Sunday, May 29, 2016
Final Week of 2015-16 Season TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did
Total Viewers: #1. NBC 8.173 million (+25% from first four nights week 35); #2. ABC 7.125 million (+17%); #3. CBS 5.605 million (-35%); #4. Fox 2.753 million (-37%); #5. The CW 1.851 million (+13%).
Adults 18-49: #1. NBC 1.64/6 rating/share (+20% in rating from first four nights week 35); #2. ABC 1.52/5 (+13%); #3. CBS 1.02/4 (-36%); #4. Fox 0.93/3 (-27%); #5. The CW 0.68/2 (+10%).
We have previous week's final ratings, Week 35 (5/16/16-5/22/16, LIVE+SD). ABC won the week in A18-49 with a 1.44 rating, thanks to the Billboard Music Awards. CBS was #2 with a 1.19 rating. NBC was third with a 1.05 rating, while Fox was #4 with 0.99 rating. Among total viewers, CBS was #1 with 6.933 million, with ABC #2 at 5.886 million. NBC was #3 with 5.034 million and Fox at #4 with only 3.232 million.
For final season (9/21/15-5/25/16, LIVE+SD) numbers, CBS was #1 in A18-49 with a 1.79 rating, followed by NBC at #2 with a 1.71 rating. Fox at #3 with a 1.47 rating and ABC at #4 with a 1.34 rating. Among total viewers CBS was also #1 at 9.104 million, followed by NBC at #2 with 6.806 million, ABC at #3 with 5.454 million and Fox at #4 with 4.707 million.
Back to week 36 (5/23-5/29/16), 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 36 (May 23-25) Analysis | |||||||||
Last Sunday (May 22) | (Week 35) | 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 | 8,315,000 | 10,891,000 | (2,576,000) | 0.84 | 1.02 | (0.18) | |
America's Funniest Videos | ABC | 7:00PM | 4,596,000 | 4,596,000 | 1.00 | 1.00 | FINALE | ||
Once Upon a Time | ABC | 7:00PM | 4,066,000 | (4,066,000) | 1.23 | (1.23) | |||
Dateline | NBC | 7:00PM | 3,718,000 | 4,299,000 | (581,000) | 0.58 | 0.70 | (0.12) | |
Bordertown | Fox | 7:00PM | 1,159,000 | 1,297,000 | (138,000) | 0.45 | 0.48 | (0.03) | |
The Simpsons | Fox | 7:30PM | 1,385,000 | 1,563,000 | (178,000) | 0.57 | 0.68 | (0.11) | REPEAT |
60 Minutes Presents | CBS | 8:00PM | 6,920,000 | 9,461,000 | (2,541,000) | 0.81 | 1.02 | (0.21) | |
Billboard Awards | ABC | 8:00PM | 9,762,000 | 9,762,000 | 3.17 | 3.17 | 8-11P | ||
Little Big Shots | NBC | 8:00PM | 4,523,000 | 5,869,000 | (1,346,000) | 0.61 | 0.88 | (0.27) | REPEAT |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | 2,542,000 | 2,795,000 | (253,000) | 1.05 | 1.23 | (0.18) | FINALE |
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 8:30PM | 2,229,000 | 2,268,000 | (39,000) | 0.99 | 1.04 | (0.05) | |
Undercover Boss | CBS | 9:00PM | 4,879,000 | 5,736,000 | (857,000) | 0.80 | 0.89 | (0.09) | |
The Family | ABC | 9:00PM | 3,295,000 | (3,295,000) | 0.84 | (0.84) | |||
The Carmichael Show | NBC | 9:00PM | 2,631,000 | 3,585,000 | (954,000) | 0.47 | 0.80 | (0.33) | |
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,591,000 | 2,645,000 | (54,000) | 1.18 | 1.28 | (0.10) | FINALE |
Crowded | NBC | 9:30PM | 2,124,000 | 3,091,000 | (967,000) | 0.44 | 0.68 | (0.24) | FINALE |
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 9:30PM | 2,041,000 | 2,228,000 | (187,000) | 0.90 | 0.93 | (0.03) | FINALE vs. Last Man |
