Week 20 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did

Sunday, February 08, 2015

Week 20 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did

2014-15 Week 20 TV Ratings (first four nights Mon-Thu):

Households: #1. CBS 6.74/11 rating/share (+0% in rating from first four nights week 19); #2. ABC 4.74/8 (+15%); #3. Fox 4.08/7 (-2%); #4. NBC 3.75/6 (+27%); #5. The CW 1.19/2 (-3%)
Total Viewers: #1. CBS 10.853 million (+8% from first four nights week 19); #2. ABC 7.319 million (+17%); #3. Fox 6.711 million (-2%); #4. NBC 5.895 million (+30%); #5. The CW 1.946 million (-5%).
Adults 18-49: #1. Fox 2.16/7 rating/share (+3% in rating from first four nights week 19); #2. ABC 2.1/7 (+15%); #3. CBS 1.96/6 (+11%); #4. NBC 1.43/4 (+22%) #5. The CW 0.77/2 (+1%)

We have the final ratings for Week 19 (1/26/15-2/1/15 LIVE+SD). Among Adults 18-49, NBC obviously won the week with a 7.45 rating, thanks to the Super Bowl. ABC followed with a distant 1.42 rating. Then we had Fox at 1.39, while CBS trailed with a 1.32. For Total Viewers, NBC was first as well with 22.534 million, followed by CBS with 8.051 million, then it was ABC's 5.242 million and Fox trailed with 4.461 million.

For season to-date (9/22/14-2/5/15 LIVE+SD), among Adults 18-49 we have NBC on top with a 2.45 rating, followed by CBS with a 1.93, Fox moves up to a 1.72 and ABC with a 1.60. In Total Viewers, it is CBS on top with 9.807 million, then NBC with 8.559 million, ABC is next with 6.332 million and Fox with 5.346 million.

Back to week 19 (Feb. 2-8), 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 20 (Feb. 2-8) Analysis

Last Sunday (Feb. 1)	(Week 19)		This Wk	Prev Week	Wk-to-Wk +/-	This Wk	Prev Week	Wk-to-Wk +/-
Title	Network	Time	Total Viewers			18-49 Rtg			Notes
NFL Super Bowl	NBC	6:31PM	114,442,000		114,442,000	39.15		39.15	631-1010P
60 Minutes	CBS	7:00PM	2,778,000	9,211,000	(6,433,000)	0.32	1.09	(0.77)	REPEAT
America's Funniest Videos	ABC	7:00PM	2,389,000	7,307,000	(4,918,000)	0.44	1.67	(1.23)	REPEAT
Dateline	NBC	7:00PM		6,743,000	(6,743,000)		1.19	(1.19)
Bob's Burgers	Fox	7:00PM	951,000	1,033,000	(82,000)	0.34	0.39	(0.05)	REPEAT vs. Mulaney
The Simpsons	Fox	7:30PM	1,311,000	1,723,000	(412,000)	0.47	0.69	(0.22)	REPEAT
NCIS	CBS	8:00PM	2,798,000	8,796,000	(5,998,000)	0.34	1.52	(1.18)	REPEAT vs. Boss
America's Funniest Videos	ABC	8:00PM	2,469,000	4,370,000	(1,901,000)	0.48	1.09	(0.61)	REPEAT vs. Galavant
Miss Universe Pageant	NBC	8:00PM		7,676,000	(7,676,000)		2.02	(2.02)
The Simpsons	Fox	8:00PM	1,695,000	3,295,000	(1,600,000)	0.62	1.36	(0.74)	REPEAT
Brooklyn Nine-Nine	Fox	8:30PM	995,000	2,758,000	(1,763,000)	0.35	1.23	(0.88)	REPEAT
CSI	CBS	9:00PM	3,033,000	8,251,000	(5,218,000)	0.43	1.25	(0.82)	REPEAT
Shark Tank	ABC	9:00PM	1,996,000	3,726,000	(1,730,000)	0.52	1.01	(0.49)	REPEAT vs. Resurrection
Family Guy	Fox	9:00PM	1,210,000	3,194,000	(1,984,000)	0.52	1.62	(1.10)	REPEAT
Bob's Burgers	Fox	9:30PM	1,224,000	2,486,000	(1,262,000)	0.53	1.19	(0.66)	REPEAT
Criminal Minds	CBS	10:00PM	4,165,000	8,297,000	(4,132,000)	0.70	1.28	(0.58)	REPEAT vs. CSI
Shark Tank	ABC	10:00PM	3,213,000	3,755,000	(542,000)	0.95	0.92	0.03	REPEAT vs. Revenge
NFL Super Bowl Post	NBC	10:10PM	72,512,000		72,512,000	26.33		26.33
Blacklist	NBC	10:38PM	25,724,000		25,724,000	8.40		8.40


