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
Wednesday, November 26
Shifting Gears - "Secret" (ABC, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Matt wrestles with his feelings for Eve, and Charlotte convinces him to go to a grief group. Meanwhile, Riley struggles with her own “will she or won’t she” about her feelings for Gabe. Patricia Richardson, Richard Karn and Debbe Dunning guest star.
Shifting Gears - "Passion" (ABC, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Carter’s job pays more than Riley’s, she decides to find her forever career and clashes with Matt over her future. Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias drops by Parker Customs, and Matt debates letting go of a piece of the past. Lori Greiner guest stars.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of November 24)
Wednesday, November 26
- Kerry Washington (UnPrisoned) - Watch Kerry on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Denis Leary (Going Dutch/No Good Deed/Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll/The Job) - Denis appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Zoey Deutch (The Suite Life on Deck) - Zoey is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Emma Stone (The Curse) - Emma appears on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Hank Azaria (The Simpsons/Brockmire/Free Agents/Herman's Head) - Hank stops by Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- John O'Hurley (Seinfeld/Over the Top/The Mullets) - John and David Frei talk about The National Dog Show on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am.
- Jim Gaffigan (The Jim Gaffigan Show/My Boys/The Ellen Show/Welcome to New York) - NBC's Today catches up with Jim in the 9am hour.
- Marlo Thomas (That Girl) - Marlo shares a special St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Story on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- Craig Robinson (Killing It/Ghosted/Mr. Robinson/The Office/Lucky) - Craig tells Sherri about his new animated Netflix film, In Your Dreams, and his upcoming appearance on FOX's Celebrity Name That Tune! on Sherri, so check your local listings.
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