Sunday, October 16, 2016
Week 4 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did
Total Viewers: #1. CBS 10.500 million (+8% from first four nights week 3); #2. NBC 7.655 million (+3%); #3. ABC 6.214 million (-12%); #4. Fox 4.152 million (-10%); #5. The CW 1.794 million (+23%).
Adults 18-49: #1. CBS 2.34/8 rating/share (+3% in rating from first four nights week 3); #2. NBC 1.84/6 (+5%); #3. ABC 1.47/5 (-3%); #4. Fox 1.33/5 (-8%); #5. The CW 0.64/2 (+33%)
We have previous week's final ratings, Week 3 (10/3/16-10/9/16, LIVE+SD). CBS won the week in A18-49, thanks to an NFL overrun and did a 2.12 rating. NBC settled for #2 thanks with a 1.97 rating. ABC was #3 with a 1.41 rating, while Fox was #4 with a 1.11 rating. Among total viewers, CBS was #1 with 9.584 million, with NBC #2 at 7.295 million. ABC was #3 with 6.084 million and Fox at #4 with only 3.430 million.
For season to-date (9/19/16-10/13/16, LIVE+SD), NBC is #1 in A18-49 with a 2.21 rating, followed by CBS at #2 with a 2.06 rating. ABC at #3 with a 1.46 rating and Fox at #4 with a 1.32 rating. Among total viewers it is CBS #1 at 9.905 million, followed by NBC at #2 with 7.981 million, ABC at #3 with 6.098 million and Fox at #4 with 3.979 million.
Back to week 4 (Oct. 10-16), 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 4 (Oct. 10-16) Analysis | |||||||||
Last Sunday (Oct. 9) | (Week 3) | 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 | 7:45PM | 12,397,000 | 10,690,000 | 1,707,000 | 2.64 | 1.32 | 1.32 | |
AFV | ABC | 7:00PM | 4,784,000 | 4,713,000 | 71,000 | 0.85 | 0.95 | (0.10) | |
The Simpsons | Fox | 7:00PM | 2,649,000 | 2,649,000 | 0.98 | 0.98 | REPEAT | ||
Football Night in America | NBC | 7:30PM | 5,635,000 | 4,589,000 | 1,046,000 | 1.89 | 1.46 | 0.43 | |
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 7:30PM | 2,793,000 | 11,562,000 | (8,769,000) | 1.20 | 4.32 | (3.12) | vs. OT |
NCIS: LA | CBS | 8:00PM | 11,386,000 | (11,386,000) | 1.50 | (1.50) | |||
Once Upon a Time | ABC | 8:00PM | 4,105,000 | 3,715,000 | 390,000 | 1.16 | 1.14 | 0.02 | |
Football Night in America | NBC | 8:00PM | 10,782,000 | 10,907,000 | (125,000) | 3.89 | 3.61 | 0.28 | |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,091,000 | 5,997,000 | (2,906,000) | 1.38 | 2.65 | (1.27) | |
Sunday Night Football | NBC | 8:30PM | 16,622,000 | 18,057,000 | (1,435,000) | 5.87 | 6.69 | (0.82) | 831-1123P |
Son of Zorn | Fox | 8:30PM | 2,086,000 | 3,638,000 | (1,552,000) | 0.90 | 1.64 | (0.74) | REPEAT |
Madam Secretary | CBS | 9:00PM | 9,195,000 | (9,195,000) | 1.08 | (1.08) | |||
Secrets & Lies | ABC | 9:00PM | 3,687,000 | (3,687,000) | 0.94 | (0.94) | |||
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | 3,468,000 | (3,468,000) | 1.65 | (1.65) | |||
Last Man on Earth | Fox | 9:30PM | 2,496,000 | (2,496,000) | 1.00 | (1.00) | |||
Debate Analysis | CBS | 10:37PM | 10,941,000 | 6,032,000 | 4,909,000 | 2.78 | 0.82 | 1.96 | vs. Elementary |
Debate Analysis | ABC | 10:00PM | 8,201,000 | 3,565,000 | 4,636,000 | 2.31 | 0.97 | 1.34 | vs. Quantico |
