Sunday, November 22, 2015
Week 9 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did
Total Viewers: #1. CBS 9.181 million (+1% from first four nights week 8); #2. NBC 7.677 million (-8%); #3. ABC 7.042 million (+3%); #4. Fox 4.405 million (-1%); #5. The CW 1.610 million (-4%).
Adults 18-49: #1. NBC 1.84/6 rating/share (-13% in rating from first four nights week 8); #2. ABC 1.73/6 (+5%); #3. CBS 1.67/5 (-2%); #4. Fox 1.47/5 (+3%); #5. The CW 0.65/2 (-6%).
We have previous week's final ratings, Week 8 (11/9/15-11/15/15, LIVE+SD). NBC won the week in A18-49, thanks to SNF of course, as NBC did a 2.35 rating. CBS was #2 with a 1.99 rating. ABC was #3 with a 1.58 rating, while Fox was #4 with a 1.19 rating. Among total viewers, CBS was #1 with 10.234 million, with NBC #2 at 8.331 million. ABC was #3 with 6.198 million and Fox at #4 with just 3.615 million.
For season to-date (9/21/15-11/19/15, LIVE+SD), NBC is #1 in A18-49 with a 2.36 rating, followed by CBS at #2 with a 2.07 rating. Fox at #3 with a 1.75 rating and ABC at #4 with a 1.63 rating. Among total viewers it is CBS #1 at 10.178 million, followed by NBC at #2 with 8.363 million, ABC #3 with 6.473 million and Fox #4 with 5.478 million.
Back to week 9 (Nov. 16-22), 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 9 (Nov. 16-22) 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 | 7:57PM | 18,132,000 | 15,764,000 | 2,368,000 | 3.56 | 2.72 | 0.84 | |
America's Funniest Videos | ABC | 7:00PM | 5,319,000 | 5,644,000 | (325,000) | 0.92 | 1.02 | (0.10) | |
The Simpsons | Fox | 7:18PM | 2,298,000 | 3,269,000 | (971,000) | 0.85 | 1.31 | (0.46) | REPEAT |
Football Night in America | NBC | 7:30PM | 3,451,000 | 8,330,000 | (4,879,000) | 1.15 | 2.96 | (1.81) | |
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 7:30PM | 2,274,000 | 3,126,000 | (852,000) | 1.02 | 1.41 | (0.39) | |
Madam Secretary | CBS | 8:57PM | 10,612,000 | 10,590,000 | 22,000 | 1.39 | 1.33 | 0.06 | |
Once Upon a Time | ABC | 8:00PM | 4,853,000 | 4,876,000 | (23,000) | 1.61 | 1.55 | 0.06 | 8-10P vs. 8-9P |
Football Night in America | NBC | 8:00PM | 10,341,000 | 13,100,000 | (2,759,000) | 3.73 | 4.70 | (0.97) | |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | 2,747,000 | 3,475,000 | (728,000) | 1.18 | 1.51 | (0.33) | REPEAT |
Sunday Night Football | NBC | 8:30PM | 19,388,000 | 23,047,000 | (3,659,000) | 7.01 | 8.39 | (1.38) | 835-1219 |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | 2,690,000 | 2,647,000 | 43,000 | 1.27 | 1.19 | 0.08 | |
The Good Wife | CBS | 9:57PM | 8,522,000 | 8,267,000 | 255,000 | 1.12 | 1.07 | 0.05 | |
Blood & Oil | ABC | 9:00PM | 3,404,000 | (3,404,000) | 0.82 | (0.82) | |||
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,906,000 | 2,581,000 | 325,000 | 1.39 | 1.16 | 0.23 | |
Last Man on Earth | Fox | 9:30PM | 2,843,000 | 2,571,000 | 272,000 | 1.19 | 1.02 | 0.17 | |
CSI: Cyber | CBS | 10:57PM | 5,746,000 | 5,652,000 | 94,000 | 0.96 | 0.83 | 0.13 | |
Quantico | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,203,000 | 4,380,000 | (177,000) | 1.33 | 1.33 | - | |
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 | 7,769,000 | 8,066,000 | (297,000) | 1.75 | 1.71 | 0.04 | |
