Sunday, March 15, 2015
Week 25 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did
Total Viewers: #1. CBS 10.561 million (+12% from first four nights week 24); #2. NBC 8.129 million (-14%); #3. Fox 6.538 million (-3%); #4. ABC 6.126 million (-10%); #5. The CW 1.185 million (+21%).
Adults 18-49: #1. CBS 2.02/6 rating/share (+14% in rating from first four nights week 24); #2. NBC 2.01/6 (-15%); #3. Fox 1.93/6 (-10%); #4. ABC 1.77/6 (-11%) #5. The CW 0.43/1 (+43%)
We have the final ratings for Week 24 (3/2/15-3/18/15 LIVE+SD). Among Adults 18-49, NBC won the week with a 1.72 rating. Then we had ABC at 1.62, followed by Fox at a 1.60, while CBS trailed with a 1.39. For Total Viewers, CBS was first with 8.588 million, followed by NBC with 7.035 million, then it was ABC's 6.182 million and Fox trailed with 4.777 million.
For season to-date (9/22/14-3/12/15 LIVE+SD), among Adults 18-49 we have NBC on top with a 2.28 rating, followed by CBS with a 1.89, Fox is third with a 1.68 and ABC creeping up with a 1.66. In Total Viewers, it is CBS on top with 9.752 million, then NBC with 8.128 million, ABC is next with 6.444 million and Fox with 5.226 million.
Back to week 25 (Mar. 9-15), 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 25 (Mar 9-15) Analysis | |||||||||
Last Sunday (Mar. 8) | (Week 24) | 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 | 10,486,000 | 13,553,000 | (3,067,000) | 1.05 | 1.60 | (0.55) | |
America's Funniest Home Videos | ABC | 7:00PM | 6,574,000 | 4,453,000 | 2,121,000 | 1.39 | 1.29 | 0.10 | vs. Once Special |
The Voice | NBC | 7:00PM | 3,550,000 | 5,198,000 | (1,648,000) | 0.83 | 1.18 | (0.35) | REPEAT 7-9P |
The Simpsons | Fox | 7:00PM | 2,470,000 | 2,553,000 | (83,000) | 0.80 | 0.99 | (0.19) | REPEAT |
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 7:30PM | 2,558,000 | 3,032,000 | (474,000) | 1.15 | 1.37 | (0.22) | |
Madam Secretary | CBS | 8:00PM | 10,821,000 | 11,645,000 | (824,000) | 1.12 | 1.33 | (0.21) | |
Once Upon a Time | ABC | 8:00PM | 6,715,000 | 6,656,000 | 59,000 | 2.10 | 2.20 | (0.10) | |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,785,000 | 3,928,000 | (143,000) | 1.65 | 1.80 | (0.15) | |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | 3,114,000 | 3,610,000 | (496,000) | 1.46 | 1.81 | (0.35) | |
The Good Wife | CBS | 9:00PM | 9,093,000 | 9,086,000 | 7,000 | 1.03 | 1.10 | (0.07) | |
Secrets and Lies | ABC | 9:00PM | 5,959,000 | 6,060,000 | (101,000) | 1.44 | 1.53 | (0.09) | vs. 9-11P |
Dateline Sunday | NBC | 9:00PM | 3,734,000 | 3,875,000 | (141,000) | 0.81 | 0.85 | (0.04) | 9-11P |
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | 3,981,000 | 3,981,000 | 2.07 | 2.07 | |||
Last Man on Earth | Fox | 9:00PM | 5,748,000 | (5,748,000) | 2.35 | (2.35) | |||
Last Man on Earth | Fox | 9:30PM | 4,351,000 | 4,351,000 | 1.90 | 1.90 | |||
