Sunday, January 03, 2016
Fox Mid-Season Pilot Review: Bordertown - Premieres Tonight (Jan. 3); Week 15 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did
Bordertown - Sundays at 9:30PM ET/PT on Fox
Premieres Sunday, January 3, 2016 at 9:30PM ET/PT
by Skees
Over the past several years--and especially in the past few months, as a certain presidential candidate has jumped into the 2016 race--immigration on the border between the United States and Mexico has been a big political issue. Now, Family Guy executive producer Mark Hentemann has created a new animated comedy, with Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane by his side as executive producer, called Bordertown. It's a series about two radically different neighbors who live on the American the United States/Mexico border, one of them a family of lower-class Americans with a father who is deeply anti-immigration (and he even works as a border patrol officer) and the other a family of Mexican immigrants who've obtained American citizenship, and happen to be more successful in their new country than their new neighbors.
Cast Details:
Hank Azaria as Bud Buckwald
Alex Borstein as Janice and Bucky Buckwald
Missi Pyle as Gert Buckwald
Judah Friedlander as Sanford Buckwald
Nicholas Gonzalez as Ernesto Gonzalez, J.C. Gonzalez, and Barracuda
Jacqueline Pinol as Pepito Gonzalez
Efren Ramirez as Ruiz Gonzalez
Hank Azaria (Bud Buckwald) is best known for his voice roles on The Simpsons (he plays countless characters on there) as well as his starring roles in the 90s Fox series Herman's Head and the Showtime series Huff. Additionally, he has had many recurring roles, most notably in Mad About You and Friends, and he has a long list of movie credits.
Alex Borstein (Janice and Bucky Buckwald) had her first real claim to fame on the Fox series MADtv, but perhaps became better known from her role of Lois Griffin on Family Guy. She also has done some behind-the-scenes work on the Showtime series Shameless.
Missi Pyle (Gert Buckwald) has appeared in several movies, but has had TV roles in Two and a Half Men and The Exes. Most recently, she appeared in the TV Land series Jennifer Falls.
Judah Friedlander (Sanford Buckwald) is best known for his role of Frank in the series 30 Rock. He has also appeared in several movies such as American Splendor.
Nicholas Gonzalez (Ernesto Gonzalez, J.C. Gonzalez, and Barracuda) is best known for his role in the series Resurrection Blvd. He also had a role in Mental, and a recurring role in Melrose Place.
Jacqueline Pinol (Pepito Gonzalez) also appeared in the series Resurrection Blvd., as well as Ponderosa, Days of Our Lives, and Bosch.
Efren Ramirez (Ruiz Gonzalez) is very well known for his role of Pedro in the movie Napoleon Dynamite, as well as the short-lived Fox animated series of the same name. His other TV roles have been in episodes of Boston Public, Scrubs, and George Lopez, among others.
Pilot Plot:
The first two episodes were available for review.
"The Engagement" (Airs January 3 at 9:30PM ET)
Bud Buckwald's daughter is getting engaged, and that wouldn't be a huge problem, until he finds out who she is engaged to: J.C., the nephew of his neighbor Ernesto. But not all hope is lost for Bud, as a recent anti-immigration law was passed that may help him deport his problems to Mexico, even if it is only an accident.
"Borderwall" (Airs January 10 at 9:30PM ET)
Drug seizure money turns into funding for a giant wall on the border between the United States and Mexico, which seems to be a great idea to Bud on the surface. But as it turns out, a wall renders Bud's job as a border patrol officer to be unnecessary. With no job, Bud has to do whatever he can to make money, even if it means making money from smuggling in some immigrants on his own.
Analysis:
One thing that surprised me was how the series was not exactly "over the top" on stereotypes, particularly considering that some of the same people behind Family Guy were behind this series. Sure, there were some stereotypes, but there was nothing (at least as far as I could tell) that seemed to be over-the-top offensive.
