Sunday, November 01, 2015
Week 6 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did
Total Viewers: #1. CBS 12.101 million (+4% from first four nights week 5); #2. Fox 10.243 million (+115%); #3. NBC 7.277 million (-1%); #4. ABC 6.487 million (-9%); #5. The CW 1.687 million (+8%).
Adults 18-49: #1. CBS 2.91/9 rating/share (+8% in rating from first four nights week 5); #2. Fox 2.90/9 (+88%); #3. NBC 1.76/6 (even); #4. ABC 1.59/5 (-11%); #5. The CW 0.65/2 (+7%).
We have previous week's final ratings, Week 5 (10/19/15-10/25/15, LIVE+SD). NBC won the week in A18-49, thanks to Sunday Night Football, as NBC did a 2.26 rating. CBS was #2 with a 1.93 rating. Fox jumped to #3 with a 1.66 rating, while ABC was #4 with a 1.61 rating. Among total viewers, CBS was #1 with 9.781 million, with NBC #2 at 8.156 million. ABC was #3 with 6.359 million and Fox at #4 with 4.935 million.
For season to-date (9/21/15-10/29/15, LIVE+SD), NBC is #1 in A18-49 with a 2.37 rating, followed by CBS at #2 with a 2.22 rating. Fox jumped to #3 with a 1.69 rating and ABC at #4 with a 1.62 rating. Among total viewers it is CBS #1 at 10.510 million, followed by NBC at #2 with 8.372 million, ABC #3 with 6.446 million and Fox #4 with 5.120 million.
Back to week 6 (Oct. 26-Nov. 1), 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 6 (Oct. 26-Nov. 1) Analysis | |||||||||
Last Sunday (Oct. 25) | (Week 5) | 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 | 10,705,000 | 13,788,000 | (3,083,000) | 1.29 | 2.36 | (1.07) | |
America's Funniest Videos | ABC | 7:00PM | 5,338,000 | 4,995,000 | 343,000 | 1.06 | 0.83 | 0.23 | |
The Grinder | Fox | 7:25PM | 3,014,000 | (3,014,000) | 1.09 | (1.09) | |||
Football Night in America | NBC | 7:30PM | 6,494,000 | 3,647,000 | 2,847,000 | 2.33 | 1.09 | 1.24 | |
The OT | Fox | 7:30PM | 12,120,000 | 2,639,000 | 9,481,000 | 4.21 | 1.13 | 3.08 | vs. Simpsons(R) |
Madam Secretary | CBS | 8:00PM | 10,812,000 | 9,606,000 | 1,206,000 | 1.25 | 1.15 | 0.10 | |
Once Upon a Time | ABC | 8:00PM | 5,122,000 | 4,922,000 | 200,000 | 1.63 | 1.61 | 0.02 | |
Football Night in America | NBC | 8:00PM | 12,506,000 | 12,013,000 | 493,000 | 4.43 | 4.25 | 0.18 | |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | 6,754,000 | 3,687,000 | 3,067,000 | 2.79 | 1.66 | 1.13 | |
Sunday Night Football | NBC | 8:30PM | 20,612,000 | 22,816,000 | (2,204,000) | 7.60 | 8.23 | (0.63) | 831-1139P |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | 4,382,000 | 2,568,000 | 1,814,000 | 2.02 | 1.22 | 0.80 | |
The Good Wife | CBS | 9:00PM | 8,819,000 | 8,089,000 | 730,000 | 1.06 | 1.08 | (0.02) | |
Blood & Oil | ABC | 9:00PM | 3,768,000 | 3,495,000 | 273,000 | 0.92 | 0.85 | 0.07 | |
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | 3,851,000 | 2,092,000 | 1,759,000 | 1.82 | 0.99 | 0.83 | vs. Bob's |
Last Man on Earth | Fox | 9:30PM | 3,417,000 | 2,289,000 | 1,128,000 | 1.47 | 1.03 | 0.44 | |
CSI: Cyber | CBS | 10:00PM | 6,542,000 | 5,208,000 | 1,334,000 | 0.85 | 0.74 | 0.11 | |
Quantico | ABC | 10:00PM | 5,105,000 | 5,299,000 | (194,000) | 1.49 | 1.61 | (0.12) | |