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 | 14,411,000 | 14,319,000 | 92,000 | 3.44 | 3.50 | (0.06) | |
Dancing w/the Stars | ABC | 8:00PM | 10,428,000 | 10,728,000 | (300,000) | 1.61 | 1.70 | (0.09) | 8-10P |
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 11,369,000 | 11,783,000 | (414,000) | 2.93 | 2.98 | (0.05) | 8-10P |
Gotham | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,417,000 | 3,185,000 | 232,000 | 1.09 | 1.02 | 0.07 | |
Supergirl | CW | 8:00PM | 3,063,000 | 969,000 | 2,094,000 | 1.09 | 0.24 | 0.85 | PREMIERE vs. REPEAT |
Kevin Can Wait | CBS | 8:30PM | 8,702,000 | 9,595,000 | (893,000) | 2.11 | 2.22 | (0.11) | |
2 Broke Girls | CBS | 9:00PM | 6,364,000 | 6,364,000 | 1.70 | 1.70 | PREMIERE 9-10P | ||
Scorpion | CBS | 9:00PM | 8,298,000 | (8,298,000) | 1.54 | (1.54) | |||
Lucifer | Fox | 9:00PM | 3,667,000 | 3,674,000 | (7,000) | 1.05 | 1.07 | (0.02) | |
No Tomorrow | CW | 9:00PM | 762,000 | 880,000 | (118,000) | 0.21 | 0.22 | (0.01) | REPEAT vs. Supergirl(R) |
Scorpion | CBS | 10:00PM | 7,045,000 | 7,045,000 | 1.33 | 1.33 | |||
Conviction | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,229,000 | 5,174,000 | (945,000) | 0.78 | 0.92 | (0.14) | |
Timeless | NBC | 10:00PM | 6,201,000 | 7,597,000 | (1,396,000) | 1.43 | 1.83 | (0.40) | |
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 | 14,769,000 | 14,440,000 | 329,000 | 1.78 | 1.86 | (0.08) | |
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | 6,784,000 | 6,784,000 | 1.78 | 1.78 | PREMIERE | ||
Dancing with the Stars | ABC | 8:00PM | 9,115,000 | (9,115,000) | 1.44 | (1.44) | |||
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 10,879,000 | 7,925,000 | 2,954,000 | 2.56 | 2.01 | 0.55 | vs. REPEAT |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:00PM | 2,125,000 | 2,398,000 | (273,000) | 0.92 | 1.00 | (0.08) | |
The Flash | CW | 8:00PM | 2,801,000 | 3,166,000 | (365,000) | 1.05 | 1.26 | (0.21) | |
American Housewife | ABC | 8:30PM | 6,610,000 | 6,610,000 | 1.91 | 1.91 | PREMIERE | ||
New Girl | Fox | 8:30PM | 1,954,000 | 2,034,000 | (80,000) | 0.94 | 1.01 | (0.07) | |
Bull | CBS | 9:00PM | 12,999,000 | 12,999,000 | 1.65 | 1.65 | |||
Fresh off The Boat | ABC | 9:00PM | 5,028,000 | 5,028,000 | 1.57 | 1.57 | PREMIERE | ||
This Is Us | NBC | 9:00PM | 9,782,000 | 9,782,000 | 2.77 | 2.77 | |||
Scream Queens | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,587,000 | 1,587,000 | 0.65 | 0.65 | |||
No Tomorrow | CW | 9:00PM | 741,000 | 1,514,000 | (773,000) | 0.25 | 0.48 | (0.23) | |
The Real O'Neals | ABC | 9:30PM | 3,710,000 | 3,710,000 | 1.16 | 1.16 | PREMIERE | ||
NCIS: New Orleans | CBS | 10:00PM | 9,621,000 | 4,828,000 | 4,793,000 | 1.22 | 0.86 | 0.36 | vs. Debate Analysis |
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | ABC | 10:00PM | 2,678,000 | 4,576,000 | (1,898,000) | 0.88 | 0.88 | - | vs. Debate Analysis |
Chicago Fire | NBC | 10:00PM | 7,523,000 | 5,105,000 | 2,418,000 | 1.81 | 1.38 | 0.43 | PREMIERE vs. Debate Analysis |
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 | 9,058,000 | 8,515,000 | 543,000 | 2.01 | 1.84 | 0.17 | |
