Sunday, September 25, 2016
Week 1 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did
Total Viewers: #1. CBS 12.111 million (-1% from first four nights week 1 in 2015); #2. NBC 8.870 million (even); #3. ABC 7.530 million (-15%); #4. Fox 4.932 million (-9%); #5. The CW 0.891 million (-11%).
Adults 18-49: #1. CBS 2.99/11 rating/share (-2% in rating from first four nights week 1 in 2014); #2. NBC 2.27/8 (-7%); #3. ABC 1.67/7 (-20%); #4. Fox 1.61/6 (-22%); #5. The CW 0.25/1 (-24%)
We're back with a new season! We'll have this week's final ratings, Week 1 (9/19/16-9/25/16) next Sunday.
For season to-date (9/19/16-9/22/16), we will have that by next week, too, as it is the same numbers as above.
Back to week 1 (Sep. 19-25), 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 1 (Sept. 19-25) Analysis | |||||||||
Last Sunday (Sep 18) | (Summer Week 16) | 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 | 7:44PM | 12,701,000 | 12,701,000 | 2.64 | 2.64 | |||
Emmy's Red Carpet | ABC | 7:00PM | 4,777,000 | 4,777,000 | 0.86 | 0.86 | |||
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 7:18PM | 1,830,000 | 1,830,000 | 0.74 | 0.74 | REPEAT | ||
Football Night in America | NBC | 7:30PM | 6,304,000 | 6,304,000 | 2.11 | 2.11 | |||
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 7:30PM | 1,741,000 | 1,741,000 | 0.70 | 0.70 | REPEAT | ||
JonBenet Ramsay | CBS | 8:44PM | 10,422,000 | 10,422,000 | 2.14 | 2.14 | |||
Emmy Awards | ABC | 8:00PM | 11,382,000 | 11,382,000 | 2.85 | 2.85 | 8-11P | ||
Once Upon a Time | ABC | 8:00PM | - | - | |||||
Football Night in America | NBC | 8:00PM | 11,856,000 | 11,856,000 | 4.18 | 4.18 | |||
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | 1,829,000 | 1,829,000 | 0.73 | 0.73 | REPEAT | ||
Sunday Night Football | NBC | 8:30PM | 22,751,000 | 22,751,000 | 8.20 | 8.20 | 833-1143P | ||
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:30PM | 1,797,000 | 1,797,000 | 0.72 | 0.72 | REPEAT | ||
Madam Secretary | CBS | 9:00PM | - | - | |||||
Secrets & Lies | ABC | 9:00PM | - | - | |||||
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,891,000 | 1,891,000 | 0.80 | 0.80 | REPEAT | ||
Last Man on Earth | Fox | 9:30PM | 1,297,000 | 1,297,000 | 0.51 | 0.51 | |||
NCIS: LA | CBS | 10:44PM | 4,570,000 | 4,570,000 | 0.70 | 0.70 | REPEAT | ||
Quantico | ABC | 10:00PM | - | - | |||||
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 | ||||
The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 8:00PM | 15,816,000 | 15,816,000 | 3.76 | 3.76 | PREMIERE | ||
Dancing w/the Stars | ABC | 8:00PM | 10,714,000 | 10,714,000 | 1.71 | 1.71 | 8-10p | ||
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 12,104,000 | 12,104,000 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 8-10P PREMIERE | ||
Gotham | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,897,000 | 3,897,000 | 1.29 | 1.29 | PREMIERE | ||
Supergirl | CW | 8:00PM | 817,000 | 817,000 | 0.22 | 0.22 | REPEAT | ||
Kevin Can Wait | CBS | 8:30PM | 11,078,000 | 11,078,000 | 2.58 | 2.58 | PREMIERE | ||
JonBenet Ramsay | CBS | 9:00PM | 8,242,000 | 8,242,000 | 1.80 | 1.80 | |||
Lucifer | Fox | 9:00PM | 4,360,000 | 4,360,000 | 1.31 | 1.31 | PREMIERE | ||
Supergirl | CW | 9:00PM | 894,000 | 894,000 | 0.25 | 0.25 | REPEAT | ||
Scorpion | CBS | 10:00PM | - | - | |||||
Match Game | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,402,000 | 4,402,000 | 0.91 | 0.91 | |||