Conclusion:
This isn't really a bad show at all. The only concern that I have about it is that the premise of it is sort of a niche premise. It's a very political series about immigration from Mexicans, and while that may be a big political issue today (not to mention that the idea managed to get an unexpected attention thanks to a certain presidential candidate, which happened while the series was being developed), the series will have to either evolve quickly or fade off into the sunset quickly. Fortunately, I think it does have the potential to do more of the "evolving," and I'm hopeful that it does take advantage of that opportunity. It is nice to see that Fox isn't giving up on animated comedies (particularly after the Animation Domination High-Def failure and cancellation of the other Seth MacFarlane series). In particular, I'm happy to see that they are trying more animation on Sunday nights. While the live-action sitcoms they've been airing on Sunday nights are great series (and will even continue to air with a new one tonight), the mixing of these series into the Sunday night lineup has sort of taken away some of the appeal that the lineup had when it was all animated comedies. I'm sort of hopeful that this one can work out. I think it can for now, I'm just hopeful that it finds a way to move on when the main plot becomes less topical.
Final Numbers (out of 5 stars):
Watchability: 4/5
Funniness: 3/5
Overall: 3.5/5
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Total Viewers: #1. CBS 6.351 million (+10% from first four nights week 14); #2. NBC 3.690 million (-4%); #3. ABC 3.303 million (-13%); #4. Fox 1.813 million (+8%); #5. The CW 1.231 million (+8%).
Adults 18-49: #1. CBS 0.93/3 rating/share (even in rating from first four nights week 14); #2. ABC 0.77/3 (-14%); #3. NBC 0.73/3 (-16%); #4. Fox 0.50/2 (+2%); #5. The CW 0.36/1 (+13%).
We have previous week's final ratings, Week 14 (12/21/15-12/27/15, LIVE+SD). NBC won the slow week in A18-49, thanks to Sunday Night Football of course, as NBC did a 1.42 rating. Fox was #2 with a 0.96 rating, boosted by an NFL overrun. CBS was #3 with a 0.88 rating, while ABC was #4 with a 0.80 rating. Among total viewers, CBS was #1 with 5.729 million, with NBC #2 at 5.338 million. ABC was #3 with 3.553 million and Fox at #4 with just 3.105 million.
For season to-date (9/21/15-12/30/15, LIVE+SD), NBC is #1 in A18-49 with a 2.27 rating, followed by CBS at #2 with a 1.81 rating. Fox at #3 with a 1.57 rating and ABC at #4 with a 1.44 rating. Among total viewers it is CBS #1 at 9.225 million, followed by NBC at #2 with 8.179 million, ABC #3 with 5.820 million and Fox #4 with 4.966 million.
Back to week 15 (Dec. 28-Jan. 3), 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 15 (Dec. 28-Jan. 3) Analysis | |||||||||
Last Sunday (Dec. 27) | (Week 14) | 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 | 10,544,000 | 12,697,000 | (2,153,000) | 1.36 | 2.72 | (1.36) | REPEAT |
America's Funniest Videos | ABC | 7:00PM | 4,427,000 | 4,427,000 | 0.81 | 0.81 | REPEAT | ||
