Sunday, March 01, 2015
Fox Midseason Pilot Review: The Last Man on Earth - Premieres Tonight; Week 23 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did
The Last Man on Earth - Sundays at 9:30PM ET/PT on Fox
Premieres on Sunday, March 1, 2015 at 9:00PM ET/PT
by Skees
Phil Miller is a little lonely, and as bad as that may seem, you haven't met anybody as lonely as Phil Miller. A virus has seemingly spread across the planet, leaving Phil as the last man on Earth... maybe. But he hopes that he is wrong, and is out on an RV trip around the world to prove himself wrong. But after making that long trip, he comes home empty-handed and is ready to give up on it all... until he makes a discovery that will change his life forever.
Cast Details:
Note: The cast members listed are are those credited for the first three episodes.
Will Forte as Phil Miller
Kristen Schaal as Carol Pilbasian
Will Forte (Phil Miller) is best known for his role on Saturday Night Live, where he was a cast member from 2002 until 2010. Outside of that, he has mostly done voice work on television, including roles in Clone High, Sit Down, Shut Up, Allen Gregory, and The Cleveland Show, among many others. He has also appeared in movies such as Beerfest, Baby Mama, and most notably, MacGruber.
Kristen Schaal (Carol Pilbasian) is best known for her roles of Mel on the series Flight of the Conchords and Hazel on 30 Rock. She is also the voice of Louise on another Sunday night series on Fox, Bob's Burgers. She has had guest roles in several series, including Ugly Betty, How I Met Your Mother, Wilfred, and Glee.
Pilot Plot:
"Alive in Tucson" (Airs March 1 at 9:00PM ET)
Phil Miller is lost... very lost. As it turns out, everybody that he knows in the whole world is gone after a virus infects almost everybody, and he is trying his best to find somebody (just anybody) else who survived the disaster by traveling the country in his RV. After not succeeding, he tries to make it the best he can, and after he a while, he comes to what he thinks is the best possible solution for him... or maybe not.
"Elephant in the Room" (Airs March 1 at 9:30PM ET)
It initially seems that things get a little better for Phil when he determines that he is not alone in the world, but now that he has met Carol, he has run into new problems. The biggest of those problems is Carol, who is perhaps making him more miserable than he would be if he were alone. But they're the last two (maybe?) people on earth, and there is only one way for society to survive, and that will take something a bit more than constant bickering from the last two people on earth.
"Raisinballs and Wedding Bells" (Airs March 8 at 9:30PM ET)
Being the last two (for now, anyway) people on earth has caused Phil and Carol to have to consider what their future holds, and decisions that must be made. The problem is that Carol is ready to make those decisions and Phil would rather start a few fires.
Analysis:
First, it should be clear that the title of the series is somewhat misleading (and that is a good thing). It suggests that it is a series that stars one person who is all alone in the world. Throughout most of the pilot, that was true, and it seemed to set up the basis for a series that wasn't going to go anywhere at all. But once Phil encountered Carol, the dynamics of the pilot changed significantly, for the better. Until that time, though, the pilot really did drag on, and not exactly in a good way.
Fortunately, the first development in the series, Phil's discovery of Carol, finally made the series have some meaning. Phil is just a guy trying to improvise and survive in the world by any means necessary, with those means including using the swimming pool as his toilet (with a hole cut out on the diving board). Carol, on the other hand, is the typical Kristen Schaal type of character who is more than just a little borderline crazy, but perhaps a little beyond that border, particularly with her insistence upon maintaining all of the rules of society even when society is not there, all the way from obeying all of the traffic laws to abstaining from premarital sex.
Another rare thing about this series, at least in comparison to most sitcoms on broadcast TV these days, is that it is actually funny. There are a lot of great sitcoms out there that are well-written and do have some funny moments, but it has become increasingly rare to find a sitcom that goes out of its way to be funny in the modern era. This one does. A lot of the laughs in the pilot is thanks to Kristen Schaal, who seemingly never disappoints with the way that she portrays her characters.
Something else that I enjoyed (though it is something that could be dangerous to the possibility of the series succeeding) is how none of the episodes seem to be self-contained. Nothing is resolved in 30 minutes, and by the end of each episode, it seems that a whole new problem (often related to the original problem) has popped up.
