Sunday, March 22, 2015
Week 26 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did
Total Viewers: #1. CBS 7.779 million (-26% from first four nights week 25); #2. Fox 7.751 million (+19%); #3. NBC 7.346 million (-10%); #4. ABC 7.150 million (+17%); #5. The CW 1.907 million (+61%).
Adults 18-49: #1. Fox 2.56/8 rating/share (+33% in rating from first four nights week 25); #2. NBC 1.73/6 (-14%); #3. CBS 1.61/5 (-20%); #4. ABC 1.53/5 (-14%) #5. The CW 0.71/2 (+65%)
We have the final ratings for Week 25 (3/9/15-3/15/15 LIVE+SD). Among Adults 18-49, CBS won the week with a 1.56 rating. Then we had NBC at 1.49, followed by ABC at a 1.48, while Fox trailed with a 1.42. For Total Viewers, CBS was first with 9.192 million, followed by NBC with 6.366 million, then it was ABC's 5.641 million and Fox trailed with 4.550 million.
For season to-date (9/22/14-3/19/15 LIVE+SD), among Adults 18-49 we have NBC on top with a 2.24 rating, followed by CBS with a 1.87, Fox is third with a 1.69 and ABC with a 1.65. In Total Viewers, it is CBS on top with 9.671 million, then NBC with 8.041 million, ABC is next with 6.434 million and Fox with 5.225 million.
Back to week 26 (Mar. 16-22), 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 26 (Mar 16-22) Analysis | |||||||||
Last Sunday (Mar. 15) | (Week 25) | 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 | 11,493,000 | 10,486,000 | 1,007,000 | 1.47 | 1.05 | 0.42 | |
America's Funniest Home Videos | ABC | 7:00PM | 5,999,000 | 6,574,000 | (575,000) | 1.32 | 1.39 | (0.07) | |
The Voice | NBC | 7:00PM | 3,380,000 | 3,550,000 | (170,000) | 0.75 | 0.83 | (0.08) | REPEAT 7-9P |
The Simpsons | Fox | 7:00PM | 2,173,000 | 2,470,000 | (297,000) | 0.70 | 0.80 | (0.10) | REPEAT |
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 7:30PM | 2,237,000 | 2,558,000 | (321,000) | 0.99 | 1.15 | (0.16) | |
Madam Secretary | CBS | 8:00PM | 11,262,000 | 10,821,000 | 441,000 | 1.16 | 1.12 | 0.04 | |
Once Upon a Time | ABC | 8:00PM | 5,882,000 | 6,715,000 | (833,000) | 1.80 | 2.10 | (0.30) | |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,587,000 | 3,785,000 | (198,000) | 1.46 | 1.65 | (0.19) | |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | 2,961,000 | 3,114,000 | (153,000) | 1.37 | 1.46 | (0.09) | |
The Good Wife | CBS | 9:00PM | 8,852,000 | 9,093,000 | (241,000) | 0.96 | 1.03 | (0.07) | |
Secrets and Lies | ABC | 9:00PM | 5,451,000 | 5,959,000 | (508,000) | 1.37 | 1.44 | (0.07) | |
Dateline Sunday | NBC | 9:00PM | 5,082,000 | 3,734,000 | 1,348,000 | 0.93 | 0.81 | 0.12 | 9-11P |
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | 3,449,000 | 3,981,000 | (532,000) | 1.67 | 2.07 | (0.40) | |
Last Man on Earth | Fox | 9:30PM | 3,759,000 | 4,351,000 | (592,000) | 1.56 | 1.90 | (0.34) | |
Battle Creek | CBS | 10:00PM | 6,788,000 | 6,932,000 | (144,000) | 0.86 | 0.83 | 0.03 | |
Revenge | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,783,000 | 4,887,000 | (104,000) | 1.06 | 1.09 | (0.03) | |
American Odyssey | 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 | ||||
The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 8:00PM | 8,402,000 | 8,254,000 | 148,000 | 1.75 | 2.06 | (0.31) | REPEAT vs. 2 Broke |
Dancing w/the Stars | ABC | 8:00PM | 14,162,000 | 9,679,000 | 4,483,000 | 2.07 | 2.77 | (0.70) | PREMIERE 8-10P vs. Bach |
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 12,569,000 | 13,953,000 | (1,384,000) | 3.37 | 3.75 | (0.38) | 8-10P |
Gotham | Fox | 8:00PM | 2,408,000 | 2,508,000 | (100,000) | 0.61 | 0.65 | (0.04) | REPEAT |
