Sunday, October 25, 2015
Week 5 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did
Total Viewers: #1. CBS 11.682 million (+7% from first four nights week 4); #2. NBC 7.363 million (-1%); #3. ABC 7.162 million (+5%); #4. Fox 4.775 million (+2%); #5. The CW 1.565 million (-8%).
Adults 18-49: #1. CBS 2.70/9 rating/share (+11% in rating from first four nights week 4); #2. ABC 1.78/6 (+7%); #3. NBC 1.76/6 (-3%); #4. Fox 1.54/5 (+1%); #5. The CW 0.61/2 (-10%).
We have previous week's final ratings, Week 4 (10/12/15-10/18/15, LIVE+SD). NBC won the week in A18-49, thanks to Sunday Night Football, as NBC did a 2.38 rating. CBS was #2 with a 2.13 rating. ABC was #3 with a 1.53 rating, while Fox was #4 with a 1.32 rating. Among total viewers, CBS was #1 with 10.357 million, with NBC #2 at 8.353 million. ABC was #3 with 6.141 million and Fox at #4 with 4.195 million.
For season to-date (9/21/15-10/22/15, LIVE+SD), NBC is #1 in A18-49 with a 2.39 rating, followed by CBS at #2 with a 2.25 rating. ABC is #3 with a 1.65 rating and Fox at #4 with a 1.51 rating. Among total viewers it is CBS #1 at 10.618 million, followed by NBC at #2 with 8.429 million, ABC #3 with 6.546 million and Fox #4 with 4.412 million.
Back to week 5 (Oct. 19-25), 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 5 (Oct. 19-25) Analysis | |||||||||
| Last Sunday (Oct. 18) | (Week 4) | 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 | 7:59PM | 13,788,000 | 15,409,000 | (1,621,000) | 2.36 | 2.86 | (0.50) | |
| America's Funniest Videos | ABC | 7:00PM | 4,995,000 | 5,333,000 | (338,000) | 0.83 | 1.06 | (0.23) | |
| The Grinder | Fox | 7:25PM | 3,014,000 | 1,243,000 | 1,771,000 | 1.09 | 0.38 | 0.71 | REPEAT |
| Football Night in America | NBC | 7:30PM | 3,647,000 | 7,157,000 | (3,510,000) | 1.09 | 2.70 | (1.61) | |
| The Simpsons | Fox | 7:30PM | 2,639,000 | 2,190,000 | 449,000 | 1.13 | 0.94 | 0.19 | REPEAT vs. Bob's Burgers |
| Madam Secretary | CBS | 8:59PM | 9,606,000 | 11,152,000 | (1,546,000) | 1.15 | 1.45 | (0.30) | |
| Once Upon a Time | ABC | 8:00PM | 4,922,000 | 5,276,000 | (354,000) | 1.61 | 1.63 | (0.02) | |
| Football Night in America | NBC | 8:00PM | 12,013,000 | 10,565,000 | 1,448,000 | 4.25 | 3.82 | 0.43 | |
| The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,687,000 | 3,313,000 | 374,000 | 1.66 | 1.50 | 0.16 | |
| Sunday Night Football | NBC | 8:30PM | 22,816,000 | 19,586,000 | 3,230,000 | 8.23 | 6.93 | 1.30 | 831-1133P |
| Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | 2,568,000 | 2,753,000 | (185,000) | 1.22 | 1.29 | (0.07) | |
| The Good Wife | CBS | 9:59PM | 8,089,000 | 8,815,000 | (726,000) | 1.08 | 1.18 | (0.10) | |
| Blood & Oil | ABC | 9:00PM | 3,495,000 | 3,908,000 | (413,000) | 0.85 | 0.86 | (0.01) | |
| Bob's Burgers | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,092,000 | 2,793,000 | (701,000) | 0.99 | 1.36 | (0.37) | vs. Family Guy |
| Last Man on Earth | Fox | 9:30PM | 2,289,000 | 2,698,000 | (409,000) | 1.03 | 1.16 | (0.13) | |