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 | 16,324,000 | 14,684,000 | 1,640,000 | 4.35 | 3.85 | 0.50 | |
Dancing w/the Stars | ABC | 8:00PM | 11,863,000 | 12,498,000 | (635,000) | 1.80 | 1.93 | (0.13) | 8-10P |
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 11,877,000 | 11,400,000 | 477,000 | 3.11 | 3.04 | 0.07 | 8-10P |
Gotham | Fox | 8:00PM | 4,324,000 | 4,186,000 | 138,000 | 1.48 | 1.33 | 0.15 | |
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | CW | 8:00PM | 666,000 | 791,000 | (125,000) | 0.20 | 0.27 | (0.07) | |
Supergirl | CBS | 8:30PM | 12,955,000 | 12,955,000 | 3.15 | 3.15 | PREMIERE | ||
Life in Pieces | CBS | 8:30PM | 8,467,000 | (8,467,000) | 2.08 | (2.08) | |||
Minority Report | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,918,000 | 1,821,000 | 97,000 | 0.60 | 0.58 | 0.02 | |
Jane the Virgin | CW | 9:00PM | 942,000 | 836,000 | 106,000 | 0.32 | 0.35 | (0.03) | |
Scorpion | CBS | 9:30PM | 9,692,000 | 9,460,000 | 232,000 | 1.90 | 1.80 | 0.10 | 930-11P vs 9-10P |
NCIS LA | CBS | 10:00PM | 8,767,000 | (8,767,000) | 1.33 | (1.33) | |||
Castle | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,471,000 | 6,670,000 | (2,199,000) | 0.78 | 1.08 | (0.30) | REPEAT |
Blindspot | NBC | 10:00PM | 7,906,000 | 7,817,000 | 89,000 | 2.15 | 2.12 | 0.03 | |
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 | 16,815,000 | 17,215,000 | (400,000) | 2.13 | 2.20 | (0.07) | |
The Muppets | ABC | 8:00PM | 4,333,000 | 5,983,000 | (1,650,000) | 1.43 | 1.98 | (0.55) | vs. Charlie Brown |
Best Time Ever/NPH | NBC | 8:00PM | 4,177,000 | 4,811,000 | (634,000) | 1.06 | 1.23 | (0.17) | |
MLB World Series Gm1 | Fox | 8:00PM | 14,944,000 | 14,944,000 | 4.64 | 4.64 | 804-102A | ||
Grandfathered | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,329,000 | (3,329,000) | 1.03 | (1.03) | |||
The Flash | CW | 8:00PM | 3,426,000 | 3,469,000 | (43,000) | 1.39 | 1.39 | - | |
Fresh off the Boat | ABC | 8:30PM | 4,066,000 | 5,020,000 | (954,000) | 1.47 | 1.62 | (0.15) | vs. Toy Story Terror |
The Grinder | Fox | 8:30PM | 2,864,000 | (2,864,000) | 0.93 | (0.93) | |||
NCIS: New Orleans | CBS | 9:00PM | 13,057,000 | 12,986,000 | 71,000 | 1.62 | 1.61 | 0.01 | |
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | ABC | 9:00PM | 3,806,000 | 3,846,000 | (40,000) | 1.45 | 1.48 | (0.03) | |
The Voice | NBC | 9:00PM | 10,225,000 | 11,280,000 | (1,055,000) | 2.59 | 2.72 | (0.13) | |
Scream Queens | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,588,000 | (2,588,000) | 0.97 | (0.97) | |||
iZombie | CW | 9:00PM | 1,471,000 | 1,285,000 | 186,000 | 0.56 | 0.46 | 0.10 | |
Limitless | CBS | 10:00PM | 7,453,000 | 7,895,000 | (442,000) | 1.41 | 1.35 | 0.06 | |
Wicked City | ABC | 10:00PM | 3,281,000 | 2,549,000 | 732,000 | 0.88 | 0.79 | 0.09 | PREMIERE vs. Shark Tank (R) |
Chicago Fire | NBC | 10:00PM | 7,803,000 | 7,637,000 | 166,000 | 1.92 | 1.64 | 0.28 | |
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 | 8,484,000 | 9,103,000 | (619,000) | 2.06 | 2.13 | (0.07) | |
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | 7,434,000 | 7,084,000 | 350,000 | 1.98 | 1.94 | 0.04 | |