The Originals | CW | 8:00PM | 1,254,000 | 1,403,000 | (149,000) | 0.54 | 0.55 | (0.01) | |
Mike & Molly | CBS | 8:30PM | 8,568,000 | 8,796,000 | (228,000) | 1.95 | 2.05 | (0.10) | |
Scorpion | CBS | 9:00PM | 6,455,000 | 10,590,000 | (4,135,000) | 1.27 | 2.01 | (0.74) | REPEAT |
The Following | Fox | 9:00PM | 3,533,000 | 3,509,000 | 24,000 | 1.14 | 1.07 | 0.07 | |
Jane the Virgin | CW | 9:00PM | 1,103,000 | 1,262,000 | (159,000) | 0.47 | 0.47 | - | |
NCIS LA | CBS | 10:00PM | 6,214,000 | 10,722,000 | (4,508,000) | 1.05 | 1.77 | (0.72) | REPEAT |
Castle | ABC | 10:00PM | 8,936,000 | 9,682,000 | (746,000) | 1.53 | 2.69 | (1.16) | vs. Bach Spcl |
Night Shift | NBC | 10:00PM | 5,362,000 | 5,446,000 | (84,000) | 1.35 | 1.29 | 0.06 | |
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 | 10,000,000 | 16,219,000 | (6,219,000) | 1.08 | 2.21 | (1.13) | REPEAT |
Fresh off the Boat | ABC | 8:00PM | 3,800,000 | 5,078,000 | (1,278,000) | 0.99 | 1.57 | (0.58) | REPEAT |
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 12,823,000 | 13,725,000 | (902,000) | 3.22 | 3.78 | (0.56) | vs. 8-10P |
Hell's Kitchen | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,794,000 | 3,519,000 | 275,000 | 1.34 | 1.30 | 0.04 | |
The Flash | CW | 8:00PM | 3,692,000 | 1,293,000 | 2,399,000 | 1.31 | 0.36 | 0.95 | vs. REPEAT |
Repeat After Me | ABC | 8:30PM | 2,518,000 | 3,463,000 | (945,000) | 0.65 | 1.14 | (0.49) | REPEAT |
NCIS: New Orleans | CBS | 9:00PM | 9,494,000 | 12,612,000 | (3,118,000) | 1.11 | 1.65 | (0.54) | REPEAT |
Marvel's Agents of SHIELD | ABC | 9:00PM | 4,338,000 | 3,799,000 | 539,000 | 1.56 | 1.46 | 0.10 | |
Undateable | NBC | 9:00PM | 6,428,000 | 6,428,000 | 1.92 | 1.92 | PREMIERE | ||
New Girl | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,547,000 | 1,382,000 | 165,000 | 0.63 | 0.66 | (0.03) | REPEAT |
iZombie | CW | 9:00PM | 2,286,000 | 806,000 | 1,480,000 | 0.83 | 0.26 | 0.57 | PREMIERE vs. Supernatural(R) |
One Big Happy | NBC | 9:30PM | 5,471,000 | 5,471,000 | 1.65 | 1.65 | PREMIERE | ||
Mindy Project | Fox | 9:30PM | 1,999,000 | 1,762,000 | 237,000 | 0.91 | 0.91 | - | |
Person of Interest | CBS | 10:00PM | 5,694,000 | 8,671,000 | (2,977,000) | 0.92 | 1.45 | (0.53) | REPEAT |
Forever | ABC | 10:00PM | 2,827,000 | 3,028,000 | (201,000) | 0.67 | 0.74 | (0.07) | REPEAT |
Chicago Fire | NBC | 10:00PM | 6,958,000 | 8,569,000 | (1,611,000) | 1.59 | 2.12 | (0.53) | |
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 | 9,617,000 | 9,255,000 | 362,000 | 2.26 | 2.19 | 0.07 | 8-10P vs. 8-9P |
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | 5,130,000 | 4,643,000 | 487,000 | 1.22 | 1.19 | 0.03 | REPEAT vs. Goldbergs(R) |
Mysteries of Laura | NBC | 8:00PM | 4,374,000 | 4,803,000 | (429,000) | 0.64 | 0.76 | (0.12) | REPEAT |
Empire | Fox | 8:00PM | 15,820,000 | 9,709,000 | 6,111,000 | 6.14 | 2.38 | 3.76 | vs. Idol |
Arrow | CW | 8:00PM | 2,556,000 | 1,112,000 | 1,444,000 | 0.86 | 0.34 | 0.52 | vs. REPEAT |
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:30PM | 4,499,000 | 4,285,000 | 214,000 | 1.28 | 1.21 | 0.07 | REPEAT |
Criminal Minds | CBS | 9:00PM | 10,319,000 | (10,319,000) | 2.06 | (2.06) | |||
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | 5,459,000 | 5,159,000 | 300,000 | 1.51 | 1.49 | 0.02 | REPEAT |
Law & Order: SVU | NBC | 9:00PM | 4,799,000 | 3,664,000 | 1,135,000 | 0.81 | 0.75 | 0.06 | REPEAT |
Empire | Fox | 9:00PM | 17,624,000 | 14,924,000 | 2,700,000 | 6.89 | 5.79 | 1.10 | FINALE |