The Sound of Music | ABC | 7:00PM | 4,758,000 | (4,758,000) | 0.97 | (0.97) | |||
Miss Universe | Fox | 7:00PM | 5,620,000 | (5,620,000) | 1.59 | (1.59) | |||
The Simpsons | Fox | 7:00PM | - | - | |||||
Football Night in America | NBC | 7:30PM | 4,420,000 | 2,298,000 | 2,122,000 | 1.32 | 0.66 | 0.66 | |
The OT | Fox | 7:46PM | 13,087,000 | 13,087,000 | 4.31 | 4.31 | |||
Undercover Boss | CBS | 8:00PM | 7,889,000 | 7,511,000 | 378,000 | 1.38 | 1.60 | (0.22) | |
The Muppets | ABC | 8:00PM | 1,876,000 | 1,876,000 | 0.44 | 0.44 | REPEAT | ||
Football Night in America | NBC | 8:00PM | 10,671,000 | 9,645,000 | 1,026,000 | 3.27 | 3.17 | 0.10 | |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | 4,694,000 | 4,694,000 | 1.83 | 1.83 | REPEAT | ||
The Muppets | ABC | 8:30PM | 1,274,000 | 1,274,000 | 0.34 | 0.34 | REPEAT | ||
Sunday Night Football | NBC | 8:30PM | 17,865,000 | 18,113,000 | (248,000) | 5.79 | 6.14 | (0.35) | 831-1117P |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | 2,653,000 | 2,653,000 | 1.07 | 1.07 | REPEAT | ||
CSI | CBS | 9:00PM | 5,994,000 | 5,994,000 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 9-11P REPEAT | ||
The Muppets | ABC | 9:00PM | 982,000 | 982,000 | 0.32 | 0.32 | REPEAT | ||
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,357,000 | 2,357,000 | 0.96 | 0.96 | REPEAT | ||
The Muppets | ABC | 9:30PM | 955,000 | 955,000 | 0.32 | 0.32 | REPEAT | ||
Last Man on Earth | Fox | 9:30PM | 1,720,000 | 1,720,000 | 0.64 | 0.64 | REPEAT | ||
CSI: Cyber | CBS | 10:00PM | 6,176,000 | (6,176,000) | 1.08 | (1.08) | |||
Shark Tank | ABC | 10:00PM | 1,924,000 | 1,924,000 | 0.49 | 0.49 | REPEAT | ||
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 | 5,196,000 | 5,196,000 | 0.86 | 0.86 | REPEAT | ||
The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 8:00PM | 8,422,000 | (8,422,000) | 1.67 | (1.67) | |||
Charlie Brown New Year | ABC | 8:00PM | 4,851,000 | 4,851,000 | 1.08 | 1.08 | REPEAT | ||
Great Xmas Light Fight | ABC | 8:00PM | 5,636,000 | (5,636,000) | 1.22 | (1.22) | |||
Superstore | NBC | 8:00PM | 3,395,000 | 3,631,000 | (236,000) | 0.85 | 0.78 | 0.07 | REPEAT |
Gotham | Fox | 8:00PM | 1,503,000 | 1,594,000 | (91,000) | 0.41 | 0.47 | (0.06) | REPEAT |
Penn & Teller | CW | 8:00PM | 1,849,000 | 1,631,000 | 218,000 | 0.52 | 0.53 | (0.01) | REPEAT |
The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 8:30PM | 8,514,000 | (8,514,000) | 1.76 | (1.76) | |||
Telenovela | NBC | 8:30PM | 2,344,000 | 2,406,000 | (62,000) | 0.61 | 0.60 | 0.01 | REPEAT |
Scorpion | CBS | 9:00PM | 6,448,000 | 4,550,000 | 1,898,000 | 0.97 | 0.95 | 0.02 | REPEAT vs. Supergirl(R) |
Rudolph's Shiny New Year | ABC | 9:00PM | 3,087,000 | 3,087,000 | 0.74 | 0.74 | REPEAT | ||
Superstore | NBC | 9:00PM | 2,622,000 | 2,622,000 | 0.77 | 0.77 | |||
SNL Xmas | NBC | 9:00PM | 4,177,000 | (4,177,000) | 1.26 | (1.26) | |||
Bones | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,935,000 | 1,911,000 | 24,000 | 0.46 | 0.43 | 0.03 | REPEAT |
Penn & Teller | CW | 9:00PM | 1,802,000 | 1,557,000 | 245,000 | 0.50 | 0.45 | 0.05 | REPEAT |
