Sunday, April 26, 2015
Week 31 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did
Total Viewers: #1. CBS 9.410 million (-8% from first four nights week 30); #2. ABC 7.506 million (+10%); #3. NBC 6.661 million (+11%); #4. Fox 4.397 million (-4%); #5. The CW 1.805 million (+2%).
Adults 18-49: #1. ABC 1.78/6 rating/share (+7% in rating from first four nights week 30); #2. CBS 1.74/6 (-9%); #3. NBC 1.45/5 (+5%); #4. Fox 1.16/4 (+3%) #5. The CW 0.68/2 (-1%)
We have the final ratings for Week 30 (4/13/15-4/19/15 LIVE+SD). Among Adults 18-49, CBS won the week with a 1.80 rating helped by the ACM Awards. Then we had ABC at 1.43 followed by NBC at a 1.13, while Fox trailed with a only a 1.06 rating. For Total Viewers, CBS was first with 9.626 million, followed by ABC with 6.087 million, then it was NBC's 5.043 million and Fox trailed with 3.587 million.
For season to-date (9/22/14-4/23/15 LIVE+SD), among Adults 18-49 we have NBC on top with a 2.09 rating, followed by CBS with a 1.84, ABC in third with a 1.61 and Fox sliding to a 1.58. In Total Viewers, it is CBS on top with 9.568 million, then NBC with 7.656 million, ABC is next with 6.386 million and Fox with 4.952 million.
Back to week 31 (April 20-26), 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 31 (April 20-26) Analysis | |||||||||
Last Sunday (April 19) | (Week 30) | 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 | 9,999,000 | 12,598,000 | (2,599,000) | 1.18 | 1.85 | (0.67) | |
America's Funniest Home Videos | ABC | 7:00PM | 6,434,000 | 5,468,000 | 966,000 | 1.37 | 1.05 | 0.32 | |
Dateline Sunday | NBC | 7:00PM | 4,339,000 | 3,439,000 | 900,000 | 0.76 | 0.56 | 0.20 | |
The Simpsons | Fox | 7:00PM | 1,878,000 | 1,523,000 | 355,000 | 0.68 | 0.57 | 0.11 | REPEAT |
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 7:30PM | 1,894,000 | 1,520,000 | 374,000 | 0.84 | 0.70 | 0.14 | REPEAT |
ACM Awards | CBS | 8:00PM | 15,978,000 | 15,978,000 | 3.65 | 3.65 | 8-11P | ||
Madam Secretary | CBS | 8:00PM | 11,391,000 | (11,391,000) | 1.42 | (1.42) | |||
Once Upon a Time | ABC | 8:00PM | 5,116,000 | 5,173,000 | (57,000) | 1.66 | 1.63 | 0.03 | |
A.D. Bible Continues | NBC | 8:00PM | 4,005,000 | 4,736,000 | (731,000) | 0.58 | 0.94 | (0.36) | REPEAT |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,233,000 | 2,160,000 | 1,073,000 | 1.37 | 0.88 | 0.49 | vs. REPEAT |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | 2,003,000 | 3,114,000 | (1,111,000) | 0.89 | 1.48 | (0.59) | REPEAT vs. Family |
The Good Wife | CBS | 9:00PM | 8,745,000 | (8,745,000) | 1.06 | (1.06) | |||
Secrets and Lies | ABC | 9:00PM | 5,127,000 | 4,847,000 | 280,000 | 1.48 | 1.34 | 0.14 | |
A.D. Bible Continues | NBC | 9:00PM | 6,357,000 | 7,754,000 | (1,397,000) | 1.16 | 1.68 | (0.52) | |
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | 3,301,000 | 3,218,000 | 83,000 | 1.65 | 1.32 | 0.33 | vs. Last Man |
Last Man on Earth | Fox | 9:30PM | 3,405,000 | 3,374,000 | 31,000 | 1.38 | 1.31 | 0.07 | |
