Sunday, December 14, 2014
Week 12 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did
Total Viewers: #1. CBS 9.382 million (+21% from first four nights week 11); #2. NBC 6.773 million (-21%); #3. ABC 5.521 million (-9); #4. Fox 3.531 million (-10%); #5. The CW 2.239 million (+1%).
Adults 18-49: #1. CBS 2.17/7 rating/share (+47% in rating from first four nights week 11); #2. NBC 1.50/5 (-29%); #3. ABC 1.43/4 (-2%); #4. Fox 1.05/3 (-14%) #5. The CW 0.83/3 (+5%)
We have the final ratings for Week 11 (12/1/14-12/7/14 LIVE+SD). Among Adults 18-49, NBC won the week with a 2.37, beating out NFL fueled Fox's 1.89 rating. Then we had ABC at 1.64, while CBS trailed with just a 1.27. For Total Viewers, NBC had a second straight win with 8.728 million, followed by usual leader CBS with 7.160, then it was ABC's 6.473 million and Fox trailed with 5.813 million.
For season to-date (9/22/14-12/11/14 LIVE+SD), among Adults 18-49 we have NBC on top with a 2.45 rating, followed by CBS with a 2.02, ABC with a 1.85 and Fox with a 1.71. In Total Viewers, it is CBS on top with 10.009 million, then NBC with 8.569 million, ABC is next with 7.280 million and Fox with 5.347 million.
Back to week 12 (Dec. 8-14), 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 12 (Dec. 8-14) Analysis | |||||||||
Last Sunday (Dec. 7) | (Week 11) | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | ||
Title | Network | Time | Total Viewers | 18-49 Rtg | Notes | ||||
NFL Post | CBS | 7:27PM | 28,577,000 | (28,577,000) | 8.86 | (8.86) | |||
60 Minutes | CBS | 7:00PM | 11,475,000 | 18,358,000 | (6,883,000) | 1.55 | 3.72 | (2.17) | |
America's Funniest Videos | ABC | 7:00PM | 5,904,000 | 5,978,000 | (74,000) | 1.29 | 1.15 | 0.14 | |
Ice Ace Mammoth | Fox | 7:00PM | 2,344,000 | (2,344,000) | 0.76 | (0.76) | |||
Football Night in America | NBC | 7:30PM | 4,427,000 | 8,349,000 | (3,922,000) | 1.34 | 3.11 | (1.77) | |
The OT | Fox | 7:46PM | 14,754,000 | 1,551,000 | 13,203,000 | 5.15 | 0.61 | 4.54 | vs. Mulaney |
I Love Lucy Xmas | CBS | 8:00PM | 9,063,000 | 13,242,000 | (4,179,000) | 1.34 | 1.88 | (0.54) | vs. Madam |
Once Upon a Time | ABC | 8:00PM | 6,202,000 | 6,429,000 | (227,000) | 2.00 | 2.06 | (0.06) | |
Football Night in America | NBC | 8:00PM | 11,510,000 | 12,064,000 | (554,000) | 3.71 | 4.26 | (0.55) | |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | 6,521,000 | 2,586,000 | 3,935,000 | 2.92 | 1.01 | 1.91 | vs. REPEAT |
Sunday Night Football | NBC | 8:30PM | 21,150,000 | 21,105,000 | 45,000 | 7.15 | 7.35 | (0.20) | |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | 4,320,000 | 3,113,000 | 1,207,000 | 2.15 | 1.40 | 0.75 | |
The Mentalist | CBS | 9:00PM | 8,704,000 | 10,895,000 | (2,191,000) | 1.12 | 1.61 | (0.49) | |
Resurrection | ABC | 9:00PM | 3,984,000 | 3,656,000 | 328,000 | 1.05 | 0.85 | 0.20 | |
