Sunday, October 23, 2016
Week 5 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did
Total Viewers: #1. CBS 10.790 million (+3% from first four nights week 4); #2. NBC 7.781 million (+2%); #3. ABC 6.134 million (-1%); #4. Fox 3.840 million (-8%); #5. The CW 1.683 million (-6%).
Adults 18-49: #1. CBS 2.42/8 rating/share (+3% in rating from first four nights week 4); #2. NBC 1.84/6 (even); #3. ABC 1.40/5 (-5%); #4. Fox 1.26/4 (-5%); #5. The CW 0.61/2 (-5%)
We have previous week's final ratings, Week 4 (10/10/16-10/16/16, LIVE+SD). NBC won the week in A18-49, thanks to SNF and did a 1.92 rating. CBS settled for #2 thanks with a 1.72 rating. Fox jumped to #3 with a 1.69 rating because of an NFL overrun, while ABC was #4 with a 1.45 rating. Among total viewers, CBS was #1 with 9.106 million, with NBC #2 at 7.179 million. ABC was #3 with 5.831 million and Fox at #4 with 5.107 million.
For season to-date (9/19/16-10/20/16, LIVE+SD), NBC is #1 in A18-49 with a 2.15 rating, followed by CBS at #2 with a 1.98 rating. ABC at #3 with a 1.45 rating and Fox at #4 with a 1.40 rating. Among total viewers it is CBS #1 at 9.739 million, followed by NBC at #2 with 7.816 million, ABC at #3 with 6.024 million and Fox at #4 with 4.198 million.
Back to week 5 (Oct. 17-23), 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 5 (Oct. 17-23) Analysis | |||||||||
Last Sunday (Oct. 16) | (Week 4) | 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 | 10,422,000 | 12,397,000 | (1,975,000) | 1.18 | 2.64 | (1.46) | |
AFV | ABC | 7:00PM | 4,447,000 | 4,784,000 | (337,000) | 0.80 | 0.85 | (0.05) | |
The Simpsons | Fox | 7:00PM | 2,649,000 | (2,649,000) | 0.98 | (0.98) | |||
Football Night in America | NBC | 7:30PM | 3,534,000 | 5,635,000 | (2,101,000) | 1.11 | 1.89 | (0.78) | |
The OT | Fox | 7:45PM | 15,384,000 | 2,793,000 | 12,591,000 | 5.51 | 1.20 | 4.31 | vs. Bob's |
NCIS: LA | CBS | 8:00PM | 10,887,000 | 10,887,000 | 1.40 | 1.40 | |||
Once Upon a Time | ABC | 8:00PM | 3,527,000 | 4,105,000 | (578,000) | 1.08 | 1.16 | (0.08) | |
Football Night in America | NBC | 8:00PM | 8,316,000 | 10,782,000 | (2,466,000) | 2.83 | 3.89 | (1.06) | |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | 7,442,000 | 3,091,000 | 4,351,000 | 3.04 | 1.38 | 1.66 | |
Sunday Night Football | NBC | 8:30PM | 13,595,000 | 16,622,000 | (3,027,000) | 4.91 | 5.87 | (0.96) | 833-1201A |
Son of Zorn | Fox | 8:30PM | 3,775,000 | 2,086,000 | 1,689,000 | 1.52 | 0.90 | 0.62 | vs. REPEAT |
Madam Secretary | CBS | 9:00PM | 9,097,000 | 9,097,000 | 1.06 | 1.06 | |||
Secrets & Lies | ABC | 9:00PM | 3,463,000 | 3,463,000 | 0.85 | 0.85 | |||
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | 3,667,000 | 3,667,000 | 1.63 | 1.63 | |||
Last Man on Earth | Fox | 9:30PM | 2,663,000 | 2,663,000 | 1.08 | 1.08 | |||
Elementary | CBS | 10:00PM | 5,206,000 | 10,941,000 | (5,735,000) | 0.72 | 2.78 | (2.06) | vs. Debate Analysis |
