Sunday, November 15, 2015
Week 8 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did
Total Viewers: #1. CBS 9.114 million (-4% from first four nights week 7); #2. NBC 8.353 million (+15%); #3. ABC 6.822 million (-21%); #4. Fox 4.444 million (-2%); #5. The CW 1.674 million (-4%).
Adults 18-49: #1. NBC 2.12/7 rating/share (+18% in rating from first four nights week 7); #2. CBS 1.70/6 (-3%); #3. ABC 1.65/5 (-24%); #4. Fox 1.43/5 (-7%); #5. The CW 0.69/2 (+3%).
We have previous week's final ratings, Week 7 (11/2/15-11/8/15, LIVE+SD). NBC won the week in A18-49, thanks to SNF of course, as NBC did a 2.36 rating. CBS was #2 with a 2.10 rating. ABC was #3 with a 1.75 rating, while Fox was #4 with a 1.19 rating. Among total viewers, CBS was #1 with 10.334 million, with NBC #2 at 8.266 million. ABC was #3 with 7.024 million and Fox at #4 with just 3.464 million.
For season to-date (9/21/15-11/12/15, LIVE+SD), NBC is #1 in A18-49 with a 2.39 rating, followed by CBS at #2 with a 2.09 rating. Fox at #3 with a 1.82 rating and ABC at #4 with a 1.63 rating. Among total viewers it is CBS #1 at 10.164 million, followed by NBC at #2 with 8.317 million, ABC #3 with 6.492 million and Fox #4 with 5.72 million.
Back to week 8 (Nov. 9-15), 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 8 (Nov. 9-15) Analysis | |||||||||
| Last Sunday (Nov. 8) | (Week 7) | 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 | 7:36PM | 15,764,000 | 10,998,000 | 4,766,000 | 2.72 | 1.39 | 1.33 | |
| America's Funniest Videos | ABC | 7:00PM | 5,644,000 | 4,950,000 | 694,000 | 1.02 | 0.98 | 0.04 | |
| The Simpsons | Fox | 7:22PM | 3,269,000 | 3,269,000 | 1.31 | 1.31 | |||
| Football Night in America | NBC | 7:30PM | 8,330,000 | 5,602,000 | 2,728,000 | 2.96 | 1.71 | 1.25 | |
| Bob's Burgers | Fox | 7:30PM | 3,126,000 | 17,872,000 | (14,746,000) | 1.41 | 6.17 | (4.76) | vs. OT |
| Madam Secretary | CBS | 8:36PM | 10,590,000 | 9,467,000 | 1,123,000 | 1.33 | 1.12 | 0.21 | |
| Once Upon a Time | ABC | 8:00PM | 4,876,000 | 4,831,000 | 45,000 | 1.55 | 1.54 | 0.01 | |
| Football Night in America | NBC | 8:00PM | 13,100,000 | 13,287,000 | (187,000) | 4.70 | 4.55 | 0.15 | |
| The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,475,000 | 3,475,000 | 1.51 | 1.51 | |||
| World Series Pre Game | Fox | 8:00PM | 16,593,000 | (16,593,000) | 5.15 | (5.15) | |||
| MLB World Series Gm 5 | Fox | 8:15PM | 17,206,000 | (17,206,000) | 5.09 | (5.09) | |||
| Sunday Night Football | NBC | 8:30PM | 23,047,000 | 23,010,000 | 37,000 | 8.39 | 8.19 | 0.20 | 831-1158P |
| Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | 2,647,000 | 2,647,000 | 1.19 | 1.19 | |||
| The Good Wife | CBS | 9:36PM | 8,267,000 | 7,552,000 | 715,000 | 1.07 | 0.95 | 0.12 | |
| Blood & Oil | ABC | 9:00PM | 3,404,000 | 3,255,000 | 149,000 | 0.82 | 0.82 | - | |
| Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,581,000 | 2,581,000 | 1.16 | 1.16 | |||
| Last Man on Earth | Fox | 9:30PM | 2,571,000 | 2,571,000 | 1.02 | 1.02 | |||
| CSI: Cyber | CBS | 10:36PM | 5,652,000 | 5,437,000 | 215,000 | 0.83 | 0.75 | 0.08 | |
| Quantico | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,380,000 | 4,049,000 | 331,000 | 1.33 | 1.17 | 0.16 | |
| 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 | 8,066,000 | 8,865,000 | (799,000) | 1.71 | 2.19 | (0.48) | |
| Dancing w/the Stars | ABC | 8:00PM | 12,633,000 | 12,087,000 | 546,000 | 2.00 | 1.85 | 0.15 | 8-10P |
| The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 12,016,000 | 12,059,000 | (43,000) | 3.23 | 3.28 | (0.05) | 8-10P |
| Gotham | Fox | 8:00PM | 4,110,000 | 4,274,000 | (164,000) | 1.54 | 1.56 | (0.02) | |
| Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | CW | 8:00PM | 948,000 | 945,000 | 3,000 | 0.32 | 0.28 | 0.04 | |
| Scorpion | CBS | 9:00PM | 9,344,000 | 9,507,000 | (163,000) | 1.80 | 1.88 | (0.08) | |
| Bones | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,584,000 | 1,753,000 | (169,000) | 0.50 | 0.63 | (0.13) | REPEAT vs. Minority |
| Jane the Virgin | CW | 9:00PM | 1,105,000 | 1,095,000 | 10,000 | 0.40 | 0.43 | (0.03) | |
| NCIS LA | CBS | 10:00PM | 7,910,000 | 8,409,000 | (499,000) | 1.25 | 1.26 | (0.01) | |
| Castle | ABC | 10:00PM | 6,069,000 | 4,977,000 | 1,092,000 | 1.01 | 0.84 | 0.17 | vs. CMA Count |
| Blindspot | NBC | 10:00PM | 7,673,000 | 8,017,000 | (344,000) | 2.19 | 2.24 | (0.05) | |
| 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 | 16,678,000 | 17,975,000 | (1,297,000) | 2.28 | 2.30 | (0.02) | |
| The Muppets | ABC | 8:00PM | 3,944,000 | 4,556,000 | (612,000) | 1.21 | 1.42 | (0.21) | |
| The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 10,863,000 | 10,863,000 | 2.74 | 2.74 | 8-10P | ||
| Best Time Ever/NPH | NBC | 8:00PM | 5,055,000 | (5,055,000) | 1.35 | (1.35) | |||
| Grandfathered | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,046,000 | 3,715,000 | (669,000) | 0.95 | 0.96 | (0.01) | |
| The Flash | CW | 8:00PM | 3,634,000 | 3,865,000 | (231,000) | 1.51 | 1.49 | 0.02 | |
| Fresh off the Boat | ABC | 8:30PM | 3,770,000 | 4,452,000 | (682,000) | 1.34 | 1.57 | (0.23) | |
| The Grinder | Fox | 8:30PM | 2,562,000 | 2,518,000 | 44,000 | 0.81 | 0.82 | (0.01) | |
| NCIS: New Orleans | CBS | 9:00PM | 12,390,000 | 14,149,000 | (1,759,000) | 1.68 | 1.91 | (0.23) | |
| Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | ABC | 9:00PM | 3,488,000 | 3,840,000 | (352,000) | 1.32 | 1.40 | (0.08) | |
| The Voice | NBC | 9:00PM | 8,215,000 | (8,215,000) | 1.96 | (1.96) | |||
| Scream Queens | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,512,000 | 2,442,000 | 70,000 | 0.94 | 0.96 | (0.02) | |
| iZombie | CW | 9:00PM | 1,404,000 | 1,434,000 | (30,000) | 0.62 | 0.59 | 0.03 | |
| Limitless | CBS | 10:00PM | 7,094,000 | 7,863,000 | (769,000) | 1.47 | 1.47 | - | |
| Wicked City | ABC | 10:00PM | 1,688,000 | 2,422,000 | (734,000) | 0.45 | 0.69 | (0.24) | |
| Chicago Fire | NBC | 10:00PM | 8,145,000 | 8,109,000 | 36,000 | 2.05 | 1.79 | 0.26 | |
| 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 | 9,000,000 | 8,795,000 | 205,000 | 2.09 | 2.04 | 0.05 | |
| The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | 7,623,000 | 7,623,000 | 2.03 | 2.03 | |||
| CMA Awards | ABC | 8:00PM | 13,620,000 | (13,620,000) | 3.83 | (3.83) | |||
| The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 10,143,000 | 6,998,000 | 3,145,000 | 2.36 | 1.19 | 1.17 | vs. Laura |
| Rosewood | Fox | 8:00PM | 5,167,000 | 5,049,000 | 118,000 | 1.39 | 1.51 | (0.12) | |
| Arrow | CW | 8:00PM | 2,298,000 | 2,601,000 | (303,000) | 0.92 | 1.06 | (0.14) | |
| The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:30PM | 7,006,000 | 7,006,000 | 2.09 | 2.09 | |||
| Criminal Minds | CBS | 9:00PM | 8,512,000 | 7,793,000 | 719,000 | 1.60 | 1.48 | 0.12 | |
| Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | 8,147,000 | 8,147,000 | 2.73 | 2.73 | |||
| Law & Order: SVU | NBC | 9:00PM | 7,759,000 | 6,547,000 | 1,212,000 | 1.97 | 1.51 | 0.46 | |
| Empire | Fox | 9:00PM | 11,200,000 | 11,677,000 | (477,000) | 4.22 | 4.64 | (0.42) | |
| Supernatural | CW | 9:00PM | 1,702,000 | 1,644,000 | 58,000 | 0.70 | 0.60 | 0.10 | |
| black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | 5,969,000 | 5,969,000 | 1.84 | 1.84 | |||
| Code Black | CBS | 10:00PM | 6,902,000 | 6,444,000 | 458,000 | 1.25 | 1.21 | 0.04 | |