Battle Creek | CBS | 10:00PM | 6,932,000 | 7,922,000 | (990,000) | 0.83 | 1.00 | (0.17) | |
Revenge | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,887,000 | 4,887,000 | 1.09 | 1.09 | |||
Chicago P.D. | NBC | 10:00PM | - | - | |||||
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 | 8,254,000 | 8,778,000 | (524,000) | 2.06 | 1.86 | 0.20 | vs. Bang(R) |
The Bachelor | ABC | 8:00PM | 9,679,000 | 8,147,000 | 1,532,000 | 2.77 | 2.38 | 0.39 | 8-10P |
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 13,953,000 | 14,674,000 | (721,000) | 3.75 | 3.94 | (0.19) | 8-10P |
Gotham | Fox | 8:00PM | 2,508,000 | 6,100,000 | (3,592,000) | 0.65 | 2.02 | (1.37) | REPEAT |
The Originals | CW | 8:00PM | 1,403,000 | 669,000 | 734,000 | 0.55 | 0.23 | 0.32 | vs. REPEAT |
Mike & Molly | CBS | 8:30PM | 8,796,000 | 9,648,000 | (852,000) | 2.05 | 2.23 | (0.18) | |
Scorpion | CBS | 9:00PM | 10,590,000 | 7,556,000 | 3,034,000 | 2.01 | 1.37 | 0.64 | vs. REPEAT |
The Following | Fox | 9:00PM | 3,509,000 | 4,860,000 | (1,351,000) | 1.07 | 1.58 | (0.51) | |
Jane the Virgin | CW | 9:00PM | 1,262,000 | 609,000 | 653,000 | 0.47 | 0.21 | 0.26 | vs. REPEAT |
NCIS LA | CBS | 10:00PM | 10,722,000 | 7,079,000 | 3,643,000 | 1.77 | 1.22 | 0.55 | vs. REPEAT |
Bachelor After Rose | ABC | 10:00PM | 9,682,000 | 4,155,000 | 5,527,000 | 2.69 | 0.98 | 1.71 | vs. Secrets(R) |
Night Shift | NBC | 10:00PM | 5,446,000 | 6,126,000 | (680,000) | 1.29 | 1.37 | (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 | 16,219,000 | 10,788,000 | 5,431,000 | 2.21 | 1.19 | 1.02 | vs. REPEAT |
Fresh off the Boat | ABC | 8:00PM | 5,078,000 | 6,022,000 | (944,000) | 1.57 | 1.68 | (0.11) | |
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 13,725,000 | 15,535,000 | (1,810,000) | 3.78 | 4.11 | (0.33) | 8-10P |
Hell's Kitchen | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,519,000 | 4,091,000 | (572,000) | 1.30 | 1.40 | (0.10) | |
The Flash | CW | 8:00PM | 1,293,000 | 1,475,000 | (182,000) | 0.36 | 0.39 | (0.03) | REPEAT |
Repeat After Me | ABC | 8:30PM | 3,463,000 | 4,062,200 | (599,200) | 1.14 | 1.22 | (0.08) | |
NCIS: New Orleans | CBS | 9:00PM | 12,612,000 | 9,012,000 | 3,600,000 | 1.05 | (1.05) | vs. REPEAT | |
Marvel's Agents of SHIELD | ABC | 9:00PM | 3,799,000 | 4,482,000 | (683,000) | 1.46 | 1.58 | (0.12) | |
Marry Me | NBC | 9:00PM | - | - | |||||
New Girl | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,382,000 | 2,526,000 | (1,144,000) | 0.66 | 1.27 | (0.61) | REPEAT |
Supernatural | CW | 9:00PM | 806,000 | 870,000 | (64,000) | 0.26 | 0.28 | (0.02) | REPEAT |
About A Boy | NBC | 9:30PM | - | - | |||||
Mindy Project | Fox | 9:30PM | 1,762,000 | 2,129,000 | (367,000) | 0.91 | 0.99 | (0.08) | |
Person of Interest | CBS | 10:00PM | 8,671,000 | 5,565,000 | 3,106,000 | 1.45 | 0.85 | 0.60 | vs. REPEAT |
Forever | ABC | 10:00PM | 3,028,000 | 4,397,000 | (1,369,000) | 0.74 | 0.98 | (0.24) | REPEAT |