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | 4,435,000 | 2,441,000 | 1,994,000 | 2.29 | 1.10 | 1.19 | vs. REPEAT |
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 9:30PM | 3,177,000 | 2,232,000 | 945,000 | 1.62 | 1.03 | 0.59 | |
CSI | CBS | 10:00PM | 7,887,000 | 8,303,000 | (416,000) | 1.24 | 1.38 | (0.14) | |
Revenge | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,595,000 | 4,077,000 | 518,000 | 1.20 | 1.04 | 0.16 | |
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 | 7,716,000 | 6,069,000 | 1,647,000 | 2.03 | 1.21 | 0.82 | vs. Mike & Molly(R) |
Great Xmas Light Fight | ABC | 8:00PM | 6,827,000 | 8,902,000 | (2,075,000) | 1.67 | 1.57 | 0.10 | vs. CMA Xmas |
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 10,841,000 | 11,275,000 | (434,000) | 2.54 | 2.75 | (0.21) | |
Gotham | Fox | 8:00PM | 2,141,000 | 2,988,000 | (847,000) | 0.56 | 0.99 | (0.43) | REPEAT |
The Originals | CW | 8:00PM | 1,410,000 | 1,398,000 | 12,000 | 0.58 | 0.39 | 0.19 | vs. Grandma |
Mike & Molly | CBS | 8:30PM | 8,060,000 | 5,614,000 | 2,446,000 | 1.88 | 1.23 | 0.65 | PREMIERE vs. REPEAT |
Scorpion | CBS | 9:00PM | 9,995,000 | 9,995,000 | 2.14 | 2.14 | |||
Mike & Molly | CBS | 9:00PM | 5,153,000 | (5,153,000) | 1.18 | (1.18) | |||
Sleepy Hollow | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,571,000 | 4,505,000 | (2,934,000) | 0.40 | 1.47 | (1.07) | REPEAT |
Jane the Virgin | CW | 9:00PM | 1,223,000 | 1,115,000 | 108,000 | 0.47 | 0.24 | 0.23 | vs. Commercials |
Mike & Molly | CBS | 9:30PM | 5,001,000 | (5,001,000) | 1.13 | (1.13) | |||
NCIS LA | CBS | 10:00PM | 8,728,000 | 5,094,000 | 3,634,000 | 1.60 | 0.99 | 0.61 | vs. Scorpion(R) |
Castle | ABC | 10:00PM | 7,322,000 | 8,445,000 | (1,123,000) | 1.44 | 1.46 | (0.02) | |
State of Affairs | NBC | 10:00PM | 6,303,000 | 7,040,000 | (737,000) | 1.59 | 1.60 | (0.01) | |
Tuesday | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | |||
Title | Network | Time | Total Viewers | 18-49 Rtg | Notes | ||||
Rudolph Red Nosed | CBS | 8:00PM | 10,644,000 | 11,582,000 | (938,000) | 2.79 | 1.39 | 1.40 | vs. NCIS(R) |
Santa Claus Is Comin' | ABC | 8:00PM | 4,143,000 | 4,143,000 | 1.06 | 1.06 | |||
Toy Story Xmas | ABC | 8:00PM | 6,793,000 | (6,793,000) | 1.94 | (1.94) | |||
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 11,191,000 | 11,231,000 | (40,000) | 2.31 | 2.63 | (0.32) | |
MasterChef Junior | Fox | 8:00PM | 4,931,000 | 4,816,000 | 115,000 | 1.59 | 1.61 | (0.02) | |
Flash | CW | 8:00PM | 4,661,000 | 4,342,000 | 319,000 | 1.54 | 1.59 | (0.05) | |
Charlie Brown Xmas | ABC | 8:00PM | 6,752,000 | (6,752,000) | 2.14 | (2.14) | |||
NCIS | CBS | 9:00PM | 10,301,000 | 10,621,000 | (320,000) | 1.66 | 1.39 | 0.27 | REPEAT vs. NCIS NO(R) |
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | ABC | 9:00PM | 5,287,000 | 5,356,000 | (69,000) | 1.73 | 1.79 | (0.06) | |