However, being on broadcast television is the major pitfall of this series. It isn't the type of series that is going to work with broadcast television audiences. There are two reasons for this, one being that it is by no mean a "real world" sitcom like every other successful sitcom on the major networks, and the other being that it is a serial sitcom, where you almost need to captivate the audience at the pilot (because the guy who starts watching with episode 5 will already be lost). It really had the feeling of the type of show that FX or FXX should be airing, not something on Fox, and certainly not something on the Fox Sunday night lineup.
Conclusion:
The pilot started off very slow and at first I thought there was no way that I was going to like the series. After all, you can't make a series work with just a single cast member, and most of the pilot seemed to suggest that was what the series would be like. But as the pilot progressed, it really did become something that I think that I'll enjoy seeing... at least for as long as it lasts.
The serial nature of this show could be a little problematic as well. There have been a few successful serial sitcoms on the broadcast networks in recent years, but none of them have shown a reliance upon knowing what has happened in previous episodes in the way that this series does. It makes me wonder how new viewers will be able to catch up when watching the series for the first time.
I sort of hope that this can be successful and that I am wrong about my prediction that this series will be quickly shelved, but it is hard to imagine any way in which this will realistically work on a major broadcast network. I could see this series running for a month or two, but if they can't sell a mainstream broadcast audience on this series and do so quickly, I can't see any way for it to succeed.
Final Numbers (out of 5 stars):
Watchability: 4/5
Funniness: 4/5
Overall: 4/5
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Preview:
Total Viewers: #1. CBS 10.081 million (-7% from first four nights week 22); #2. NBC 8.650 million (+66%); #3. ABC 7.085 million (even); #4. Fox 6.966 million (+1%); #5. The CW 1.353 million (-31%).
Adults 18-49: #1. NBC 2.24/7 rating/share (+75% in rating from first four nights week 22); #2. Fox 2.21/7 (even); #3. ABC 2.09/6 (even); #4. CBS 2.03/6 (+1%) #5. The CW 0.41/1 (-47%)
We have the final ratings for Week 22 (2/16/15-2/22/15 LIVE+SD). Among Adults 18-49, ABC won the week with a 3.00 rating, thanks to the Academy Awards. Fox followed with a distant 1.50 rating. Then we had CBS at 1.47, while NBC trailed with a 1.16. For Total Viewers, ABC was first as well with 10.635 million, followed by CBS with 8.769 million, then it was NBC's 4.841 million and Fox trailed with 4.553 million.
For season to-date (9/22/14-2/26/15 LIVE+SD), among Adults 18-49 we have NBC on top with a 2.34 rating, followed by CBS with a 1.92, Fox is third with a 1.70 and ABC creeping up with a 1.67. In Total Viewers, it is CBS on top with 9.818 million, then NBC with 8.267 million, ABC is next with 6.495 million and Fox with 5.263 million.