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:00PM | 6,467,000 | 6,280,000 | 187,000 | 1.88 | 1.83 | 0.05 | |
Blindspot | NBC | 8:00PM | 5,533,000 | 5,708,000 | (175,000) | 1.13 | 1.31 | (0.18) | |
Lethal Weapon | Fox | 8:00PM | 6,835,000 | 6,616,000 | 219,000 | 1.91 | 1.71 | 0.20 | |
Arrow | CW | 8:00PM | 1,936,000 | 1,871,000 | 65,000 | 0.70 | 0.70 | - | |
Speechless | ABC | 8:30PM | 6,025,000 | 6,033,000 | (8,000) | 1.82 | 1.78 | 0.04 | |
Criminal Minds | CBS | 9:00PM | 8,401,000 | 7,551,000 | 850,000 | 1.73 | 1.41 | 0.32 | |
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | 7,500,000 | 6,968,000 | 532,000 | 2.40 | 2.21 | 0.19 | |
Law & Order: SVU | NBC | 9:00PM | 5,878,000 | 5,757,000 | 121,000 | 1.44 | 1.36 | 0.08 | |
Empire | Fox | 9:00PM | 9,266,000 | 9,250,000 | 16,000 | 3.46 | 3.37 | 0.09 | |
Frequency | CW | 9:00PM | 1,080,000 | 1,362,000 | (282,000) | 0.31 | 0.36 | (0.05) | |
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | 5,838,000 | 5,184,000 | 654,000 | 1.80 | 1.53 | 0.27 | |
Code Black | CBS | 10:00PM | 5,993,000 | 5,818,000 | 175,000 | 1.06 | 1.02 | 0.04 | |
Designated Survivor | ABC | 10:00PM | 6,995,000 | 7,052,000 | (57,000) | 1.60 | 1.61 | (0.01) | |
Chicago P.D. | NBC | 10:00PM | 6,154,000 | 6,218,000 | (64,000) | 1.42 | 1.37 | 0.05 | |
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 Kickoff | CBS | 8:00PM | 8,407,000 | 7,545,000 | 862,000 | 2.48 | 2.24 | 0.24 | |
Grey's Anatomy | ABC | 8:00PM | 7,795,000 | 8,080,000 | (285,000) | 2.12 | 2.25 | (0.13) | |
Superstore | NBC | 8:00PM | 4,839,000 | 5,178,000 | (339,000) | 1.18 | 1.36 | (0.18) | |
Rosewood | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,507,000 | 3,769,000 | (262,000) | 0.75 | 0.89 | (0.14) | |
Legends of Tomorrow | CW | 8:00PM | 1,819,000 | 1,819,000 | 0.64 | 0.64 | PREMIERE | ||
iHeart Radio Special | CW | 8:00PM | 963,000 | (963,000) | 0.29 | (0.29) | |||
CBS NFL Thursday | CBS | 8:30PM | 14,494,000 | 12,073,000 | 2,421,000 | 4.71 | 4.07 | 0.64 | 827-1115P |
The Good Place | NBC | 8:30PM | 4,232,000 | 4,966,000 | (734,000) | 1.24 | 1.39 | (0.15) | |
Notorious | ABC | 9:00PM | 3,904,000 | 4,199,000 | (295,000) | 0.83 | 0.91 | (0.08) | |
Chicago Med | NBC | 9:00PM | 6,833,000 | 6,986,000 | (153,000) | 1.31 | 1.32 | (0.01) | |
Pitch | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,905,000 | 3,504,000 | (599,000) | 0.76 | 0.98 | (0.22) | |
Supernatural | CW | 9:00PM | 2,149,000 | 2,149,000 | 0.83 | 0.83 | PREMIERE | ||
Pure Genius | CBS | 10:00PM | - | - | |||||
How To Get Away/Murder | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,000,000 | 4,398,000 | (398,000) | 1.07 | 1.23 | (0.16) | |
The Blacklist | NBC | 10:00PM | 5,853,000 | 6,407,000 | (554,000) | 1.08 | 1.22 | (0.14) | |
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 | 7,507,000 | 8,055,000 | (548,000) | 1.10 | 1.12 | (0.02) | |
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | 5,629,000 | 5,677,000 | (48,000) | 1.00 | 1.10 | (0.10) | |
