Sunday, March 29, 2015
Week 27 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did
Total Viewers: #1. CBS 9.848 million (+27% from first four nights week 26); #2. ABC 7.438 million (+4%); #3. NBC 7.201 million (-2%); #4. Fox 4.956 million (-36%); #5. The CW 1.554 million (-19%).
Adults 18-49: #1. CBS 2.02/7 rating/share (+25% in rating from first four nights week 26); #2. NBC 1.71/6 (-1%); #3. ABC 1.69/5 (+10%); #4. Fox 1.27/4 (-50%) #5. The CW 0.57/2 (-20%)
We have the final ratings for Week 26 (3/16/15-3/22/15 LIVE+SD). Among Adults 18-49, Fox won the week with a 1.78 rating, boosted by the Empire finale. Then we had CBS at 1.53, followed by NBC at a 1.38, while ABC trailed with a 1.35. For Total Viewers, CBS was first with 7.219 million, followed by ABC with 6.251 million, then it was NBC's 6.063 million and Fox trailed with 5.327 million.
For season to-date (9/22/14-3/26/15 LIVE+SD), among Adults 18-49 we have NBC on top with a 2.21 rating, followed by CBS with a 1.86, Fox is third with a 1.67 and ABC with a 1.64. In Total Viewers, it is CBS on top with 9.621 million, then NBC with 7.962 million, ABC is next with 6.433 million and Fox with 5.175 million.
Back to week 27 (Mar. 23-29), 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 27 (Mar 23-29) Analysis | |||||||||
Last Sunday (Mar. 22) | (Week 26) | 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 | 7:35PM | 11,581,000 | 11,493,000 | 88,000 | 1.72 | 1.47 | 0.25 | |
America's Funniest Home Videos | ABC | 7:00PM | 6,449,000 | 5,999,000 | 450,000 | 1.36 | 1.32 | 0.04 | |
The Voice | NBC | 7:00PM | 3,598,000 | 3,380,000 | 218,000 | 0.77 | 0.75 | 0.02 | REPEAT 7-9P |
The Simpsons | Fox | 7:13PM | 2,300,000 | 2,173,000 | 127,000 | 0.82 | 0.70 | 0.12 | REPEAT |
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 7:30PM | 2,207,000 | 2,237,000 | (30,000) | 0.97 | 0.99 | (0.02) | |
Madam Secretary | CBS | 8:35PM | 10,786,000 | 11,262,000 | (476,000) | 1.30 | 1.16 | 0.14 | |
Once Upon a Time | ABC | 8:00PM | 5,793,000 | 5,882,000 | (89,000) | 1.88 | 1.80 | 0.08 | |
Family Guy | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,129,000 | 3,129,000 | 1.30 | 1.30 | REPEAT 8-9P | ||
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,587,000 | (3,587,000) | 1.46 | (1.46) | |||
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | 2,961,000 | (2,961,000) | 1.37 | (1.37) | |||
The Good Wife | CBS | 9:35PM | 8,432,000 | 8,852,000 | (420,000) | 0.99 | 0.96 | 0.03 | |
Secrets and Lies | ABC | 9:00PM | 5,563,000 | 5,451,000 | 112,000 | 1.47 | 1.37 | 0.10 | |
Dateline Sunday | NBC | 9:00PM | 5,403,000 | 5,082,000 | 321,000 | 1.16 | 0.93 | 0.23 | 9-11P |
Last Man on Earth | Fox | 9:00PM | 4,548,000 | 3,449,000 | 1,099,000 | 1.90 | 1.67 | 0.23 | vs. Family Guy |
Last Man on Earth | Fox | 9:30PM | 4,230,000 | 3,759,000 | 471,000 | 1.65 | 1.56 | 0.09 | |
Battle Creek | CBS | 10:35PM | 6,054,000 | 6,788,000 | (734,000) | 0.81 | 0.86 | (0.05) | |
Revenge | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,420,000 | 4,783,000 | (363,000) | 1.07 | 1.06 | 0.01 | |