Undercover Boss | CBS | 10:00PM | 3,889,000 | 5,061,000 | (1,172,000) | 0.76 | 0.64 | 0.12 | vs. NCIS(R) |
Quantico | ABC | 10:00PM | 3,783,000 | (3,783,000) | 1.04 | (1.04) | |||
Dateline | NBC | 10:00PM | 3,831,000 | 4,198,000 | (367,000) | 0.74 | 0.91 | (0.17) | |
Monday | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | |||
Title | Network | Time | Total Viewers | 18-49 Rtg | Notes | ||||
The Price is Right | CBS | 8:00PM | 6,219,000 | 6,219,000 | 1.29 | 1.29 | |||
Mike & Molly | CBS | 8:00PM | 7,871,000 | (7,871,000) | 1.45 | (1.45) | |||
Dancing w/the Stars | ABC | 8:00PM | 12,338,000 | 11,637,000 | 701,000 | 1.91 | 1.73 | 0.18 | 8-9P vs. 8-10P |
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 10,255,000 | 9,519,000 | 736,000 | 1.97 | 2.06 | (0.09) | 8-10P |
Gotham | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,618,000 | 3,842,000 | (224,000) | 1.19 | 1.29 | (0.10) | FINALE |
Reign | CW | 8:00PM | 954,000 | 764,000 | 190,000 | 0.31 | 0.25 | 0.06 | |
Mike & Molly | CBS | 8:30PM | 8,450,000 | (8,450,000) | 1.65 | (1.65) | |||
The Odd Couple | CBS | 9:00PM | 4,523,000 | 7,220,000 | (2,697,000) | 0.98 | 1.50 | (0.52) | vs. Bang(R) |
The Bachelorette | ABC | 9:00PM | 6,629,000 | 6,629,000 | 1.99 | 1.99 | 9-11P PREMIERE | ||
Houdini & Doyle | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,615,000 | 2,418,000 | 197,000 | 0.56 | 0.66 | (0.10) | |
Whose Line/Anyway? | CW | 9:00PM | 1,287,000 | 1,287,000 | 0.40 | 0.40 | PREMIERE | ||
Jane the Virgin | CW | 9:00PM | 966,000 | (966,000) | 0.40 | (0.40) | |||
The Odd Couple | CBS | 9:30PM | 4,468,000 | 5,736,000 | (1,268,000) | 0.93 | 1.33 | (0.40) | FINALE |
Whose Line/Anyway? | CW | 9:30PM | 1,472,000 | 1,472,000 | 0.44 | 0.44 | |||
Person of Interest | CBS | 10:00PM | 5,490,000 | 5,314,000 | 176,000 | 0.88 | 0.89 | (0.01) | |
Castle | ABC | 10:00PM | 7,468,000 | (7,468,000) | 1.28 | (1.28) | |||
Blindspot | NBC | 10:00PM | 5,854,000 | 5,269,000 | 585,000 | 1.31 | 1.25 | 0.06 | FINALE |
Tuesday | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | |||
Title | Network | Time | Total Viewers | 18-49 Rtg | Notes | ||||
The Price is Right | CBS | 8:00PM | 6,410,000 | 18,012,000 | (11,602,000) | 1.11 | 2.57 | (1.46) | vs. NCIS |
Fresh off the Boat | ABC | 8:00PM | 4,876,000 | 4,230,000 | 646,000 | 1.24 | 1.13 | 0.11 | FINALE |
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 7,607,000 | 9,047,000 | (1,440,000) | 1.40 | 1.83 | (0.43) | REPEAT |
Hotel Hell | Fox | 8:00PM | 2,510,000 | 4,800,000 | (2,290,000) | 0.81 | 0.83 | (0.02) | PREMIERE vs. Megyn |
The Flash | CW | 8:00PM | 3,363,000 | 3,365,000 | (2,000) | 1.27 | 1.35 | (0.08) | FINALE |
The Real O'Neals | ABC | 8:30PM | 4,213,000 | 3,249,000 | 964,000 | 1.07 | 0.90 | 0.17 | FINALE |
Person of Interest | CBS | 9:00PM | 5,329,000 | 13,300,000 | (7,971,000) | 0.89 | 1.83 | (0.94) | vs. NCIS NO |
Dancing with the Stars | ABC | 9:00PM | 10,492,000 | 10,492,000 | 1.58 | 1.58 | 9-11P FINALE | ||
Marvel's Agents of SHIELD | ABC | 9:00PM | 3,026,000 | (3,026,000) | 1.03 | (1.03) | |||
The Voice | NBC | 9:00PM | 10,594,000 | 10,594,000 | 2.19 | 2.19 | 9-11P FINALE | ||
Chicago Med | NBC | 9:00PM | 7,860,000 | (7,860,000) | 1.64 | (1.64) | |||
