Sunday, September 27, 2015
Week 1 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did
Total Viewers: #1. CBS 12.195 million (-7% from first four nights week 1 in 2014); #2. NBC 8.896 million (-8% from first four nights week 1 in 2014); #3. ABC 8.827 million (-7% from first four nights week 1 in 2014); #4. Fox 5.436 million (+28% from first four nights week 1 in 2014); #5. The CW 0.985 million (+12% from first four nights week 1 in 2014).
Adults 18-49: #1. CBS 3.06/10 rating/share (-13% in rating from first four nights week 1 in 2014); #2. NBC 2.43/8 (-9% in rating from first four nights week 1 in 2014); #3. ABC 2.09/7 (-13% in rating from first four nights week 1 in 2014); #4. Fox 2.07/7 (+39% in rating from first four nights week 1 in 2014); #5. The CW 0.32/1 (+10% in rating from first four nights week 1 in 2014)
We're back with a new season! We'll have this week's final ratings, Week 1 (9/21/15-9/27/15) next Sunday.
For season to-date (9/21/15-9/24/15), we will have that by next week, too, as it is the same numbers as above.
Back to week 1 (Sep. 21-27), 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 1 (Sep. 21-27) Analysis | |||||||||
Last Sunday (Sep. 20) | (Summer Week 17) | 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 | 8,047,000 | 8,047,000 | 1.20 | 1.20 | REPEAT | ||
America's Funniest Home Videos | ABC | 7:00PM | 3,719,000 | 3,719,000 | 0.74 | 0.74 | REPEAT | ||
Football Night in America | NBC | 7:30PM | 6,960,000 | 6,960,000 | 2.41 | 2.41 | |||
Emmy's Kickoff | Fox | 7:30PM | 12,695,000 | 12,695,000 | 4.65 | 4.65 | |||
Big Brother | CBS | 8:00PM | 6,030,000 | 6,030,000 | 1.80 | 1.80 | |||
Once Upon a Time | ABC | 8:00PM | 1,862,000 | 1,862,000 | 0.43 | 0.43 | REPEAT | ||
Football Night in America | NBC | 8:00PM | 14,147,000 | 14,147,000 | 5.05 | 5.05 | |||
Emmy's | Fox | 8:00PM | 11,872,000 | 11,872,000 | 3.56 | 3.56 | 8-11P | ||
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | - | - | |||||
Sunday Night Football | NBC | 8:30PM | 26,378,000 | 26,378,000 | 9.67 | 9.67 | 830-1145P | ||
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | - | - | |||||
Madam Secretary | CBS | 9:00PM | 3,326,000 | 3,326,000 | 0.42 | 0.42 | REPEAT | ||
Once Upon a Time | ABC | 9:00PM | 1,550,000 | 1,550,000 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 9-11P REPEAT | ||
Blood & Oil | ABC | 9:00PM | - | - | |||||
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | - | - | |||||
Last Man on Earth | Fox | 9:30PM | - | - | |||||
CSI: Cyber | CBS | 10:00PM | 3,466,000 | 3,466,000 | 0.57 | 0.57 | REPEAT | ||
Quantico | ABC | 10:00PM | - | - | |||||
Dateline | 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 | 18,203,000 | 18,203,000 | 4.69 | 4.69 | PREMIERE | ||
Dancing w/the Stars | ABC | 8:00PM | 11,455,000 | 11,455,000 | 1.77 | 1.77 | 8-10P | ||
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 12,371,000 | 12,371,000 | 3.54 | 3.54 | 8-10P PREMIERE | ||
Gotham | Fox | 8:00PM | 4,569,000 | 4,569,000 | 1.61 | 1.61 | PREMIERE | ||
Penn & Teller Fool Us | CW | 8:00PM | 1,146,000 | 1,146,000 | 0.31 | 0.31 | |||
Life in Pieces | CBS | 8:30PM | 11,276,000 | 11,276,000 | 2.63 | 2.63 | PREMIERE | ||
Scorpion | CBS | 9:00PM | 11,087,000 | 11,087,000 | 2.20 | 2.20 | PREMIERE | ||
Minority Report | Fox | 9:00PM | 3,097,000 | 3,097,000 | 1.10 | 1.10 | PREMIERE | ||
Whose Line | CW | 9:00PM | 950,000 | 950,000 | 0.29 | 0.29 | REPEAT | ||
Significant Mother | CW | 9:30PM | 475,000 | 475,000 | 0.14 | 0.14 | |||
NCIS LA | CBS | 10:00PM | 7,981,000 | 7,981,000 | 1.25 | 1.25 | PREMIERE | ||
Castle | ABC | 10:00PM | 6,840,000 | 6,840,000 | 1.17 | 1.17 | PREMIERE | ||
Blindspot | NBC | 10:00PM | 10,605,000 | 10,605,000 | 3.11 | 3.11 | PREMIERE | ||
