Week 31 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did

Sunday, April 24, 2016

Week 31 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did

2015-16 Week 31 TV Ratings (first four nights Mon-Thu, LIVE+SD):

Households: #1. CBS 5.47/9 rating/share (+9% in rating from first four nights week 30); #2. NBC 4.08/7 (-8%); #3. ABC 3.69/6 (-14%); #4. Fox 2.48/4 (-4%); #5. The CW 0.92/2 (+24%).
Total Viewers: #1. CBS 8.709 million (+10% from first four nights week 30); #2. NBC 6.401 million (-8%); #3. ABC 5.483 million (-15%); #4. Fox 3.996 million (-2%); #5. The CW 1.421 million (+23%).
Adults 18-49: #1. CBS 1.56/5 rating/share (+11% in rating from first four nights week 30); #2. NBC 1.33/5 (-14%); #3. Fox 1.32/5 (-1%); #4. ABC 1.16/4 (-21%); #5. The CW 0.50/2 (+25%).

We have previous week's final ratings, Week 30 (4/11-4/17/16, LIVE+SD). ABC won the week in A18-49 with a 1.21 rating. NBC was a close #2 with a 1.20 rating. CBS was next with a 1.15 rating, while Fox was #4 with 1.10 rating. Among total viewers, CBS was #1 with 7.502 million, with NBC #2 at 5.699 million. ABC was #3 with 5.374 million and Fox at #4 with only 3.203 million.

For season to-date (9/21/15-4/21/16, LIVE+SD), CBS is #1 in A18-49 with a 1.89 rating, followed by NBC at #2 with a 1.80 rating. It's gonna be a race to the finish in May to see who is #1, but CBS should hang on. Fox at #3 with a 1.56 rating and ABC at #4 with a 1.36 rating. Among total viewers it is CBS #1 at 9.386 million, followed by NBC at #2 with 7.030 million, ABC at #3 with 5.466 million and Fox at #4 with 4.944 million.

Back to week 31 (4/18-4/24/16), 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 31 (April 18-24) Analysis

Last Sunday (Apr 17)	(Week 30)		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	10,453,000	11,988,000	(1,535,000)	0.99	1.61	(0.62)
America's Funniest Videos	ABC	7:00PM	4,567,000	4,773,000	(206,000)	0.95	0.94	0.01	REPEAT
Little Big Shots	NBC	7:00PM	4,997,000	5,769,000	(772,000)	0.81	0.80	0.01	REPEAT
Bordertown	Fox	7:00PM	1,189,000	1,189,000	-	0.45	0.52	(0.07)
Cooper Barrett's Guide	Fox	7:30PM	1,037,000	1,089,000	(52,000)	0.44	0.50	(0.06)
Madam Secretary	CBS	8:00PM	9,574,000	9,864,000	(290,000)	0.94	1.12	(0.18)
Once Upona a Time	ABC	8:00PM	3,755,000	3,751,000	4,000	1.15	1.15	-
Little Big Shots	NBC	8:00PM	10,658,000	12,265,000	(1,607,000)	1.73	1.98	(0.25)
The Simpsons	Fox	8:00PM	1,995,000	2,549,000	(554,000)	0.86	1.16	(0.30)	REPEAT
Bob's Burgers	Fox	8:30PM	2,181,000	2,348,000	(167,000)	1.02	1.13	(0.11)
The Good Wife	CBS	9:00PM	8,551,000	6,378,000	2,173,000	0.96	0.89	0.07	vs. Elementary
The Family	ABC	9:00PM	2,977,000	3,147,000	(170,000)	0.78	0.78	-
Crowded	NBC	9:00PM	5,147,000	5,400,000	(253,000)	1.07	1.14	(0.07)	vs. Carmichael
Family Guy	Fox	9:00PM	2,933,000	2,465,000	468,000	1.38	1.17	0.21	vs. REPEAT
Crowded	NBC	9:30PM	4,026,000	4,192,000	(166,000)	0.91	0.95	(0.04)
Last Man on Earth	Fox	9:30PM	2,515,000	2,698,000	(183,000)	1.07	1.14	(0.07)
Elementary	CBS	10:00PM	5,512,000	6,037,000	(525,000)	0.70	0.88	(0.18)
Quantico	ABC	10:00PM	3,655,000	3,568,000	87,000	1.05	1.05	-
Dateline	NBC	10:00PM	5,936,000	4,788,000	1,148,000	1.21	1.07	0.14	vs. REPEAT