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 | ||||
2 Broke Girls | CBS | 8:00PM | 7,260,000 | 8,402,000 | (1,142,000) | 1.94 | 1.75 | 0.19 | vs. Bang(R) |
Dancing w/the Stars | ABC | 8:00PM | 13,849,000 | 14,162,000 | (313,000) | 2.04 | 2.07 | (0.03) | 8-10P |
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 12,204,000 | 12,569,000 | (365,000) | 3.37 | 3.37 | - | 8-10P |
The Following | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,927,000 | 2,408,000 | 1,519,000 | 1.25 | 0.61 | 0.64 | vs. Gotham(R) |
The Originals | CW | 8:00PM | 726,000 | 1,254,000 | (528,000) | 0.23 | 0.54 | (0.31) | REPEAT |
Mike & Molly | CBS | 8:30PM | 7,770,000 | 8,568,000 | (798,000) | 1.86 | 1.95 | (0.09) | |
Scorpion | CBS | 9:00PM | 9,704,000 | 6,455,000 | 3,249,000 | 2.05 | 1.27 | 0.78 | vs. REPEAT |
The Following | Fox | 9:00PM | 3,749,000 | 3,533,000 | 216,000 | 1.17 | 1.14 | 0.03 | |
Jane the Virgin | CW | 9:00PM | 517,000 | 1,103,000 | (586,000) | 0.18 | 0.47 | (0.29) | REPEAT |
NCIS LA | CBS | 10:00PM | 9,388,000 | 6,214,000 | 3,174,000 | 1.58 | 1.05 | 0.53 | vs. REPEAT |
Castle | ABC | 10:00PM | 8,040,000 | 8,936,000 | (896,000) | 1.44 | 1.53 | (0.09) | |
Night Shift | NBC | 10:00PM | 5,438,000 | 5,362,000 | 76,000 | 1.50 | 1.35 | 0.15 | |
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 | 16,234,000 | 10,000,000 | 6,234,000 | 2.19 | 1.08 | 1.11 | vs. REPEAT |
Fresh off the Boat | ABC | 8:00PM | 4,917,000 | 3,800,000 | 1,117,000 | 1.44 | 0.99 | 0.45 | vs. REPEAT |
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 11,619,000 | 12,823,000 | (1,204,000) | 2.83 | 3.22 | (0.39) | |
Hell's Kitchen | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,774,000 | 3,794,000 | (20,000) | 1.30 | 1.34 | (0.04) | |
The Flash | CW | 8:00PM | 3,326,000 | 3,692,000 | (366,000) | 1.18 | 1.31 | (0.13) | |
Repeat After Me | ABC | 8:30PM | 3,529,000 | 2,518,000 | 1,011,000 | 1.02 | 0.65 | 0.37 | vs. REPEAT |
NCIS: New Orleans | CBS | 9:00PM | 14,418,000 | 9,494,000 | 4,924,000 | 1.85 | 1.11 | 0.74 | vs. REPEAT |
Marvel's Agents of SHIELD | ABC | 9:00PM | 4,288,000 | 4,338,000 | (50,000) | 1.54 | 1.56 | (0.02) | |
Undateable | NBC | 9:00PM | 5,176,000 | 6,428,000 | (1,252,000) | 1.50 | 1.92 | (0.42) | |
New Girl | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,635,000 | 1,547,000 | 88,000 | 0.64 | 0.63 | 0.01 | REPEAT |
iZombie | CW | 9:00PM | 1,990,000 | 2,286,000 | (296,000) | 0.72 | 0.83 | (0.11) | |
One Big Happy | NBC | 9:30PM | 3,794,000 | 5,471,000 | (1,677,000) | 1.16 | 1.65 | (0.49) | |
Mindy Project | Fox | 9:30PM | 2,053,000 | 1,999,000 | 54,000 | 0.85 | 0.91 | (0.06) | |
Person of Interest | CBS | 10:00PM | 9,149,000 | 5,694,000 | 3,455,000 | 1.46 | 0.92 | 0.54 | vs. REPEAT |
Forever | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,421,000 | 2,827,000 | 1,594,000 | 0.94 | 0.67 | 0.27 | vs. REPEAT |