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 | 18,191,000 | 18,191,000 | 2.47 | 2.47 | PREMIERE | ||
The Muppets | ABC | 8:00PM | 9,005,000 | 9,005,000 | 2.87 | 2.87 | PREMIERE | ||
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 12,348,000 | 12,348,000 | 3.49 | 3.49 | 8-10P PREMIERE | ||
Scream Queens | Fox | 8:00PM | 4,038,000 | 4,038,000 | 1.65 | 1.65 | 8-10P PREMIERE | ||
Grandfathered | Fox | 8:00PM | - | - | |||||
The Flash | CW | 8:00PM | 1,192,000 | 1,192,000 | 0.42 | 0.42 | REPEAT | ||
Fresh off the Boat | ABC | 8:30PM | 6,054,000 | 6,054,000 | 1.93 | 1.93 | PREMIERE | ||
The Grinder | Fox | 8:30PM | - | - | |||||
NCIS: New Orleans | CBS | 9:00PM | 12,616,000 | 12,616,000 | 1.72 | 1.72 | PREMIERE | ||
Dancing with the Stars | ABC | 9:00PM | 9,579,000 | 9,579,000 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 9-11P | ||
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | ABC | 9:00PM | - | - | |||||
The Voice | NBC | 9:00PM | - | - | |||||
Scream Queens | Fox | 9:00PM | - | - | |||||
The Flash | CW | 9:00PM | 1,087,000 | 1,087,000 | 0.37 | 0.37 | REPEAT | ||
Limitless | CBS | 10:00PM | 9,857,000 | 9,857,000 | 1.87 | 1.87 | PREMIERE | ||
Quantico | ABC | 10:00PM | - | - | |||||
Best Time Ever/NPH | NBC | 10:00PM | 5,907,000 | 5,907,000 | 2.09 | 2.09 | |||
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 | 9,700,000 | 9,700,000 | 2.48 | 2.48 | 8-930P PREMIERE | ||
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | 8,205,000 | 8,205,000 | 2.15 | 2.15 | PREMIERE | ||
The Mysteries of Laura | NBC | 8:00PM | 7,109,000 | 7,109,000 | 1.22 | 1.22 | PREMIERE | ||
Rosewood | Fox | 8:00PM | 7,544,000 | 7,544,000 | 2.44 | 2.44 | PREMIERE | ||
America's Next Top Model | CW | 8:00PM | 1,346,000 | 1,346,000 | 0.45 | 0.45 | |||
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:30PM | 7,619,000 | 7,619,000 | 2.40 | 2.40 | PREMIERE | ||
Criminal Minds | CBS | 9:00PM | - | - | |||||
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | 9,463,000 | 9,463,000 | 3.23 | 3.23 | PREMIERE | ||
Law & Order: SVU | NBC | 9:00PM | 8,274,000 | 8,274,000 | 1.77 | 1.77 | 9-11P PREMIERE | ||
Wicked Offer | CW | 9:00PM | 500,000 | 500,000 | 0.15 | 0.15 | |||
Big Brother | CBS | 9:30PM | 6,537,000 | 6,537,000 | 2.21 | 2.21 | 930-11P FINALE | ||
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | 7,303,000 | 7,303,000 | 2.36 | 2.36 | PREMIERE | ||
Code Black | CBS | 10:00PM | - | - | |||||
Nashville | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,910,000 | 4,910,000 | 1.22 | 1.22 | PREMIERE | ||
Chicago P.D. | NBC | 10:00PM | - | - | |||||
Thursday | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | |||
Title | Network | Time | Total Viewers | 18-49 Rtg | Notes | ||||
CBS NFL Kick | CBS | 8:00PM | 10,611,000 | 10,611,000 | 3.34 | 3.34 | |||
Grey's Anatomy | ABC | 8:00PM | 9,549,000 | 9,549,000 | 2.84 | 2.84 | PREMIERE | ||
Heroes Reborn | NBC | 8:00PM | 6,090,000 | 6,090,000 | 1.96 | 1.96 | 8-10P PREMIERE | ||
Scream Queens | Fox | 8:00PM | 2,009,000 | 2,009,000 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 8-10P REPEAT | ||
Bones | Fox | 8:00PM | - | - | |||||
The Flash | CW | 8:00PM | 1,121,000 | 1,121,000 | 0.41 | 0.41 | REPEAT | ||
CBS Thursday NFL | CBS | 8:30PM | 16,882,000 | 16,882,000 | 5.96 | 5.96 | 827-1114P | ||
Scandal | ABC | 9:00PM | 10,247,000 | 10,247,000 | 3.26 | 3.26 | PREMIERE | ||
Blacklist | NBC | 9:00PM | - | - | |||||
Sleepy Hollow | Fox | 9:00PM | - | - | |||||
Arrow | CW | 9:00PM | 778,000 | 778,000 | 0.26 | 0.26 | REPEAT | ||
Elementary | CBS | 10:00PM | - | - | |||||
How To Get Away W/Murder | ABC | 10:00PM | 8,378,000 | 8,378,000 | 2.59 | 2.59 | PREMIERE | ||
