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
Tuesday, August 12
none scheduled
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of August 11)
Tuesday, August 12
- Nicole Byer (Grand Crew/Loosely Exactly Nicole) - Nicole guest hosts Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Timothy Olyphant (Stick/Santa Clarita Diet) - Catcy Timothy on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Austin Butler (Ruby & the Rockits/Zoey 101/Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide) - Austin appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- David Oyelowo (Government Cheese) - David is a guest on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Alan Cumming (Schmigadoon!) - Alan makes a special appearance on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Zoë Kravitz (High Fidelity) - Zoë drops by Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Seth Rogen (The Studio/Platonic/Undeclared), Rose Byrne (Platonic/Physical) and Luke Macfarlane (Platonic) - Seth, Rose and Luke are guests on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 9pm on Bravo.
- Danielle Brooks (Close Enough) - Danielle talks about Peacemaker on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
- John Slattery (Maggie/Ed) - NBC's Today catches up with John in the 9am hour.
- Kelsey Grammer (Frasier/Partners/Hank/Back to You/Cheers) - It’s a DAYTIME EXCLUSIVE with Emmy®-winning TV icon Kelsey Grammer on a repeat on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings. For the first time, Kelsey gets raw and honest about the effect his sister's murder had on him. He revisits it all in his powerful new book, Karen: A Brother Remembers.
- Jenny Slate (The Great North/Big Mouth/Married/Bob's Burgers) - Jenny talks about Dying for Sex on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
- Ana Gasteyer (American Auto/People of Earth/Lady Dynamite/Suburgatory) - Ana is sharing her hilarious take on the hottest news topics on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Wendell Pierce (The Odd Couple/The Michael J. Fox Show/The Weber/The Brian Benben Show/The Gregory Hines Show) - Wendell is a guest on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York 9:15am.
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