Battle Creek | CBS | 10:00PM | 6,476,000 | (6,476,000) | 0.75 | (0.75) | |||
Revenge | ABC | 10:00PM | 3,902,000 | 3,842,000 | 60,000 | 1.02 | 0.92 | 0.10 | |
American Odyssey | NBC | 10:00PM | 3,110,000 | 4,049,000 | (939,000) | 0.52 | 0.81 | (0.29) | |
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 | 7,525,000 | 7,067,000 | 458,000 | 2.06 | 1.84 | 0.22 | |
Dancing w/the Stars | ABC | 8:00PM | 13,416,000 | 13,891,000 | (475,000) | 2.07 | 2.17 | (0.10) | 8-10P |
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 10,585,000 | 11,035,000 | (450,000) | 2.61 | 2.89 | (0.28) | 8-10P |
Gotham | Fox | 8:00PM | 4,435,000 | 4,497,000 | (62,000) | 1.56 | 1.53 | 0.03 | |
The Originals | CW | 8:00PM | 1,297,000 | 1,008,000 | 289,000 | 0.53 | 0.44 | 0.09 | |
Mike & Molly | CBS | 8:30PM | 8,134,000 | 7,490,000 | 644,000 | 2.02 | 1.82 | 0.20 | |
Scorpion | CBS | 9:00PM | 10,710,000 | 9,531,000 | 1,179,000 | 2.17 | 1.93 | 0.24 | |
The Following | Fox | 9:00PM | 3,405,000 | 3,462,000 | (57,000) | 1.17 | 1.10 | 0.07 | |
Jane the Virgin | CW | 9:00PM | 1,052,000 | 1,029,000 | 23,000 | 0.42 | 0.42 | - | |
NCIS LA | CBS | 10:00PM | 8,827,000 | 9,361,000 | (534,000) | 1.44 | 1.59 | (0.15) | |
Castle | ABC | 10:00PM | 8,336,000 | 6,003,000 | 2,333,000 | 1.42 | 0.99 | 0.43 | vs. REPEAT |
Night Shift | NBC | 10:00PM | 5,371,000 | 5,524,000 | (153,000) | 1.27 | 1.31 | (0.04) | |
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 | 10,194,000 | 15,841,000 | (5,647,000) | 0.99 | 2.01 | (1.02) | REPEAT |
Fresh off the Boat | ABC | 8:00PM | 5,075,000 | 4,759,000 | 316,000 | 1.50 | 1.46 | 0.04 | FINALE |
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 11,249,000 | 10,695,000 | 554,000 | 2.57 | 2.48 | 0.09 | |
Hell's Kitchen | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,466,000 | 3,627,000 | (161,000) | 1.16 | 1.28 | (0.12) | |
The Flash | CW | 8:00PM | 3,751,000 | 3,671,000 | 80,000 | 1.32 | 1.43 | (0.11) | |
Repeat After Me | ABC | 8:30PM | 3,560,000 | 3,086,000 | 474,000 | 1.14 | 1.04 | 0.10 | FINALE |
NCIS: New Orleans | CBS | 9:00PM | 9,959,000 | 14,401,000 | (4,442,000) | 1.09 | 1.83 | (0.74) | REPEAT |
Marvel's Agents of SHIELD | ABC | 9:00PM | 4,449,000 | 4,040,000 | 409,000 | 1.61 | 1.63 | (0.02) | |
Undateable | NBC | 9:00PM | 4,853,000 | 5,104,000 | (251,000) | 1.36 | 1.49 | (0.13) | |
New Girl | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,359,000 | 1,305,000 | 54,000 | 0.59 | 0.49 | 0.10 | REPEAT |
iZombie | CW | 9:00PM | 1,797,000 | 1,846,000 | (49,000) | 0.62 | 0.76 | (0.14) | |
One Big Happy | NBC | 9:30PM | 3,760,000 | 3,596,900 | 163,100 | 1.11 | 1.11 | - | |
Weird Loners | Fox | 9:30PM | 1,207,000 | 1,388,000 | (181,000) | 0.53 | 0.59 | (0.06) | |
CSI: Cyber | CBS | 10:00PM | 8,422,000 | 9,215,000 | (793,000) | 1.24 | 1.48 | (0.24) | vs. POI |
Forever | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,043,000 | 2,488,000 | 1,555,000 | 0.95 | 0.91 | 0.04 | vs. Kimmel(R) |
Chicago Fire | NBC | 10:00PM | 6,716,000 | 4,239,000 | 2,477,000 | 1.58 | 0.93 | 0.65 | 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 | ||||
