Sunday, November 08, 2015
Week 7 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did
Total Viewers: #1. CBS 9.4565 million (-22% from first four nights week 6); #2. ABC 8.659 million (+33%); #3. NBC 7.264 million (even); #4. Fox 4.552 million (-56%); #5. The CW 1.736 million (+3%).
Adults 18-49: #1. ABC 2.17/7 rating/share (+36% in rating from first four nights week 6); #2. NBC 1.79/6 (+2%); #3. CBS 1.75/6 (-40%); #4. Fox 1.53/5 (-47%); #5. The CW 0.67/2 (+3%).
We have previous week's final ratings, Week 6 (10/26/15-11/1/15, LIVE+SD). Fox won the week for the first time in A18-49, thanks to the World Series, as Fox did a 3.60 rating. NBC was #2 with a 2.31 rating. CBS was #3 with a 2.01 rating, while ABC was #4 with a 1.49 rating. Among total viewers, Fox was also #1 with 12.993 million, with CBS #2 at 9.697 million. NBC was #3 with 8.224 million and ABC at #4 with 6.027 million.
For season to-date (9/21/15-11/5/15, LIVE+SD), NBC is #1 in A18-49 with a 2.36 rating, followed by CBS at #2 with a 2.09 rating. Fox jumped to #3 with a 1.91 rating and ABC at #4 with a 1.65 rating. Among total viewers it is CBS #1 at 10.167 million, followed by NBC at #2 with 8.347 million, ABC #3 with 6.564 million and Fox #4 with 6.057 million.
Back to week 7 (Nov. 2-8), 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 7 (Nov. 2-8) Analysis | |||||||||
Last Sunday (Nov. 1) | (Week 6) | 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 | 10,998,000 | 10,705,000 | 293,000 | 1.39 | 1.29 | 0.10 | |
America's Funniest Videos | ABC | 7:00PM | 4,950,000 | 5,338,000 | (388,000) | 0.98 | 1.06 | (0.08) | |
The Grinder | Fox | 7:00PM | - | - | |||||
Football Night in America | NBC | 7:30PM | 5,602,000 | 6,494,000 | (892,000) | 1.71 | 2.33 | (0.62) | |
The OT | Fox | 7:30PM | 17,872,000 | 12,120,000 | 5,752,000 | 6.17 | 4.21 | 1.96 | |
Madam Secretary | CBS | 8:00PM | 9,467,000 | 10,812,000 | (1,345,000) | 1.12 | 1.25 | (0.13) | |
Once Upon a Time | ABC | 8:00PM | 4,831,000 | 5,122,000 | (291,000) | 1.54 | 1.63 | (0.09) | |
Football Night in America | NBC | 8:00PM | 13,287,000 | 12,506,000 | 781,000 | 4.55 | 4.43 | 0.12 | |
World Series Pre Game | Fox | 8:00PM | 16,593,000 | 16,593,000 | 5.15 | 5.15 | |||
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | 6,754,000 | (6,754,000) | 2.79 | (2.79) | |||
MLB World Series Gm 5 | Fox | 8:15PM | 17,206,000 | 17,206,000 | 5.09 | 5.09 | 815-1234A | ||
Sunday Night Football | NBC | 8:30PM | 23,010,000 | 20,612,000 | 2,398,000 | 8.19 | 7.60 | 0.59 | 831-1118P |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | 4,382,000 | (4,382,000) | 2.02 | (2.02) | |||
The Good Wife | CBS | 9:00PM | 7,552,000 | 8,819,000 | (1,267,000) | 0.95 | 1.06 | (0.11) | |
Blood & Oil | ABC | 9:00PM | 3,255,000 | 3,768,000 | (513,000) | 0.82 | 0.92 | (0.10) | |
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | 3,851,000 | (3,851,000) | 1.82 | (1.82) | |||
Last Man on Earth | Fox | 9:30PM | 3,417,000 | (3,417,000) | 1.47 | (1.47) | |||
CSI: Cyber | CBS | 10:00PM | 5,437,000 | 6,542,000 | (1,105,000) | 0.75 | 0.85 | (0.10) | |
Quantico | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,049,000 | 5,105,000 | (1,056,000) | 1.17 | 1.49 | (0.32) | |
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 | ||||
Supergirl | CBS | 8:00PM | 8,865,000 | 12,955,000 | (4,090,000) | 2.19 | 3.15 | (0.96) | vs 830-930P |
The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 8:00PM | 16,324,000 | (16,324,000) | 4.35 | (4.35) | |||
Dancing w/the Stars | ABC | 8:00PM | 12,087,000 | 11,863,000 | 224,000 | 1.85 | 1.80 | 0.05 | 8-10P |
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 12,059,000 | 11,877,000 | 182,000 | 3.28 | 3.11 | 0.17 | 8-10P |