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	6,109,000	6,118,000	(9,000)	1.27	1.33	(0.06)	FINALE
Dancing w/the Stars	ABC	8:00PM	10,950,000	12,507,000	(1,557,000)	1.58	1.99	(0.41)	8-10P
The Voice	NBC	8:00PM	10,074,000	10,406,000	(332,000)	2.20	2.29	(0.09)	8-10P
Gotham	Fox	8:00PM	3,720,000	3,711,000	9,000	1.22	1.25	(0.03)
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend	CW	8:00PM	818,000	774,000	44,000	0.30	0.24	0.06	FINALE
Scorpion	CBS	9:00PM	8,351,000	8,595,000	(244,000)	1.47	1.64	(0.17)
Lucifer	Fox	9:00PM	3,809,000	3,419,000	390,000	1.25	1.06	0.19
Jane the Virgin	CW	9:00PM	959,000	929,000	30,000	0.42	0.38	0.04
NCIS: LA	CBS	10:00PM	7,786,000	8,239,000	(453,000)	1.15	1.31	(0.16)
Castle	ABC	10:00PM	5,864,000	6,435,000	(571,000)	0.99	1.14	(0.15)
Blindspot	NBC	10:00PM	5,456,000	5,532,000	(76,000)	1.31	1.37	(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	14,798,000	9,049,000	5,749,000	1.86	1.19	0.67	vs. NCIS NO(R)
Fresh off the Boat	ABC	8:00PM	3,062,000	3,496,000	(434,000)	0.75	0.80	(0.05)	REPEAT
The Voice	NBC	8:00PM	9,788,000	10,814,000	(1,026,000)	1.84	2.26	(0.42)	8-9P vs. 8-10P
New Girl	Fox	8:00PM	2,091,000	2,650,000	(559,000)	0.92	1.14	(0.22)
The Flash	CW	8:00PM	3,034,000	1,363,000	1,671,000	1.15	0.51	0.64	vs. iZombie
The Real O'Neals	ABC	8:30PM	2,984,000	2,702,000	282,000	0.84	0.68	0.16	vs. REPEAT
New Girl	Fox	8:30PM	1,754,000	1,656,000	98,000	0.80	0.60	0.20	vs. Grandfathered(R)
NCIS: New Orleans	CBS	9:00PM	12,217,000	9,989,000	2,228,000	1.62	1.29	0.33	vs. NCIS(R)
Marvel's Agents of SHIELD	ABC	9:00PM	2,845,000	3,013,000	(168,000)	0.94	0.97	(0.03)
Chicago Med	NBC	9:00PM	8,159,000		8,159,000	1.65		1.65
Brooklyn Nine-Nine	Fox	9:00PM	2,018,000	2,067,000	(49,000)	0.87	0.93	(0.06)	FINALE
Containment	CW	9:00PM	1,666,000	1,221,000	445,000	0.52	0.50	0.02	PREMIERE vs. iZombie
Grinder	Fox	9:30PM	1,500,000	1,556,000	(56,000)	0.58	0.56	0.02
Limitless	CBS	10:00PM	5,632,000	9,037,000	(3,405,000)	1.05	1.17	(0.12)	vs. NCIS NO(R)
Beyond the Tank	ABC	10:00PM	1,980,000	2,074,000	(94,000)	0.53	0.55	(0.02)
Chicago Fire	NBC	10:00PM	8,169,000	6,411,000	1,758,000	1.67	1.44	0.23	vs. Silence