The Good Place | NBC | 10:00PM | 8,036,000 | 8,036,000 | 2.28 | 2.28 | PREMIERE | ||
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 | 15,992,000 | 15,992,000 | 2.17 | 2.17 | PREMIERE | ||
Dancing with the Stars | ABC | 8:00PM | 8,601,000 | 8,601,000 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 8-10P | ||
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 12,293,000 | 12,293,000 | 3.38 | 3.38 | 8-10P | ||
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:00PM | 2,389,000 | 2,389,000 | 1.06 | 1.06 | PREMIERE | ||
The Flash | CW | 8:00PM | 877,000 | 877,000 | 0.25 | 0.25 | REPEAT | ||
New Girl | Fox | 8:30PM | 2,312,000 | 2,312,000 | 1.19 | 1.19 | PREMIERE | ||
Bull | CBS | 9:00PM | 15,562,000 | 15,562,000 | 2.21 | 2.21 | PREMIERE | ||
Scream Queens | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,156,000 | 2,156,000 | 0.97 | 0.97 | PREMIERE | ||
MADtv | CW | 9:00PM | 581,000 | 581,000 | 0.19 | 0.19 | |||
NCIS: New Orleans | CBS | 10:00PM | 11,120,000 | 11,120,000 | 1.43 | 1.43 | PREMIERE | ||
Marvel's Agents of SHIELD | ABC | 10:00PM | 3,439,000 | 3,439,000 | 1.11 | 1.11 | PREMIERE | ||
This Is Us | NBC | 10:00PM | 10,065,000 | 10,065,000 | 2.85 | 2.85 | PREMIERE | ||
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 | 9,444,000 | 9,444,000 | 2.31 | 2.31 | PREMIERE 8-930P | ||
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:00PM | 6,899,000 | 6,899,000 | 2.04 | 2.04 | PREMIERE | ||
Blindspot | NBC | 8:00PM | 6,082,000 | 6,082,000 | 1.31 | 1.31 | |||
Lethal Weapon | Fox | 8:00PM | 7,932,000 | 7,932,000 | 2.20 | 2.20 | PREMIERE | ||
Penn & Teller Fool Us | CW | 8:00PM | 1,183,000 | 1,183,000 | 0.27 | 0.27 | REPEAT | ||
Speechless | ABC | 8:30PM | 7,383,000 | 7,383,000 | 2.03 | 2.03 | PREMIERE | ||
Criminal Minds | CBS | 9:00PM | - | - | |||||
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | 8,237,000 | 8,237,000 | 2.62 | 2.62 | PREMIERE | ||
Law & Order: SVU | NBC | 9:00PM | 7,818,000 | 7,818,000 | 1.84 | 1.84 | PREMIERE | ||
Empire | Fox | 9:00PM | 10,868,000 | 10,868,000 | 4.16 | 4.16 | PREMIERE | ||
Whose Line Is It? | CW | 9:00PM | 1,128,000 | 1,128,000 | 0.32 | 0.32 | |||
Big Brother | CBS | 9:30PM | 6,299,000 | 6,299,000 | 2.02 | 2.02 | FINALE 930-11P | ||
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | 6,393,000 | 6,393,000 | 1.93 | 1.93 | PREMIERE | ||
Whose Line Is It? | CW | 9:30PM | 1,202,000 | 1,202,000 | 0.37 | 0.37 | REPEAT | ||
Code Black | CBS | 10:00PM | - | - | |||||
Designated Survivor | ABC | 10:00PM | 10,037,000 | 10,037,000 | 2.24 | 2.24 | PREMIERE | ||
Chicago P.D. | NBC | 10:00PM | 6,874,000 | 6,874,000 | 1.57 | 1.57 | PREMIERE | ||
Thursday | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | |||
Title | Network | Time | Total Viewers | 18-49 Rtg | Notes | ||||
NFL Pre-Kick | CBS | 8:00PM | 11,084,000 | 11,084,000 | 3.47 | 3.47 | |||
Grey's Anatomy | ABC | 8:00PM | 8,750,000 | 8,750,000 | 2.48 | 2.48 | PREMIERE | ||
Superstore | NBC | 8:00PM | 5,449,000 | 5,449,000 | 1.47 | 1.47 | PREMIERE | ||
Rosewood | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,652,000 | 3,652,000 | 0.73 | 0.73 | PREMIERE | ||
The Flash | CW | 8:00PM | 935,000 | 935,000 | 0.23 | 0.23 | REPEAT | ||
CBS NFL Thursday | CBS | 8:30PM | 17,546,000 | 17,546,000 | 6.06 | 6.06 | 827-1106P | ||
The Good Place | NBC | 8:30PM | 5,251,000 | 5,251,000 | 1.36 | 1.36 | PREMIERE | ||
Chicago Med | NBC | 9:00PM | 7,022,000 | 7,022,000 | 1.37 | 1.37 | PREMIERE | ||