Telenovela | NBC | 9:30PM | 2,234,000 | 2,234,000 | 0.61 | 0.61 | |||
NCIS: LA | CBS | 10:00PM | 6,003,000 | 4,962,000 | 1,041,000 | 0.93 | 0.80 | 0.13 | REPEAT vs. Scorpion(R) |
Castle | ABC | 10:00PM | 2,870,000 | 4,462,000 | (1,592,000) | 0.51 | 1.06 | (0.55) | REPEAT vs. Baking |
Blindspot | NBC | 10:00PM | 1,829,000 | 1,829,000 | 0.40 | 0.40 | REPEAT | ||
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 | 10,369,000 | 10,801,000 | (432,000) | 1.23 | 1.17 | 0.06 | REPEAT |
Fresh off the Boat | ABC | 8:00PM | 3,739,000 | 3,367,000 | 372,000 | 0.84 | 0.79 | 0.05 | REPEAT |
Hollywood Game Night | NBC | 8:00PM | 3,441,000 | 3,496,000 | (55,000) | 0.82 | 0.76 | 0.06 | REPEAT |
New Girl | Fox | 8:00PM | 1,809,000 | 2,081,000 | (272,000) | 0.55 | 0.74 | (0.19) | REPEAT vs. Simpsons(R) |
The Flash | CW | 8:00PM | 1,216,000 | 1,378,000 | (162,000) | 0.35 | 0.37 | (0.02) | REPEAT |
The Muppets | ABC | 8:30PM | 1,940,000 | 2,255,000 | (315,000) | 0.50 | 0.60 | (0.10) | REPEAT |
Grandfathered | Fox | 8:30PM | 1,675,000 | 2,059,000 | (384,000) | 0.50 | 0.69 | (0.19) | REPEAT vs. Ice Age Xmas(R) |
Kennedy Center Honors | CBS | 9:00PM | 7,550,000 | 7,550,000 | 0.88 | 0.88 | 9-11P | ||
NCIS: New Orleans | CBS | 9:00PM | 8,199,000 | (8,199,000) | 1.07 | (1.07) | |||
Beyond the Tank | ABC | 9:00PM | 2,337,000 | 2,337,000 | 0.60 | 0.60 | REPEAT | ||
ABC News: The Year | ABC | 9:00PM | 4,148,000 | (4,148,000) | 1.04 | (1.04) | |||
Chicago Med | NBC | 9:00PM | 4,586,000 | 3,489,000 | 1,097,000 | 0.80 | 0.66 | 0.14 | REPEAT |
New Girl | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,455,000 | 1,455,000 | 0.48 | 0.48 | REPEAT | ||
Taraji & Terrence Xmas | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,609,000 | (1,609,000) | 0.46 | (0.46) | |||
iZombie | CW | 9:00PM | 753,000 | 836,000 | (83,000) | 0.21 | 0.25 | (0.04) | REPEAT |
The Grinder | Fox | 9:30PM | 1,349,000 | 1,349,000 | 0.40 | 0.40 | REPEAT | ||
Limitless | CBS | 10:00PM | 4,450,000 | (4,450,000) | 0.66 | (0.66) | |||
Beyond the Tank | ABC | 10:00PM | 2,229,000 | 2,229,000 | 0.62 | 0.62 | REPEAT | ||
Chicago Fire | NBC | 10:00PM | 4,349,000 | 3,606,000 | 743,000 | 0.73 | 0.64 | 0.09 | REPEAT |
Wednesday | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | |||
Title | Network | Time | Total Viewers | 18-49 Rtg | Notes | ||||
I Get That A Lot | CBS | 8:00PM | 4,979,000 | 7,384,000 | (2,405,000) | 1.03 | 1.08 | (0.05) | vs. Lucy Xmas |
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | 5,068,000 | 3,934,000 | 1,134,000 | 1.05 | 0.86 | 0.19 | REPEAT |
Law & Order: SVU | NBC | 8:00PM | 4,361,000 | 4,361,000 | 0.74 | 0.74 | REPEAT | ||
How Grinch Xmas | NBC | 8:00PM | 4,899,000 | (4,899,000) | 1.24 | (1.24) | |||
Empire | Fox | 8:00PM | 2,259,000 | 1,877,000 | 382,000 | 0.62 | 0.55 | 0.07 | REPEAT |
iHeart Radio | CW | 8:00PM | 911,000 | 911,000 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 8-930P | ||
Arrow | CW | 8:00PM | 1,145,000 | (1,145,000) | 0.28 | (0.28) | |||
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:30PM | 4,126,000 | 3,254,000 | 872,000 | 0.94 | 0.85 | 0.09 | REPEAT |