Back to week 23 (Feb. 23-Mar 1), 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 23 (Feb. 23-Mar 1) Analysis | |||||||||
Last Sunday (Feb. 22) | (Week 22) | 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 | 7:25PM | 6,375,000 | 10,460,000 | (4,085,000) | 0.78 | 1.19 | (0.41) | 725-856P |
Oscars Red Carpet Live | ABC | 7:00PM | 12,940,000 | 12,940,000 | 2.69 | 2.69 | |||
America's Funniest Videos | ABC | 7:00PM | 6,590,000 | (6,590,000) | 1.43 | (1.43) | |||
Dateline Classic | NBC | 7:00PM | 5,395,000 | 11,320,000 | (5,925,000) | 0.88 | 3.04 | (2.16) | REPEAT vs. SNL Red Carp |
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 7:00PM | 2,010,000 | 1,139,000 | 871,000 | 0.75 | 0.38 | 0.37 | REPEAT vs. Mulaney |
Oscars Red Carpet Live | ABC | 7:30PM | 16,927,000 | 16,927,000 | 4.07 | 4.07 | |||
The Simpsons | Fox | 7:30PM | 2,224,000 | 1,458,000 | 766,000 | 0.98 | 0.58 | 0.40 | REPEAT |
CBS Movie | CBS | 8:00PM | 3,233,000 | 3,233,000 | 0.59 | 0.59 | 856-1126P | ||
Undercover Boss | CBS | 8:00PM | 6,455,000 | (6,455,000) | 0.93 | (0.93) | |||
Oscars Red Carpet Live | ABC | 8:00PM | 23,815,000 | 23,815,000 | 6.35 | 6.35 | |||
The Bachelor Special | ABC | 8:00PM | 5,672,000 | (5,672,000) | 1.48 | (1.48) | |||
Chicago Fire | NBC | 8:00PM | 2,396,000 | 2,396,000 | 0.44 | 0.44 | REPEAT | ||
SNL 40th Anniversary | NBC | 8:00PM | 23,136,000 | (23,136,000) | 7.83 | (7.83) | |||
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | 2,933,000 | 2,674,000 | 259,000 | 1.24 | 1.12 | 0.12 | REPEAT |
Oscars 2015 | ABC | 8:30PM | 37,257,000 | 37,257,000 | 10.98 | 10.98 | 830-1148P | ||
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | 1,739,000 | 2,079,000 | (340,000) | 0.78 | 0.91 | (0.13) | REPEAT |
CSI | CBS | 9:00PM | 7,116,000 | (7,116,000) | 1.12 | (1.12) | |||
The Bachelor | ABC | 9:00PM | 6,045,000 | (6,045,000) | 1.55 | (1.55) | |||
Law & Order: SVU | NBC | 9:00PM | 2,436,000 | 2,436,000 | 0.53 | 0.53 | REPEAT | ||
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,939,000 | 2,508,000 | (569,000) | 0.85 | 1.17 | (0.32) | REPEAT |
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 9:30PM | 1,930,000 | 2,010,000 | (80,000) | 0.87 | 0.90 | (0.03) | REPEAT |
CSI | CBS | 10:00PM | 7,119,000 | (7,119,000) | 1.08 | (1.08) | |||
Shark Tank | ABC | 10:00PM | - | - | |||||
Chicago P.D. | NBC | 10:00PM | 2,783,000 | 2,783,000 | 0.65 | 0.65 | REPEAT | ||
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 | 8,466,000 | 8,741,000 | (275,000) | 2.09 | 2.17 | (0.08) | |
The Bachelor | ABC | 8:00PM | 8,973,000 | 8,969,000 | 4,000 | 2.61 | 2.55 | 0.06 | 8-10P |
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 13,968,000 | 6,098,000 | 7,870,000 | 4.06 | 1.66 | 2.40 | PREMIERE 8-10P vs. Apprentice |
Gotham | Fox | 8:00PM | 6,528,000 | 6,189,000 | 339,000 | 2.25 | 2.13 | 0.12 | |
World Dog Awards | CW | 8:00PM | 1,257,000 | 1,257,000 | 0.33 | 0.33 | REPEAT 8-10P | ||
The Originals | CW | 8:00PM | 1,441,000 | (1,441,000) | 0.64 | (0.64) | |||
Mike & Molly | CBS | 8:30PM | 8,915,000 | 9,315,000 | (400,000) | 2.03 | 2.20 | (0.17) | |
Scorpion | CBS | 9:00PM | 10,693,000 | 10,693,000 | 2.11 | 2.11 | |||
Grammy Stevie Wonder Special | CBS | 9:00PM | 7,586,000 | (7,586,000) | 1.45 | (1.45) | |||
Sleepy Hollow | Fox | 9:00PM | 4,352,000 | 4,473,000 | (121,000) | 1.43 | 1.43 | - | |
Jane the Virgin | CW | 9:00PM | 1,306,000 | (1,306,000) | 0.56 | (0.56) | |||