Night Shift | NBC | 10:00PM | 4,035,000 | 6,958,000 | (2,923,000) | 1.00 | 1.59 | (0.59) | 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 | 9,644,000 | 9,617,000 | 27,000 | 2.25 | 2.26 | (0.01) | 8-9P vs 8-10P |
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | 7,337,000 | 5,130,000 | 2,207,000 | 1.86 | 1.22 | 0.64 | vs. REPEAT |
Mysteries of Laura | NBC | 8:00PM | 6,423,000 | 4,374,000 | 2,049,000 | 1.04 | 0.64 | 0.40 | vs. REPEAT |
American Idol | Fox | 8:00PM | 8,463,000 | 8,463,000 | 1.75 | 1.75 | 8-10P | ||
Empire | Fox | 8:00PM | 15,820,000 | (15,820,000) | 6.14 | (6.14) | |||
Arrow | CW | 8:00PM | 2,857,000 | 2,556,000 | 301,000 | 1.05 | 0.86 | 0.19 | |
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:30PM | 6,765,000 | 4,499,000 | 2,266,000 | 2.09 | 1.28 | 0.81 | vs. REPEAT |
Criminal Minds | CBS | 9:00PM | 10,078,000 | 10,078,000 | 2.08 | 2.08 | |||
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | 8,710,000 | 5,459,000 | 3,251,000 | 2.88 | 1.51 | 1.37 | vs. REPEAT |
Law & Order: SVU | NBC | 9:00PM | 5,918,000 | 4,799,000 | 1,119,000 | 1.27 | 0.81 | 0.46 | vs. REPEAT |
Empire | Fox | 9:00PM | 17,624,000 | (17,624,000) | 6.89 | (6.89) | |||
Supernatural | CW | 9:00PM | 1,699,000 | 1,728,000 | (29,000) | 0.73 | 0.65 | 0.08 | |
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | 6,430,000 | 4,424,000 | 2,006,000 | 2.06 | 1.25 | 0.81 | vs. REPEAT |
CSI: Cyber | CBS | 10:00PM | 8,160,000 | 7,962,000 | 198,000 | 1.44 | 1.40 | 0.04 | |
Nashville On the Record 2 | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,022,000 | 7,299,000 | (3,277,000) | 0.78 | 1.37 | (0.59) | vs. 20/20 Sound of Music |
Chicago P.D. | NBC | 10:00PM | 6,335,000 | 4,247,000 | 2,088,000 | 1.48 | 0.89 | 0.59 | 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 | ||||
NCAA Basketball | CBS | 7:00PM | 6,955,000 | 5,514,000 | 1,441,000 | 1.91 | 1.59 | 0.32 | 7-925P |
The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 8:00PM | - | - | |||||
Grey's Anatomy | ABC | 8:00PM | 8,182,000 | 7,730,000 | 452,000 | 2.25 | 2.08 | 0.17 | |
Dateline | NBC | 8:00PM | 6,218,000 | 6,471,000 | (253,000) | 1.02 | 1.23 | (0.21) | |
Bones | Fox | 8:00PM | 5,841,000 | 5,841,000 | 1.30 | 1.30 | |||
American Idol | Fox | 8:00PM | 8,512,000 | (8,512,000) | 1.80 | (1.80) | |||
The Vampire Diaries | CW | 8:00PM | 646,000 | 1,593,000 | (947,000) | 0.25 | 0.68 | (0.43) | REPEAT |
The Odd Couple | CBS | 8:30PM | - | - | |||||
The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 9:00PM | - | - | |||||
Scandal | ABC | 9:00PM | 8,063,000 | 7,791,000 | 272,000 | 2.33 | 2.36 | (0.03) | |
Blacklist | NBC | 9:00PM | 8,122,000 | 8,636,000 | (514,000) | 1.59 | 1.82 | (0.23) | |
Backstrom | Fox | 9:00PM | 3,585,000 | 3,585,000 | 0.89 | 0.89 | |||
Reign | CW | 9:00PM | 675,000 | 1,044,000 | (369,000) | 0.23 | 0.35 | (0.12) | REPEAT |
NCAA In Between | CBS | 9:25PM | 4,782,000 | 6,066,000 | (1,284,000) | 1.44 | 1.80 | (0.36) | 925-939P |
Mom | CBS | 9:30PM | - | - | |||||
NCAA Basketball | CBS | 9:39PM | 8,040,000 | 5,460,000 | 2,580,000 | 2.69 | 1.81 | 0.88 | 939P-1206A |