| CSI: Cyber | CBS | 10:59PM | 5,208,000 | 6,048,000 | (840,000) | 0.74 | 0.85 | (0.11) | |
| Quantico | ABC | 10:00PM | 5,299,000 | 5,747,000 | (448,000) | 1.61 | 1.64 | (0.03) | |
| 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 | 14,684,000 | 14,957,000 | (273,000) | 3.85 | 3.92 | (0.07) | |
| Dancing w/the Stars | ABC | 8:00PM | 12,498,000 | 11,640,000 | 858,000 | 1.93 | 1.67 | 0.26 | 8-10P |
| The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 11,400,000 | 11,960,000 | (560,000) | 3.04 | 3.26 | (0.22) | 8-10P |
| Gotham | Fox | 8:00PM | 4,186,000 | 4,170,000 | 16,000 | 1.33 | 1.52 | (0.19) | |
| Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | CW | 8:00PM | 791,000 | 899,000 | (108,000) | 0.27 | 0.27 | - | |
| Life in Pieces | CBS | 8:30PM | 8,467,000 | 7,836,000 | 631,000 | 2.08 | 1.81 | 0.27 | |
| Scorpion | CBS | 9:00PM | 9,460,000 | 9,405,000 | 55,000 | 1.80 | 1.74 | 0.06 | |
| Minority Report | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,821,000 | 2,048,000 | (227,000) | 0.58 | 0.73 | (0.15) | |
| Jane the Virgin | CW | 9:00PM | 836,000 | 1,063,000 | (227,000) | 0.35 | 0.45 | (0.10) | |
| NCIS LA | CBS | 10:00PM | 8,767,000 | 7,840,000 | 927,000 | 1.33 | 1.12 | 0.21 | |
| Castle | ABC | 10:00PM | 6,670,000 | 6,777,000 | (107,000) | 1.08 | 1.12 | (0.04) | |
| Blindspot | NBC | 10:00PM | 7,817,000 | 8,447,000 | (630,000) | 2.12 | 2.48 | (0.36) | |
| 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 | 17,215,000 | 16,041,000 | 1,174,000 | 2.20 | 2.05 | 0.15 | |
| Charlie Brown Pumpkin | ABC | 8:00PM | 5,983,000 | 4,340,000 | 1,643,000 | 1.98 | 1.31 | 0.67 | vs. Muppets |
| Best Time Ever/NPH | NBC | 8:00PM | 4,811,000 | 4,478,000 | 333,000 | 1.23 | 1.18 | 0.05 | |
| Grandfathered | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,329,000 | 3,172,000 | 157,000 | 1.03 | 0.99 | 0.04 | |
| The Flash | CW | 8:00PM | 3,469,000 | 3,491,000 | (22,000) | 1.39 | 1.35 | 0.04 | |
| Toy Story of Terror | ABC | 8:30PM | 5,020,000 | 3,958,000 | 1,062,000 | 1.62 | 1.38 | 0.24 | vs. Boat |
| The Grinder | Fox | 8:30PM | 2,864,000 | 2,526,000 | 338,000 | 0.93 | 0.89 | 0.04 | |
| NCIS: New Orleans | CBS | 9:00PM | 12,986,000 | 12,470,000 | 516,000 | 1.61 | 1.51 | 0.10 | |
| Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | ABC | 9:00PM | 3,846,000 | 3,740,000 | 106,000 | 1.48 | 1.37 | 0.11 | |
| The Voice | NBC | 9:00PM | 11,280,000 | 10,135,000 | 1,145,000 | 2.72 | 2.56 | 0.16 | |
| Scream Queens | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,588,000 | 2,393,000 | 195,000 | 0.97 | 0.95 | 0.02 | |
| iZombie | CW | 9:00PM | 1,285,000 | 1,222,000 | 63,000 | 0.46 | 0.49 | (0.03) | |
| Limitless | CBS | 10:00PM | 7,895,000 | 8,030,000 | (135,000) | 1.35 | 1.43 | (0.08) | |
| Shark Tank | ABC | 10:00PM | 2,549,000 | 2,359,000 | 190,000 | 0.79 | 0.72 | 0.07 | REPEAT |
| Chicago Fire | NBC | 10:00PM | 7,637,000 | 7,373,000 | 264,000 | 1.64 | 1.79 | (0.15) | |