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	9,266,000	8,394,000	872,000	2.02	1.87	0.15
The Middle	ABC	8:00PM	4,539,000	6,981,000	(2,442,000)	1.08	1.74	(0.66)	REPEAT
Heartbeat	NBC	8:00PM	3,957,000	8,880,000	(4,923,000)	0.71	1.68	(0.97)	vs. Voice
Rosewood	Fox	8:00PM	4,640,000	4,529,000	111,000	1.22	1.19	0.03
Arrow	CW	8:00PM	1,093,000	995,000	98,000	0.31	0.25	0.06	REPEAT
The Goldbergs	ABC	8:30PM	4,073,000	6,290,000	(2,217,000)	1.15	1.87	(0.72)	REPEAT
Criminal Minds	CBS	9:00PM	9,139,000	8,805,000	334,000	1.72	1.69	0.03
Modern Family	ABC	9:00PM	4,146,000	7,444,000	(3,298,000)	1.18	2.24	(1.06)	REPEAT
Law & Order: SVU	NBC	9:00PM	3,575,000		3,575,000	0.74		0.74	REPEAT
Strong	NBC	9:00PM		3,327,000	(3,327,000)		0.94	(0.94)
Empire	Fox	9:00PM	9,562,000	10,107,000	(545,000)	3.72	3.84	(0.12)
Supernatural	CW	9:00PM	868,000	930,000	(62,000)	0.27	0.28	(0.01)	REPEAT
black-ish	ABC	9:30PM	3,511,000	5,667,000	(2,156,000)	1.04	1.55	(0.51)	REPEAT
Criminal Minds Beyond Borders	CBS	10:00PM	7,546,000	7,908,000	(362,000)	1.31	1.46	(0.15)
Nashville	ABC	10:00PM	3,707,000	4,119,000	(412,000)	0.83	0.95	(0.12)
Chicago P.D.	NBC	10:00PM	4,019,000		4,019,000	0.76		0.76	REPEAT

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	14,155,000	8,621,000	5,534,000	3.24	1.58	1.66	vs. REPEAT
Grey's Anatomy	ABC	8:00PM	7,650,000	7,974,000	(324,000)	2.04	2.20	(0.16)	8-9P vs. 8-10P
Strong	NBC	8:00PM	3,036,000	3,275,000	(239,000)	0.80	0.82	(0.02)
Bones	Fox	8:00PM	4,383,000	4,397,000	(14,000)	0.87	0.91	(0.04)
Legends of Tomorrow	CW	8:00PM	1,780,000	1,984,000	(204,000)	0.64	0.65	(0.01)
The Odd Couple	CBS	8:30PM	8,465,000	7,103,000	1,362,000	1.71	1.46	0.25
Mom	CBS	9:00PM	8,305,000	7,460,000	845,000	1.80	1.54	0.26
The Blacklist	NBC	9:00PM	7,017,000	6,737,000	280,000	1.34	1.36	(0.02)
Scandal	ABC	9:00PM	6,001,000		6,001,000	1.53		1.53
American Grit	Fox	9:00PM	2,170,000	2,347,000	(177,000)	0.73	0.81	(0.08)
The 100	CW	9:00PM	1,154,000	1,083,000	71,000	0.38	0.38	-
2 Broke Girls	CBS	9:30PM	6,923,000	6,250,000	673,000	1.75	1.51	0.24
Rush Hour	CBS	10:00PM	4,650,000	4,259,000	391,000	0.96	0.87	0.09
The Catch	ABC	10:00PM	4,600,000	4,762,000	(162,000)	0.93	1.02	(0.09)
Game of Silence	NBC	10:00PM	3,348,000	3,902,000	(554,000)	0.66	0.78	(0.12)