The Player | NBC | 10:00PM | 4,858,000 | 4,858,000 | 1.16 | 1.16 | PREMIERE | ||
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 | 5,785,000 | 5,785,000 | 1.10 | 1.10 | PREMIERE | ||
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | 6,258,000 | 6,258,000 | 1.10 | 1.10 | PREMIERE | ||
Best Timer Ever/NPH | NBC | 8:00PM | 3,125,000 | 3,125,000 | 0.70 | 0.70 | REPEAT | ||
Minority Report | Fox | 8:00PM | 2,272,000 | 2,272,000 | 0.70 | 0.70 | REPEAT | ||
Masters of Illusion | CW | 8:00PM | 1,371,000 | 1,371,000 | 0.40 | 0.40 | |||
The Muppets | ABC | 8:30PM | 3,764,000 | 3,764,000 | 0.80 | 0.80 | REPEAT | ||
Whose Line Is It? | CW | 8:30PM | 1,243,000 | 1,243,000 | 0.30 | 0.30 | REPEAT | ||
Hawaii Five-0 | CBS | 9:00PM | 8,093,000 | 8,093,000 | 1.00 | 1.00 | PREMIERE | ||
Shark Tank | ABC | 9:00PM | 5,965,000 | 5,965,000 | 1.60 | 1.60 | PREMIERE | ||
Dateline | NBC | 9:00PM | 5,031,000 | 5,031,000 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 9-11P | ||
Rosewood | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,231,000 | 2,231,000 | 0.50 | 0.50 | REPEAT | ||
Penn & Teller Fool Us | CW | 9:00PM | 1,253,000 | 1,253,000 | 0.30 | 0.30 | REPEAT | ||
Blue Bloods | CBS | 10:00PM | 9,895,000 | 9,895,000 | 1.30 | 1.30 | PREMIERE | ||
20/20 | ABC | 10:00PM | 5,446,000 | 5,446,000 | 1.30 | 1.30 | |||
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 | 4,300,000 | 4,300,000 | 0.80 | 0.80 | REPEAT | ||
Saturday Night Football | ABC | 8:00PM | 2,380,000 | 2,380,000 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 8-11P | ||
The Carmichael Show | NBC | 8:00PM | 1,960,000 | 1,960,000 | 0.50 | 0.50 | REPEAT | ||
College Football | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,400,000 | 3,400,000 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 8-11P | ||
NBC Boxing | NBC | 8:30PM | 1,960,000 | 1,960,000 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 830-11P | ||
48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 9:00PM | 4,790,000 | 4,790,000 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 9-11P | ||
Bones | Fox | 9:00PM | - | - | |||||
48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 10:00PM | - | - | |||||
Shark Tank | ABC | 10:00PM | - | - | |||||
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 1 (Sep. 21-27) 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 | Mon | 18,203,000 | 4.69 | PREMIERE |
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | Wed | 9,463,000 | 3.23 | PREMIERE |
The Muppets | ABC | 8:00PM | Tue | 9,005,000 | 2.87 | PREMIERE |
Life In Pieces | CBS | 8:30PM | Mon | 11,276,000 | 2.63 | PREMIERE |
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:30PM | Wed | 7,619,000 | 2.40 | PREMIERE |
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | Wed | 7,303,000 | 2.36 | PREMIERE |
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | Wed | 8,205,000 | 2.15 | PREMIERE |
Fresh off the Boat | ABC | 8:30PM | Tue | 6,054,000 | 1.93 | PREMIERE |
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | Fri | 6,258,000 | 1.1 | PREMIERE |
The Muppets | ABC | 8:30PM | Fri | 3,764,000 | 0.8 | REPEAT |
The Carmichael Show | NBC | 8:00PM | Sat | 1,960,000 | 0.50 | REPEAT |
Significant Mother | CW | 8:30PM | Mon | 475,000 | 0.14 | |
2 Broke Girls | CBS | 8:00PM | Mon | |||
Mike & Molly | CBS | 8:30PM | Mon | |||
The Odd Couple | CBS | 8:30PM | Thu | |||
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | Sun | |||
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | Sun | |||
Mom | CBS | 9:00PM | Thu | |||
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | Sun | |||
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 7:30PM | Sun | |||
Animation Domination | Fox | 7:00PM | Sun | |||