NCIS LA | CBS | 10:00PM | 9,832,000 | 9,832,000 | 1.63 | 1.63 | |||
Castle | ABC | 10:00PM | 7,608,000 | 8,469,000 | (861,000) | 1.62 | 1.62 | - | |
Night Shift | NBC | 10:00PM | 5,523,000 | 4,470,000 | 1,053,000 | 1.47 | 0.97 | 0.50 | PREMIERE vs. State of Affairs |
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 | 17,383,000 | 18,058,000 | (675,000) | 2.31 | 2.58 | (0.27) | |
Fresh off the Boat | ABC | 8:00PM | 5,748,000 | 6,168,000 | (420,000) | 1.84 | 1.87 | (0.03) | |
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 14,061,000 | 14,061,000 | 3.90 | 3.90 | PREMIERE 8-10P | ||
Parks & Recreation | NBC | 8:00PM | 2,937,000 | (2,937,000) | 1.17 | (1.17) | |||
MasterChef Junior | Fox | 8:00PM | 4,826,000 | 5,484,000 | (658,000) | 1.58 | 1.82 | (0.24) | |
TV's Hottest Commercials | CW | 8:00PM | 1,252,000 | 4,013,000 | (2,761,000) | 0.32 | 1.48 | (1.16) | vs. Flash |
Repeat After Me | ABC | 8:30PM | 3,854,000 | 4,357,000 | (503,000) | 1.27 | 1.38 | (0.11) | |
Parks & Recreation | NBC | 8:30PM | 2,474,000 | (2,474,000) | 1.09 | (1.09) | |||
NCIS: New Orleans | CBS | 9:00PM | 13,708,000 | 14,703,000 | (995,000) | 1.89 | 2.03 | (0.14) | |
Marvel's Agent Carter | ABC | 9:00PM | 4,024,000 | 4,154,000 | (130,000) | 1.32 | 1.40 | (0.08) | FINALE |
Marry Me | NBC | 9:00PM | 2,084,000 | (2,084,000) | 0.78 | (0.78) | |||
New Girl | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,847,000 | 3,082,000 | (235,000) | 1.35 | 1.39 | (0.04) | |
Flash | CW | 9:00PM | 1,039,000 | 2,090,000 | (1,051,000) | 0.29 | 0.85 | (0.56) | REPEAT vs. Supernat'l |
About A Boy | NBC | 9:30PM | 2,408,000 | (2,408,000) | 0.69 | (0.69) | |||
Mindy Project | Fox | 9:30PM | 2,280,000 | 2,474,000 | (194,000) | 1.09 | 1.07 | 0.02 | |
Person of Interest | CBS | 10:00PM | 9,633,000 | 9,171,000 | 462,000 | 1.67 | 1.55 | 0.12 | |
Forever | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,656,000 | 3,056,000 | 1,600,000 | 1.04 | 0.76 | 0.28 | vs. Oscar Countd'n |
Parks & Recreation | NBC | 10:00PM | 4,149,000 | 6,527,000 | (2,378,000) | 1.65 | 1.38 | 0.27 | FINALE vs. Chicago 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 | 10,044,000 | 10,101,000 | (57,000) | 2.39 | 1.28 | 1.11 | PREMIERE 8-930 vs. Mentalist 8-10P |
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | 7,467,000 | 7,703,000 | (236,000) | 2.03 | 2.24 | (0.21) | |
Mysteries of Laura | NBC | 8:00PM | 7,630,000 | 5,861,000 | 1,769,000 | 1.36 | 1.10 | 0.26 | |
American Idol | Fox | 8:00PM | 10,380,000 | 10,699,000 | (319,000) | 2.72 | 2.80 | (0.08) | |
Arrow | CW | 8:00PM | 3,071,000 | 2,912,000 | 159,000 | 1.10 | 1.17 | (0.07) | |
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:30PM | 7,635,000 | 6,843,000 | 792,000 | 2.54 | 2.20 | 0.34 | |
Criminal Minds | CBS | 9:00PM | - | - | |||||
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | 9,324,000 | 8,800,000 | 524,000 | 3.44 | 3.05 | 0.39 | |
Law & Order: SVU | NBC | 9:00PM | 7,722,000 | 6,445,000 | 1,277,000 | 1.56 | 1.57 | (0.01) | |
Empire | Fox | 9:00PM | 13,900,000 | 13,019,000 | 881,000 | 5.41 | 5.17 | 0.24 | |
The Hundred | CW | 9:00PM | 1,545,000 | 1,420,000 | 125,000 | 0.48 | 0.50 | (0.02) | |
Amazing Race | CBS | 9:30PM | 6,163,000 | 6,163,000 | 1.48 | 1.48 | PREMIERE 930-11p | ||
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | 6,626,000 | 6,397,000 | 229,000 | 2.25 | 2.16 | 0.09 | |
