Sunday, September 25, 2016
Week 1 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did
2016-17 Week 1 TV Ratings (first four nights Mon-Thu):
Households: #1. CBS 7.42/13 rating/share (even in rating from first four nights week 1 in 2015); #2. NBC 5.53/10 (even); #3. ABC 4.88/8 (-15%); #4. Fox 3.01/5 (-5%); #5. The CW 0.57/1 (-10%).
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:
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
Saturday, November 27
none scheduled
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of November 22)
Friday, November 26
- Kal Penn (Sunnyside/Deadbeat/We Are Men) - Watch Kal on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Paul Rudd (Living with Yourself/Friends/Wild Oats) - Paul appears on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Dan Aykroyd (Soul Man) and Ernie Hudson (Grace and Frankie/The Last Precinct/Highcliffe Manor) - Dan and Ernie are guests on a repet of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt/The Office) - Ellie appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Larry David (Curb Your Enthusiasm/Seinfeld) - Larry is a guest on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
- Drew Carey (The Drew Carey Show/The Good Life) - Drew chats with the ladies of The View on a repeat on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Dove Cameron (Schmigadoon!/Liv and Maddie) - Dove will be on LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
- Sherri Shepherd (Mr. Iglesias/Trial & Error/Sherri/Less Than Perfect) - Sherri guest hosts a repeat of The Wendy Williams Show, so check your local listings.
- Yvonne Orji (Insecure) - Yvonne appears on a repeat of The Real, so check your local listings.
- Fortune Feimster (Kenan/Sunnyside/Champions) - Fortune is a guest on a repeat of The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
- Jennifer Aniston (Friends/Muddling Through/Ferris Bueller/Molloy) - Jennifer appears on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Kristin Chenoweth (Schmigadoon!/Trial & Error/Kristin) - Kristin performs on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
New on DVD/Blu-ray (August-November)
08/20 - The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet - Deluxe Edition (100 Episodes) (Time Life)
08/20 - The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet - Standard Edition (50 Episodes) (Time Life)
08/24 - The Jim Gaffigan Show - Season 2
09/07 - Young Sheldon - The Complete Fourth Season (Blu-ray)
10/19 - Maude - The Complete Series (2021 Release)
11/02 - The Honeymooners Specials - A Christmas Carol
11/02 - Mom - The Eighth and Final Season
11/02 - Punky Brewster (1984-88) - The Complete Series (2021 Release)
11/02 - Sex and the City - The Complete Collection (Blu-ray)
11/09 - Saved by the Bell (2020) - Season One
11/09 - Younger - The Complete Series
11/16 - Kevin Can F*** Himself - Season 1 (Blu-ray)
11/23 - Dead Pixels - Seasons One and Two
11/30 - I Dream of Jeannie - The Complete Series (Mill Creek) (2021 Release) (Blu-ray)
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