Gotham | Fox | 8:00PM | 4,274,000 | 4,324,000 | (50,000) | 1.56 | 1.48 | 0.08 | |
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | CW | 8:00PM | 945,000 | 666,000 | 279,000 | 0.28 | 0.20 | 0.08 | |
Scorpion | CBS | 9:00PM | 9,507,000 | 9,692,000 | (185,000) | 1.88 | 1.90 | (0.02) | vs. 930-11P |
Minority Report | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,753,000 | 1,918,000 | (165,000) | 0.63 | 0.60 | 0.03 | |
Jane the Virgin | CW | 9:00PM | 1,095,000 | 942,000 | 153,000 | 0.43 | 0.32 | 0.11 | |
NCIS LA | CBS | 10:00PM | 8,409,000 | 8,409,000 | 1.26 | 1.26 | |||
Countdown to CMA | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,977,000 | 4,471,000 | 506,000 | 0.84 | 0.78 | 0.06 | vs. Castle(R) |
Blindspot | NBC | 10:00PM | 8,017,000 | 7,906,000 | 111,000 | 2.24 | 2.15 | 0.09 | |
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 | 17,975,000 | 16,815,000 | 1,160,000 | 2.30 | 2.13 | 0.17 | |
The Muppets | ABC | 8:00PM | 4,556,000 | 4,333,000 | 223,000 | 1.42 | 1.43 | (0.01) | |
Best Time Ever/NPH | NBC | 8:00PM | 5,055,000 | 4,177,000 | 878,000 | 1.35 | 1.06 | 0.29 | |
Grandfathered | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,715,000 | 3,715,000 | 0.96 | 0.96 | |||
MLB World Series Gm1 | Fox | 8:00PM | 14,944,000 | (14,944,000) | 4.64 | (4.64) | |||
The Flash | CW | 8:00PM | 3,865,000 | 3,426,000 | 439,000 | 1.49 | 1.39 | 0.10 | |
Fresh off the Boat | ABC | 8:30PM | 4,452,000 | 4,066,000 | 386,000 | 1.57 | 1.47 | 0.10 | |
The Grinder | Fox | 8:30PM | 2,518,000 | 2,518,000 | 0.82 | 0.82 | |||
NCIS: New Orleans | CBS | 9:00PM | 14,149,000 | 13,057,000 | 1,092,000 | 1.91 | 1.62 | 0.29 | |
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | ABC | 9:00PM | 3,840,000 | 3,806,000 | 34,000 | 1.40 | 1.45 | (0.05) | |
The Voice | NBC | 9:00PM | 8,215,000 | 10,225,000 | (2,010,000) | 1.96 | 2.59 | (0.63) | REPEAT |
Scream Queens | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,442,000 | 2,442,000 | 0.96 | 0.96 | |||
iZombie | CW | 9:00PM | 1,434,000 | 1,471,000 | (37,000) | 0.59 | 0.56 | 0.03 | |
Limitless | CBS | 10:00PM | 7,863,000 | 7,453,000 | 410,000 | 1.47 | 1.41 | 0.06 | |
Wicked City | ABC | 10:00PM | 2,422,000 | 3,281,000 | (859,000) | 0.69 | 0.88 | (0.19) | |
Chicago Fire | NBC | 10:00PM | 8,109,000 | 7,803,000 | 306,000 | 1.79 | 1.92 | (0.13) | |
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 | 8,795,000 | 8,484,000 | 311,000 | 2.04 | 2.06 | (0.02) | |
CMA Awards | ABC | 8:00PM | 13,620,000 | 13,620,000 | 3.83 | 3.83 | 8-11P | ||
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | 7,434,000 | (7,434,000) | 1.98 | (1.98) | |||
The Mysteries of Laura | NBC | 8:00PM | 6,998,000 | 6,349,000 | 649,000 | 1.19 | 1.03 | 0.16 | |
Rosewood | Fox | 8:00PM | 5,049,000 | 5,049,000 | 1.51 | 1.51 | |||
MLB World Series Gm2 | Fox | 8:00PM | 13,722,000 | (13,722,000) | 3.87 | (3.87) | |||
Arrow | CW | 8:00PM | 2,601,000 | 2,643,000 | (42,000) | 1.06 | 0.94 | 0.12 | |
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:30PM | 6,877,000 | (6,877,000) | 2.16 | (2.16) | |||
Criminal Minds | CBS | 9:00PM | 7,793,000 | 7,642,000 | 151,000 | 1.48 | 1.60 | (0.12) | |
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | 6,393,000 | (6,393,000) | 1.86 | (1.86) | |||
Law & Order: SVU | NBC | 9:00PM | 6,547,000 | 6,547,000 | 1.51 | 1.51 | |||
Chicago P.D. | NBC | 9:00PM | 6,136,000 | (6,136,000) | 1.48 | (1.48) | |||
Empire | Fox | 9:00PM | 11,677,000 | 11,677,000 | 4.64 | 4.64 | |||
Supernatural | CW | 9:00PM | 1,644,000 | 2,039,000 | (395,000) | 0.60 | 0.81 | (0.21) | |
