Week 31 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did

Sunday, April 26, 2015

Week 31 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did

2014-15 Week 31 TV Ratings (first four nights Mon-Thu):

Households: #1. CBS 5.90/10 rating/share (-7% in rating from first four nights week 30); #2. ABC 4.93/8 (+11%); #3. NBC 4.32/7 (+12%); #4. Fox 2.78/5 (-3%); #5. The CW 1.16/2 (+4%)
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

Monday, December 15

St. Denis Medical - "A Waste of Time and Marble" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
With the threat of a nurse walkout, Alex is caught between her colleagues and Joyce; Ron and Bruce go above and beyond to help an unexpected patient.

The Paper - "Churnalism" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Ned takes over Esmeralda's advertorials and assigns the staff to test products themselves, but Esmeralda retaliates and covers one of Ned's stories and finds a scandal; Ken turns Adam into a lab rat; Oscar and Adelola compare pain tolerances.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of December 15)

Monday, December 15

Simu Liu (Kim's Convenience) - Watch Simu on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC. He also talks about The Copenhagen Test on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am and in the 10am hour.
Paul Rudd (The Shrink Next Door/Living with Yourself/Wild Oats) - Paul appears on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Maria Bamford (Lady Dynamite/Benched) - Maria is a guest on Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 12:37am on CBS.
Kerry Washington (UnPrisoned) - Andy Cohen interviews Kerry on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 11pm on Bravo.
Odessa A'zion (I Love LA/Fam) - Odessa talks about Marty Supreme on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
Patti LaBelle (Out All Night) - Patti treats us to an EXCLUSIVE festive performance of It’s The Most Wonderful Time of The Year on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
Kate Hudson (Running Point) - Kate talks about Song Sung Blue on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am.
Rosie Perez (Human Resources/Search Party) - Rosie co-hosts NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Hank Azaria (The Simpsons/Brockmire/Free Agents/Herman's Head) - Hank and The EZ Street Band stop by for a chat and performance on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Ana Gasteyer (American Auto/People of Earth/Lady Dynamite/Suburgatory) - NBC's Today catches up with Ana in the 10am hour.
Connie Britton (SMILF/Lost at Home/The Fighting Fitzgeralds/Spin City) - Connie tells Sherri about starring in The Family McMullen, the sequel to The Brothers McMullen, on a repeat of Sherri, so check your local listings.
Ashley Park (Emily in Paris/Only Murders in the Building/Girls5eva/Nightcap) - Ashley talks about the highly-anticipated fifth season of Emily in Paris on Netflix on a repeat of Sherri, so check your local listings.
Glen Powell (Chad Powers/Scream Queens) - Glen talks about The Running Man on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
William H. Macy (Sports Night) - William talks about Netflix's Train Dreams on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
Andy Richter (Andy Barker, P.I./Quintuplets/Andy Richter Controls the Universe) - Andy talks about ABC's Dancing with the Stars on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.