Supernatural | CW | 9:00PM | 1,728,000 | 1,341,000 | 387,000 | 0.65 | 0.44 | 0.21 | vs. 100 |
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | 4,424,000 | 4,594,000 | (170,000) | 1.25 | 1.46 | (0.21) | REPEAT |
CSI: Cyber | CBS | 10:00PM | 7,962,000 | 9,706,000 | (1,744,000) | 1.40 | 1.74 | (0.34) | |
Untold Story Sound of Music | ABC | 10:00PM | 7,299,000 | 2,619,000 | 4,680,000 | 1.37 | 0.63 | 0.74 | vs. American Crime(R) |
Chicago P.D. | NBC | 10:00PM | 4,247,000 | 4,748,000 | (501,000) | 0.89 | 0.88 | 0.01 | 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 | ||||
NCAA Basketball | CBS | 7:00PM | 5,514,000 | 5,514,000 | 1.59 | 1.59 | 7-953P | ||
The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 8:00PM | 16,128,000 | (16,128,000) | 4.38 | (4.38) | |||
Grey's Anatomy | ABC | 8:00PM | 7,730,000 | 7,403,000 | 327,000 | 2.08 | 2.11 | (0.03) | |
Dateline | NBC | 8:00PM | 6,471,000 | 4,513,000 | 1,958,000 | 1.23 | 0.86 | 0.37 | |
American Idol | Fox | 8:00PM | 8,512,000 | 8,324,000 | 188,000 | 1.80 | 1.76 | 0.04 | 8-10P |
The Vampire Diaries | CW | 8:00PM | 1,593,000 | 1,299,000 | 294,000 | 0.68 | 0.64 | 0.04 | |
The Odd Couple | CBS | 8:30PM | 10,238,000 | (10,238,000) | 2.46 | (2.46) | |||
The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 9:00PM | 9,392,000 | (9,392,000) | 2.15 | (2.15) | |||
Scandal | ABC | 9:00PM | 7,791,000 | 8,247,000 | (456,000) | 2.36 | 2.65 | (0.29) | |
Blacklist | NBC | 9:00PM | 8,636,000 | 7,490,000 | 1,146,000 | 1.82 | 1.74 | 0.08 | |
Backstrom | Fox | 9:00PM | - | - | |||||
Reign | CW | 9:00PM | 1,044,000 | 965,000 | 79,000 | 0.35 | 0.36 | (0.01) | |
Mom | CBS | 9:30PM | 9,087,000 | (9,087,000) | 2.23 | (2.23) | |||
NCAA In Between | CBS | 9:53PM | 6,066,000 | 6,066,000 | 1.80 | 1.80 | 953-1007P | ||
NCAA Basketball | CBS | 10:07PM | 5,460,000 | 5,460,000 | 1.81 | 1.81 | 1007P-1235A | ||
Elementary | CBS | 10:00PM | 7,577,000 | (7,577,000) | 1.42 | (1.42) | |||
American Crime | ABC | 10:00PM | 5,542,000 | 5,756,000 | (214,000) | 1.20 | 1.41 | (0.21) | |
The Slap | NBC | 10:00PM | 3,181,000 | 2,737,000 | 444,000 | 0.65 | 0.57 | 0.08 | |
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 | ||||
NCAA Basketball | CBS | 7:00PM | 4,147,000 | 4,147,000 | 1.20 | 1.20 | |||
The Amazing Race | CBS | 8:00PM | 6,287,000 | (6,287,000) | 1.34 | (1.34) | |||
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | 7,056,000 | 6,938,000 | 118,000 | 1.30 | 1.23 | 0.07 | |
Grimm | NBC | 8:00PM | 4,905,000 | 2,528,000 | 2,377,000 | 1.10 | 0.51 | 0.59 | vs. REPEAT |
Glee | Fox | 8:00PM | 2,695,000 | 2,695,000 | - | 0.80 | 0.79 | 0.01 | vs. Falls |
Hart of Dixie | CW | 8:00PM | 1,363,000 | 712,000 | 651,000 | 0.21 | (0.21) | vs. REPEAT | |
Cristela | ABC | 8:30PM | 5,466,000 | 5,044,000 | 422,000 | 1.00 | 0.91 | 0.09 | |
Hawaii Five-0 | CBS | 9:00PM | 9,383,000 | (9,383,000) | 1.20 | (1.20) | |||
Shark Tank | ABC | 9:00PM | 7,455,000 | 7,236,000 | 219,000 | 1.80 | 1.76 | 0.04 | |
Dateline | NBC | 9:00PM | 6,719,000 | 5,605,000 | 1,114,000 | 1.30 | 1.25 | 0.05 | 9-11P |
Glee | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,526,000 | 2,017,000 | 509,000 | 0.70 | 0.69 | 0.01 | FINALE |
iZombie | CW | 9:00PM | 1,283,000 | 673,000 | 610,000 | 0.40 | 0.15 | 0.25 | REPEAT vs. Commercials(R) |
NCAA In Between | CBS | 9:30PM | 3,335,000 | 3,335,000 | 1.10 | 1.10 | |||
NCAA Basketball | CBS | 10:00PM | 3,539,000 | 3,539,000 | 1.20 | 1.20 | |||
Blue Bloods | CBS | 10:00PM | 11,074,000 | (11,074,000) | 1.37 | (1.37) | |||
20/20 | ABC | 10:00PM | 5,131,000 | 4,867,000 | 264,000 | 1.10 | 1.06 | 0.04 | |