Stalker | CBS | 10:00PM | 6,737,000 | (6,737,000) | 1.15 | (1.15) | |||
Nashville | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,861,000 | 4,723,000 | 138,000 | 1.34 | 1.26 | 0.08 | |
Chicago P.D. | NBC | 10:00PM | 7,434,000 | 7,077,000 | 357,000 | 1.53 | 1.67 | (0.14) | |
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 | 16,671,000 | 17,489,000 | (818,000) | 4.54 | 4.51 | 0.03 | |
Grey's Anatomy | ABC | 8:00PM | 7,555,000 | 8,128,000 | (573,000) | 2.19 | 2.49 | (0.30) | |
Slap | NBC | 8:00PM | 3,673,000 | 3,964,000 | (291,000) | 0.71 | 0.83 | (0.12) | |
American Idol | Fox | 8:00PM | 9,431,000 | 8,981,000 | 450,000 | 2.17 | 2.11 | 0.06 | |
The Vampire Diaries | CW | 8:00PM | 728,000 | 1,413,000 | (685,000) | 0.25 | 0.66 | (0.41) | REPEAT |
The Odd Couple | CBS | 8:30PM | 11,080,000 | 13,573,000 | (2,493,000) | 2.78 | 3.08 | (0.30) | |
The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 9:00PM | 9,040,000 | 9,040,000 | 2.21 | 2.21 | REPEAT | ||
Two and a Half Men | CBS | 9:00PM | 13,515,000 | (13,515,000) | 3.18 | (3.18) | |||
How To Get Away w/Murder | ABC | 9:00PM | 8,986,000 | 8,986,000 | 2.84 | 2.84 | FINALE 9-11P | ||
Scandal | ABC | 9:00PM | 9,624,000 | (9,624,000) | 3.27 | (3.27) | |||
Blacklist | NBC | 9:00PM | 8,010,000 | 7,713,000 | 297,000 | 1.86 | 1.72 | 0.14 | |
Backstrom | Fox | 9:00PM | 3,805,000 | 3,541,000 | 264,000 | 0.95 | 0.95 | - | |
Supernatural | CW | 9:00PM | 677,000 | 1,032,000 | (355,000) | 0.21 | 0.39 | (0.18) | REPEAT vs. Reign |
Mom | CBS | 9:30PM | 8,302,000 | 8,302,000 | 2.10 | 2.10 | |||
Victoria's Secret Swim | CBS | 10:00PM | 4,068,000 | 8,215,000 | (4,147,000) | 0.99 | 1.49 | (0.50) | vs. Elementary |
How To Get Away w/Murder | ABC | 10:00PM | 8,856,000 | (8,856,000) | 2.85 | (2.85) | |||
Allegiance | NBC | 10:00PM | 3,525,000 | 3,320,000 | 205,000 | 0.77 | 0.88 | (0.11) | |
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 | 6,148,000 | 7,926,000 | (1,778,000) | 1.10 | 1.29 | (0.19) | vs. Boss |
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | 7,250,000 | 6,579,000 | 671,000 | 1.40 | 1.27 | 0.13 | |
Night Shift | NBC | 8:00PM | 3,004,000 | 3,004,000 | 0.50 | 0.50 | REPEAT | ||
SNL 40th Anniversary | NBC | 8:00PM | 5,119,000 | (5,119,000) | 1.55 | (1.55) | |||
World's Funniest Falls | Fox | 8:00PM | 2,836,000 | 2,557,000 | 279,000 | 0.80 | 0.84 | (0.04) | |
Hart of Dixie | CW | 8:00PM | 1,189,000 | 1,210,000 | (21,000) | 0.40 | 0.41 | (0.01) | |
Cristela | ABC | 8:30PM | 5,674,000 | 5,051,000 | 623,000 | 1.00 | 0.92 | 0.08 | |
Hawaii Five-0 | CBS | 9:00PM | 9,467,000 | 10,655,000 | (1,188,000) | 1.10 | 1.44 | (0.34) | |
Shark Tank | ABC | 9:00PM | 5,912,000 | 8,434,000 | (2,522,000) | 1.20 | 2.17 | (0.97) | REPEAT |
Dateling | NBC | 9:00PM | 6,190,000 | 6,190,000 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 9-11P | ||
Grimm | NBC | 9:00PM | - | - | |||||
Glee | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,674,000 | 1,864,000 | (190,000) | 0.60 | 0.62 | (0.02) | |
Whose Line Is It? | CW | 9:00PM | 881,000 | 965,000 | (84,000) | 0.30 | 0.32 | (0.02) | |
Whose Line Is It? | CW | 9:30PM | 862,000 | 1,174,000 | (312,000) | 0.40 | 0.41 | (0.01) | |
Blue Bloods | CBS | 10:00PM | 7,784,000 | 11,604,000 | (3,820,000) | 0.70 | 1.49 | (0.79) | REPEAT |
20/20 | ABC | 10:00PM | 5,899,000 | 7,083,000 | (1,184,000) | 1.30 | 1.58 | (0.28) | |
Dateline | NBC | 10:00PM | - | - | |||||
