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 / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Monday, November 17
The Neighborhood - "Welcome to the Walk of Roses" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Calvin receives an unexpected honor that sparks mixed emotions, while Malcolm’s ghostwriting gig takes a wild turn after a viral outburst from his celebrity client.
DMV - "Blindspot" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Colette is crushed to learn that Noa is dating someone. So, Ceci encourages Colette to fight for him using magic. Meanwhile, Barb tries to find out who is defacing DMV property with childishly inappropriate drawings.
St. Denis Medical - "Two Docs, One Conf" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Ron and Bruce butt heads at a medical conference; Joyce tries to show her nurses some love for Nurse Appreciation Week.
The Paper - "The Five W's" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Ned slowly starts with his volunteer crew until Esmeralda forces an accelerated scramble for stories; Detrick and Travis, Mare and Barry, and Adam and Adelola form Woodward and Bernstein teams with limited results.
TV We Love - "Dynasty" (The CW, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Cast and crew spill the secrets behind the on-set drama, outrageous glamour, and iconic '80s excess.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of November 17)
Monday, November 17
- Ms. Pat (The Ms. Pat Show) - Watch Ms. Pat on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Hank Azaria (The Simpsons/Brockmire/Free Agents/Herman's Head) - Hank is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Jeff Goldblum (Search Party) - Jeff stops by Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Jane Krakowski (Schmigadoon!/Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt/30 Rock) - Jane appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Jimmie Walker (Good Times/At Ease/Bustin' Loose) - Jimmie is a guest on Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 12:37am on CBS.
- Josh Hutcherson (Future Man) - Josh talks about Five Nights at Freddy's 2 on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
- Billy Bob Thornton (Hearts Afire) - Billy Bob, Andy Garcia and Demi Moore talk about the return of the hit show Lamdman and how each of them first met Drew on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Samuel Arnold (Emily in Paris) - Samuel talks about Netflix's Emily in Paris on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
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