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 | ||||
NCAA Basketball | CBS | 8:00PM | 4,270,000 | 4,270,000 | 1.40 | 1.40 | |||
Crimetime Saturday | CBS | 8:00PM | 3,258,000 | (3,258,000) | 0.47 | (0.47) | |||
Secrets and Lies | ABC | 8:00PM | 1,940,000 | 3,107,000 | (1,167,000) | 0.20 | 0.56 | (0.36) | REPEAT vs. 20/20 |
NBC Movie Fast Five | NBC | 8:00PM | 2,900,000 | 2,900,000 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 8-11P | ||
Dateline Mystery | NBC | 8:00PM | 4,385,000 | (4,385,000) | 0.76 | (0.76) | |||
Backstrom | Fox | 8:00PM | 1,540,000 | 1,540,000 | 0.40 | 0.40 | REPEAT | ||
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:00PM | 1,067,000 | (1,067,000) | 0.29 | (0.29) | |||
Last Man on Earth | Fox | 8:30PM | 1,082,000 | (1,082,000) | 0.27 | (0.27) | |||
48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 9:00PM | 2,943,000 | (2,943,000) | 0.52 | (0.52) | |||
In An Instant | ABC | 9:00PM | 4,410,000 | 3,596,000 | 814,000 | 0.60 | 0.62 | (0.02) | 9-11P |
Sleepy Hollow | Fox | 9:00PM | 970,000 | 897,000 | 73,000 | 0.20 | 0.22 | (0.02) | REPEAT |
48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 10:00PM | 3,650,000 | 4,574,000 | (924,000) | 1.00 | 0.71 | 0.29 | |
SNL(R) | NBC | 10:00PM | 3,064,000 | (3,064,000) | 0.81 | (0.81) |
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 26 (Mar 16-22) 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 |
Mike & Molly | CBS | 8:30PM | Mon | 8,568,000 | 1.95 | |
Undateable | NBC | 9:00PM | Tue | 6,428,000 | 1.92 | PREMIERE |
The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 8:00PM | Mon | 8,402,000 | 1.75 | REPEAT |
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | Sun | 3,449,000 | 1.67 | |
One Big Happy | NBC | 9:30PM | Tue | 5,471,000 | 1.65 | PREMIERE |
The Last Man on Earth | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | 3,759,000 | 1.56 | |
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | Wed | 5,459,000 | 1.51 | REPEAT |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | Sun | 3,587,000 | 1.46 | |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | Sun | 2,961,000 | 1.37 | |
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | Fri | 7,056,000 | 1.3 | |
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:30PM | Wed | 4,499,000 | 1.28 | REPEAT |
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | Wed | 4,424,000 | 1.25 | REPEAT |
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | Wed | 5,130,000 | 1.22 | REPEAT |
Cristela | ABC | 8:30PM | Fri | 5,466,000 | 1.0 | |
Fresh off the Boat | ABC | 8:00PM | Tue | 3,800,000 | 0.99 | REPEAT |
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 7:30PM | Sun | 2,237,000 | 0.99 | |
The Mindy Project | Fox | 9:30PM | Tue | 1,999,000 | 0.91 | |
Animation Domination | Fox | 7:00PM | Sun | 2,173,000 | 0.70 | REPEAT |
New Girl | Fox | 9:00PM | Tue | 1,547,000 | 0.63 | REPEAT |
The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 8:00PM | Thu | preempted | ||
The Odd Couple | CBS | 8:30PM | Thu | preempted | ||
Mom | CBS | 9:30PM | Thu | preempted | ||
The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 9:00PM | Thu | preempted | ||
2 Broke Girls | CBS | 8:00PM | Mon | preempted | ||
The Last Man on Earth | Fox | 8:30PM | Sat | preempted | ||
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:00PM | Sat | 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 | ||
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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