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	9,307,000		9,307,000	2.37		2.37
Super Bowl Commercials	CBS	8:00PM		10,833,000	(10,833,000)		2.13	(2.13)
The Bachelor	ABC	8:00PM	8,454,000	7,952,000	502,000	2.52	2.25	0.27	8-10P
Celebrity Apprentice	NBC	8:00PM	6,979,000	6,322,000	657,000	2.08	1.82	0.26	8-10P
Gotham	Fox	8:00PM	5,791,000	6,041,000	(250,000)	1.95	2.05	(0.10)
The Originals	CW	8:00PM	1,471,000	1,735,000	(264,000)	0.65	0.72	(0.07)
Mike & Molly	CBS	8:30PM	9,866,000		9,866,000	2.22		2.22
Scorpion	CBS	9:00PM	8,414,000	8,554,000	(140,000)	1.49	1.43	0.06	REPEAT
Sleepy Hollow	Fox	9:00PM	4,377,000	4,370,000	7,000	1.41	1.46	(0.05)
Jane the Virgin	CW	9:00PM	1,244,000	1,551,000	(307,000)	0.50	0.62	(0.12)
NCIS LA	CBS	10:00PM	9,784,000	6,949,000	2,835,000	1.68	1.06	0.62	vs. REPEAT
Castle	ABC	10:00PM	7,406,000	4,742,000	2,664,000	1.38	0.82	0.56	vs. REPEAT
State of Affairs	NBC	10:00PM	4,726,000	4,407,000	319,000	1.11	1.03	0.08

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	18,643,000	12,889,000	5,754,000	2.64	1.60	1.04	vs. REPEAT
Shark Tank	ABC	8:00PM	7,135,000	5,587,000	1,548,000	1.89	1.40	0.49	vs. REPEAT
Parks & Recreation	NBC	8:00PM	3,446,000	3,480,000	(34,000)	1.21	1.37	(0.16)
MasterChef Junior	Fox	8:00PM	4,963,000	5,147,000	(184,000)	1.62	1.67	(0.05)
Flash	CW	8:00PM	3,603,000	4,077,000	(474,000)	1.34	1.32	0.02
Parks & Recreation	NBC	8:30PM	1,872,000	2,968,000	(1,096,000)	0.69	1.34	(0.65)	REPEAT
NCIS: New Orleans	CBS	9:00PM	16,516,000	11,721,000	4,795,000	2.22	1.56	0.66	vs. REPEAT
Marvel's Agent Carter	ABC	9:00PM	4,199,000	4,625,000	(426,000)	1.31	1.32	(0.01)
Marry Me	NBC	9:00PM	2,143,000	2,262,000	(119,000)	0.77	0.75	0.02
New Girl	Fox	9:00PM	2,956,000	2,111,000	845,000	1.36	0.83	0.53	vs. REPEAT
Supernatural	CW	9:00PM	2,215,000	2,061,000	154,000	0.82	0.74	0.08
About A Boy	NBC	9:30PM	2,861,000	2,798,000	63,000	0.92	0.79	0.13
Mindy Project	Fox	9:30PM	2,225,000	1,707,000	518,000	1.05	0.65	0.40	vs. REPEAT
Person of Interest	CBS	10:00PM	9,282,000	10,377,000	(1,095,000)	1.43	1.56	(0.13)	vs. CSI
Forever	ABC	10:00PM	4,395,000	2,958,000	1,437,000	0.92	0.67	0.25	vs. REPEAT
Chicago Fire	NBC	10:00PM	6,521,000	3,562,000	2,959,000	1.62	0.83	0.79	vs. REPEAT