| 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 | 9,103,000 | 9,075,000 | 28,000 | 2.13 | 2.16 | (0.03) | |
| The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | 7,084,000 | 7,116,000 | (32,000) | 1.94 | 1.97 | (0.03) | |
| The Mysteries of Laura | NBC | 8:00PM | 6,809,000 | 6,920,000 | (111,000) | 1.08 | 0.99 | 0.09 | |
| Rosewood | Fox | 8:00PM | 5,266,000 | 5,029,000 | 237,000 | 1.56 | 1.42 | 0.14 | |
| Arrow | CW | 8:00PM | 2,402,000 | 2,501,000 | (99,000) | 0.89 | 0.95 | (0.06) | |
| The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:30PM | 6,480,000 | 6,346,000 | 134,000 | 2.14 | 2.04 | 0.10 | |
| Criminal Minds | CBS | 9:00PM | 8,470,000 | 9,082,000 | (612,000) | 1.63 | 1.72 | (0.09) | |
| Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | 7,799,000 | 7,876,000 | (77,000) | 2.73 | 2.66 | 0.07 | |
| Law & Order: SVU | NBC | 9:00PM | 6,325,000 | 6,199,000 | 126,000 | 1.50 | 1.52 | (0.02) | |
| Empire | Fox | 9:00PM | 12,281,000 | 12,223,000 | 58,000 | 4.85 | 4.66 | 0.19 | |
| Supernatural | CW | 9:00PM | 1,589,000 | 1,855,000 | (266,000) | 0.62 | 0.82 | (0.20) | |
| black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | 5,793,000 | 5,664,000 | 129,000 | 1.77 | 1.79 | (0.02) | |
| Code Black | CBS | 10:00PM | 7,129,000 | 6,959,000 | 170,000 | 1.24 | 1.17 | 0.07 | |
| Nashville | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,474,000 | 4,543,000 | (69,000) | 1.06 | 1.15 | (0.09) | |
| Chicago P.D. | NBC | 10:00PM | 6,237,000 | 6,577,000 | (340,000) | 1.39 | 1.50 | (0.11) | |
| 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 | 10,272,000 | 8,465,000 | 1,807,000 | 3.28 | 2.70 | 0.58 | |
| Grey's Anatomy | ABC | 8:00PM | 8,964,000 | 8,248,000 | 716,000 | 2.41 | 2.25 | 0.16 | |
| Heroes Reborn | NBC | 8:00PM | 3,804,000 | 4,013,000 | (209,000) | 1.12 | 1.12 | - | |
| Bones | Fox | 8:00PM | 6,065,000 | 5,793,000 | 272,000 | 1.19 | 1.13 | 0.06 | |
| The Vampire Diaries | CW | 8:00PM | 1,195,000 | 1,399,000 | (204,000) | 0.51 | 0.60 | (0.09) | |
| CBS Thursday NFL | CBS | 8:30PM | 17,117,000 | 14,784,000 | 2,333,000 | 5.86 | 4.89 | 0.97 | 827-1103P |
| Scandal | ABC | 9:00PM | 8,281,000 | 8,058,000 | 223,000 | 2.46 | 2.37 | 0.09 | |
| Blacklist | NBC | 9:00PM | 6,679,000 | 6,929,000 | (250,000) | 1.43 | 1.38 | 0.05 | |
| Sleepy Hollow | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,893,000 | 2,972,000 | (79,000) | 0.85 | 0.82 | 0.03 | |
| The Originals | CW | 9:00PM | 953,000 | 1,117,000 | (164,000) | 0.40 | 0.50 | (0.10) | |
| Elementary | CBS | 10:00PM | - | - | |||||
| How To Get Away W/Murder | ABC | 10:00PM | 6,951,000 | 6,812,000 | 139,000 | 2.06 | 2.03 | 0.03 | |
| The Player | NBC | 10:00PM | 4,154,000 | 3,993,000 | 161,000 | 0.80 | 0.74 | 0.06 | |
| 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 | 5,970,000 | 5,917,000 | 53,000 | 1.10 | 1.09 | 0.01 | |
| Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | 7,160,000 | 6,579,000 | 581,000 | 1.20 | 1.28 | (0.08) | |