The Mysteries of Laura | NBC | 8:00PM | 6,349,000 | 6,809,000 | (460,000) | 1.03 | 1.08 | (0.05) | |
MLB World Series Gm2 | Fox | 8:00PM | 13,722,000 | 13,722,000 | 3.87 | 3.87 | 804-1103P | ||
Rosewood | Fox | 8:00PM | 5,266,000 | (5,266,000) | 1.56 | (1.56) | |||
Arrow | CW | 8:00PM | 2,643,000 | 2,402,000 | 241,000 | 0.94 | 0.89 | 0.05 | |
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:30PM | 6,877,000 | 6,480,000 | 397,000 | 2.16 | 2.14 | 0.02 | |
Criminal Minds | CBS | 9:00PM | 7,642,000 | 8,470,000 | (828,000) | 1.60 | 1.63 | (0.03) | |
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | 6,393,000 | 7,799,000 | (1,406,000) | 1.86 | 2.73 | (0.87) | REPEAT |
Chicago P.D. | NBC | 9:00PM | 6,136,000 | 6,136,000 | 1.48 | 1.48 | 9-11P | ||
Law & Order: SVU | NBC | 9:00PM | 6,325,000 | (6,325,000) | 1.50 | (1.50) | |||
Empire | Fox | 9:00PM | 12,281,000 | (12,281,000) | 4.85 | (4.85) | |||
Supernatural | CW | 9:00PM | 2,039,000 | 1,589,000 | 450,000 | 0.81 | 0.62 | 0.19 | |
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | 6,181,000 | 5,793,000 | 388,000 | 1.87 | 1.77 | 0.10 | |
Code Black | CBS | 10:00PM | 5,958,000 | 7,129,000 | (1,171,000) | 1.10 | 1.24 | (0.14) | |
Nashville | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,178,000 | 4,474,000 | (296,000) | 1.11 | 1.06 | 0.05 | |
Chicago P.D. | NBC | 10:00PM | 6,237,000 | (6,237,000) | 1.39 | (1.39) | |||
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 | 11,104,000 | 10,272,000 | 832,000 | 3.35 | 3.28 | 0.07 | |
Pumpkin Charlie Brown | ABC | 8:00PM | 6,543,000 | 8,964,000 | (2,421,000) | 1.72 | 2.41 | (0.69) | vs. Grey's |
Heroes Reborn | NBC | 8:00PM | 3,946,000 | 3,804,000 | 142,000 | 1.05 | 1.12 | (0.07) | |
Bones | Fox | 8:00PM | 6,572,000 | 6,065,000 | 507,000 | 1.31 | 1.19 | 0.12 | |
The Vampire Diaries | CW | 8:00PM | 1,237,000 | 1,195,000 | 42,000 | 0.57 | 0.51 | 0.06 | |
CBS Thursday NFL | CBS | 8:30PM | 17,527,000 | 17,117,000 | 410,000 | 6.03 | 5.86 | 0.17 | 826-1121P |
Scandal | ABC | 9:00PM | 7,802,000 | 8,281,000 | (479,000) | 2.31 | 2.46 | (0.15) | |
Blacklist | NBC | 9:00PM | 7,029,000 | 6,679,000 | 350,000 | 1.47 | 1.43 | 0.04 | |
Sleepy Hollow | Fox | 9:00PM | 4,572,000 | 2,893,000 | 1,679,000 | 1.10 | 0.85 | 0.25 | |
The Originals | CW | 9:00PM | 1,068,000 | 953,000 | 115,000 | 0.39 | 0.40 | (0.01) | |
Elementary | CBS | 10:00PM | - | - | |||||
How To Get Away W/Murder | ABC | 10:00PM | 6,272,000 | 6,951,000 | (679,000) | 1.81 | 2.06 | (0.25) | |
The Player | NBC | 10:00PM | 3,867,000 | 4,154,000 | (287,000) | 0.72 | 0.80 | (0.08) | |
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 | 6,096,000 | 5,944,000 | 152,000 | 1.20 | 1.18 | 0.02 | |
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | 6,841,000 | 7,169,000 | (328,000) | 1.20 | 1.24 | (0.04) | |
Undateable | NBC | 8:00PM | 2,652,000 | 2,577,000 | 75,000 | 0.70 | 0.68 | 0.02 | |
MLB World Series Gm3 | Fox | 8:00PM | 12,508,000 | 12,508,000 | 3.10 | 3.10 | 8-11P | ||
Gotham | Fox | 8:00PM | 1,643,000 | (1,643,000) | 0.49 | (0.49) | |||
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | CW | 8:00PM | 787,000 | 901,000 | (114,000) | 0.20 | 0.23 | (0.03) | REPEAT vs. Reign |