Notorious | ABC | 9:00PM | 5,394,000 | 5,394,000 | 1.13 | 1.13 | PREMIERE | ||
Pitch | Fox | 9:00PM | 4,227,000 | 4,227,000 | 1.06 | 1.06 | PREMIERE | ||
Supernatural | CW | 9:00PM | 678,000 | 678,000 | 0.23 | 0.23 | REPEAT | ||
Pure Genius | CBS | 10:00PM | - | - | |||||
How To Get Away/Murder | ABC | 10:00PM | 5,113,000 | 5,113,000 | 1.42 | 1.42 | PREMIERE | ||
The Blacklist | NBC | 10:00PM | 6,397,000 | 6,397,000 | 1.25 | 1.25 | PREMIERE | ||
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 | ||||
MacGyver | CBS | 8:00PM | 10,891,000 | 10,891,000 | 1.70 | 1.70 | PRMIERE | ||
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | 5,837,000 | 5,837,000 | 1.10 | 1.10 | PRMIERE | ||
Superstore | NBC | 8:00PM | 2,407,000 | 2,407,000 | 0.60 | 0.60 | REPEAT | ||
Hell's Kitchen | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,334,000 | 3,334,000 | 1.10 | 1.10 | PREMIERE | ||
Masters of Illusion | CW | 8:00PM | 1,048,000 | 1,048,000 | 0.30 | 0.30 | |||
Dr. Ken | ABC | 8:30PM | 4,086,000 | 4,086,000 | 0.90 | 0.90 | PREMIERE | ||
The Good Place | NBC | 8:30PM | 2,341,000 | 2,341,000 | 0.60 | 0.60 | REPEAT | ||
Masters of Illusion | CW | 8:30PM | 1,042,000 | 1,042,000 | 0.30 | 0.30 | REPEAT | ||
Hawaii Five-0 | CBS | 9:00PM | 10,091,000 | 10,091,000 | 1.30 | 1.30 | PREMIERE | ||
Shark Tank | ABC | 9:00PM | 4,940,000 | 4,940,000 | 1.10 | 1.10 | PREMIERE | ||
Dateline | NBC | 9:00PM | 4,597,000 | 4,597,000 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 9-11P | ||
The Exorcist | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,904,000 | 2,904,000 | 1.00 | 1.00 | PREMIERE | ||
Penn & Teller: Fool Us | CW | 9:00PM | 1,210,000 | 1,210,000 | 0.30 | 0.30 | REPEAT | ||
Blue Bloods | CBS | 10:00PM | 10,434,000 | 10,434,000 | 1.30 | 1.30 | PREMIERE | ||
20/20 | ABC | 10:00PM | 3,411,000 | 3,411,000 | 0.70 | 0.70 | |||
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 | - | - | REPEAT | ||||
Saturday Night Football | ABC | 8:00PM | - | - | 8-11P | ||||
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | - | - | 8-10P REPEAT | ||||
College Football | Fox | 8:00PM | - | - | 8-11P | ||||
Crimetime Saturday | CBS | 9:00PM | - | - | REPEAT | ||||
48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 10:00PM | - | - | PREMIERE | ||||
This Is Us | NBC | 10:00PM | - | - | 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 1 (Sep. 19-25) 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 | Mon | 15,816,000 | 3.76 | PREMIERE |
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | Wed | 8,237,000 | 2.62 | PREMIERE |
Kevin Can Wait | CBS | 8:30PM | Mon | 11,078,000 | 2.58 | PREMIERE |
The Good Place | NBC | 10:00PM | Mon | 8,036,000 | 2.28 | PREMIERE |
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:00PM | Wed | 6,899,000 | 2.04 | PREMIERE |
Speechless | ABC | 8:30PM | Wed | 7,383,000 | 2.03 | PREMIERE |
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | Wed | 6,393,000 | 1.93 | PREMIERE |
Superstore | NBC | 8:00PM | Thu | 5,449,000 | 1.47 | PREMIERE |
The Good Place | NBC | 8:30PM | Thu | 5,251,000 | 1.36 | |
New Girl | Fox | 8:30PM | Tue | 2,312,000 | 1.19 | PREMIERE |
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | Fri | 5,837,000 | 1.1 | PREMIERE |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:00PM | Tue | 2,389,000 | 1.06 | PREMIERE |
Dr. Ken | ABC | 8:30PM | Fri | 4,086,000 | 0.9 | PREMIERE |
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | Sun | 1,891,000 | 0.80 | REPEAT |