Coupled | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,220,000 | 1,757,000 | (537,000) | 0.45 | 0.54 | (0.09) | |
Containment | CW | 9:00PM | 1,322,000 | 1,283,000 | 39,000 | 0.47 | 0.45 | 0.02 | |
Person of Interest | CBS | 10:00PM | 4,915,000 | 6,969,000 | (2,054,000) | 0.85 | 1.07 | (0.22) | |
Battlebots | ABC | 10:00PM | - | - | |||||
Chicago Fire | NBC | 10:00PM | 7,908,000 | (7,908,000) | 1.65 | (1.65) | |||
Wednesday | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | |||
Title | Network | Time | Total Viewers | 18-49 Rtg | Notes | ||||
The Price is Right | CBS | 8:00PM | 6,673,000 | 6,673,000 | 1.20 | 1.20 | |||
Survivor | CBS | 8:00PM | 9,540,000 | (9,540,000) | 2.12 | (2.12) | |||
ABC Movie | ABC | 8:00PM | 4,358,000 | 4,358,000 | 1.28 | 1.28 | REPEAT 8-10P | ||
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | 6,728,000 | (6,728,000) | 1.64 | (1.64) | |||
Heartbeat | NBC | 8:00PM | 4,261,000 | 3,860,000 | 401,000 | 0.74 | 0.67 | 0.07 | FINALE |
Rosewood | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,498,000 | 4,766,000 | (1,268,000) | 0.82 | 1.40 | (0.58) | FINALE |
Arrow | CW | 8:00PM | 2,193,000 | 1,944,000 | 249,000 | 0.82 | 0.72 | 0.10 | FINALE |
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:30PM | 6,393,000 | (6,393,000) | 1.85 | (1.85) | |||
Criminal Minds Beyond Borders | CBS | 9:00PM | 5,740,000 | 5,740,000 | 1.05 | 1.05 | |||
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | 6,791,000 | (6,791,000) | 2.07 | (2.07) | |||
Law & Order: SVU | NBC | 9:00PM | 7,188,000 | 5,778,000 | 1,410,000 | 1.58 | 1.29 | 0.29 | FINALE |
Wayward Pines | Fox | 9:00PM | 3,059,000 | 10,880,000 | (7,821,000) | 0.92 | 4.09 | (3.17) | PREMIERE vs. Empire |
Supernatural | CW | 9:00PM | 1,836,000 | 1,591,000 | 245,000 | 0.74 | 0.63 | 0.11 | FINALE |
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | 5,052,000 | (5,052,000) | 1.47 | (1.47) | |||
Criminal Minds Beyond Borders | CBS | 10:00PM | 5,188,000 | 6,419,000 | (1,231,000) | 0.96 | 1.47 | (0.51) | FINALE vs. Survivor Reunion |
Nashville | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,192,000 | 3,718,000 | 474,000 | 0.94 | 0.76 | 0.18 | FINALE |
Chicago P.D. | NBC | 10:00PM | 6,876,000 | 6,933,000 | (57,000) | 1.43 | 1.42 | 0.01 | FINALE |
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 | 8,625,000 | (8,625,000) | 1.75 | (1.75) | REPEAT | ||
Grey's Anatomy | ABC | 8:00PM | 8,191,000 | (8,191,000) | 2.33 | (2.33) | FINALE | ||
Strong | NBC | 8:00PM | 2,494,000 | (2,494,000) | 0.61 | (0.61) | |||
Bones | Fox | 8:00PM | 4,292,000 | (4,292,000) | 0.86 | (0.86) | |||
Legends of Tomorrow | CW | 8:00PM | 1,850,000 | (1,850,000) | 0.66 | (0.66) | FINALE | ||
The Odd Couple | CBS | 8:30PM | 7,257,000 | (7,257,000) | 1.54 | (1.54) | |||
Mom | CBS | 9:00PM | 8,141,000 | (8,141,000) | 1.72 | (1.72) | FINALE | ||
The Blacklist | NBC | 9:00PM | 6,877,000 | (6,877,000) | 1.27 | (1.27) | FINALE | ||
The Catch | ABC | 9:00PM | 4,037,000 | (4,037,000) | 0.85 | (0.85) | 9-11P FINALE | ||
American Grit | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,878,000 | (1,878,000) | 0.60 | (0.60) | |||