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 | 4,220,000 | 4,116,000 | 104,000 | 0.50 | 0.51 | (0.01) | |
Jimmy Kimmel After Oscars | ABC | 8:00PM | 2,320,000 | 2,320,000 | 0.40 | 0.40 | REPEAT | ||
Countdown to Oscar | ABC | 8:00PM | 2,900,000 | (2,900,000) | 0.44 | (0.44) | |||
NHL Hockey | NBC | 8:00PM | 1,550,000 | 1,550,000 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 8-11P | ||
Dateline Mystery | NBC | 8:00PM | 5,748,000 | (5,748,000) | 1.00 | (1.00) | |||
Backstrom | Fox | 8:00PM | 1,620,000 | 1,331,000 | 289,000 | 0.30 | 0.38 | (0.08) | REPEAT |
ABC Movie | ABC | 8:30PM | 1,753,000 | (1,753,000) | 0.48 | (0.48) | |||
48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 9:00PM | 4,980,000 | 4,407,000 | 573,000 | 0.70 | 0.63 | 0.07 | REPEAT vs. Crimetime(R) |
Shaina Twain Special | ABC | 9:00PM | 1,130,000 | 1,130,000 | 0.30 | 0.30 | |||
Sleepy Hollow | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,130,000 | 1,022,000 | 108,000 | 0.30 | 0.25 | 0.05 | REPEAT vs. NASCAR special |
48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 10:00PM | 5,650,000 | 5,272,000 | 378,000 | 0.90 | 0.84 | 0.06 | |
Forever | ABC | 10:00PM | 2,080,000 | 2,080,000 | 0.40 | 0.40 | REPEAT | ||
SNL(R) | NBC | 10:00PM | 4,277,000 | (4,277,000) | 0.99 | (0.99) |
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 23 (Feb. 23-Mar 1) 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 | 16,671,000 | 4.54 | |
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | Wed | 9,324,000 | 3.44 | |
The Odd Couple | CBS | 8:30PM | Thu | 11,080,000 | 2.78 | |
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:30PM | Wed | 7,635,000 | 2.54 | |
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | Wed | 6,626,000 | 2.25 | |
The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 9:00PM | Thu | 9,040,000 | 2.21 | REPEAT |
Mom | CBS | 9:30PM | Thu | 8,302,000 | 2.10 | |
2 Broke Girls | CBS | 8:00PM | Mon | 8,466,000 | 2.09 | |
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | Wed | 7,467,000 | 2.03 | |
Mike & Molly | CBS | 8:30PM | Mon | 8,915,000 | 2.03 | |
Fresh off the Boat | ABC | 8:00PM | Tue | 5,748,000 | 1.84 | |
Parks & Recreation | NBC | 10:00PM | Tue | 4,149,000 | 1.65 | FINALE |
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | Fri | 7,250,000 | 1.4 | |
New Girl | Fox | 9:00PM | Tue | 2,847,000 | 1.35 | |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | Sun | 2,933,000 | 1.24 | REPEAT |
The Mindy Project | Fox | 9:30PM | Tue | 2,280,000 | 1.09 | |
Cristela | ABC | 8:30PM | Fri | 5,674,000 | 1.0 | |
Animation Domination | Fox | 7:30PM | Sun | 2,224,000 | 0.98 | REPEAT |
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | 1,930,000 | 0.87 | REPEAT |
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | Sun | 1,939,000 | 0.85 | REPEAT |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | Sun | 1,739,000 | 0.78 | REPEAT |
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 7:00PM | Sun | 2,010,000 | 0.75 | REPEAT |
Two and a Half Men | CBS | 9:00PM | Thu | completed | ||
Parks & Recreation | NBC | 8:30PM | Tue | preempted | ||
Marry Me | NBC | 9:00PM | Tue | preempted | ||
About a Boy | NBC | 9:30PM | Tue | preempted | ||
Mulaney | Fox | 7:00PM | Sun | preempted | ||
Fresh off the Boat | ABC | 8:30PM | Tue | preempted | ||
The McCarthys | CBS | 9:30PM | Thu | preempted | ||
black-ish | ABC | 10:30PM | Wed | preempted | ||