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
Amazing Race	CBS	8:00PM	5,458,000	5,471,000	(13,000)	1.00	0.95	0.05
Last Man Standing	ABC	8:00PM	5,907,000	6,340,000	(433,000)	1.00	1.11	(0.11)	FINALE
Caught on Camera	NBC	8:00PM	3,418,000	3,198,000	220,000	0.70	0.61	0.09
Hell's Kitchen	Fox	8:00PM	1,771,000	1,833,000	(62,000)	0.50	0.53	(0.03)	REPEAT
The Vampire Diaries	CW	8:00PM	1,417,000	1,021,000	396,000	0.50	0.39	0.11
Dr. Ken	ABC	8:30PM	4,638,000	4,700,000	(62,000)	0.90	0.98	(0.08)	FINALE
Hawaii Five-0	CBS	9:00PM	7,861,000	8,416,000	(555,000)	1.10	1.10	-
Shark Tank	ABC	9:00PM	5,339,000	5,632,000	(293,000)	1.20	1.35	(0.15)
Grimm	NBC	9:00PM	4,006,000	3,750,000	256,000	0.90	0.76	0.14
Hell's Kitchen	Fox	9:00PM	2,999,000	2,979,000	20,000	0.90	0.86	0.04
Containment	CW	9:00PM	1,167,000	863,000	304,000	0.30	0.31	(0.01)	REPEAT vs. Originals
Blue Bloods	CBS	10:00PM	7,642,000	10,406,000	(2,764,000)	0.90	1.33	(0.43)	REPEAT
20/20	ABC	10:00PM	5,735,000	5,046,000	689,000	1.30	1.00	0.30
Dateline	NBC	10:00PM	4,032,000	4,486,000	(454,000)	0.90	0.99	(0.09)

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	3,580,000	3,681,000	(101,000)	0.40	0.36	0.04	REPEAT
ABC Movie	ABC	8:00PM	2,440,000		2,440,000	0.60		0.60	8-10P
America's Funniest Videos	ABC	8:00PM		2,858,000	(2,858,000)		0.53	(0.53)
NHL Playoffs	NBC	8:00PM	2,960,000		2,960,000	1.00		1.00	8-11P
The Carmichael Show	NBC	8:00PM		1,237,000	(1,237,000)		0.24	(0.24)
Dateline Mystery	NBC	8:00PM			-			-
American Grit	Fox	8:00PM	1,280,000	2,487,000	(1,207,000)	0.40	0.95	(0.55)	8-10P REPEAT vs. UFC
Premier Boxing	NBC	8:30PM		1,262,000	(1,262,000)		0.27	(0.27)
48 Hours Mystery	CBS	9:00PM	4,600,000		4,600,000	0.70		0.70	9-11P
Crimetime Saturday	CBS	9:00PM		3,469,000	(3,469,000)		0.49	(0.49)
America's Funniest Videos	ABC	9:00PM		3,069,000	(3,069,000)		0.68	(0.68)
48 Hours Mystery	CBS	10:00PM		4,380,000	(4,380,000)		0.61	(0.61)
20/20 Saturday	ABC	10:00PM	2,220,000	3,332,000	(1,112,000)	0.50	0.66	(0.16)
SNL(R)	NBC	10:00PM			-			-