Dancing w/the Stars | ABC | 8:00PM | 12,351,000 | 12,633,000 | (282,000) | 1.84 | 2.00 | (0.16) | 8-10P |
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 11,208,000 | 12,016,000 | (808,000) | 3.00 | 3.23 | (0.23) | 8-10P |
Gotham | Fox | 8:00PM | 4,349,000 | 4,110,000 | 239,000 | 1.55 | 1.54 | 0.01 | |
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | CW | 8:00PM | 889,000 | 948,000 | (59,000) | 0.29 | 0.32 | (0.03) | |
Scorpion | CBS | 9:00PM | 9,163,000 | 9,344,000 | (181,000) | 1.66 | 1.80 | (0.14) | |
Minority Report | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,740,000 | 1,584,000 | 156,000 | 0.66 | 0.50 | 0.16 | vs Bones(R) |
Jane the Virgin | CW | 9:00PM | 110,000 | 1,105,000 | (995,000) | 0.45 | 0.40 | 0.05 | |
NCIS LA | CBS | 10:00PM | 7,911,000 | 7,910,000 | 1,000 | 1.27 | 1.25 | 0.02 | |
Castle | ABC | 10:00PM | 6,662,000 | 6,069,000 | 593,000 | 1.12 | 1.01 | 0.11 | |
Blindspot | NBC | 10:00PM | 7,736,000 | 7,673,000 | 63,000 | 2.13 | 2.19 | (0.06) | |
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 | 16,587,000 | 16,678,000 | (91,000) | 2.17 | 2.28 | (0.11) | |
The Muppets | ABC | 8:00PM | 3,885,000 | 3,944,000 | (59,000) | 1.19 | 1.21 | (0.02) | |
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 11,183,000 | 10,863,000 | 320,000 | 2.64 | 2.74 | (0.10) | 8-9P vs. 8-10P |
Grandfathered | Fox | 8:00PM | 2,978,000 | 3,046,000 | (68,000) | 1.01 | 0.95 | 0.06 | |
The Flash | CW | 8:00PM | 3,458,000 | 3,634,000 | (176,000) | 1.37 | 1.51 | (0.14) | |
Fresh off the Boat | ABC | 8:30PM | 3,898,000 | 3,770,000 | 128,000 | 1.42 | 1.34 | 0.08 | |
The Grinder | Fox | 8:30PM | 2,367,000 | 2,562,000 | (195,000) | 0.87 | 0.81 | 0.06 | |
NCIS: New Orleans | CBS | 9:00PM | 13,008,000 | 12,390,000 | 618,000 | 1.66 | 1.68 | (0.02) | |
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | ABC | 9:00PM | 3,602,000 | 3,488,000 | 114,000 | 1.28 | 1.32 | (0.04) | |
Chicago Med | NBC | 9:00PM | 8,638,000 | 8,638,000 | 2.19 | 2.19 | PREMIERE | ||
Scream Queens | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,370,000 | 2,512,000 | (142,000) | 0.92 | 0.94 | (0.02) | |
iZombie | CW | 9:00PM | 1,174,000 | 1,404,000 | (230,000) | 0.50 | 0.62 | (0.12) | |
Limitless | CBS | 10:00PM | 7,519,000 | 7,094,000 | 425,000 | 1.40 | 1.47 | (0.07) | |
Shark Tank | ABC | 10:00PM | 2,529,000 | 1,688,000 | 841,000 | 0.67 | 0.45 | 0.22 | REPEAT vs. Wicked |
Chicago Fire | NBC | 10:00PM | 7,945,000 | 8,145,000 | (200,000) | 1.89 | 2.05 | (0.16) | |
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 | 9,049,000 | 9,000,000 | 49,000 | 2.05 | 2.09 | (0.04) | |
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | 7,926,000 | 7,623,000 | 303,000 | 2.06 | 2.03 | 0.03 | |
Mysteries of Laura | NBC | 8:00PM | 7,406,000 | 10,143,000 | (2,737,000) | 1.12 | 2.36 | (1.24) | vs. Voice |
Rosewood | Fox | 8:00PM | 4,723,000 | 5,167,000 | (444,000) | 1.46 | 1.39 | 0.07 | |
Arrow | CW | 8:00PM | 2,691,000 | 2,298,000 | 393,000 | 1.10 | 0.92 | 0.18 | |
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:30PM | 7,081,000 | 7,006,000 | 75,000 | 2.23 | 2.09 | 0.14 | |