Survivor | CBS | 8:00PM | 10,192,000 | 9,571,000 | 621,000 | 2.45 | 2.22 | 0.23 | |
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | 7,820,000 | 7,515,000 | 305,000 | 1.81 | 1.97 | (0.16) | |
Mysteries of Laura | NBC | 8:00PM | 6,414,000 | 4,574,000 | 1,840,000 | 0.97 | 0.75 | 0.22 | vs. REPEAT |
American Idol | Fox | 8:00PM | 7,465,000 | 7,628,000 | (163,000) | 1.54 | 1.43 | 0.11 | 8-10P |
Arrow | CW | 8:00PM | 2,717,000 | 2,467,000 | 250,000 | 0.95 | 0.91 | 0.04 | |
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:30PM | 7,161,000 | 6,871,000 | 290,000 | 2.11 | 2.18 | (0.07) | |
Criminal Minds | CBS | 9:00PM | 10,060,000 | 10,374,000 | (314,000) | 2.01 | 2.09 | (0.08) | |
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | 8,850,000 | 5,941,000 | 2,909,000 | 2.96 | 1.78 | 1.18 | vs. REPEAT |
Law & Order: SVU | NBC | 9:00PM | 3,835,000 | 3,982,000 | (147,000) | 0.76 | 0.80 | (0.04) | REPEAT |
Supernatural | CW | 9:00PM | 1,633,000 | 1,757,000 | (124,000) | 0.67 | 0.65 | 0.02 | |
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | 6,572,000 | 5,680,000 | 892,000 | 2.08 | 1.93 | 0.15 | vs. Goldbergs |
CSI: Cyber | CBS | 10:00PM | 8,265,000 | 8,117,000 | 148,000 | 1.50 | 1.45 | 0.05 | |
Nashville | ABC | 10:00PM | 5,316,000 | 4,616,000 | 700,000 | 1.29 | 1.18 | 0.11 | |
Chicago P.D. | NBC | 10:00PM | 4,174,000 | 4,128,000 | 46,000 | 0.88 | 0.79 | 0.09 | 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 | 14,632,000 | 14,820,000 | (188,000) | 3.60 | 3.89 | (0.29) | |
Grey's Anatomy | ABC | 8:00PM | 9,546,000 | 7,599,000 | 1,947,000 | 2.81 | 2.13 | 0.68 | |
Blacklist | NBC | 8:00PM | 3,442,000 | 3,844,000 | (402,000) | 0.48 | 0.67 | (0.19) | REPEAT vs. SVU(R) |
Bones | Fox | 8:00PM | 4,654,000 | 4,882,000 | (228,000) | 0.96 | 0.99 | (0.03) | |
The Vampire Diaries | CW | 8:00PM | 1,366,000 | 1,346,000 | 20,000 | 0.63 | 0.58 | 0.05 | |
The Odd Couple | CBS | 8:30PM | 9,368,000 | 9,624,000 | (256,000) | 2.01 | 2.13 | (0.12) | |
Mom | CBS | 9:00PM | 9,014,000 | 9,604,000 | (590,000) | 1.93 | 2.19 | (0.26) | |
Scandal | ABC | 9:00PM | 7,787,000 | 7,863,000 | (76,000) | 2.29 | 2.42 | (0.13) | |
Blacklist | NBC | 9:00PM | 7,465,000 | 3,322,000 | 4,143,000 | 1.49 | 0.68 | 0.81 | vs. REPEAT |
Backstrom | Fox | 9:00PM | 3,004,000 | 3,393,000 | (389,000) | 0.78 | 0.76 | 0.02 | |
Reign | CW | 9:00PM | 824,000 | 1,006,000 | (182,000) | 0.29 | 0.34 | (0.05) | |
The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 9:30PM | 8,316,000 | 8,591,000 | (275,000) | 1.70 | 1.89 | (0.19) | REPEAT |
Elementary | CBS | 10:00PM | 7,729,000 | 7,561,000 | 168,000 | 1.32 | 1.37 | (0.05) | |
American Crime | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,047,000 | 4,384,000 | (337,000) | 0.92 | 1.06 | (0.14) | |
Dateline | NBC | 10:00PM | 5,666,000 | 5,521,000 | 145,000 | 0.86 | 1.10 | (0.24) | |
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 | 5,921,000 | 5,461,000 | 460,000 | 1.10 | 1.06 | 0.04 | |