| Undateable | NBC | 8:00PM | 2,630,000 | 3,133,000 | (503,000) | 0.70 | 0.89 | (0.19) | |
| Gotham | Fox | 8:00PM | 1,570,000 | 1,570,000 | 0.50 | 0.50 | REPEAT | ||
| Fox MLB ALCS Game 1 | Fox | 8:00PM | 6,539,000 | (6,539,000) | 1.73 | (1.73) | |||
| Reign | CW | 8:00PM | 930,000 | 998,000 | (68,000) | 0.20 | 0.30 | (0.10) | |
| Dr. Ken | ABC | 8:30PM | 6,000,000 | 5,759,000 | 241,000 | 1.20 | 1.27 | (0.07) | |
| Truth Be Told | NBC | 8:30PM | 2,260,000 | 2,580,000 | (320,000) | 0.60 | 0.74 | (0.14) | |
| Hawaii Five-0 | CBS | 9:00PM | 8,390,000 | 9,076,000 | (686,000) | 1.00 | 1.05 | (0.05) | |
| Shark Tank | ABC | 9:00PM | 6,280,000 | 5,845,000 | 435,000 | 1.50 | 1.39 | 0.11 | |
| Dateline | NBC | 9:00PM | 4,580,000 | 4,461,000 | 119,000 | 0.90 | 0.92 | (0.02) | 9-11P |
| Rosewood | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,260,000 | 1,260,000 | 0.30 | 0.30 | REPEAT | ||
| Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | CW | 9:00PM | 730,000 | 752,000 | (22,000) | 0.20 | 0.26 | (0.06) | REPEAT |
| Blue Bloods | CBS | 10:00PM | 10,270,000 | 10,606,000 | (336,000) | 1.20 | 1.10 | 0.10 | |
| 20/20 | ABC | 10:00PM | 5,280,000 | 5,171,000 | 109,000 | 1.20 | 1.22 | (0.02) | |
| 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 | 4,380,000 | 4,065,000 | 315,000 | 0.70 | 0.53 | 0.17 | REPEAT |
| Saturday Night Football | ABC | 8:00PM | 5,400,000 | 5,867,000 | (467,000) | 1.60 | 1.65 | (0.05) | 8-11P |
| Dateline Mystery | NBC | 8:00PM | 4,990,000 | 4,990,000 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 8-10P | ||
| College Football | NBC | 8:00PM | 3,958,000 | (3,958,000) | 0.98 | (0.98) | |||
| College Football | Fox | 8:00PM | 2,390,000 | 2,390,000 | 0.80 | 0.80 | |||
| Grandfathered | Fox | 8:00PM | 1,693,000 | (1,693,000) | 0.38 | (0.38) | |||
| The Grinder | Fox | 8:30PM | 1,292,000 | (1,292,000) | 0.30 | (0.30) | |||
| Crimetime Saturday | CBS | 9:00PM | 3,230,000 | 3,083,000 | 147,000 | 0.60 | 0.46 | 0.14 | REPEAT |
| Rosewood | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,428,000 | (1,428,000) | 0.28 | (0.28) | |||
| 48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 10:00PM | 5,550,000 | 4,757,000 | 793,000 | 0.90 | 0.75 | 0.15 | |
| SNL(R) | NBC | 10:00PM | 3,020,000 | 3,020,000 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 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 5 (Oct. 19-25) 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 | 14,684,000 | 3.85 | |
| Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | Wed | 7,799,000 | 2.73 | |
| The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:30PM | Wed | 6,480,000 | 2.14 | |
| Life In Pieces | CBS | 8:30PM | Mon | 8,467,000 | 2.08 | |
| The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | Wed | 7,084,000 | 1.94 | |
| black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | Wed | 5,793,000 | 1.77 | |
| The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | Sun | 3,687,000 | 1.66 | |
| Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | Sun | 2,568,000 | 1.22 | |
| Dr. Ken | ABC | 8:30PM | Fri | 6,000,000 | 1.2 | |
| Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | Fri | 7,160,000 | 1.2 | |
| The Simpsons | Fox | 7:30PM | Sun | 2,639,000 | 1.13 | REPEAT |
| The Grinder | Fox | 7:00PM | Sun | 3,014,000 | 1.09 | REPEAT |
| The Last Man on Earth | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | 2,289,000 | 1.03 | |
| Grandfathered | Fox | 8:00PM | Tue | 3,329,000 | 1.03 | |
| Bob's Burgers | Fox | 9:00PM | Sun | 2,092,000 | 0.99 | |
| The Grinder | Fox | 8:30PM | Tue | 2,864,000 | 0.93 | |
| Undatelable | NBC | 8:00PM | Fri | 2,630,000 | 0.7 | |
| Truth Be Told | NBC | 8:30PM | Fri | 2,260,000 | 0.6 | |
| Fresh off the Boat | ABC | 8:30PM | Tue | preempted | ||
| Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | Sun | preempted | ||
| The Muppets | ABC | 8:00PM | Tue | preempted | ||
| The Grinder | Fox | 8:30PM | Sat | preempted | ||
| Grandfathered | Fox | 8:00PM | Sat | preempted | ||
| Significant Mother | CW | 9:30PM | Mon | completed | ||
| 2 Broke Girls | CBS | 9:30PM | Thu | |||
| Mike & Molly | CBS | 8:30PM | Mon | |||
| The Odd Couple | CBS | 8:30PM | Thu | |||
| Mom | CBS | 9:00PM | Thu | |||
| Angel from Hell | CBS | 9:30PM | Thu | |||
| Uncle Buck | ABC | 8:30PM | Fri | |||
| Bordertown | 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
Monday, February 2
St. Denis Medical - "Nod and Agree" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Ron tries to wrap up a perfect visit from his son, Michael; Alex questions Val's return from jury duty; Bruce feels iced out of a juicy business opportunity.
Stumble - "Button Day" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Courteney makes a deal with the Button Factory owner that if her team performs a dazzling routine, he'll write her department a big check; with Krystal still injured, Courteney's only option is to promote Peaches, who may or may not be ready to fly.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of February 2)
Monday, February 2
- Paula Pell (The 'Burbs/Girls5eva/Mapleworth Murders/A.P. Bio) - Watch Paula on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Simu Liu (Kim's Convenience) - Simu chats about Oh, Mary! on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Mikey Day (Kath & Kim) - Mikey dishes on Is It Cake? on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Garcelle Beauvais (The Other Black Girl/Survival of the Thickest/The Jamie Foxx Show/Merry Happy Whatever) and Boris Kodjoe (The Last Man on Earth/Second Time Around) - Garcelle and Boris talk about their steamy romance in Lifetime's Tempted 2 Love on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
- Katherine LaNasa (Three Sisters) - Katherine talks season two of the hit show The Pitt and helps Drew surprise a deserving nurse on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
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