Criminal Minds | CBS | 9:00PM | 8,144,000 | 8,512,000 | (368,000) | 1.53 | 1.60 | (0.07) | |
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | 8,376,000 | 8,147,000 | 229,000 | 2.80 | 2.73 | 0.07 | |
Law & Order: SVU | NBC | 9:00PM | 6,287,000 | 7,759,000 | (1,472,000) | 1.43 | 1.97 | (0.54) | |
Empire | Fox | 9:00PM | 11,336,000 | 11,200,000 | 136,000 | 4.43 | 4.22 | 0.21 | |
Supernatural | CW | 9:00PM | 1,661,000 | 1,702,000 | (41,000) | 0.66 | 0.70 | (0.04) | |
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | 6,075,000 | 5,969,000 | 106,000 | 1.86 | 1.84 | 0.02 | |
Code Black | CBS | 10:00PM | 6,585,000 | 6,902,000 | (317,000) | 1.18 | 1.25 | (0.07) | |
Nashville | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,436,000 | 4,546,000 | (110,000) | 1.05 | 1.04 | 0.01 | |
Chicago P.D. | NBC | 10:00PM | 6,471,000 | 6,792,000 | (321,000) | 1.36 | 1.60 | (0.24) | |
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 | 15,194,000 | 14,915,000 | 279,000 | 3.75 | 3.74 | 0.01 | |
Grey's Anatomy | ABC | 8:00PM | 8,498,000 | 8,018,000 | 480,000 | 2.45 | 2.23 | 0.22 | |
Heroes Reborn | NBC | 8:00PM | 3,719,000 | 3,777,000 | (58,000) | 1.11 | 1.12 | (0.01) | |
Bones | Fox | 8:00PM | 5,246,000 | 5,163,000 | 83,000 | 1.02 | 1.06 | (0.04) | |
The Vampire Diaries | CW | 8:00PM | 1,103,000 | 1,324,000 | (221,000) | 0.50 | 0.62 | (0.12) | |
Life In Pieces | CBS | 8:30PM | 8,349,000 | 7,993,000 | 356,000 | 1.83 | 1.85 | (0.02) | |
Mom | CBS | 9:00PM | 7,464,000 | 7,161,000 | 303,000 | 1.65 | 1.51 | 0.14 | |
Scandal | ABC | 9:00PM | 8,132,000 | 7,703,000 | 429,000 | 2.44 | 2.19 | 0.25 | |
Blacklist | NBC | 9:00PM | 6,913,000 | 6,754,000 | 159,000 | 1.48 | 1.46 | 0.02 | |
Sleepy Hollow | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,804,000 | 3,015,000 | (211,000) | 0.81 | 0.91 | (0.10) | |
The Originals | CW | 9:00PM | 802,000 | 975,000 | (173,000) | 0.36 | 0.43 | (0.07) | |
2 Broke Girls | CBS | 9:30PM | 6,423,000 | 6,335,000 | 88,000 | 1.71 | 1.59 | 0.12 | |
Elementary | CBS | 10:00PM | 5,609,000 | 5,163,000 | 446,000 | 0.89 | 0.84 | 0.05 | |
How To Get Away W/Murder | ABC | 10:00PM | 7,187,000 | 6,710,000 | 477,000 | 2.31 | 1.95 | 0.36 | |
The Player | NBC | 10:00PM | 3,407,000 | 3,437,000 | (30,000) | 0.79 | 0.73 | 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 | 6,108,000 | 5,682,000 | 426,000 | 1.00 | 1.07 | (0.07) | |
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | 7,243,000 | 7,471,000 | (228,000) | 1.20 | 1.31 | (0.11) | |
Undateable | NBC | 8:00PM | 2,761,000 | 2,506,000 | 255,000 | 0.80 | 0.63 | 0.17 | vs. REPEAT |
MasterChef Jr | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,813,000 | 3,849,000 | (36,000) | 1.10 | 1.23 | (0.13) | |
Reign | CW | 8:00PM | 1,131,000 | 1,030,000 | 101,000 | 0.30 | 0.37 | (0.07) | |
Dr. Ken | ABC | 8:30PM | 6,105,000 | 5,262,000 | 843,000 | 1.20 | 1.16 | 0.04 | |
Truth Be Told | NBC | 8:30PM | 2,135,000 | 2,061,000 | 74,000 | 0.60 | 0.56 | 0.04 | |
Hawaii Five-0 | CBS | 9:00PM | 9,060,000 | 8,467,000 | 593,000 | 1.10 | 1.10 | - | |
Shark Tank | ABC | 9:00PM | 6,940,000 | 6,139,000 | 801,000 | 1.70 | 1.58 | 0.12 | |
Grimm | NBC | 9:00PM | 3,581,000 | 3,658,000 | (77,000) | 0.90 | 0.87 | 0.03 | |