Marry Me | NBC | 9:00PM | 4,641,000 | 4,646,000 | (5,000) | 1.18 | 1.28 | (0.10) | |
New Girl | Fox | 9:00PM | 3,279,000 | 3,004,000 | 275,000 | 1.47 | 1.35 | 0.12 | |
Supernatural | CW | 9:00PM | 2,622,000 | 2,329,000 | 293,000 | 1.00 | 0.92 | 0.08 | |
About A Boy | NBC | 9:30PM | 3,675,000 | 4,207,000 | (532,000) | 0.92 | 1.07 | (0.15) | |
Mindy Project | Fox | 9:30PM | 2,548,000 | 2,455,000 | 93,000 | 1.15 | 1.06 | 0.09 | |
Victoria's Secret Show | CBS | 10:00PM | 9,286,000 | 7,100,000 | 2,186,000 | 3.42 | 1.03 | 2.39 | vs. POI(R) |
Forever | ABC | 10:00PM | 5,196,000 | 5,171,000 | 25,000 | 1.08 | 1.24 | (0.16) | |
NBC News Special | NBC | 10:00PM | 4,771,000 | 7,364,000 | (2,593,000) | 0.98 | 1.68 | (0.70) | vs. 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 | 9,466,000 | 8,706,000 | 760,000 | 2.36 | 2.10 | 0.26 | 8-9P vs. 8-10P |
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | 8,108,000 | 7,044,000 | 1,064,000 | 2.16 | 1.57 | 0.59 | |
Mysteries of Laura | NBC | 8:00PM | 8,087,000 | 9,516,000 | (1,429,000) | 1.23 | 1.93 | (0.70) | vs.Xmas in Rock Ctr |
Hell's Kitchen | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,861,000 | 3,603,000 | 258,000 | 1.33 | 1.22 | 0.11 | |
Arrow | CW | 8:00PM | 3,057,000 | 3,924,000 | (867,000) | 1.06 | 1.41 | (0.35) | |
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:30PM | 7,409,000 | 6,593,000 | 816,000 | 2.24 | 1.68 | 0.56 | |
Criminal Minds | CBS | 9:00PM | 10,117,000 | 10,117,000 | 2.17 | 2.17 | |||
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | 9,694,000 | 9,019,000 | 675,000 | 3.14 | 2.85 | 0.29 | |
Law & Order: SVU | NBC | 9:00PM | 6,898,000 | 6,898,000 | 1.43 | 1.43 | |||
SNL Xmas | NBC | 9:00PM | 6,193,000 | (6,193,000) | 1.91 | (1.91) | |||
Hell's Kitchen | Fox | 9:00PM | 3,337,000 | 3,031,000 | 306,000 | 1.15 | 0.89 | 0.26 | vs. Red Band |
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | 7,284,000 | 6,822,000 | 462,000 | 2.25 | 2.08 | 0.17 | |
The 100 | CW | 9:00PM | 1,618,000 | 1,859,000 | (241,000) | 0.56 | 0.60 | (0.04) | |
Stalker | CBS | 10:00PM | 7,249,000 | 7,467,000 | (218,000) | 1.40 | 1.54 | (0.14) | |
Nashville | ABC | 10:00PM | 5,652,000 | 5,263,000 | 389,000 | 1.50 | 1.30 | 0.20 | |
Chicago P.D. | NBC | 10:00PM | 6,713,000 | 6,713,000 | 1.46 | 1.46 | |||
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 | 15,485,000 | 9,637,000 | 5,848,000 | 3.92 | 2.06 | 1.86 | vs. REPEAT |
The Taste | ABC | 8:00PM | 3,165,000 | 3,331,000 | (166,000) | 0.81 | 0.87 | (0.06) | 8-10P |
The Biggest Loser | NBC | 8:00PM | 4,303,000 | 4,303,000 | 1.13 | 1.13 | |||
Peter Pan Live! | NBC | 8:00PM | 9,211,000 | (9,211,000) | 2.36 | (2.36) | |||
Bones | Fox | 8:00PM | 5,488,000 | 5,969,000 | (481,000) | 1.21 | 1.50 | (0.29) | |
Vampire Diaries | CW | 8:00PM | 1,823,000 | 1,491,000 | 332,000 | 0.86 | 0.72 | 0.14 | |
Mom | CBS | 8:30PM | 10,746,000 | 8,606,000 | 2,140,000 | 2.61 | 1.99 | 0.62 | |