| Nashville | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,546,000 | 4,546,000 | 1.04 | 1.04 | |||
| Chicago P.D. | NBC | 10:00PM | 6,792,000 | 6,475,000 | 317,000 | 1.60 | 1.43 | 0.17 | |
| 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 | 14,915,000 | 14,811,000 | 104,000 | 3.74 | 3.70 | 0.04 | |
| Grey's Anatomy | ABC | 8:00PM | 8,018,000 | 8,504,000 | (486,000) | 2.23 | 2.31 | (0.08) | |
| Heroes Reborn | NBC | 8:00PM | 3,777,000 | 3,975,000 | (198,000) | 1.12 | 1.26 | (0.14) | |
| Bones | Fox | 8:00PM | 5,163,000 | 5,335,000 | (172,000) | 1.06 | 1.14 | (0.08) | |
| The Vampire Diaries | CW | 8:00PM | 1,324,000 | 1,335,000 | (11,000) | 0.62 | 0.55 | 0.07 | |
| Life In Pieces | CBS | 8:30PM | 7,993,000 | 7,881,000 | 112,000 | 1.85 | 1.88 | (0.03) | |
| Mom | CBS | 9:00PM | 7,161,000 | 7,279,000 | (118,000) | 1.51 | 1.53 | (0.02) | |
| Scandal | ABC | 9:00PM | 7,703,000 | 8,026,000 | (323,000) | 2.19 | 2.25 | (0.06) | |
| Blacklist | NBC | 9:00PM | 6,754,000 | 6,436,000 | 318,000 | 1.46 | 1.38 | 0.08 | |
| Sleepy Hollow | Fox | 9:00PM | 3,015,000 | 3,039,000 | (24,000) | 0.91 | 0.90 | 0.01 | |
| The Originals | CW | 9:00PM | 975,000 | 968,000 | 7,000 | 0.43 | 0.37 | 0.06 | |
| 2 Broke Girls | CBS | 9:30PM | 6,335,000 | 6,211,000 | 124,000 | 1.59 | 1.35 | 0.24 | PREMIERE vs. Bang(R) |
| Elementary | CBS | 10:00PM | 5,163,000 | 5,583,000 | (420,000) | 0.84 | 1.05 | (0.21) | |
| How To Get Away W/Murder | ABC | 10:00PM | 6,710,000 | 6,487,000 | 223,000 | 1.95 | 1.87 | 0.08 | |
| The Player | NBC | 10:00PM | 3,437,000 | 3,220,000 | 217,000 | 0.73 | 0.75 | (0.02) | |
| 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 | 5,819,000 | 5,830,000 | (11,000) | 1.10 | 1.07 | 0.03 | |
| Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | 7,471,000 | 6,848,000 | 623,000 | 1.30 | 1.21 | 0.09 | |
| Undateable | NBC | 8:00PM | 2,503,000 | 2,635,000 | (132,000) | 0.60 | 0.68 | (0.08) | REPEAT |
| MasterChef Jr | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,749,000 | 4,158,000 | (409,000) | 1.20 | 1.35 | (0.15) | |
| Reign | CW | 8:00PM | 1,083,000 | 938,000 | 145,000 | 0.40 | 0.28 | 0.12 | |
| Dr. Ken | ABC | 8:30PM | 5,308,000 | 5,378,000 | (70,000) | 1.20 | 1.19 | 0.01 | |
| Truth Be Told | NBC | 8:30PM | 2,060,000 | 2,138,000 | (78,000) | 0.60 | 0.58 | 0.02 | |
| Hawaii Five-0 | CBS | 9:00PM | 8,363,000 | 8,850,000 | (487,000) | 1.10 | 1.13 | (0.03) | |
| Shark Tank | ABC | 9:00PM | 6,192,000 | 6,709,000 | (517,000) | 1.60 | 1.65 | (0.05) | |
| Grimm | NBC | 9:00PM | 3,621,000 | 3,783,000 | (162,000) | 0.90 | 0.97 | (0.07) | |
| World's Funniest | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,234,000 | 2,211,000 | 23,000 | 0.80 | 0.76 | 0.04 | |
| America's Next Top Model | CW | 9:00PM | 1,032,000 | 951,000 | 81,000 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.01 | |
| Blue Bloods | CBS | 10:00PM | 10,298,000 | 10,899,000 | (601,000) | 1.20 | 1.26 | (0.06) | |
| 20/20 | ABC | 10:00PM | 5,113,000 | 5,185,000 | (72,000) | 1.20 | 1.27 | (0.07) | |
| Dateline | NBC | 10:00PM | 3,552,000 | 4,199,000 | (647,000) | 0.80 | 0.96 | (0.16) | |
| 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 | ||||
| 48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 8:00PM | 4,640,000 | 4,640,000 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| College Football | CBS | 8:00PM | 11,063,000 | (11,063,000) | 3.63 | (3.63) | |||
| Saturday Night Football | ABC | 8:00PM | 5,470,000 | 4,729,000 | 741,000 | 1.70 | 1.23 | 0.47 | 8-11P |
| Dateline Mystery | NBC | 8:00PM | 4,360,000 | 3,954,000 | 406,000 | 0.80 | 0.63 | 0.17 | 8-10P |
| College Football | Fox | 8:00PM | 1,900,000 | 1,518,000 | 382,000 | 0.50 | 0.42 | 0.08 | 8-11P |