Mike & Molly | CBS | 10:39PM | Tue | 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 | ||
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
Tuesday, December 3
St. Denis Medical - "A Peanut and Caramel-Filled Miracle" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Ron and Bruce butt heads over a candy bar; Alex is forced to fire an incompetent employee; Matt seeks appreciation for saving a patient's life.
Night Court - "The Hole Truth" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
When a citywide sanitation strike makes its way into the courthouse, Abby must find a way to solve it; Julianne shows Dan how to make the most out of the strike.
Tyler Perry's House of Payne - "If It Ain't Broke" (BET, 9:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Ella prepares to open a battered women's home in the church's unused classrooms, but it is shut down when C.J. cites dangerous fire code violations.
Tyler Perry's Assisted Living "Where's My Refund?" - (BET, 9:30PM ET/PT)
Jeremy and Leah can't seem to see eye-to-eye on how to spend their unexpected I.R.S. refund check; Anastasia and Vinny have their hands full trying to help Theodore study for science.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of December 2)
Tuesday, December 3
- Kyle Mooney (Arrested Development/Hello Ladies) - Catch Kyle on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Fortune Feimster (Kenan/Bless the Harts/Champions) - Fortune is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC. She also discusses her comedy special Fortune Feimster: Crushing It on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your listings.
- Selena Gomez (Only Murders in the Building/Wizards of Waverly Place) - Selena appears on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Keri Russell (Running Wilde/Daddy's Girls) - Keri is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- JB Smoove (Curb Your Enthusiasm/Blockbuster/The Millers/Bent/'Til Death) - JB appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC. He discusses his series Buy It Now on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
- Brandon Kyle Goodman (Human Resources) - Brandon is a guest on After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Ronny Chieng (Young Rock/Ronny Chieng: International Student) - Ronny hosts Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
- David Alan Grier (St. Denis Medical/Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!/The Cool Kids/The Carmichael Show/Bad Teacher/Life with Bonnie/DAG) - NBC's Today catches up with David in the 9am hour.
- Yara Shahidi (grown-ish/black-ish) - Yara is telling Drew about the new venture she's taking on, where she's currently at with dating and more on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Bridget Everett (Somebody Somewhere) - Bridget talks about Somebody Somewhere on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your listings.
- Ken Jeong (Dr. Ken/Community) - Ken talks about his new film, A Great Divide, and the new season of Accused on Sherri, so check your local listings.
- Carlos (Big Time Rush) and Alexa PenaVega (Ruby & the Rockits) - Carlos and Alexa are guests on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York at 8:50am.
- Alicia Witt (Cybill) - Alicia appears on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York at 9:30am.
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