Wednesday			This Wk	Prev Week	Wk-to-Wk +/-	This Wk	Prev Week	Wk-to-Wk +/-
Title	Network	Time	Total Viewers			18-49 Rtg			Notes
The Mentalist	CBS	8:00PM	8,971,000	9,167,000	(196,000)	1.19	1.34	(0.15)
The Middle	ABC	8:00PM	8,261,000	5,573,000	2,688,000	2.25	1.31	0.94	vs. REPEAT
Mysteries of Laura	NBC	8:00PM	6,365,000	4,131,000	2,234,000	0.99	0.66	0.33	vs. REPEAT
American Idol	Fox	8:00PM	11,209,000	11,284,000	(75,000)	3.09	2.95	0.14
Arrow	CW	8:00PM	2,943,000	2,914,000	29,000	1.20	1.08	0.12
Fresh Off the Boat	ABC	8:30PM	7,941,000	4,636,000	3,305,000	2.51	1.31	1.20	PREMIERE vs. Goldbergs(R)
Criminal Minds	CBS	9:00PM	10,478,000	10,703,000	(225,000)	2.02	2.13	(0.11)
Modern Family	ABC	9:00PM	9,866,000	5,254,000	4,612,000	3.39	1.49	1.90	vs. REPEAT
Law & Order: SVU	NBC	9:00PM	6,204,000	3,634,000	2,570,000	1.34	0.65	0.69	vs. REPEAT
Empire	Fox	9:00PM	11,471,000	11,355,000	116,000	4.62	4.32	0.30
The Hundred	CW	9:00PM	1,514,000	1,529,000	(15,000)	0.53	0.52	0.01
Fresh Off the Boat	ABC	9:30PM	7,472,000	3,754,000	3,718,000	2.33	1.14	1.19	vs. black-ish(R)
Stalker	CBS	10:00PM	7,348,000	8,344,000	(996,000)	1.28	1.54	(0.26)
Nashville	ABC	10:00PM	5,053,000		5,053,000	1.27		1.27
black-ish	ABC	10:00PM		3,369,000	(3,369,000)		1.08	(1.08)	REPEAT
black-ish	ABC	10:30PM		2,930,000	(2,930,000)		0.92	(0.92)	REPEAT
Chicago P.D.	NBC	10:00PM	7,580,000	4,056,000	3,524,000	1.62	0.65	0.97	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	17,090,000	17,248,000	(158,000)	4.59	4.47	0.12
Grey's Anatomy	ABC	8:00PM	7,977,000	8,714,000	(737,000)	2.27	2.76	(0.49)
Blacklist	NBC	8:00PM	5,127,000		5,127,000	1.04		1.04	REPEAT
Biggest Loser	NBC	8:00PM		5,368,000	(5,368,000)		1.40	(1.40)
American Idol	Fox	8:00PM	9,650,000	9,366,000	284,000	2.43	2.24	0.19
The Vampire Diaries	CW	8:00PM	1,615,000	1,472,000	143,000	0.75	0.72	0.03
Mom	CBS	8:30PM	11,651,000	11,777,000	(126,000)	2.78	2.77	0.01
Two and a Half Men	CBS	9:00PM	9,387,000	9,707,000	(320,000)	2.28	2.28	-
Scandal	ABC	9:00PM	9,582,000	10,476,000	(894,000)	3.16	3.62	(0.46)
Blacklist	NBC	9:00PM	10,111,000		10,111,000	2.38		2.38
Backstrom	Fox	9:00PM	3,642,000	5,321,000	(1,679,000)	0.98	1.35	(0.37)
Reign	CW	9:00PM	966,000	1,023,000	(57,000)	0.36	0.38	(0.02)
The Big Bang Theory	CBS	9:30PM	8,255,000	7,107,000	1,148,000	1.96	1.62	0.34	REPEAT vs. McCarthys
Elementary	CBS	10:00PM	7,867,000	7,688,000	179,000	1.46	1.30	0.16
How To Get Away w/Murder	ABC	10:00PM	8,344,000	9,183,000	(839,000)	2.72	3.09	(0.37)
Allegiance	NBC	10:00PM	4,983,000	5,459,000	(476,000)	1.07	1.69	(0.62)	PREMIERE vs. Parenthood