Elementary | CBS | 10:00PM | - | - | |||||
American Crime | ABC | 10:00PM | 5,559,000 | 5,542,000 | 17,000 | 1.25 | 1.20 | 0.05 | |
The Slap | NBC | 10:00PM | 3,215,000 | 3,181,000 | 34,000 | 0.67 | 0.65 | 0.02 | |
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 | 6,171,000 | 3,624,000 | 2,547,000 | 1.80 | 0.93 | 0.87 | |
The Amazing Race | CBS | 8:00PM | - | - | |||||
Cristela | ABC | 8:00PM | 4,462,000 | 6,968,000 | (2,506,000) | 0.80 | 1.26 | (0.46) | vs. Last Man |
Grimm | NBC | 8:00PM | 4,935,000 | 4,780,000 | 155,000 | 1.00 | 1.10 | (0.10) | |
Fox Movie: Grown Ups | Fox | 8:00PM | 2,985,000 | 2,985,000 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 8-10P | ||
Glee | Fox | 8:00PM | 2,690,000 | (2,690,000) | 0.83 | (0.83) | vs. Falls | ||
Hart of Dixie | CW | 8:00PM | 1,375,000 | 1,082,000 | 293,000 | 0.40 | 0.36 | 0.04 | FINALE |
Cristela | ABC | 8:30PM | 4,183,000 | 5,265,000 | (1,082,000) | 0.80 | 1.00 | (0.20) | |
Hawaii Five-0 | CBS | 9:00PM | - | - | |||||
Shark Tank | ABC | 9:00PM | 5,084,000 | 7,501,000 | (2,417,000) | 1.10 | 1.80 | (0.70) | REPEAT |
Dateline | NBC | 9:00PM | 5,733,000 | 6,821,000 | (1,088,000) | 1.00 | 1.28 | (0.28) | 9-11P |
Glee | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,538,000 | (2,538,000) | 0.74 | (0.74) | |||
iZombie | CW | 9:00PM | 754,000 | 959,000 | (205,000) | 0.30 | 0.32 | (0.02) | REPEAT |
NCAA In Between | CBS | 9:30PM | 5,383,000 | 3,210,000 | 2,173,000 | 1.60 | 1.07 | 0.53 | |
NCAA Basketball | CBS | 10:00PM | 7,259,000 | 3,836,000 | 3,423,000 | 2.40 | 1.35 | 1.05 | |
Blue Bloods | CBS | 10:00PM | - | - | |||||
20/20 | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,892,000 | 4,995,000 | (103,000) | 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 | ||||
Crimetime Saturday | CBS | 8:00PM | 3,650,000 | 3,650,000 | 0.40 | 0.40 | REPEAT | ||
NCAA Basketball | CBS | 8:00PM | 4,840,000 | (4,840,000) | 1.64 | (1.64) | |||
Shark Tank | ABC | 8:00PM | 2,650,000 | 1,948,000 | 702,000 | 0.50 | 0.22 | 0.28 | REPEAT vs. Secrets(R) |
NBC Movie Fast Five | NBC | 8:00PM | 2,937,000 | (2,937,000) | 0.68 | (0.68) | |||
Dateline Mystery | NBC | 8:00PM | - | - | |||||
Backstrom | Fox | 8:00PM | 1,410,000 | 1,572,000 | (162,000) | 0.40 | 0.35 | 0.05 | REPEAT |
Crimetime Saturday | CBS | 9:00PM | 4,130,000 | 4,130,000 | 0.70 | 0.70 | REPEAT | ||
In An Instant | ABC | 9:00PM | 3,380,000 | 4,426,000 | (1,046,000) | 0.70 | 0.65 | 0.05 | 9-11P |
Hell's Kitchen | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,040,000 | 904,000 | 136,000 | 0.30 | 0.22 | 0.08 | REPEAT vs. Sleepy(R) |
48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 10:00PM | 4,680,000 | 3,648,000 | 1,032,000 | 0.70 | 0.83 | (0.13) | REPEAT |
SNL(R) | NBC | 10:00PM | 2,230,000 | 2,230,000 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 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 27 (Mar 23-29) 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 |
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | Wed | 8,710,000 | 2.88 | |