How Murray Xmas | NBC | 8:30PM | 3,539,000 | (3,539,000) | 0.90 | (0.90) | |||
Code Black | CBS | 9:00PM | 4,096,000 | 4,902,000 | (806,000) | 0.69 | 0.70 | (0.01) | REPEAT vs. Five-0(R) |
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | 4,543,000 | 3,810,000 | 733,000 | 1.14 | 0.97 | 0.17 | REPEAT |
Law & Order: SVU | NBC | 9:00PM | 5,108,000 | 5,017,000 | 91,000 | 0.92 | 1.15 | (0.23) | REPEAT vs. Adele(R) |
Rosewood | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,039,000 | 1,810,000 | 229,000 | 0.51 | 0.42 | 0.09 | REPEAT |
Supernatural | CW | 9:00PM | 861,000 | (861,000) | 0.25 | (0.25) | |||
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | 3,724,000 | 3,225,000 | 499,000 | 0.94 | 0.78 | 0.16 | REPEAT |
Whose Line Is It? | CW | 9:30PM | 802,000 | 802,000 | 0.25 | 0.25 | REPEAT | ||
Criminal Minds | CBS | 10:00PM | 4,977,000 | 4,951,000 | 26,000 | 0.91 | 0.88 | 0.03 | REPEAT |
The Goldbergs | ABC | 10:00PM | 2,887,000 | 2,724,000 | 163,000 | 0.72 | 0.70 | 0.02 | REPEAT vs. Boat(R) |
black-ish | ABC | 10:30PM | 2,650,000 | 2,559,000 | 91,000 | 0.68 | 0.64 | 0.04 | REPEAT |
Chicago P.D. | NBC | 10:00PM | 4,235,000 | 3,531,000 | 704,000 | 0.73 | 0.64 | 0.09 | REPEAT vs. Buble(R) |
Thursday | (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 Big Bang Theory | CBS | 8:00PM | 5,937,000 | 5,338,000 | 599,000 | 1.00 | 1.00 | - | REPEAT |
New Year's Rockin' Eve | ABC | 8:00PM | 8,207,000 | 8,207,000 | 2.30 | 2.30 | 8-10P | ||
Charlie Brown Xmas | ABC | 8:00PM | 4,109,000 | (4,109,000) | 1.01 | (1.01) | |||
A Toast to 2015 | NBC | 8:00PM | 4,764,000 | 4,764,000 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 8-10P | ||
It's a Wonderful Life | NBC | 8:00PM | 3,805,000 | (3,805,000) | 0.79 | (0.79) | |||
Pitbull New Year's Eve | Fox | 8:00PM | 2,601,000 | 1,288,000 | 1,313,000 | 0.90 | 0.42 | 0.48 | 8-10P vs. Paley(R) |
iHeart Radio Music Fest | CW | 8:00PM | 847,000 | 847,000 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 8-10P REPEAT | ||
Mr. Magoo's Xmas | CW | 8:00PM | 905,000 | (905,000) | 0.24 | (0.24) | |||
The Vampire Diaries | CW | 8:00PM | - | - | |||||
Life In Pieces | CBS | 8:30PM | 3,847,000 | 3,669,000 | 178,000 | 0.70 | 0.70 | - | REPEAT |
Prep & Landing 2 | ABC | 8:30PM | - | - | |||||
Mom | CBS | 9:00PM | 3,298,000 | 3,641,000 | (343,000) | 0.50 | 0.74 | (0.24) | REPEAT |
Charlie Brown 50th | ABC | 9:00PM | 2,784,000 | (2,784,000) | 0.57 | (0.57) | |||
Kelly Clarkson Xmas | NBC | 9:00PM | - | - | |||||
World's Funniest | Fox | 9:00PM | - | - | |||||
Whose Line Is It | CW | 9:00PM | 735,000 | (735,000) | 0.20 | (0.20) | |||
The Originals | CW | 9:00PM | - | - | |||||
2 Broke Girls | CBS | 9:30PM | 2,847,000 | 3,096,000 | (249,000) | 0.50 | 0.68 | (0.18) | REPEAT |
Whose Line Is It | CW | 9:30PM | 832,000 | (832,000) | 0.22 | (0.22) | |||
Elementary | CBS | 10:00PM | 2,839,000 | 2,747,000 | 92,000 | 0.50 | 0.53 | (0.03) | REPEAT |
New Year's Rockin' Eve | ABC | 10:00PM | 13,073,000 | 2,288,000 | 10,785,000 | 3.90 | 0.50 | 3.40 | vs. Light Fight(R) |