The 100 | CW | 9:00PM | 1,290,000 | (1,290,000) | 0.47 | (0.47) | FINALE | ||
The Odd Couple | CBS | 9:30PM | 6,148,000 | (6,148,000) | 1.39 | (1.39) | vs. 2 Broke | ||
Rush Hour | CBS | 10:00PM | 4,128,000 | (4,128,000) | 0.87 | (0.87) | |||
The Catch | ABC | 10:00PM | - | - | |||||
Game of Silence | NBC | 10:00PM | 3,207,000 | (3,207,000) | 0.65 | (0.65) | |||
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 | ||||
I Love Lucy Superstar | CBS | 8:00PM | 5,433,000 | (5,433,000) | 0.80 | (0.80) | vs. Race | ||
Beyond the Tank | ABC | 8:00PM | 3,902,000 | (3,902,000) | 0.79 | (0.79) | FINALE | ||
Grimm | NBC | 8:00PM | 4,032,000 | (4,032,000) | 0.87 | (0.87) | 8-10P FINALE | ||
Fox Movie | Fox | 8:00PM | 1,881,000 | (1,881,000) | 0.63 | (0.63) | 8-10P | ||
Masters of Illusion | CW | 8:00PM | 1,375,000 | (1,375,000) | 0.35 | (0.35) | PREMIERE | ||
Masters of Illusion | CW | 8:30PM | 1,295,000 | (1,295,000) | 0.33 | (0.33) | |||
Undercoverr Boss | CBS | 9:00PM | 4,061,000 | (4,061,000) | 0.69 | (0.69) | vs. Five-0 | ||
Shark Tank | ABC | 9:00PM | 5,473,000 | (5,473,000) | 1.26 | (1.26) | FINALE | ||
The Originals | CW | 9:00PM | 847,000 | (847,000) | 0.34 | (0.34) | FINALE | ||
Blue Bloods | CBS | 10:00PM | 5,649,000 | (5,649,000) | 0.69 | (0.69) | REPEAT vs. Five-0 | ||
20/20 | ABC | 10:00PM | 5,138,000 | (5,138,000) | 1.16 | (1.16) | |||
Dateline | NBC | 10:00PM | 4,252,000 | (4,252,000) | 0.90 | (0.90) | |||
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 | 3,340,000 | (3,340,000) | 0.44 | (0.44) | REPEAT | ||
ABC Movie | ABC | 8:00PM | 2,047,000 | (2,047,000) | 0.55 | (0.55) | 8-10P vs. 8-11P | ||
NHL Playoffs | NBC | 8:00PM | 2,269,000 | (2,269,000) | 0.64 | (0.64) | 8-10P vs. Dateline | ||
Fox MLB | Fox | 8:00PM | 2,241,000 | (2,241,000) | 0.52 | (0.52) | 8-11P | ||
48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 9:00PM | 3,226,000 | (3,226,000) | 0.54 | (0.54) | 9-11P | ||
48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 10:00PM | - | - | |||||
20/20 Saturday | ABC | 10:00PM | 3,728,000 | (3,728,000) | 0.70 | (0.70) | |||
SNL(R) | NBC | 10:00PM | 1,702,000 | (1,702,000) | 0.47 | (0.47) | 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 36 (May 23-29) 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 | 7,286,000 | 1.37 | REPEAT |
Fresh off the Boat | ABC | 8:00PM | Tue | 4,876,000 | 1.24 | FINALE |
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | Sun | 2,591,000 | 1.18 | FINALE |
The Real O'Neals | ABC | 8:30PM | Tue | 4,213,000 | 1.07 | FINALE |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | Sun | 2,542,000 | 1.05 | FINALE |
Life In Pieces | CBS | 8:30PM | Thu | 5,084,000 | 1.04 | REPEAT |
Mom | CBS | 9:00PM | Thu | 5,333,000 | 1.00 | REPEAT |
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 8:30PM | Sun | 2,229,000 | 0.99 | |
The Odd Couple | CBS | 9:00PM | Mon | 4,523,000 | 0.98 | |
The Odd Couple | CBS | 9:30PM | Mon | 4,468,000 | 0.93 | FINALE |
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | 2,041,000 | 0.90 | FINALE |
The Odd Couple | CBS | 9:30PM | Thu | 4,395,000 | 0.88 | REPEAT |
Modern Family | ABC | 10:00PM | Thu | 2,979,000 | 0.76 | REPEAT |