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 31 (April 18-24) 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	14,155,000	3.24
Mom	CBS	9:00PM	Thu	8,305,000	1.80
2 Broke Girls	CBS	9:30PM	Thu	6,923,000	1.75
The Odd Couple	CBS	8:30PM	Thu	8,465,000	1.71
Family Guy	Fox	9:00PM	Sun	2,933,000	1.38
Modern Family	ABC	9:00PM	Wed	4,146,000	1.18	REPEAT
The Goldbergs	ABC	8:30PM	Wed	4,073,000	1.15	REPEAT
The Middle	ABC	8:00PM	Wed	4,539,000	1.08	REPEAT
The Last Man on Earth	Fox	9:30PM	Sun	2,515,000	1.07
Crowded	NBC	9:00PM	Sun	5,147,000	1.07
black-ish	ABC	9:30PM	Wed	3,511,000	1.04	REPEAT
Bob's Burgers	Fox	8:30PM	Sun	2,181,000	1.02
Last Man Standing	ABC	8:00PM	Fri	5,907,000	1.0	FINALE
New Girl	Fox	8:00PM	Tue	2,091,000	0.92
Crowded	NBC	9:30PM	Sun	4,026,000	0.91
Dr. Ken	ABC	8:30PM	Fri	4,638,000	0.9	FINALE
Brooklyn Nine-Nine	Fox	9:00PM	Tue	2,018,000	0.87	FINALE
The Simpsons	Fox	8:00PM	Sun	1,995,000	0.86	REPEAT
The Real O'Neals	ABC	8:30PM	Tue	2,984,000	0.84
New Girl	Fox	8:30PM	Tue	1,754,000	0.80
Fresh off the Boat	ABC	8:00PM	Tue	3,062,000	0.75	REPEAT
The Grinder	Fox	9:30PM	Tue	1,500,000	0.58
Bordertown	Fox	7:00PM	Sun	1,189,000	0.45
The Guide to Surviving Life	Fox	7:30PM	Sun	1,037,000	0.44
The Carmichael Show	NBC	9:00PM	Sun			preempted
Grandfathered	Fox	8:30PM	Tue			preempted
Mike & Molly	CBS	8:30PM	Mon			preempted
The Big Bang Theory	CBS	8:30PM	Mon
The Big Bang Theory	CBS	8:00PM	Mon
The Guide to Surviving Life	Fox	8:00PM	Sat
Bordertown	Fox	8:30PM	Sat
black-ish	ABC	9:00PM	Sat
Angel from Hell	CBS	9:30PM	Thu			canceled
Life In Pieces	CBS	8:30PM	Thu			completed
The Muppets	ABC	8:00PM	Tue			completed
Superstore	NBC	8:00PM	Mon			completed
Telenovela	NBC	8:30PM	Mon			completed
Undatelable	NBC	8:00PM	Fri			completed
Galavant	ABC	8:00PM	Sun			completed
Truth Be Told	NBC	8:30PM	Fri			completed
Significant Mother	CW	9:30PM	Mon			completed
Uncle Buck	ABC	8:30PM	Fri

SOURCE: Nielsen Media Research

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Thursday, December 11

Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - "Bitin’, Spankin’ and a Load of Yankee Psychobabble" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Georgie and Mandy get upset when Audrey disciplines CeeCee without their permission.

Ghosts - "The Life and Times of Esther Greene" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Now a successful podcaster, Todd Pearlman returns to profile Sam and Isaac’s book, but becomes obsessed with Jay. Meanwhile, Pete tries to get to the bottom of why Alberta changed her name, forcing her to admit a hidden truth.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of December 8)

Thursday, December 11

Jamie Lee Curtis (The Sticky/Anything But Love/Operation Petticoat) - Catch Jamie Lee on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Rachel Sennott (I Love LA/Call Your Mother) - Rachel appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Ike Barinholtz (The Studio/The Afterparty/Bless the Harts/The Mindy Project/Eastbound & Down) - Ike stops by Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Elon Gold (Stacked/In-Laws) - Elon is a guest on Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 12:37am on CBS.
Zooey Deschanel (Physical/New Girl) - Andy Cohen interviews Zooey on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 3:30am on Bravo. She also talks about Merv on Live with Kelly and Mark (check your local listings) and on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
Lucien Laviscount (Emily in Paris) - Lucien talks about Emily in Paris on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
Kyra Sedgwick (Call Your Mother/Brooklyn Nine-Nine) and Kevin Bacon (I Love Dick) - Kyra and Kevin talk about The Best You Can with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Loretta Devine (Family Reunion/The Carmichael Show) and Lela Rochon (The Wayans Bros.) - Co-host Gayle King sits down with Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine and Lela Rochon, original cast of Waiting to Exhale, on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
Lea Michele (The Mayor) - Lea talks about Broadway's Chess on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am. She also performs in the 10am hour.
Daryl McCormack (Bad Sisters - NBC's Today catches up with Daryl in the 9am hour.
Brooke Shields (Suddenly Susan) - Brooke co-hosts NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Mila Kunis (Family Guy/That '70s Show) - Mila tells Drew about her role in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Ashley Park (Emily in Paris) - Emily tells Drew about what to expect in season five of Emily in Paris on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Joey McIntyre (Return of the Mac/The McCarthys) - Joey talks about Roku's Jingle Bell Wedding on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
Danica McKellar (The Wonder Years) - Danica is a guest on New York Living on WPIX in New York at 10:15am.