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
Undercover Boss	CBS	8:00PM	7,740,000	8,132,000	(392,000)	1.30	1.33	(0.03)
Last Man Standing	ABC	8:00PM	7,219,000	7,512,000	(293,000)	1.30	1.34	(0.04)
Constantine	NBC	8:00PM	2,939,000	3,287,000	(348,000)	0.80	0.81	(0.01)
World's Funniest Falls	Fox	8:00PM	2,664,000	3,074,000	(410,000)	0.80	1.13	(0.33)
Hart of Dixie	CW	8:00PM	1,232,000	1,023,000	209,000	0.40	0.34	0.06
Cristela	ABC	8:30PM	5,519,000	5,692,000	(173,000)	1.10	1.05	0.05
Hawaii Five-0	CBS	9:00PM	9,887,000	10,498,000	(611,000)	1.30	1.47	(0.17)
Shark Tank	ABC	9:00PM	7,628,000	7,934,000	(306,000)	1.90	1.89	0.01
Grimm	NBC	9:00PM	4,655,000	4,852,000	(197,000)	1.20	1.26	(0.06)
Glee	Fox	9:00PM	1,571,000	1,847,000	(276,000)	0.50	0.65	(0.15)
Whose Line Is It?	CW	9:00PM	874,000	851,000	23,000	0.40	0.30	0.10	REPEAT
Masters of Illusion	CW	9:30PM	935,000	879,000	56,000	0.30	0.26	0.04	FINALE
Blue Bloods	CBS	10:00PM	11,326,000	11,873,000	(547,000)	1.30	1.30	-
20/20	ABC	10:00PM	5,424,000	6,014,000	(590,000)	1.20	1.48	(0.28)
Dateline	NBC	10:00PM	4,489,000	4,525,000	(36,000)	1.00	1.17	(0.17)

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 Saturday	CBS	8:00PM	4,980,000	3,723,000	1,257,000	0.40	0.47	(0.07)	REPEAT
ABC Movie	ABC	8:00PM	2,690,000	3,269,000	(579,000)	0.80	0.88	(0.08)	8-11P vs. 8-10P
Dateline Mystery	NBC	8:00PM	5,800,000		5,800,000	1.10		1.10	8-10P
SNL NFL Saturday	NBC	8:00PM		3,833,000	(3,833,000)		0.94	(0.94)
Red Band Society	Fox	8:00PM	1,740,000	1,701,000	39,000	0.50	0.41	0.09	vs. Backstrom(R)
Crimetime Saturday	CBS	9:00PM	4,910,000	4,296,000	614,000	0.50	0.65	(0.15)	REPEAT
NFL Honors	NBC	9:00PM		4,669,000	(4,669,000)		1.21	(1.21)
Red Band Society	Fox	9:00PM	1,880,000	1,805,000	75,000	0.50	0.47	0.03	FINALE
48 Hours Mystery	CBS	10:00PM	6,620,000	5,588,000	1,032,000	1.10	0.81	0.29
20/20 Saturday	ABC	10:00PM		3,079,000	(3,079,000)		0.68	(0.68)
SNL(R)	NBC	10:00PM	4,080,000		4,080,000	1.00		1.00	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 20 (Feb. 2-8) 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	17,090,000	4.59
Modern Family	ABC	9:00PM	Wed	9,866,000	3.39
Mom	CBS	8:30PM	Thu	11,651,000	2.78
Fresh off the Boat	ABC	8:30PM	Wed	7,941,000	2.51	PREMIERE
2 Broke Girls	CBS	8:00PM	Mon	9,307,000	2.37
Fresh off the Boat	ABC	9:30PM	Wed	7,472,000	2.33
Two and a Half Men	CBS	9:00PM	Thu	9,387,000	2.28
The Middle	ABC	8:00PM	Wed	8,261,000	2.25
Mike & Molly	CBS	8:30PM	Mon	9,866,000	2.22
The Big Bang Theory	CBS	9:30PM	Thu	8,255,000	1.96	REPEAT
New Girl	Fox	9:00PM	Tue	2,956,000	1.36
Last Man Standing	ABC	8:00PM	Fri	7,219,000	1.3
Parks & Recreation	NBC	8:00PM	Tue	3,446,000	1.21
Cristela	ABC	8:30PM	Fri	5,519,000	1.1
The Mindy Project	Fox	9:30PM	Tue	2,225,000	1.05
About a Boy	NBC	9:30PM	Tue	2,861,000	0.92
Marry Me	NBC	9:00PM	Tue	2,143,000	0.77
Parks & Recreation	NBC	8:30PM	Tue	1,872,000	0.69	REPEAT
The Simpsons	Fox	8:00PM	Sun	1,695,000	0.62	REPEAT
Bob's Burgers	Fox	9:30PM	Sun	1,224,000	0.53	REPEAT
Family Guy	Fox	9:00PM	Sun	1,210,000	0.52	REPEAT
Animation Domination	Fox	7:30PM	Sun	1,311,000	0.47	REPEAT
Brooklyn Nine-Nine	Fox	8:30PM	Sun	995,000	0.35	REPEAT
Bob's Burgers	Fox	7:00PM	Sun	951,000	0.34	REPEAT
The McCarthys	CBS	9:30PM	Thu			preempted
The Goldbergs	ABC	8:30PM	Wed			preempted
black-ish	ABC	9:30PM	Wed			preempted
black-ish	ABC	10:30PM	Wed
Mike & Molly	CBS	10:39PM	Tue
Mulaney	Fox	7:00PM	Sun			preempted
Galavant	ABC	8:00PM	Sun			completed
Bad Judge	NBC	9:00PM	Thu			canceled
A to Z	NBC	9:30PM	Thu			canceled
The Last Man on Earth	Fox	9:30PM	Sun			premieres 3/1
The Odd Couple	CBS	8:30PM	Thu			premieres 2/19
One Big Happy	NBC	9:30PM	Tue			premieres 3/17
Weird Loners	Fox	9:30PM	Tue			premieres 3/31
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