black-ish | ABC | 10:30PM | Thu | 2,519,000 | 0.63 | REPEAT |
The Simpsons | Fox | 7:30PM | Sun | 1,385,000 | 0.57 | REPEAT |
The Carmichael Show | NBC | 9:00PM | Sun | 2,631,000 | 0.47 | |
Bordertown | Fox | 7:00PM | Sun | 1,159,000 | 0.45 | |
Crowded | NBC | 9:30PM | Sun | 2,124,000 | 0.44 | FINALE |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:30PM | Fri | 1,290,000 | 0.4 | REPEAT |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | Fri | 1,460,000 | 0.4 | REPEAT |
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | Wed | preempted | ||
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:30PM | Wed | preempted | ||
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | Wed | preempted | ||
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | Wed | preempted | ||
The Guide to Surviving Life | Fox | 7:30PM | Sun | canceled | ||
Grandfathered | Fox | 8:30PM | Tue | canceled | ||
The Grinder | Fox | 9:30PM | Tue | canceled | ||
The Muppets | ABC | 8:00PM | Tue | canceled | ||
Angel from Hell | CBS | 9:30PM | Thu | canceled | ||
Telenovela | NBC | 8:30PM | Mon | canceled | ||
Undatelable | NBC | 8:00PM | Fri | canceled | ||
Galavant | ABC | 8:00PM | Sun | canceled | ||
Truth Be Told | NBC | 8:30PM | Fri | canceled | ||
Significant Mother | CW | 9:30PM | Mon | canceled | ||
Mike & Molly | CBS | 8:00PM | Mon | canceled | ||
The Last Man on Earth | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | completed | ||
2 Broke Girls | CBS | 9:30PM | Thu | completed | ||
New Girl | Fox | 8:00PM | Tue | completed | ||
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | Fri | completed | ||
Dr. Ken | ABC | 8:30PM | Fri | completed | ||
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 9:00PM | Tue | completed | ||
Superstore | NBC | 8:00PM | Mon | completed | ||
Uncle Buck | ABC | 8:30PM | Fri |
SOURCE: Nielsen Media Research
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Friday, April 26
none scheduled
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of April 22)
Friday, April 26
- Ernie Hudson (Grace and Frankie/The Last Precinct/Highcliffe Manor) - Ernie and Bill Murray are guests on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Steve Buscemi (Miracle Workers) - Steve appears on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Jerrod Carmichael (The Carmichael Show) - Jerrod is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Fred Armisen (Los Espookys/Forever/Final Space) - Fred sits in with The 8G Band on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Retta (Parks and Recreation) - Retta talks about HGTV's Ugliest House in America on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
- Janet Jackson (Diff'rent Strokes/Good Times) - Drew and Ross are surprised by Janet whose telling them all about her new tour, some of her most iconic moments and fashion looks and more on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Jessica Capshaw (Odd Man Out) and Camilla Luddington (Californication) - Jessica and Camilla are guests on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
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