| Democratic Debate | CBS | 9:00PM | 7,220,000 | 7,220,000 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 9-11P | ||
| 48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 10:00PM | - | - | |||||
| SNL(R) | NBC | 10:00PM | 3,010,000 | 3,564,000 | (554,000) | 0.60 | 0.71 | (0.11) | 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 8 (Nov. 9-15) 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 | 14,915,000 | 3.74 | |
| Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | Wed | 8,147,000 | 2.73 | |
| The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:30PM | Wed | 7,006,000 | 2.09 | |
| The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | Wed | 7,623,000 | 2.03 | |
| Life In Pieces | CBS | 8:30PM | Thu | 7,993,000 | 1.85 | |
| black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | Wed | 5,969,000 | 1.84 | |
| 2 Broke Girls | CBS | 9:30PM | Thu | 6,335,000 | 1.59 | PREMIERE |
| Mom | CBS | 9:00PM | Thu | 7,161,000 | 1.51 | |
| The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | Sun | 3,475,000 | 1.51 | |
| Bob's Burgers | Fox | 7:30PM | Sun | 3,126,000 | 1.41 | |
| Fresh off the Boat | ABC | 8:30PM | Tue | 3,770,000 | 1.34 | |
| The Simpsons | Fox | 7:00PM | Sun | 3,269,000 | 1.31 | REPEAT |
| Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | Fri | 7,471,000 | 1.3 | |
| The Muppets | ABC | 8:00PM | Tue | 3,944,000 | 1.21 | |
| Dr. Ken | ABC | 8:30PM | Fri | 5,308,000 | 1.2 | |
| Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | Sun | 2,647,000 | 1.19 | |
| Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | Sun | 2,581,000 | 1.16 | |
| The Last Man on Earth | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | 2,571,000 | 1.02 | |
| Grandfathered | Fox | 8:00PM | Tue | 3,046,000 | 0.95 | |
| The Grinder | Fox | 8:30PM | Tue | 2,562,000 | 0.81 | |
| Undatelable | NBC | 8:00PM | Fri | 2,503,000 | 0.6 | REPEAT |
| Truth Be Told | NBC | 8:30PM | Fri | 2,060,000 | 0.6 | |
| The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 9:30PM | Thu | preempted | ||
| The Grinder | Fox | 8:30PM | Sat | preempted | ||
| Grandfathered | Fox | 8:00PM | Sat | preempted | ||
| Significant Mother | CW | 9:30PM | Mon | completed | ||
| 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
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Friday, January 23
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Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of January 19)
Friday, January 23
- Chris Pratt (Parks and Recreation) - Watch Chris on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Dulcé Sloan (The Great North) - Dulcé is a guest on a repeat of Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 12:37am on CBS.
- Michael Urie (Shrinking/Krapopolis/Partners) - Michael talks about Shrinking on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Anthony Anderson (black-ish/Guys with Kids/All About the Andersons) - Anthony chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Kim Fields (The Upshaws/Living Single/The Facts of Life/Baby, I'm Back) - Kim is back with the Tam Fam as she closes out a huge chapter as Regina Upshaw in Netflix's hit comedy The Upshaws on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings. She shares more about her next journey with her new global wellness brand “Refresh by KF” and guides the Tam Fam through a wellness exercise designed to help you slow down, reset and refocus.
- Jennette McCurdy (Sam & Cat/iCarly) - Jennette tells Drew about her latest book Half Her Age on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
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