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 / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Thursday, February 6
Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - "A Tire Convention and the Moral High Ground" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Georgie discovers that Jim’s annual tire convention trip isn’t what he says it is. Meanwhile, Mandy has doubts about the strength of her and Georgie’s marriage.
Ghosts - "Thorapy 2: Abandonment Issues" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Thor returns to therapy to work through his angst over being abandoned by his Viking shipmates. Also, Jay’s sister, Bela (Punam Patel), attempts to help him with the restaurant.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of February 3)
Thursday, February 6
- Rob Lowe (Unstable/The Grinder/Parks and Recreation/A New Kind of Family) - Catch Rob on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Kieran Culkin (Go Fish) - Kieran appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Kenan Thompson (Kenan/Kenan & Kel) - Kenan is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Melanie Lynskey (Two and a Half Men/Togetherness) - Melanie stops by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS. She will also be on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
- Pete Davidson (Bupkis) - Pete appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Ramona Young (Santa Clarita Diet/Man Seeking Woman/The Real O'Neals) - Ramona is a guest on After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Ke Huy Quan (Head of the Class/Together We Stand) - Ke appears on Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm. He will also be on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Ariana DeBose (Schmigadoon!) - Ariana chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Patricia Field (Sex and the City costume designer) - Emmy® Award-winning and Academy Award®-nominated costume designer Patricia Field chats about her documentary Happy Clothes, which takes us behind the scenes on iconic shows such as Sex and the City, Emily in Paris and more on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
- Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/Café Americain/Sydney/One Day at a Time) - Drew and Valerie are joined by Carla Hall in the kitchen to whip up some delicious cozy food on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Amy Schumer (Life & Beth), Jillian Bell (Bless the Harts/Idiotsitter/Eastbound & Down/Workaholics) and Brianne Howey (Dollface) - The cast of the new movie Kinda Pregnant join Drew to dish on their new film on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Sebastian Maniscalco (Bookie) - Sebastian talks about Max's Bookie on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
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