New Year's Eve Game Night | NBC | 10:00PM | 3,754,000 | 3,754,000 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
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 | ||||
NCIS | CBS | 8:00PM | 6,947,000 | 5,203,000 | 1,744,000 | 0.80 | 0.77 | 0.03 | REPEAT vs. Andy Griffith |
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | 4,445,000 | 4,445,000 | 0.90 | 0.90 | REPEAT | ||
CMA Country Xmas | ABC | 8:00PM | 4,801,000 | (4,801,000) | 1.05 | (1.05) | |||
Caught on Camera | NBC | 8:00PM | 3,842,000 | 3,842,000 | 0.80 | 0.80 | REPEAT | ||
Truth Be Told | NBC | 8:00PM | 2,001,000 | (2,001,000) | 0.47 | (0.47) | |||
MasterChef Jr | Fox | 8:00PM | 2,305,000 | 1,747,000 | 558,000 | 0.70 | 0.53 | 0.17 | REPEAT |
iHeart Radio Music Fest | CW | 8:00PM | 960,000 | 960,000 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 8-10P REPEAT | ||
Jingle Ball 2015 | CW | 8:00PM | 806,000 | (806,000) | 0.31 | (0.31) | |||
Dr. Ken | ABC | 8:30PM | 3,487,000 | 3,487,000 | 0.80 | 0.80 | REPEAT | ||
Truth Be Told | NBC | 8:30PM | 1,668,000 | (1,668,000) | 0.41 | (0.41) | |||
Hawaii Five-0 | CBS | 9:00PM | 5,870,000 | 4,123,000 | 1,747,000 | 0.80 | 0.53 | 0.27 | REPEAT vs. Blue(R) |
Shark Tank | ABC | 9:00PM | 3,836,000 | 3,836,000 | 0.90 | 0.90 | REPEAT | ||
Dateline | NBC | 9:00PM | 4,789,000 | 3,994,000 | 795,000 | 1.00 | 0.79 | 0.21 | 9-11P vs. Dolly(R) |
Grimm | NBC | 9:00PM | - | - | |||||
MasterChef Jr | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,293,000 | 1,318,000 | 975,000 | 0.70 | 0.35 | 0.35 | REPEAT vs. American Country |
Whose Line Is It... | CW | 9:30PM | 870,000 | (870,000) | 0.32 | (0.32) | |||
Blue Bloods | CBS | 10:00PM | 5,590,000 | 5,092,000 | 498,000 | 0.80 | 0.63 | 0.17 | REPEAT |
20/20 | ABC | 10:00PM | 5,368,000 | 3,659,000 | 1,709,000 | 1.10 | 0.82 | 0.28 | |
Dateline | NBC | 10:00PM | - | - | |||||
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 | 3,720,000 | 3,319,000 | 401,000 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 0.01 | REPEAT |
Galavant | ABC | 8:00PM | 1,600,000 | 3,451,000 | (1,851,000) | 0.30 | 0.65 | (0.35) | REPEAT vs. AFV(R) |
Dateline Mystery | NBC | 8:00PM | 4,900,000 | 4,900,000 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 8-10P | ||
The Sound of Music Live | NBC | 8:00PM | 1,536,000 | (1,536,000) | 0.28 | (0.28) | |||
Gotham | Fox | 8:00PM | 920,000 | 1,466,000 | (546,000) | 0.30 | 0.31 | (0.01) | REPEAT vs. Bones(R) |
Crimetime Saturday | CBS | 9:00PM | 4,340,000 | 4,340,000 | 0.60 | 0.60 | REPEAT | ||
48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 9:00PM | 4,252,000 | (4,252,000) | 0.58 | (0.58) | 9-11P REPEAT | ||
Galavant | ABC | 9:00PM | 1,490,000 | 3,345,000 | (1,855,000) | 0.40 | 0.67 | (0.27) | REPEAT vs. AFV(R) |
Rosewood | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,020,000 | 1,077,000 | (57,000) | 0.30 | 0.24 | 0.06 | REPEAT vs. Sleepy(R) |
48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 10:00PM | 4,100,000 | 4,100,000 | 0.70 | 0.70 | |||
20/20 Saturday | ABC | 10:00PM | 2,810,000 | 3,421,000 | (611,000) | 0.60 | 0.65 | (0.05) | |