Dr. Ken | ABC | 8:30PM | 5,783,000 | 5,974,000 | (191,000) | 1.20 | 1.19 | 0.01 | |
Truth Be Told | NBC | 8:30PM | 2,326,000 | 2,244,000 | 82,000 | 0.70 | 0.58 | 0.12 | |
Hawaii Five-0 | CBS | 9:00PM | 8,128,000 | 8,595,000 | (467,000) | 1.10 | 1.02 | 0.08 | |
Shark Tank | ABC | 9:00PM | 6,085,000 | 6,360,000 | (275,000) | 1.40 | 1.53 | (0.13) | |
Grimm | NBC | 9:00PM | 3,967,000 | 3,967,000 | 1.10 | 1.10 | PREMIERE | ||
Dateline | NBC | 9:00PM | 4,645,000 | (4,645,000) | 0.95 | (0.95) | |||
Rosewood | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,208,000 | (1,208,000) | 0.31 | (0.31) | |||
America's Next Top Model | CW | 9:00PM | 939,000 | 727,000 | 212,000 | 0.20 | 0.26 | (0.06) | |
Blue Bloods | CBS | 10:00PM | 9,540,000 | 10,417,000 | (877,000) | 1.10 | 1.18 | (0.08) | |
20/20 | ABC | 10:00PM | 8,158,000 | 5,171,000 | 2,987,000 | 1.70 | 1.19 | 0.51 | |
Dateline | NBC | 10:00PM | 3,314,000 | 3,314,000 | 0.80 | 0.80 | |||
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 | 3,440,000 | 4,316,000 | (876,000) | 0.60 | 0.65 | (0.05) | REPEAT |
Saturday Night Football | ABC | 8:00PM | 5,390,000 | 5,290,000 | 100,000 | 1.50 | 1.61 | (0.11) | 8-11P |
Dateline Mystery | NBC | 8:00PM | 3,930,000 | 5,055,000 | (1,125,000) | 0.60 | 0.80 | (0.20) | 8-10P |
MLB World Series Gm4 | Fox | 8:00PM | 12,170,000 | 3,344,000 | 8,826,000 | 3.10 | 1.04 | 2.06 | vs. College Football |
48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 9:00PM | 2,710,000 | 3,246,000 | (536,000) | 0.50 | 0.58 | (0.08) | REPEAT vs. Crimetime |
48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 10:00PM | 4,350,000 | 5,607,000 | (1,257,000) | 0.70 | 0.96 | (0.26) | |
SNL(R) | NBC | 10:00PM | 3,050,000 | 2,881,000 | 169,000 | 0.70 | 0.72 | (0.02) | 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 6 (Oct. 26-Nov. 1) 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 | 16,324,000 | 4.35 | |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | Sun | 6,754,000 | 2.79 | |
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:30PM | Wed | 6,877,000 | 2.16 | |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | Sun | 4,382,000 | 2.02 | |
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | Wed | 7,434,000 | 1.98 | |
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | Wed | 6,181,000 | 1.87 | |
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | Wed | 6,393,000 | 1.86 | REPEAT |
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | Sun | 3,851,000 | 1.82 | |
The Last Man on Earth | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | 3,417,000 | 1.47 | |
Fresh off the Boat | ABC | 8:30PM | Tue | 4,066,000 | 1.47 | |
The Muppets | ABC | 8:00PM | Tue | 4,333,000 | 1.43 | |
Dr. Ken | ABC | 8:30PM | Fri | 5,783,000 | 1.2 | |
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | Fri | 6,841,000 | 1.2 | |
Undatelable | NBC | 8:00PM | Fri | 2,652,000 | 0.7 | |
Truth Be Told | NBC | 8:30PM | Fri | 2,326,000 | 0.7 | |
Life In Pieces | CBS | 8:30PM | Thu | preempted | ||
The Simpsons | Fox | 7:30PM | Sun | preempted | ||
The Grinder | Fox | 7:00PM | Sun | preempted | ||