Chicago Fire | NBC | 10:00PM | 8,569,000 | 9,066,000 | (497,000) | 2.12 | 2.13 | (0.01) | |
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 | 9,255,000 | 9,770,000 | (515,000) | 2.19 | 2.27 | (0.08) | |
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:00PM | 4,643,000 | 8,199,000 | (3,556,000) | 1.19 | 2.21 | (1.02) | REPEAT vs. Middle |
Mysteries of Laura | NBC | 8:00PM | 4,803,000 | 4,803,000 | 0.76 | 0.76 | REPEAT | ||
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 8,602,000 | (8,602,000) | 2.13 | (2.13) | |||
American Idol | Fox | 8:00PM | 9,709,000 | 8,885,000 | 824,000 | 2.38 | 2.14 | 0.24 | |
Arrow | CW | 8:00PM | 1,112,000 | 1,427,000 | (315,000) | 0.34 | 0.41 | (0.07) | REPEAT |
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:30PM | 4,285,000 | 7,855,000 | (3,570,000) | 1.21 | 2.48 | (1.27) | REPEAT |
Criminal Minds | CBS | 9:00PM | 10,319,000 | 10,372,000 | (53,000) | 2.06 | 1.95 | 0.11 | |
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | 5,159,000 | 9,605,000 | (4,446,000) | 1.49 | 3.41 | (1.92) | REPEAT |
Law & Order: SVU | NBC | 9:00PM | 3,664,000 | 3,664,000 | 0.75 | 0.75 | REPEAT | ||
Empire | Fox | 9:00PM | 14,924,000 | 14,331,000 | 593,000 | 5.79 | 5.77 | 0.02 | |
The Hundred | CW | 9:00PM | 1,341,000 | 1,494,000 | (153,000) | 0.44 | 0.48 | (0.04) | |
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | 4,594,000 | 6,718,000 | (2,124,000) | 1.46 | 2.26 | (0.80) | Bloopers |
CSI: Cyber | CBS | 10:00PM | 9,706,000 | 10,462,000 | (756,000) | 1.74 | 1.78 | (0.04) | |
American Crime | ABC | 10:00PM | 2,619,000 | 5,307,000 | (2,688,000) | 0.63 | 1.44 | (0.81) | REPEAT vs. Nashville |
Chicago P.D. | NBC | 10:00PM | 4,748,000 | 4,814,000 | (66,000) | 0.88 | 1.06 | (0.18) | 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 | 16,128,000 | 18,171,000 | (2,043,000) | 4.38 | 4.82 | (0.44) | |
Grey's Anatomy | ABC | 8:00PM | 7,403,000 | 8,090,000 | (687,000) | 2.11 | 2.43 | (0.32) | |
Dateline | NBC | 8:00PM | 4,513,000 | 3,915,000 | 598,000 | 0.86 | 0.80 | 0.06 | vs. Slap |
American Idol | Fox | 8:00PM | 8,324,000 | 9,410,000 | (1,086,000) | 1.76 | 2.18 | (0.42) | 8-10P vs. 8-9P |
The Vampire Diaries | CW | 8:00PM | 1,299,000 | 674,000 | 625,000 | 0.64 | 0.21 | 0.43 | vs. REPEAT |
The Odd Couple | CBS | 8:30PM | 10,238,000 | 12,362,000 | (2,124,000) | 2.46 | 2.97 | (0.51) | |
The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 9:00PM | 9,392,000 | 10,535,000 | (1,143,000) | 2.15 | 2.40 | (0.25) | REPEAT |
Scandal | ABC | 9:00PM | 8,247,000 | 9,572,000 | (1,325,000) | 2.65 | 3.02 | (0.37) | |
Blacklist | NBC | 9:00PM | 7,490,000 | 8,233,000 | (743,000) | 1.74 | 1.78 | (0.04) | |
Backstrom | Fox | 9:00PM | 3,898,000 | (3,898,000) | 0.99 | (0.99) | |||
Reign | CW | 9:00PM | 965,000 | 604,000 | 361,000 | 0.36 | 0.17 | 0.19 | vs. Suprnat(R) |
Mom | CBS | 9:30PM | 9,087,000 | 9,668,000 | (581,000) | 2.23 | 2.23 | - | |