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 7:18PM | Sun | 1,830,000 | 0.74 | REPEAT |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | Sun | 1,829,000 | 0.73 | REPEAT |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:30PM | Sun | 1,797,000 | 0.72 | REPEAT |
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 7:30PM | Sun | 1,741,000 | 0.70 | REPEAT |
The Good Place | NBC | 8:30PM | Fri | 2,341,000 | 0.6 | REPEAT |
Superstore | NBC | 8:00PM | Fri | 2,407,000 | 0.6 | REPEAT |
The Last Man on Earth | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | 1,297,000 | 0.51 | REPEAT |
Fresh off the Boat | ABC | 9:00PM | Tue | preempted | ||
The Real O'Neals | ABC | 9:30PM | Tue | preempted | ||
Life In Pieces | CBS | 9:30PM | Thu | preempted | ||
Mom | CBS | 9:00PM | Thu | preempted | ||
The Odd Couple | CBS | 9:30PM | Mon | preempted | ||
Son of Zorn | Fox | 8:30PM | Sun | |||
Making History | Fox | 8:30PM | Sun | |||
The Mick | Fox | 8:30PM | Tue | |||
Man with a Place | CBS | 8:30PM | Mon | |||
The Great Indoors | CBS | 8:30PM | Thu | |||
American Housewife | ABC | 8:30PM | Tue | |||
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | Tue | preempted | ||
2 Broke Girls | CBS | 9:00PM | Mon | preempted |
SOURCE: Nielsen Media Research
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Sunday, April 28
The Simpsons - "Frinkenstein's Monster" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Professor Frink secretly helps Homer land a high-level position at a state-of-the-art nuclear plant; since Homer lacks the skills to actually perform the job, Frink comes to fear he's created a monster.
Krapopolis - "Prince Hippo" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT)
When Atlanteans approach Krapopolis, Shlub reveals that Hippocampus is technically the king of Atlantis; a priestess visits Deliria and offers her services.
The Great North - "Any Court in a Storm Adventure" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT)
When a blizzard snows the Tobin family in, Beef struggles to avoid cabin fever by running the household like the Royal British Navy.
Grimsburg - "And the Winner Is… Murder!" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT)
Marvin finds himself at the judging table of the town's talent show when a serial killer targets the winner.
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.
New on DVD/Blu-ray
12/05 - Father Knows Best - The Complete Series
12/05 - The Odd Couple - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/12 - The Dick Van Dyke Show - The Complete Series
12/12 - Looney Tunes Collector's Choice - Volume 2 (Blu-ray)
12/12 - That Girl - The Complete Series
12/15 - Letterkenny - Season 11
12/19 - The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet - The Official Restored Complete Series
12/22 - Three's Company - The Official 40th Anniversary Collection (includes The Ropers and Three's a Crowd)
01/09 - South Park - Seasons 11-15 (Blu-ray)
01/16 - Ghosts (UK) - Season Five
02/13 - Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/27 - The Really Loud House - Season One
03/12 - Ghosts (UK) - The Complete Series
03/12 - Looney Tunes Collector's Choice - Volume 3 (Blu-ray)
03/12 - Rick and Morty - Season 7 (Blu-ray Steelbook) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
04/03 - Too Close for Comfort - The Complete Series (VEI)
04/08 - Check It Out! - The Complete Series (VEI)
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