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | 6,181,000 | (6,181,000) | 1.87 | (1.87) | |||
Code Black | CBS | 10:00PM | 6,444,000 | 5,958,000 | 486,000 | 1.21 | 1.10 | 0.11 | |
Nashville | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,178,000 | (4,178,000) | 1.11 | (1.11) | |||
Chicago P.D. | NBC | 10:00PM | 6,475,000 | 6,475,000 | 1.43 | 1.43 | |||
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 | 14,811,000 | 11,104,000 | 3,707,000 | 3.70 | 3.35 | 0.35 | vs. NFL Kick |
Grey's Anatomy | ABC | 8:00PM | 8,504,000 | 6,543,000 | 1,961,000 | 2.31 | 1.72 | 0.59 | vs. Charlie Brown |
Heroes Reborn | NBC | 8:00PM | 3,975,000 | 3,946,000 | 29,000 | 1.26 | 1.05 | 0.21 | |
Bones | Fox | 8:00PM | 5,335,000 | 6,572,000 | (1,237,000) | 1.14 | 1.31 | (0.17) | |
The Vampire Diaries | CW | 8:00PM | 1,335,000 | 1,237,000 | 98,000 | 0.55 | 0.57 | (0.02) | |
Life In Pieces | CBS | 8:30PM | 7,881,000 | 7,881,000 | 1.88 | 1.88 | |||
CBS Thursday NFL | CBS | 8:30PM | 17,527,000 | (17,527,000) | 6.03 | (6.03) | |||
Mom | CBS | 9:00PM | 7,279,000 | 7,279,000 | 1.53 | 1.53 | PREMIERE | ||
Scandal | ABC | 9:00PM | 8,026,000 | 7,802,000 | 224,000 | 2.25 | 2.31 | (0.06) | |
Blacklist | NBC | 9:00PM | 6,436,000 | 7,029,000 | (593,000) | 1.38 | 1.47 | (0.09) | |
Sleepy Hollow | Fox | 9:00PM | 3,039,000 | 4,572,000 | (1,533,000) | 0.90 | 1.10 | (0.20) | |
The Originals | CW | 9:00PM | 968,000 | 1,068,000 | (100,000) | 0.37 | 0.39 | (0.02) | |
The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 9:30PM | 6,211,000 | 6,211,000 | 1.35 | 1.35 | REPEAT | ||
Elementary | CBS | 10:00PM | 5,583,000 | 5,583,000 | 1.05 | 1.05 | PREMIERE | ||
How To Get Away W/Murder | ABC | 10:00PM | 6,487,000 | 6,272,000 | 215,000 | 1.87 | 1.81 | 0.06 | |
The Player | NBC | 10:00PM | 3,220,000 | 3,867,000 | (647,000) | 0.75 | 0.72 | 0.03 | |
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 | 5,859,000 | 6,072,000 | (213,000) | 1.10 | 1.17 | (0.07) | |
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | 6,840,000 | 6,937,000 | (97,000) | 1.20 | 1.26 | (0.06) | |
Undateable | NBC | 8:00PM | 2,698,000 | 2,602,000 | 96,000 | 0.70 | 0.75 | (0.05) | |
MasterChef Jr | Fox | 8:00PM | 4,123,000 | 4,123,000 | 1.30 | 1.30 | PREMIERE | ||
MLB World Series Gm3 | Fox | 8:00PM | 13,205,000 | (13,205,000) | 3.24 | (3.24) | |||
Reign | CW | 8:00PM | 992,000 | 749,000 | 243,000 | 0.30 | 0.23 | 0.07 | vs. Crazy(R) |
Dr. Ken | ABC | 8:30PM | 5,415,000 | 5,770,000 | (355,000) | 1.20 | 1.23 | (0.03) | |
Truth Be Told | NBC | 8:30PM | 2,141,000 | 2,201,000 | (60,000) | 0.60 | 0.71 | (0.11) | |
Hawaii Five-0 | CBS | 9:00PM | 8,749,000 | 8,345,000 | 404,000 | 1.10 | 1.09 | 0.01 | |
Shark Tank | ABC | 9:00PM | 6,693,000 | 6,163,000 | 530,000 | 1.60 | 1.43 | 0.17 | |
Grimm | NBC | 9:00PM | 3,754,000 | 4,043,000 | (289,000) | 1.00 | 1.09 | (0.09) | |
World's Funniest | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,228,000 | 2,228,000 | 0.80 | 0.80 | PREMIERE | ||
America's Next Top Model | CW | 9:00PM | 932,000 | 933,000 | (1,000) | 0.30 | 0.23 | 0.07 | |
Blue Bloods | CBS | 10:00PM | 10,752,000 | 9,695,000 | 1,057,000 | 1.20 | 1.09 | 0.11 | |
20/20 | ABC | 10:00PM | 5,222,000 | 8,214,000 | (2,992,000) | 1.30 | 1.70 | (0.40) | |
Dateline | NBC | 10:00PM | 4,197,000 | 3,312,000 | 885,000 | 1.00 | 0.78 | 0.22 | |
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 | ||||
College Football | CBS | 8:00PM | 10,680,000 | 10,680,000 | 3.40 | 3.40 | 8-11P | ||
Crimetime Saturday | CBS | 8:00PM | 3,409,000 | (3,409,000) | 0.61 | (0.61) | |||
Saturday Night Football | ABC | 8:00PM | 4,630,000 | 5,977,000 | (1,347,000) | 1.20 | 1.74 | (0.54) | 8-11P |