Caught on Camera | NBC | 8:00PM | 3,118,000 | 3,190,000 | (72,000) | 0.60 | 0.58 | 0.02 | PREMIERE vs. Timeless(R) |
Hell's Kitchen | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,363,000 | 3,102,000 | 261,000 | 1.00 | 0.95 | 0.05 | |
Supergirl | CW | 8:00PM | 950,000 | 950,000 | 0.20 | 0.20 | REPEAT | ||
iHeart Radio Special | CW | 8:00PM | 769,000 | (769,000) | 0.24 | (0.24) | |||
Dr. Ken | ABC | 8:30PM | 4,257,000 | 3,896,000 | 361,000 | 0.90 | 0.90 | - | |
Hawaii Five-0 | CBS | 9:00PM | 9,139,000 | 9,626,000 | (487,000) | 1.20 | 1.27 | (0.07) | |
Shark Tank | ABC | 9:00PM | 5,136,000 | 4,853,000 | 283,000 | 1.20 | 1.11 | 0.09 | |
Dateline | NBC | 9:00PM | 4,831,000 | 4,215,000 | 616,000 | 1.00 | 0.79 | 0.21 | 9-11P |
The Exorcist | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,102,000 | 1,929,000 | 173,000 | 0.70 | 0.66 | 0.04 | |
Frequency | CW | 9:00PM | 688,000 | 688,000 | 0.20 | 0.20 | REPEAT | ||
Blue Bloods | CBS | 10:00PM | 10,051,000 | 9,827,000 | 224,000 | 1.20 | 1.17 | 0.03 | |
20/20 | ABC | 10:00PM | 3,596,000 | 3,558,000 | 38,000 | 0.80 | 0.77 | 0.03 | |
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 | 3,378,000 | 4,262,000 | (884,000) | 0.50 | 0.74 | (0.24) | REPEAT |
Saturday Night Football | ABC | 8:00PM | 8,325,000 | 5,540,000 | 2,785,000 | 2.50 | 1.83 | 0.67 | 8-11P |
Notre Dame Football | NBC | 8:00PM | 2,429,000 | 2,429,000 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 8-11P | ||
Dateline Mystery | NBC | 8:00PM | 2,189,000 | (2,189,000) | 0.38 | (0.38) | |||
Lethal Weapon | Fox | 8:00PM | 1,483,000 | 1,483,000 | 0.30 | 0.30 | REPEAT | ||
College Football | Fox | 8:00PM | 1,837,000 | (1,837,000) | 0.53 | (0.53) | |||
48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 9:00PM | 3,645,000 | 4,748,000 | (1,103,000) | 0.60 | 0.70 | (0.10) | REPEAT vs. Crimetime |
Lethal Weapon | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,959,000 | 1,959,000 | 0.40 | 0.40 | REPEAT | ||
48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 10:00PM | 4,820,000 | 4,570,000 | 250,000 | 0.80 | 0.71 | 0.09 | |
SNL(R) | NBC | 10:00PM | 1,840,000 | (1,840,000) | 0.42 | (0.42) |
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 4 (Oct. 10-16) 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 | 14,411,000 | 3.44 | |
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | Wed | 7,500,000 | 2.40 | |
Kevin Can Wait | CBS | 8:30PM | Mon | 8,702,000 | 2.11 | |
American Housewife | ABC | 8:30PM | Tue | 6,610,000 | 1.91 | PREMIERE |
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:00PM | Wed | 6,467,000 | 1.88 | |
Speechless | ABC | 8:30PM | Wed | 6,025,000 | 1.82 | |
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | Wed | 5,838,000 | 1.80 | |
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | Tue | 6,784,000 | 1.78 | PREMIERE |
2 Broke Girls | CBS | 9:00PM | Mon | 6,364,000 | 1.70 | PREMIERE |
Fresh off the Boat | ABC | 9:00PM | Tue | 5,028,000 | 1.57 | PREMIERE |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | Sun | 3,091,000 | 1.38 | |
The Good Place | NBC | 8:30PM | Thu | 4,232,000 | 1.24 | |