Elementary | CBS | 10:00PM | 7,577,000 | 7,672,000 | (95,000) | 1.42 | 1.29 | 0.13 | |
American Crime | ABC | 10:00PM | 5,756,000 | 8,370,000 | (2,614,000) | 1.41 | 2.04 | (0.63) | |
The Slap | NBC | 10:00PM | 2,737,000 | 3,275,000 | (538,000) | 0.57 | 0.79 | (0.22) | vs. Allegiance |
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 | 6,823,000 | 6,074,000 | 749,000 | 1.50 | 1.16 | 0.34 | |
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | 7,021,000 | 7,021,000 | 1.20 | 1.20 | |||
Shark Tank | ABC | 8:00PM | 8,215,000 | (8,215,000) | 1.90 | (1.90) | |||
Grimm | NBC | 8:00PM | 2,641,000 | 4,260,000 | (1,619,000) | 0.50 | 0.62 | (0.12) | REPEAT vs. SVU(R) |
World's Funniest Falls | Fox | 8:00PM | 2,685,000 | 2,772,000 | (87,000) | 0.80 | 0.81 | (0.01) | FINALE |
Hart of Dixie | CW | 8:00PM | 801,000 | 1,114,000 | (313,000) | 0.20 | 0.41 | (0.21) | REPEAT |
Cristela | ABC | 8:30PM | 5,271,000 | 5,271,000 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
Hawaii Five-0 | CBS | 9:00PM | 9,793,000 | 9,539,000 | 254,000 | 1.30 | 1.22 | 0.08 | |
Shark Tank | ABC | 9:00PM | 7,221,000 | 7,221,000 | 1.80 | 1.80 | |||
In An Instant | ABC | 9:00PM | 4,386,000 | (4,386,000) | 0.90 | (0.90) | |||
Dateline | NBC | 9:00PM | 5,587,000 | 6,467,000 | (880,000) | 1.20 | 1.34 | (0.14) | 9-11P |
Grimm | NBC | 9:00PM | - | - | |||||
Glee | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,055,000 | 1,809,000 | 246,000 | 0.70 | 0.62 | 0.08 | |
Whose Line Is It? | CW | 9:00PM | 663,000 | 795,000 | (132,000) | 0.20 | 0.30 | (0.10) | REPEAT |
Whose Line Is It? | CW | 9:30PM | 655,000 | 1,029,000 | (374,000) | 0.10 | 0.40 | (0.30) | REPEAT |
Blue Bloods | CBS | 10:00PM | 11,285,000 | 11,029,000 | 256,000 | 1.50 | 1.38 | 0.12 | |
20/20 | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,989,000 | 4,989,000 | 1.10 | 1.10 | |||
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 | 3,462,000 | 3,385,000 | 77,000 | 0.60 | 0.31 | 0.29 | REPEAT |
20/20 Saturday | ABC | 8:00PM | 3,178,000 | 4,103,000 | (925,000) | 0.60 | 0.65 | (0.05) | |
Dateline Mystery | NBC | 8:00PM | 4,367,000 | 4,367,000 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 8-10P | ||
Caught on Camera | NBC | 8:00PM | 2,448,000 | (2,448,000) | 0.61 | (0.61) | |||
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:00PM | 1,135,000 | 1,135,000 | 0.30 | 0.30 | REPEAT | ||
Last Man on Earth | Fox | 8:00PM | 2,097,000 | (2,097,000) | 0.52 | (0.52) | |||
Premier Boxing | NBC | 8:30PM | 3,374,000 | (3,374,000) | 1.08 | (1.08) | |||
Last Man on Earth | Fox | 8:30PM | 1,154,000 | 1,154,000 | 0.30 | 0.30 | REPEAT | ||
Crimetime Saturday | CBS | 9:00PM | 3,674,000 | 3,900,000 | (226,000) | 0.70 | 0.52 | 0.18 | REPEAT |
In An Instant | ABC | 9:00PM | 3,617,000 | 4,374,000 | (757,000) | 0.60 | 0.71 | (0.11) | 9-11P |
Sleepy Hollow | Fox | 9:00PM | 953,000 | 1,008,000 | (55,000) | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.01 | REPEAT |