Dateline Mystery | NBC | 8:00PM | 3,960,000 | 3,892,000 | 68,000 | 0.60 | 0.58 | 0.02 | 8-10P |
College Football | Fox | 8:00PM | 1,130,000 | 13,587,000 | (12,457,000) | 0.30 | 3.41 | (3.11) | 8-11P vs World Series |
48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 9:00PM | 2,750,000 | (2,750,000) | 0.45 | (0.45) | |||
48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 10:00PM | 4,401,000 | (4,401,000) | 0.71 | (0.71) | |||
SNL(R) | NBC | 10:00PM | 3,550,000 | 3,061,000 | 489,000 | 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 7 (Nov. 2-8) 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 | 14,811,000 | 3.70 | |
Life In Pieces | CBS | 8:30PM | Thu | 7,881,000 | 1.88 | |
Fresh off the Boat | ABC | 8:30PM | Tue | 4,452,000 | 1.57 | |
Mom | CBS | 9:00PM | Thu | 7,279,000 | 1.53 | PREMIERE |
The Muppets | ABC | 8:00PM | Tue | 4,556,000 | 1.42 | |
The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 9:30PM | Thu | 6,211,000 | 1.35 | REPEAT |
Dr. Ken | ABC | 8:30PM | Fri | 5,415,000 | 1.2 | |
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | Fri | 6,840,000 | 1.2 | |
Grandfathered | Fox | 8:00PM | Tue | 3,715,000 | 0.96 | |
The Grinder | Fox | 8:30PM | Tue | 2,518,000 | 0.82 | |
Undatelable | NBC | 8:00PM | Fri | 2,698,000 | 0.7 | |
Truth Be Told | NBC | 8:30PM | Fri | 2,141,000 | 0.6 | |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | Sun | preempted | ||
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:30PM | Wed | preempted | ||
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | Sun | preempted | ||
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | Wed | preempted | ||
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | Wed | preempted | ||
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | Wed | preempted | ||
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | Sun | preempted | ||
The Last Man on Earth | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | preempted | ||
The Grinder | Fox | 7:00PM | Sun | preempted | ||
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 7:30PM | Sun | 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 | prem 11/12 | ||
Mike & Molly | CBS | 8:30PM | Mon | |||
The Odd Couple | CBS | 8:30PM | 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
Friday, May 30
Happy's Place - "Don't Sweat It" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
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Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of May 26)
Friday, May 30
- Nathan Fielder (The Rehearsal/The Curse) - Watch Nathan on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Paula Poundstone (Home Movies) - Paula performs stand-up comedy on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Nathan Lane (Mid-Century Modern/Only Murders in the Building/Modern Family/Charlie Lawrence/Encore! Encore!/One of the Boys) - Nathan appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Ralph Macchio (Eight Is Enough) - Ralph swings by for a chat about Karate Kid: Legends on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Justina Machado (One Day at a Time) - Justina chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT. She also talks about Broadway's Real Women Have Curves: The Musical on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
- Yara Shahidi (grown-ish/black-ish) - Yara is telling Drew about the new venture she's taking on, where she's currently at with dating and more on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Don Darryl Rivera (Only Murders in the Building) - Don talks about Broadway's Aladdin on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
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