Shark Tank | ABC | 8:00PM | 7,788,000 | 7,788,000 | 1.70 | 1.70 | |||
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | 6,159,000 | (6,159,000) | 1.10 | (1.10) | |||
Grimm | NBC | 8:00PM | 4,697,000 | 4,542,000 | 155,000 | 1.00 | 0.98 | 0.02 | |
Fox Movie | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,015,000 | 2,133,000 | 882,000 | 0.90 | 0.57 | 0.33 | 8-10P |
Cedric's Barber Battle | CW | 8:00PM | 1,357,000 | 787,000 | 570,000 | 0.40 | 0.24 | 0.16 | |
Cristela | ABC | 8:30PM | 4,765,000 | (4,765,000) | 0.91 | (0.91) | |||
Whose Line Is It? | CW | 8:30PM | 1,249,000 | 1,070,000 | 179,000 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.01 | |
Hawaii Five-0 | CBS | 9:00PM | 8,280,000 | 5,373,000 | 2,907,000 | 1.10 | 1.10 | - | vs. Race |
20/20 Bruce Jenner | ABC | 9:00PM | 16,863,000 | 16,863,000 | 5.20 | 5.20 | 9-11P | ||
Shark Tank | ABC | 9:00PM | 6,513,000 | (6,513,000) | 1.50 | (1.50) | |||
Dateline | NBC | 9:00PM | 4,331,000 | 4,325,000 | 6,000 | 0.90 | 0.76 | 0.14 | 9-11P vs. 9-10P(R) |
The Messengers | CW | 9:00PM | 1,198,000 | 1,195,000 | 3,000 | 0.40 | 0.28 | 0.12 | |
Blue Bloods | CBS | 10:00PM | 9,752,000 | 5,766,000 | 3,986,000 | 1.00 | 0.61 | 0.39 | vs. REPEAT |
20/20 | ABC | 10:00PM | 5,708,000 | (5,708,000) | 1.22 | (1.22) | |||
Dateline | NBC | 10:00PM | 5,283,000 | (5,283,000) | 1.01 | (1.01) | |||
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 | 3,640,000 | 3,286,000 | 354,000 | 0.50 | 0.34 | 0.16 | REPEAT |
ABC Movie | ABC | 8:00PM | 2,760,000 | 2,760,000 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 8-10P | ||
20/20 Saturday | ABC | 8:00PM | 4,260,000 | (4,260,000) | 0.74 | (0.74) | |||
NHL Stanley Cup | NBC | 8:00PM | 2,690,000 | 2,222,000 | 468,000 | 0.80 | 0.83 | (0.03) | 8-11P |
NASCAR | Fox | 8:00PM | 910,000 | 2,745,000 | (1,835,000) | 0.20 | 1.11 | (0.91) | 8-10P vs. UFC |
Crimetime Saturday | CBS | 9:00PM | 3,740,000 | 4,024,000 | (284,000) | 0.50 | 0.43 | 0.07 | REPEAT |
20/20 Saturday | ABC | 9:00PM | 5,930,000 | (5,930,000) | 1.03 | (1.03) | |||
48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 10:00PM | 5,030,000 | 6,269,000 | (1,239,000) | 0.80 | 0.91 | (0.11) | |
Shark Tank | ABC | 10:00PM | 3,030,000 | 3,505,000 | (475,000) | 0.80 | 0.61 | 0.19 | REPEAT vs. Castle(R) |
SNL(R) | NBC | 10:00PM | - | - |
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 31 (April 20-26) 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 | 14,632,000 | 3.60 | |
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | Wed | 8,850,000 | 2.96 | |
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:30PM | Wed | 7,161,000 | 2.11 | |
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | Wed | 6,572,000 | 2.08 | |
2 Broke Girls | CBS | 8:00PM | Mon | 7,525,000 | 2.06 | |
Mike & Molly | CBS | 8:30PM | Mon | 8,134,000 | 2.02 | |
The Odd Couple | CBS | 8:30PM | Thu | 9,368,000 | 2.01 | |
Mom | CBS | 9:00PM | Thu | 9,014,000 | 1.93 | |
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | Wed | 7,820,000 | 1.81 | |