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:30PM | Wed | 6,765,000 | 2.09 | |
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | Wed | 6,430,000 | 2.06 | |
2 Broke Girls | CBS | 8:00PM | Mon | 7,260,000 | 1.94 | |
The Last Man on Earth | Fox | 8:00PM | Sun | 4,548,000 | 1.90 | |
Mike & Molly | CBS | 8:30PM | Mon | 7,770,000 | 1.86 | |
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | Wed | 7,337,000 | 1.86 | |
The Last Man on Earth | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | 4,230,000 | 1.65 | |
Undateable | NBC | 9:00PM | Tue | 5,176,000 | 1.50 | |
Fresh off the Boat | ABC | 8:00PM | Tue | 4,917,000 | 1.44 | |
Family Guy | Fox | 8:00PM | Sun | 3,129,000 | 1.30 | REPEAT 8-9P |
One Big Happy | NBC | 9:30PM | Tue | 3,794,000 | 1.16 | |
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 7:30PM | Sun | 2,207,000 | 0.97 | |
The Mindy Project | Fox | 9:30PM | Tue | 2,053,000 | 0.85 | |
Animation Domination | Fox | 7:00PM | Sun | 2,300,000 | 0.82 | REPEAT |
Cristela | ABC | 8:30PM | Fri | 4,183,000 | 0.8 | |
Cristela | ABC | 8:00PM | Fri | 4,462,000 | 0.8 | preempted |
New Girl | Fox | 9:00PM | Tue | 1,635,000 | 0.64 | REPEAT |
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | Sun | preempted | ||
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | Sun | preempted | ||
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | Sun | preempted | ||
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | Fri | preempted | ||
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 | ||
Marry Me | NBC | 9:00PM | Tue | preempted | ||
About a Boy | NBC | 9:30PM | Tue | preempted | ||
Fresh off the Boat | ABC | 8:30PM | Tue | preempted | ||
Weird Loners | Fox | 9:30PM | Tue | premieres 3/31 | ||
The McCarthys | CBS | 9:30PM | Thu | canceled | ||
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 | ||
Mulaney | Fox | 7:00PM | Sun | completed | ||
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
Sitcoms Airing Tonight
Friday, September 22
none scheduled
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of September 18)
Friday, September 22
- Kathryn Newton (Gary Unmarried) - Watch Kathryn on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Ralph Harris (On Our Own) and Jimmie "JJ" Walker (Good Times/At Ease/Bustin' Loose) - Ralph and Jimmie are guests on repeats of Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen on CBS between 12:37-1:37am.
- Alfonso Ribeiro (In the House/The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air/Silver Spoons) - Alfonso is a guest on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your listings.
- Sam Jay (Bust Down) - Sam appears on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York at 8:50am.
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07/25 - Superstore - The Complete Series
08/22 - Back to Life - Season 1 / Season 2
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09/05 - Young Sheldon - The Complete Sixth Season
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