SNL(R) | NBC | 10:00PM | 3,120,000 | 3,120,000 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 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 15 (Dec. 28-Jan. 3) 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 Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | Sun | 4,694,000 | 1.83 | REPEAT |
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | Wed | 4,543,000 | 1.14 | REPEAT |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | Sun | 2,653,000 | 1.07 | REPEAT |
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | Wed | 5,068,000 | 1.05 | REPEAT |
The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 8:00PM | Thu | 5,937,000 | 1.00 | REPEAT |
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | Sun | 2,357,000 | 0.96 | REPEAT |
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:30PM | Wed | 4,126,000 | 0.94 | REPEAT |
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | Wed | 3,724,000 | 0.94 | REPEAT |
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | Fri | 4,445,000 | 0.9 | REPEAT |
Superstore | NBC | 8:00PM | Mon | 3,395,000 | 0.85 | REPEAT |
Fresh off the Boat | ABC | 8:00PM | Tue | 3,739,000 | 0.84 | REPEAT |
Dr. Ken | ABC | 8:30PM | Fri | 3,487,000 | 0.8 | REPEAT |
Superstore | NBC | 9:00PM | Mon | 2,622,000 | 0.77 | |
The Goldbergs | ABC | 10:00PM | Wed | 2,887,000 | 0.72 | REPEAT |
Life In Pieces | CBS | 8:30PM | Thu | 3,847,000 | 0.70 | REPEAT |
black-ish | ABC | 10:30PM | Wed | 2,650,000 | 0.68 | REPEAT |
The Last Man on Earth | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | 1,720,000 | 0.64 | REPEAT |
Telenovela | NBC | 9:30PM | Mon | 2,234,000 | 0.61 | |
Telenovela | NBC | 8:30PM | Mon | 2,344,000 | 0.61 | REPEAT |
New Girl | Fox | 8:00PM | Tue | 1,809,000 | 0.55 | REPEAT |
Mom | CBS | 9:00PM | Thu | 3,298,000 | 0.50 | REPEAT |
2 Broke Girls | CBS | 9:30PM | Thu | 2,847,000 | 0.50 | REPEAT |
The Muppets | ABC | 8:30PM | Tue | 1,940,000 | 0.50 | REPEAT |
Grandfathered | Fox | 8:30PM | Tue | 1,675,000 | 0.50 | REPEAT |
New Girl | Fox | 9:00PM | Tue | 1,455,000 | 0.48 | REPEAT |
The Muppets | ABC | 8:00PM | Sun | 1,876,000 | 0.44 | REPEAT |
Galavant | ABC | 9:00PM | Sat | 1,490,000 | 0.4 | REPEAT |
The Grinder | Fox | 9:30PM | Tue | 1,349,000 | 0.40 | REPEAT |
The Muppets | ABC | 8:30PM | Sun | 1,274,000 | 0.34 | REPEAT |
The Muppets | ABC | 9:00PM | Sun | 982,000 | 0.32 | REPEAT |
The Muppets | ABC | 9:30PM | Sun | 955,000 | 0.32 | REPEAT |
Galavant | ABC | 8:00PM | Sat | 1,600,000 | 0.3 | REPEAT |
Undatelable | NBC | 8:00PM | Fri | preempted | ||
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 7:30PM | Sun | preempted | ||
The Simpsons | Fox | 7:00PM | Sun | preempted | ||
Truth Be Told | NBC | 8:30PM | Fri | completed | ||
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 | prem 1/3 | ||
The Guide to Surviving Life | Fox | 8:30PM | Sun | prem 1/3 | ||
Galavant | ABC | 8:00PM | Sun | prem 1/3 |
SOURCE: Nielsen Media Research
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Tuesday, December 3
