12,060,000 | (98,000) | 3.70 | 4.08 | (0.38) | |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | 6,701,000 | 6,702,000 | (1,000) | 2.99 | 2.99 | - | |
Sunday Night Football | NBC | 8:30PM | 20,820,000 | 18,131,000 | 2,689,000 | 7.13 | 6.50 | 0.63 | |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | 4,525,000 | 3,987,000 | 538,000 | 2.17 | 1.86 | 0.31 | |
The Good Wife | CBS | 9:00PM | 10,547,000 | 10,718,000 | (171,000) | 1.28 | 1.40 | (0.12) | |
Resurrection | ABC | 9:00PM | 4,582,000 | (4,582,000) | 1.18 | (1.18) | preempted | ||
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | 4,457,000 | 3,633,000 | 824,000 | 2.22 | 1.83 | 0.39 | |
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 9:30PM | 3,346,000 | 1,985,000 | 1,361,000 | 1.65 | 0.92 | 0.73 | vs. Mulaney |
CSI | CBS | 10:00PM | 8,447,000 | 8,669,000 | (222,000) | 1.29 | 1.24 | 0.05 | |
Revenge | ABC | 10:00PM | 5,227,000 | 5,260,000 | (33,000) | 1.48 | 1.26 | 0.22 | |
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 | 7,901,000 | 7,549,000 | 352,000 | 2.11 | 1.88 | 0.23 | |
Dancing with the Stars | ABC | 8:00PM | 14,295,000 | 13,305,000 | 990,000 | 2.30 | 1.99 | 0.31 | |
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 11,127,000 | 11,484,000 | (357,000) | 3.07 | 3.25 | (0.18) | |
Gotham | Fox | 8:00PM | 6,493,000 | 6,350,000 | 143,000 | 2.33 | 2.25 | 0.08 | |
The Originals | CW | 8:00PM | 1,443,000 | 1,457,000 | (14,000) | 0.67 | 0.68 | (0.01) | |
The Millers | CBS | 8:30PM | 6,311,000 | 6,475,000 | (164,000) | 1.48 | 1.53 | (0.05) | |
Scorpion | CBS | 9:00PM | 10,172,000 | 10,078,000 | 94,000 | 2.02 | 2.02 | - | |
Sleepy Hollow | Fox | 9:00PM | 4,684,000 | 4,648,000 | 36,000 | 1.57 | 1.50 | 0.07 | |
Jane the Virgin | CW | 9:00PM | 1,091,000 | 1,223,000 | (132,000) | 0.43 | 0.47 | (0.04) | |
NCIS: LA | CBS | 10:00PM | 8,824,000 | 8,218,000 | 606,000 | 1.67 | 1.49 | 0.18 | |
Castle | ABC | 10:00PM | 9,384,000 | 9,522,000 | (138,000) | 1.83 | 1.59 | 0.24 | |
State of Affairs | NBC | 10:00PM | 8,692,000 | 9,753,000 | (1,061,000) | 2.20 | 2.50 | (0.30) | PREMIERE vs. Blacklist |
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 | 18,102,000 | 17,493,000 | 609,000 | 2.64 | 2.33 | 0.31 | |
Shark Tank | ABC | 8:00PM | 4,487,000 | 4,487,000 | 1.09 | 1.09 | REPEAT | ||
Selfie | ABC | 8:00PM | 3,253,000 | (3,253,000) | 0.94 | (0.94) | |||
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 10,816,000 | 11,421,000 | (605,000) | 2.72 | 3.01 | (0.29) | vs. 8-10P |
MasterChef Junior | Fox | 8:00PM | 4,265,000 | 4,893,000 | (628,000) | 1.56 | 1.82 | (0.26) | |
Flash | CW | 8:00PM | 3,727,000 | 3,458,000 | 269,000 | 1.42 | 1.38 | 0.04 | |
Modern Family | ABC | 8:30PM | 2,847,000 | (2,847,000) | 0.86 | (0.86) | |||
NCIS: New Orleans | CBS | 9:00PM | 16,859,000 | 14,994,000 | 1,865,000 | 2.26 | 1.95 | 0.31 | |
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | ABC | 9:00PM | 4,575,000 | 4,271,000 | 304,000 | 1.62 | 1.55 | 0.07 | |
Marry Me | NBC | 9:00PM | 5,015,000 | 5,015,000 | 1.53 | 1.53 | |||
New Girl | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,826,000 | 3,007,000 | (181,000) | 1.38 | 1.32 | 0.06 | |
Supernatural | CW | 9:00PM | 2,544,000 | 2,169,000 | 375,000 | 0.99 | 0.89 | 0.10 | |