Grandfathered | Fox | 8:00PM | Tue | preempted | ||
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 7:30PM | Sun | preempted | ||
The Grinder | Fox | 8:30PM | 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
Monday, December 4
American Dad! - "The Pink Sphinx Holds Her Hearts on the Turn" (TBS, 10:00PM ET/PT)
Francine enters the strange and dangerous world of poker to learn how to hide her true feelings from Steve and Hayley.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of December 4)
Monday, December 4
- Ray Romano (Everybody Loves Raymond) - Watch Ray on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Sebastian Maniscalco (Bookie) - Sebastian appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Sarah Paulson (Leap of Faith) - Sarah is a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Gabriel Iglesias (Mr. Iglesias/Cristela), John Witherspoon (The First Family/The Tracy Morgan Show/The Wayans Bros.) and Thea Vidale (Thea) - Gabriel, John (RIP) and Thea are guests on repeats of Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen on CBS between 12:37-1:37am.
- Rachel Bloom (Upload) - Rachel appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Kenan Thompson (Kenan/Kenan & Kel) - Kenan talks about When I Was Your Age on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am.
- Kate Flannery (The Office) - Kate tells Sherri all about A Swingin’ Little Christmas, her holiday concert with Jane Lynch, on Sherri, so check your local listings.
- Henry Winkler (Barry/Arrested Development/Out of Practice/Monty/Happy Days) - Henry discusses his new memoir Being Henry: The Fonz...and Beyond on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
- Bellamy Young (The Other Black Girl) - Bellamy appears on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
- Marilu Henner (Taxi/Evening Shade) - Marilu is a guest on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York at 9:15am.
New on DVD/Blu-ray (September-December)
09/05 - Young Sheldon - The Complete Sixth Season
09/12 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete Second Season
09/12 - Rick and Morty - The Complete Seasons 1-6 (Blu-ray) (DVD)
09/26 - Family Matters - The Complete Series
09/26 - Step by Step - The Complete Series
10/10 - The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet - The Complete Season Thirteen / The Complete Season Fourteen
10/17 - ALF - The Complete Series (Deluxe Edition) (Shout! Factory Special Offers)
10/17 - Night Court (2023) - The Complete First Season
11/07 - South Park - The Complete Twenty-Sixth Season (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/14 - Leave it to Beaver - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/05 - Father Knows Best - The Complete Series
12/05 - The Odd Couple - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/12 - The Dick Van Dyke Show - The Complete Series
12/12 - Looney Tunes Collector's Choice - Volume 2 (Blu-ray)
12/12 - That Girl - The Complete Series
12/19 - The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet - The Official Restored Complete Series
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