World's Funniest | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,241,000 | 2,168,000 | 73,000 | 0.70 | 0.74 | (0.04) | |
America's Next Top Model | CW | 9:00PM | 952,000 | 1,036,000 | (84,000) | 0.30 | 0.34 | (0.04) | |
Blue Bloods | CBS | 10:00PM | 11,000,000 | 10,331,000 | 669,000 | 1.10 | 1.19 | (0.09) | |
20/20 | ABC | 10:00PM | 7,047,000 | 5,113,000 | 1,934,000 | 1.70 | 1.20 | 0.50 | |
Dateline | NBC | 10:00PM | 4,643,000 | 3,540,000 | 1,103,000 | 1.20 | 0.83 | 0.37 | |
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 | 3,700,000 | 4,497,000 | (797,000) | 0.62 | 0.92 | (0.30) | REPEAT vs. 48 Hours |
Saturday Night Football | ABC | 8:00PM | 3,640,000 | 5,884,000 | (2,244,000) | 1.10 | 1.86 | (0.76) | 8-11P |
NBC Movie | NBC | 8:00PM | 2,270,000 | 4,321,000 | (2,051,000) | 0.50 | 0.78 | (0.28) | 8-10P vs. Dateline |
College Football | Fox | 8:00PM | 4,060,000 | 2,795,000 | 1,265,000 | 1.20 | 0.76 | 0.44 | 8-11P |
48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 9:00PM | 4,490,000 | 4,490,000 | 0.80 | 0.80 | REPEAT | ||
Democratic Debate | CBS | 9:00PM | 8,552,000 | (8,552,000) | 1.67 | (1.67) | |||
48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 10:00PM | 5,470,000 | 5,470,000 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
SNL(R) | NBC | 10:00PM | 2,230,000 | 2,963,000 | (733,000) | 0.60 | 0.63 | (0.03) | 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 9 (Nov. 16-22) 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 | 15,194,000 | 3.75 | |
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | Wed | 8,376,000 | 2.80 | |
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:30PM | Wed | 7,081,000 | 2.23 | |
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | Wed | 7,926,000 | 2.06 | |
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | Wed | 6,075,000 | 1.86 | |
Life In Pieces | CBS | 8:30PM | Thu | 8,349,000 | 1.83 | |
2 Broke Girls | CBS | 9:30PM | Thu | 6,423,000 | 1.71 | |
Mom | CBS | 9:00PM | Thu | 7,464,000 | 1.65 | |
Fresh off the Boat | ABC | 8:30PM | Tue | 3,898,000 | 1.42 | |
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | Sun | 2,906,000 | 1.39 | |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | Sun | 2,690,000 | 1.27 | |
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | Fri | 7,243,000 | 1.2 | |
Dr. Ken | ABC | 8:30PM | Fri | 6,105,000 | 1.2 | |
The Muppets | ABC | 8:00PM | Tue | 3,885,000 | 1.19 | |
The Last Man on Earth | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | 2,843,000 | 1.19 | |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | Sun | 2,747,000 | 1.18 | REPEAT |
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 7:30PM | Sun | 2,274,000 | 1.02 | |
Grandfathered | Fox | 8:00PM | Tue | 2,978,000 | 1.01 | |
The Grinder | Fox | 8:30PM | Tue | 2,367,000 | 0.87 | |
The Simpsons | Fox | 7:00PM | Sun | 2,298,000 | 0.85 | REPEAT |
Undatelable | NBC | 8:00PM | Fri | 2,761,000 | 0.8 | |
Truth Be Told | NBC | 8:30PM | Fri | 2,135,000 | 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
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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