About A Boy | NBC | 9:30PM | 4,205,000 | 4,205,000 | 1.26 | 1.26 | |||
Mindy Project | Fox | 9:30PM | 2,368,000 | 2,467,000 | (99,000) | 1.07 | 1.06 | 0.01 | |
Person of Interest | CBS | 10:00PM | 9,866,000 | 9,106,000 | 760,000 | 1.65 | 1.32 | 0.33 | |
Forever | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,429,000 | 4,227,000 | 202,000 | 1.00 | 0.99 | 0.01 | |
Chicago Fire | NBC | 10:00PM | 7,751,000 | 9,058,000 | (1,307,000) | 2.07 | 2.23 | (0.16) | |
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 | 9,852,000 | 9,511,000 | 341,000 | 2.40 | 2.32 | 0.08 | |
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | 8,318,000 | 8,103,000 | 215,000 | 2.23 | 1.95 | 0.28 | |
Mysteries of Laura | NBC | 8:00PM | 8,610,000 | 10,642,000 | (2,032,000) | 1.36 | 2.48 | (1.12) | vs. Voice |
Hell's Kitchen | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,984,000 | 3,747,000 | 237,000 | 1.48 | 1.46 | 0.02 | |
Arrow | CW | 8:00PM | 2,643,000 | 2,597,000 | 46,000 | 0.88 | 0.91 | (0.03) | |
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:30PM | 7,702,000 | 7,541,000 | 161,000 | 2.36 | 2.09 | 0.27 | |
Criminal Minds | CBS | 9:00PM | 10,676,000 | 10,352,000 | 324,000 | 2.27 | 2.31 | (0.04) | |
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | 10,880,000 | 9,832,000 | 1,048,000 | 3.74 | 3.17 | 0.57 | |
Law & Order: SVU | NBC | 9:00PM | 7,928,000 | 10,006,000 | (2,078,000) | 1.82 | 2.37 | (0.55) | |
Red Band Society | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,902,000 | 2,832,000 | 70,000 | 0.88 | 0.89 | (0.01) | |
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | 7,821,000 | 7,780,000 | 41,000 | 2.61 | 2.51 | 0.10 | |
The 100 | CW | 9:00PM | 1,640,000 | 1,750,000 | (110,000) | 0.60 | 0.54 | 0.06 | |
Stalker | CBS | 10:00PM | 7,976,000 | 7,011,000 | 965,000 | 1.63 | 1.39 | 0.24 | |
Nashville | ABC | 10:00PM | 5,519,000 | 5,659,000 | (140,000) | 1.51 | 1.43 | 0.08 | |
Chicago P.D. | NBC | 10:00PM | 7,285,000 | 9,540,000 | (2,255,000) | 1.62 | 2.19 | (0.57) | |
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 | 14,614,000 | 16,902,000 | (2,288,000) | 4.05 | 4.52 | (0.47) | |
Grey's Anatomy | ABC | 8:00PM | 8,334,000 | 8,356,000 | (22,000) | 2.39 | 2.39 | - | |
The Biggest Loser | NBC | 8:00PM | 4,458,000 | 4,522,000 | (64,000) | 1.13 | 1.16 | (0.03) | |
Bones | Fox | 8:00PM | 5,263,000 | 5,504,000 | (241,000) | 1.29 | 1.26 | 0.03 | |
Vampire Diaries | CW | 8:00PM | 1,680,000 | 1,545,000 | 135,000 | 0.81 | 0.73 | 0.08 | |
Mom | CBS | 8:30PM | 10,189,000 | 11,068,000 | (879,000) | 2.53 | 2.57 | (0.04) | |
Two and a Half Men | CBS | 9:00PM | 8,615,000 | 8,754,000 | (139,000) | 2.18 | 2.06 | 0.12 | |
Scandal | ABC | 9:00PM | 10,145,000 | 10,053,000 | 92,000 | 3.13 | 3.23 | (0.10) | |
Bad Judge | NBC | 9:00PM | 3,464,000 | 3,719,000 | (255,000) | 0.95 | 0.89 | 0.06 | |
Gracepoint | Fox | 9:00PM | 3,121,000 | 3,485,000 | (364,000) | 0.73 | 0.80 | (0.07) | |
Reign | CW | 9:00PM | 1,103,000 | 1,186,000 | (83,000) | 0.35 | 0.41 | (0.06) | |
The McCarthys | CBS | 9:00PM | 6,256,000 | 6,357,000 | (101,000) | 1.38 | 1.38 | - | |
A to Z | NBC | 9:30PM | 2,439,000 | 2,350,000 | 89,000 | 0.73 | 0.61 | 0.12 | |