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 7:30PM | Sun | 2,739,000 | 1.20 | |
Superstore | NBC | 8:00PM | Thu | 4,839,000 | 1.18 | |
The Real O'Neals | ABC | 9:30PM | Tue | 3,710,000 | 1.16 | PREMIERE |
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | Fri | 5,629,000 | 1.0 | |
Animation Domination | Fox | 7:00PM | Sun | 2,649,000 | 0.98 | REPEAT |
New Girl | Fox | 8:30PM | Tue | 1,954,000 | 0.94 | |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:00PM | Tue | 2,125,000 | 0.92 | |
Son of Zorn | Fox | 8:30PM | Sun | 2,086,000 | 0.90 | REPEAT |
Dr. Ken | ABC | 8:30PM | Fri | 4,257,000 | 0.9 | |
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | Sun | preempted | ||
The Last Man on Earth | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | preempted | ||
The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 8:00PM | Thu | |||
The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 9:00PM | Thu | |||
Kevin Can Wait | CBS | 8:30PM | Thu | |||
Kevin Can Wait | CBS | 9:30PM | Thu | |||
The Good Place | NBC | 9:30PM | Sat | |||
The Good Place | NBC | 8:30PM | Sat | |||
The Good Place | NBC | 9:00PM | Sat | |||
The Good Place | NBC | 8:00PM | Sat | |||
Life In Pieces | CBS | 9:30PM | Thu | preempted | ||
Mom | CBS | 9:00PM | Thu | preempted | ||
The Odd Couple | CBS | 9:30PM | Mon | preempted | ||
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 |
SOURCE: Nielsen Media Research
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Friday, May 30
Happy's Place - "Don't Sweat It" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
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Happy's Place - "Fish Fry Monday" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
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Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of May 26)
Friday, May 30
- Nathan Fielder (The Rehearsal/The Curse) - Watch Nathan on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Paula Poundstone (Home Movies) - Paula performs stand-up comedy on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Nathan Lane (Mid-Century Modern/Only Murders in the Building/Modern Family/Charlie Lawrence/Encore! Encore!/One of the Boys) - Nathan appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Ralph Macchio (Eight Is Enough) - Ralph swings by for a chat about Karate Kid: Legends on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Justina Machado (One Day at a Time) - Justina chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT. She also talks about Broadway's Real Women Have Curves: The Musical on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
- Yara Shahidi (grown-ish/black-ish) - Yara is telling Drew about the new venture she's taking on, where she's currently at with dating and more on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Don Darryl Rivera (Only Murders in the Building) - Don talks about Broadway's Aladdin on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
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