St. Denis Medical - "A Peanut and Caramel-Filled Miracle" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Ron and Bruce butt heads over a candy bar; Alex is forced to fire an incompetent employee; Matt seeks appreciation for saving a patient's life.
Night Court - "The Hole Truth" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
When a citywide sanitation strike makes its way into the courthouse, Abby must find a way to solve it; Julianne shows Dan how to make the most out of the strike.
Tyler Perry's House of Payne - "If It Ain't Broke" (BET, 9:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Ella prepares to open a battered women's home in the church's unused classrooms, but it is shut down when C.J. cites dangerous fire code violations.
Tyler Perry's Assisted Living "Where's My Refund?" - (BET, 9:30PM ET/PT)
Jeremy and Leah can't seem to see eye-to-eye on how to spend their unexpected I.R.S. refund check; Anastasia and Vinny have their hands full trying to help Theodore study for science.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of December 2)
Tuesday, December 3
- Kyle Mooney (Arrested Development/Hello Ladies) - Catch Kyle on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Fortune Feimster (Kenan/Bless the Harts/Champions) - Fortune is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC. She also discusses her comedy special Fortune Feimster: Crushing It on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your listings.
- Selena Gomez (Only Murders in the Building/Wizards of Waverly Place) - Selena appears on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Keri Russell (Running Wilde/Daddy's Girls) - Keri is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- JB Smoove (Curb Your Enthusiasm/Blockbuster/The Millers/Bent/'Til Death) - JB appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC. He discusses his series Buy It Now on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
- Brandon Kyle Goodman (Human Resources) - Brandon is a guest on After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Ronny Chieng (Young Rock/Ronny Chieng: International Student) - Ronny hosts Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
- David Alan Grier (St. Denis Medical/Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!/The Cool Kids/The Carmichael Show/Bad Teacher/Life with Bonnie/DAG) - NBC's Today catches up with David in the 9am hour.
- 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 The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Bridget Everett (Somebody Somewhere) - Bridget talks about Somebody Somewhere on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your listings.
- Ken Jeong (Dr. Ken/Community) - Ken talks about his new film, A Great Divide, and the new season of Accused on Sherri, so check your local listings.
- Carlos (Big Time Rush) and Alexa PenaVega (Ruby & the Rockits) - Carlos and Alexa are guests on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York at 8:50am.
- Alicia Witt (Cybill) - Alicia appears on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York at 9:30am.
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