The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 9:30PM | Thu | 8,316,000 | 1.70 | REPEAT |
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | Sun | 3,301,000 | 1.65 | |
Fresh off the Boat | ABC | 8:00PM | Tue | 5,075,000 | 1.50 | FINALE |
The Last Man on Earth | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | 3,405,000 | 1.38 | |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | Sun | 3,233,000 | 1.37 | |
Undateable | NBC | 9:00PM | Tue | 4,853,000 | 1.36 | |
One Big Happy | NBC | 9:30PM | Tue | 3,760,000 | 1.11 | |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | Sun | 2,003,000 | 0.89 | REPEAT |
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 7:30PM | Sun | 1,894,000 | 0.84 | REPEAT |
Animation Domination | Fox | 7:00PM | Sun | 1,878,000 | 0.68 | REPEAT |
New Girl | Fox | 9:00PM | Tue | 1,359,000 | 0.59 | REPEAT |
Weird Loners | Fox | 9:30PM | Tue | 1,207,000 | 0.53 | |
The Goldbergs | ABC | 9:30PM | Wed | preempted | ||
The Last Man on Earth | Fox | 9:00PM | Sun | preempted | ||
Cristela | ABC | 8:00PM | Fri | preempted | ||
Family Guy | Fox | 8:30PM | Sun | preempted | ||
Marry Me | NBC | 9:00PM | Tue | preempted | ||
About a Boy | NBC | 9:30PM | Tue | preempted | ||
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 | ||
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | Fri | completed | ||
Cristela | ABC | 8:30PM | Fri | completed | ||
The Mindy Project | Fox | 9:30PM | Tue | completed | ||
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 / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Friday, May 16
none scheduled
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of May 12)
Friday, May 16
- Lunell (Lopez) - Watch Luenell on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC. She will also be on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York at 9:39am.
- Benito Skinner (Overcompensating) - Benito appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Mayan Lopez (Lopez vs Lopez) and Jerry O'Connell (We Are Men/Do Not Disturb/Carpoolers/My Secret Identity) - Mayan and Jerry are guests on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Luke Kirby (Étoile) and Gideon Glick (Étoile/The Other Two) - Luke and Gideon talk about Étoile on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
- Stanley Tucci (Central Park) - Stanley talks about his new series Tucci in Italy with GMA co-anchor Michael Strahan on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm. He will also be on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
- Howie Mandel (Good Grief) - Howie talks about America's Got Talent on Live with Kelly and Mark (check your local listings) and on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your lcoal listings.
- Marissa Jaret Winokur (What We Do in the Shadows/Retired at 35/Stacked) - Marissa talks about her latest project Mama I'm a Big Girl Now on Sherri, so check your local listings.
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