Elementary | CBS | 10:00PM | 6,488,000 | 6,527,000 | (39,000) | 1.04 | 1.01 | 0.03 | |
How To Get Away w/Murder | ABC | 10:00PM | 9,821,000 | 9,248,000 | 573,000 | 3.12 | 2.89 | 0.23 | |
Parenthood | NBC | 10:00PM | 3,993,000 | 3,607,000 | 386,000 | 1.28 | 1.04 | 0.24 | |
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 | 4,098,000 | (4,098,000) | 0.51 | (0.51) | |||
The Amazing Race | CBS | 8:00PM | 6,062,000 | 6,062,000 | 1.20 | 1.20 | |||
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | 7,107,000 | 6,980,000 | 127,000 | 1.30 | 1.46 | (0.16) | |
Dateline | NBC | 8:00PM | 7,664,000 | 8,010,000 | (346,000) | 1.50 | 1.47 | 0.03 | |
MasterChef Junior | Fox | 8:00PM | 2,393,000 | 2,425,000 | (32,000) | 0.80 | 0.70 | 0.10 | REPEAT |
Whose Line Is It Anyway? | CW | 8:00PM | 1,645,000 | 1,651,000 | (6,000) | 0.50 | 0.53 | (0.03) | FINALE |
Cristela | ABC | 8:30PM | 5,286,000 | 5,106,000 | 180,000 | 1.00 | 1.06 | (0.06) | |
Whose Line Is It Anyway? | CW | 8:30PM | 1,528,000 | 1,408,000 | 120,000 | 0.50 | 0.44 | 0.06 | REPEAT |
Hawaii Five-0 | CBS | 9:00PM | 10,002,000 | 10,002,000 | 1.30 | 1.30 | |||
Shark Tank | ABC | 9:00PM | 7,825,000 | 7,634,000 | 191,000 | 2.00 | 1.76 | 0.24 | |
Grimm | NBC | 9:00PM | 5,429,000 | 5,014,000 | 415,000 | 1.30 | 1.16 | 0.14 | |
America's Next Top Model | CW | 9:00PM | 1,164,000 | 1,186,000 | (22,000) | 0.40 | 0.43 | (0.03) | |
Gotham | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,252,000 | 1,765,000 | (513,000) | 0.40 | 0.59 | (0.19) | REPEAT |
Blue Bloods | CBS | 10:00PM | 11,500,000 | 2,452,000 | 9,048,000 | 1.30 | 0.38 | 0.92 | vs. Hwood Film Awards Post Show |
20/20 | ABC | 10:00PM | 6,929,000 | 5,639,000 | 1,290,000 | 1.60 | 1.16 | 0.44 | |
Constantine | NBC | 10:00PM | 3,543,000 | 3,470,000 | 73,000 | 1.10 | 0.84 | 0.26 | |
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 | 4,080,000 | 3,824,000 | 256,000 | 0.50 | 0.75 | (0.25) | vs. 48 Hrs |
Saturday Night Football | ABC | 8:00PM | 3,590,000 | 8,738,000 | (5,148,000) | 1.10 | 2.96 | (1.86) | |
Dateline Mystery | NBC | 8:00PM | 4,400,000 | 4,412,000 | (12,000) | 0.80 | 0.72 | 0.08 | vs. 8-10P |
College Football | Fox | 8:00PM | 2,250,000 | 2,033,000 | 217,000 | 0.70 | 0.59 | 0.11 | |
Crimetime | CBS | 9:00PM | 4,770,000 | 3,473,000 | 1,297,000 | 0.60 | 0.57 | 0.03 | |
State of Affairs | NBC | 9:00PM | 3,100,000 | 3,100,000 | 0.50 | 0.50 | REPEAT | ||
48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 10:00PM | 6,200,000 | 5,600,000 | 600,000 | 1.00 | 0.87 | 0.13 | |
SNL(R) | NBC | 10:00PM | 2,900,000 | 2,978,000 | (78,000) | 0.60 | 0.79 | (0.19) | 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 9 (Nov. 17-23) 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 | 14,614,000 | 4.05 | |
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | Wed | 10,880,000 | 3.74 | |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | Sun | 6,701,000 | 2.99 | |
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | Wed | 7,821,000 | 2.61 | |
Mom | CBS | 8:30PM | Thu | 10,189,000 | 2.53 | |
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:30PM | Wed | 7,702,000 | 2.36 | |
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | Wed | 8,318,000 | 2.23 | |