Two and a Half Men | CBS | 9:00PM | 9,301,000 | 8,103,000 | 1,198,000 | 2.32 | 1.85 | 0.47 | |
Bad Judge | NBC | 9:00PM | 3,746,000 | 3,746,000 | 1.07 | 1.07 | |||
Gracepoint | Fox | 9:00PM | 4,005,000 | 3,608,000 | 397,000 | 0.86 | 0.88 | (0.02) | |
Reign | CW | 9:00PM | 1,416,000 | 1,215,000 | 201,000 | 0.52 | 0.44 | 0.08 | |
The McCarthys | CBS | 9:30PM | 6,891,000 | 6,079,000 | 812,000 | 1.57 | 1.42 | 0.15 | |
A to Z | NBC | 9:30PM | 2,494,000 | 2,494,000 | 0.77 | 0.77 | |||
Elementary | CBS | 10:00PM | 7,626,000 | 6,588,000 | 1,038,000 | 1.37 | 1.16 | 0.21 | |
How To Get Away w/Murder | ABC | 10:00PM | 2,380,000 | 2,852,000 | (472,000) | 0.51 | 0.65 | (0.14) | REPEAT |
Blake Shelton Xmas | NBC | 10:00PM | 3,495,000 | 3,495,000 | 0.85 | 0.85 | REPEAT | ||
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 | 5,943,000 | 6,222,000 | (279,000) | 1.10 | 1.15 | (0.05) | |
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | 6,040,000 | 6,658,000 | (618,000) | 1.10 | 1.21 | (0.11) | |
How Murray Saves Xmas | NBC | 8:00PM | 7,189,000 | 3,574,000 | 3,615,000 | 1.30 | 0.87 | 0.43 | vs. How Murray |
MasterChef Junior | Fox | 8:00PM | 1,694,000 | 1,694,000 | 0.60 | 0.60 | REPEAT | ||
Pac-12 Champ PreGame | Fox | 8:00PM | 2,261,000 | (2,261,000) | 0.67 | (0.67) | |||
The Librarians | CW | 8:00PM | 1,556,000 | 1,157,000 | 399,000 | 0.40 | 0.37 | 0.03 | vs. Top Model |
Cristela | ABC | 8:30PM | 4,540,000 | 4,640,000 | (100,000) | 0.80 | 0.87 | (0.07) | |
Hawaii Five-0 | CBS | 9:00PM | 8,738,000 | 4,728,000 | 4,010,000 | 1.10 | 0.84 | 0.26 | vs. Grammy Xmas |
Shark Tank | ABC | 9:00PM | 7,004,000 | 7,217,000 | (213,000) | 1.50 | 1.79 | (0.29) | |
Grimm | NBC | 9:00PM | 5,054,000 | 4,964,000 | 90,000 | 1.30 | 1.16 | 0.14 | |
MasterChef Junior | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,822,000 | 1,822,000 | 0.60 | 0.60 | REPEAT | ||
Pac-12 Champ Game | Fox | 9:00PM | 5,997,000 | (5,997,000) | 1.94 | (1.94) | |||
The Librarians | CW | 9:00PM | 1,561,000 | 1,159,000 | 402,000 | 0.40 | 0.38 | 0.02 | vs. Top Model |
Blue Bloods | CBS | 10:00PM | 11,110,000 | 6,694,000 | 4,416,000 | 1.20 | 0.80 | 0.40 | vs. REPEAT |
20/20 | ABC | 10:00PM | 6,108,000 | 6,268,000 | (160,000) | 1.40 | 1.40 | - | |
Constantine | NBC | 10:00PM | 3,295,000 | 3,169,000 | 126,000 | 1.00 | 0.82 | 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 | ||||
Rudoloh Red Nosed | CBS | 8:00PM | 5,128,000 | 3,921,000 | 1,207,000 | 1.30 | 0.87 | 0.43 | vs. 48 Hours |
ABC Movie | ABC | 8:00PM | 2,929,000 | 10,146,000 | (7,217,000) | 0.50 | 3.11 | (2.61) | 8-10P vs. College Football |
Peter Pan Live | NBC | 8:00PM | 1,496,000 | 3,865,000 | (2,369,000) | 0.30 | 0.68 | (0.38) | 8-11P vs.NBC Movie |
UFC on Fox | Fox | 8:00PM | 2,272,000 | 6,125,000 | (3,853,000) | 0.90 | 1.73 | (0.83) | 8-11P vs. College Football |