The Last Man on Earth | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | |||
Grandfathered | Fox | 8:00PM | Tue | |||
The Grinder | Fox | 8:30PM | Tue | |||
Angel from Hell | CBS | 9:30PM | Thu | |||
Truth Be Told | NBC | 8:30PM | Fri | |||
Undatelable | NBC | 8:00PM | Fri | |||
Dr. Ken | ABC | 8:30PM | Fri | |||
Uncle Buck | ABC | 8:30PM | Fri | |||
The Last Man on Earth | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | |||
New Girl | Fox | 9:00PM | Tue | |||
The Guide to Surviving Life | Fox | 9:30PM | Tue | |||
Galavant | ABC | 8:00PM | Sun |
SOURCE: Nielsen Media Research
Sitcoms Airing Tonight
Friday, June 9
none scheduled
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of June 5)
Friday, June 9
- Marc Maron (GLOW/Maron) - Watch Marc on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Martin Short (Mulaney/The Martin Short Show) - Martin is a guest on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Demi Lovato (Sonny with a Chance) - Demi is a musical guest on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Sandra Bullock (Working Girl) - Sandra appears on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
- Zach Braff (Scrubs/Alex, Inc.) - Zach is a guest on a repeat of The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
- Morris Chestnut (Out All Night) - Morris guest co-hosts a repeat of The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
- Jay Ellis (Insecure/The Game) - Jay discusses the motivation behind their new true-crime podcast Freeway Phantom on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
- Tig Notaro (One Mississippi) - Tig is telling Drew about working with Reese Witherspoon on their new film and the latest season of The Morning Show on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Alfonso Ribeiro (In the House/The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air/Silver Spoons) - Alfonso will be on a repeat of The Jennifer Hudson Show, so check your local listings.
- Daniel Wu (American Born Chinese) - Daniel talks about his role on the Disney+ series American Born Chinese on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your listings.
- Eric McCormack (Will & Grace) and Jason Alexander (Listen Up!/Bob Patterson/Seinfeld/Everything's Relative/ E/R) - Eric and Jason talk about The Cottage on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
- Reba McEntire (Reba/Malibu Country) - Reba will be on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
- Geena Davis (The Geena Davis Show/Sara/Buffalo Bill) - NBC's Today catches up with Geena in the 9am hour.
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01/03 - Andy Richter Controls the Universe - The Complete Series (2023 Release)
01/27 - Master of None - Season Three / The Complete Series
02/21 - The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet - The Complete Season Nine / The Complete Season Ten
02/28 - Growing Pains - The Complete Series
03/28 - Rick and Morty - Season 8 (Blu-ray) (DVD)
04/04 - South Park - The Complete Twenty-Fifth Season (Blu-ray) (DVD)
04/18 - Blondie - The Complete 1957 Television Series (Blu-ray)
04/25 - Cheers - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
05/23 - The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet - The Complete Season Eleven / The Complete Season Twelve
05/23 - Go On - The Complete Series
05/23 - Kate & Allie - The Complete Series (Universal)
05/29 - Gimme a Break! - The Complete Series (VEI)
05/29 - Kate & Allie - The Complete Series (VEI)
05/30 - Looney Tunes Collector's Choice - Volume 1 (Blu-ray)
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06/13 - Night Court (1984-1992) - The Complete Series
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