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | Sun | 4,457,000 | 2.22 | |
Two and a Half Men | CBS | 9:00PM | Thu | 8,615,000 | 2.18 | |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | Sun | 4,525,000 | 2.17 | |
2 Broke Girls | CBS | 8:00PM | Mon | 7,901,000 | 2.11 | |
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | 3,346,000 | 1.65 | |
Marry Me | NBC | 9:00PM | Tue | 5,015,000 | 1.53 | |
The Millers | CBS | 8:30PM | Mon | 6,311,000 | 1.48 | canceled |
The McCarthys | CBS | 9:30PM | Thu | 6,256,000 | 1.38 | |
New Girl | Fox | 9:00PM | Tue | 2,826,000 | 1.38 | |
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | Fri | 7,107,000 | 1.3 | |
About a Boy | NBC | 9:30PM | Tue | 4,205,000 | 1.26 | |
The Mindy Project | Fox | 9:30PM | Tue | 2,368,000 | 1.07 | |
Cristela | ABC | 8:30PM | Fri | 5,286,000 | 1.0 | |
Bad Judge | NBC | 9:00PM | Thu | 3,464,000 | 0.95 | canceled |
A to Z | NBC | 9:30PM | Thu | 2,439,000 | 0.73 | canceled |
Selfie | ABC | 8:00PM | Tue | canceled | ||
Mulaney | Fox | 7:30PM | Sun | preempted | ||
Modern Family | ABC | 8:30PM | Tue | preempted | ||
Animation Domination | Fox | 7:00PM | Sun | 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
Monday, August 18
The Neighborhood - "Welcome to Pomp and Circumstance" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Tina and Gemma plan a joint graduation party for Malcolm and Grover, on part one of the hour-long seventh season finale.
The Neighborhood - "Welcome to Venice" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
The Butlers and Johnsons help Malcolm start a new chapter in a new city that, while just across town, is worlds away from the neighborhood, on part two of the hour-long seventh season finale.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of August 18)
Monday, August 18
- Tiffany Haddish (The Last O.G./The Carmichael Show) - Tiffany guest hosts Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Anthony Mackie (Twisted Metal) - Anthony is a guest on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Jack McBrayer (30 Rock) - Jack appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Sarah Jessica Parker (And Just Like That.../Divorce/Sex and the City/Square Pegs) - NBC's Today catches up with Sarah in the 10am hour.
- Ashley Eckstein (That's So Raven) - Ashley and Michael James Scott discuss their new podcast HypeFriend! on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
- Soleil Moon Frye (Punky Brewster/Sabrina the Teenage Witch) - Soleil and Angel Carter Conrad, the late Aaron Carter's twin sister, whose new documentary The Carters gives an intimate look inside the Carter family with never-before-seen footage on a repeat of Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
- Andrew Rannells (Girls/The New Normal) and Nick Kroll (Big Mouth/The League/Cavemen) - Andrew, Nick and Lin-Manuel Miranda are chatting with Drew about their Broadway show All In: Comedy About Love on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings. They're also talking to Drew about parenting advice, how they were raised and how comedy brings people together.
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