Frosty the Snowman | CBS | 9:00PM | 5,423,000 | 5,423,000 | 1.40 | 1.40 | |||
48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 9:00PM | 4,118,000 | (4,118,000) | 0.81 | (0.81) | |||
Frosty Returns | CBS | 9:30PM | 4,487,000 | 4,487,000 | 1.20 | 1.20 | |||
48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 10:00PM | 4,788,000 | 1,531,000 | 3,257,000 | 1.00 | 0.45 | 0.55 | vs. College Football |
20/20 Saturday | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,001,000 | 4,001,000 | 0.80 | 0.80 | |||
SNL(R) | NBC | 10:00PM | - | - |
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 12 (Dec. 8-14) 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 | 15,485,000 | 3.92 | |
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | Wed | 9,694,000 | 3.14 | |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | Sun | 6,521,000 | 2.92 | |
Mom | CBS | 8:30PM | Thu | 10,746,000 | 2.61 | |
Two and a Half Men | CBS | 9:00PM | Thu | 9,301,000 | 2.32 | |
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | Sun | 4,435,000 | 2.29 | |
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | Wed | 7,284,000 | 2.25 | |
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:30PM | Wed | 7,409,000 | 2.24 | |
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | Wed | 8,108,000 | 2.16 | |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | Sun | 4,320,000 | 2.15 | |
2 Broke Girls | CBS | 8:00PM | Mon | 7,716,000 | 2.03 | |
Mike & Molly | CBS | 8:30PM | Mon | 8,060,000 | 1.88 | PREMIERE |
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | 3,177,000 | 1.62 | |
The McCarthys | CBS | 9:30PM | Thu | 6,891,000 | 1.57 | |
New Girl | Fox | 9:00PM | Tue | 3,279,000 | 1.47 | |
I Love Lucy Xmas | CBS | 8:00PM | Sun | 9,063,000 | 1.34 | REPEAT |
Marry Me | NBC | 9:00PM | Tue | 4,641,000 | 1.18 | |
The Mindy Project | Fox | 9:30PM | Tue | 2,548,000 | 1.15 | |
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | Fri | 6,040,000 | 1.1 | |
Bad Judge | NBC | 9:00PM | Thu | 3,746,000 | 1.07 | canceled |
About a Boy | NBC | 9:30PM | Tue | 3,675,000 | 0.92 | |
Cristela | ABC | 8:30PM | Fri | 4,540,000 | 0.8 | |
A to Z | NBC | 9:30PM | Thu | 2,494,000 | 0.77 | canceled |
Mulaney | Fox | 7:30PM | Sun | preempted | ||
Animation Domination | Fox | 7:00PM | Sun | preempted | ||
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | Tues | preempted | ||
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 8:30PM | Tue | preempted | ||
Mike & Molly | CBS | 8:00PM | Mon | preempted | ||
Mike & Molly | CBS | 9:30PM | Mon | preempted | ||
The Millers | CBS | 8:30PM | Mon | canceled | ||
Selfie | ABC | 8:00PM | Tue | canceled | ||
Manhattan Love Story | ABC | 8:30PM | Tue | canceled | ||
American Dad! | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | completed |
SOURCE: Nielsen Media Research
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