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Wednesday, May 28

Tyler Perry's House of Payne - "House of Tough Decisions" (BET, 9:00PM ET/PT)
House of Payne is the hilarious comedy about Retired fire chief Curtis Payne and his lovely wife Ella.

Tyler Perry's Assisted Living - "Parental Woes" (BET, 9:30PM ET/PT)
Tension escalates as tempers flare between Reginald and Brandon's rocky relationship; Leah's disconnect with Sandra leaves her terribly confused.

The Ms. Pat Show - "Pick Up Your Feelings" (BET, 10:30PM ET/PT)
The family arrives in Atlanta to find Pat's cousin and former partner in crime, Tanya, has been released from prison, which leads to a difficult walk down memory lane.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of May 26)

Wednesday, May 28

Ryan Reynolds (Two Guys and a Girl) - Watch Ryan on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Tiffany Haddish (The Last O.G./The Carmichael Show) - Tiffany is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Leslie Bibb (Palm Royale/God's Favorite Idiot/American Housewife/The Odd Couple/About a Boy) - Leslie appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Esther Povitsky (Dollface/Alone Together) and Arden Myrin (Working/Still the King) - Esther and Arden are guests on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
Joe Mande (Hacks/Parks and Recreation) and Fred Armisen (Los Espookys/Forever/Final Space) - Joe and Fred are guests on Everybody's Live with John Mulaney at 10pm on Netflix.
Felicity Huffman (Sports Night) - Felicity talks about The 13th Wife: Escaping Polygamy on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
Julianne Moore (Sirens) - Julianne chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Sarah Silverman (The Sarah Silverman Program) - Sarah talks about her special Sarah Silverman: PostMortem on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am and on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Ashley Tisdale (Carol's Second Act/Merry Happy Whatever/Clipped/The Suite Life of Zack & Cody) - Ashley stops by the studio to talk Disney's Phineas and Ferb on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings. She also chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Ming-Na Wen (The Single Guy) - NBC's Today catches up with Ming-Na in the 9am hour.
Ralph Macchio (Eight Is Enough) - Ralph talks about ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
Demi Lovato (Sonny with a Chance) - Drew is having a candid conversation with Demi about how growing up in the spotlight inspired her new documentary Child Star on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Jenny McCarthy (Two and a Half Men/Jenny) - Jenny talks about Fox's The Masked Singer on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
Carrie Preston (Crowded/Happyish/Emeril) and Wendell Pierce (The Odd Couple/The Michael J. Fox Show/The Weber/The Brian Benben Show/The Gregory Hines Show) - Carrie and Wendell talk about CBS' Elsbeth on a repeat of Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.