48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 10:00PM | 5,028,000 | 4,698,000 | 330,000 | 0.90 | 0.66 | 0.24 | |
SNL(R) | NBC | 10:00PM | 3,146,000 | 3,146,000 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 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 25 (Mar 9-15) 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 | 16,128,000 | 4.38 | |
The Odd Couple | CBS | 8:30PM | Thu | 10,238,000 | 2.46 | |
Mom | CBS | 9:30PM | Thu | 9,087,000 | 2.23 | |
The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 9:00PM | Thu | 9,392,000 | 2.15 | REPEAT |
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | Sun | 3,981,000 | 2.07 | |
2 Broke Girls | CBS | 8:00PM | Mon | 8,254,000 | 2.06 | |
Mike & Molly | CBS | 8:30PM | Mon | 8,796,000 | 2.05 | |
The Last Man on Earth | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | 4,351,000 | 1.90 | |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | Sun | 3,785,000 | 1.65 | |
Fresh off the Boat | ABC | 8:00PM | Tue | 5,078,000 | 1.57 | |
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | Wed | 5,159,000 | 1.49 | REPEAT |
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | Wed | 4,594,000 | 1.46 | Bloopers |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | Sun | 3,114,000 | 1.46 | |
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:30PM | Wed | 4,285,000 | 1.21 | REPEAT |
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | Fri | 7,021,000 | 1.2 | |
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:00PM | Wed | 4,643,000 | 1.19 | |
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 7:30PM | Sun | 2,558,000 | 1.15 | |
Cristela | ABC | 8:30PM | Fri | 5,271,000 | 1.0 | |
The Mindy Project | Fox | 9:30PM | Tue | 1,762,000 | 0.91 | |
Animation Domination | Fox | 7:00PM | Sun | 2,470,000 | 0.80 | REPEAT |
New Girl | Fox | 9:00PM | Tue | 1,382,000 | 0.66 | REPEAT |
The Last Man on Earth | Fox | 8:30PM | Sat | 1,154,000 | 0.3 | REPEAT |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:00PM | Sat | 1,135,000 | 0.3 | REPEAT |
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | Wed | 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 | ||
One Big Happy | NBC | 9:30PM | Tue | premieres 3/17 | ||
Weird Loners | Fox | 9:30PM | Tue | premieres 3/31 | ||
Bad Judge | NBC | 9:00PM | Thu | canceled | ||
A to Z | NBC | 9:30PM | Thu | canceled | ||
The Millers | CBS | 8:30PM | Mon | canceled | ||
Selfie | ABC | 8:00PM | Tue | canceled | ||
Manhattan Love Story | ABC | 8:30PM | Tue | canceled | ||
Galavant | ABC | 8:00PM | Sun | completed | ||
Two and a Half Men | CBS | 9:00PM | Thu | completed | ||
Parks & Recreation | NBC | 10:00PM | Tue | completed | ||
American Dad! | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | completed |
SOURCE: Nielsen Media Research
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