Quantico | ABC | 10:00PM | 3,041,000 | 8,201,000 | (5,160,000) | 0.77 | 2.31 | (1.54) | vs. Debate Analysis |
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 | 14,196,000 | 14,411,000 | (215,000) | 3.47 | 3.44 | 0.03 | |
Dancing w/the Stars | ABC | 8:00PM | 10,547,000 | 10,428,000 | 119,000 | 1.58 | 1.61 | (0.03) | 8-10P |
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 11,384,000 | 11,369,000 | 15,000 | 2.70 | 2.93 | (0.23) | 8-10P |
Gotham | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,323,000 | 3,417,000 | (94,000) | 1.15 | 1.09 | 0.06 | |
Supergirl | CW | 8:00PM | 2,663,000 | 3,063,000 | (400,000) | 0.93 | 1.09 | (0.16) | |
Kevin Can Wait | CBS | 8:30PM | 8,541,000 | 8,702,000 | (161,000) | 2.06 | 2.11 | (0.05) | |
2 Broke Girls | CBS | 9:00PM | 5,664,000 | 6,364,000 | (700,000) | 1.53 | 1.70 | (0.17) | vs. 9-10p |
Lucifer | Fox | 9:00PM | 3,626,000 | 3,667,000 | (41,000) | 1.10 | 1.05 | 0.05 | |
Jane the Virgin | CW | 9:00PM | 1,089,000 | 762,000 | 327,000 | 0.40 | 0.21 | 0.19 | PREMIERE vs. Tomorrow(R) |
The Odd Couple | CBS | 9:30PM | 4,579,000 | 4,579,000 | 1.12 | 1.12 | PREMIERE | ||
Scorpion | CBS | 10:00PM | 7,172,000 | 7,045,000 | 127,000 | 1.27 | 1.33 | (0.06) | |
Conviction | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,238,000 | 4,229,000 | 9,000 | 0.73 | 0.78 | (0.05) | |
Timeless | NBC | 10:00PM | 5,861,000 | 6,201,000 | (340,000) | 1.49 | 1.43 | 0.06 | |
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 | 14,764,000 | 14,769,000 | (5,000) | 1.80 | 1.78 | 0.02 | |
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | 6,021,000 | 6,784,000 | (763,000) | 1.50 | 1.78 | (0.28) | |
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 10,353,000 | 10,879,000 | (526,000) | 2.49 | 2.56 | (0.07) | |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:00PM | 2,053,000 | 2,125,000 | (72,000) | 0.91 | 0.92 | (0.01) | |
The Flash | CW | 8:00PM | 2,665,000 | 2,801,000 | (136,000) | 1.04 | 1.05 | (0.01) | |
American Housewife | ABC | 8:30PM | 5,751,000 | 6,610,000 | (859,000) | 1.65 | 1.91 | (0.26) | |
New Girl | Fox | 8:30PM | 1,809,000 | 1,954,000 | (145,000) | 0.97 | 0.94 | 0.03 | |
Bull | CBS | 9:00PM | 12,285,000 | 12,999,000 | (714,000) | 1.57 | 1.65 | (0.08) | |
Fresh off The Boat | ABC | 9:00PM | 4,095,000 | 5,028,000 | (933,000) | 1.32 | 1.57 | (0.25) | |
This Is Us | NBC | 9:00PM | 9,705,000 | 9,782,000 | (77,000) | 2.64 | 2.77 | (0.13) | |
Scream Queens | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,428,000 | 1,587,000 | (159,000) | 0.57 | 0.65 | (0.08) | |
No Tomorrow | CW | 9:00PM | 807,000 | 741,000 | 66,000 | 0.29 | 0.25 | 0.04 | |
The Real O'Neals | ABC | 9:30PM | 2,906,000 | 3,710,000 | (804,000) | 0.93 | 1.16 | (0.23) | |
NCIS: New Orleans | CBS | 10:00PM | 9,531,000 | 9,621,000 | (90,000) | 1.23 | 1.22 | 0.01 | |
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | ABC | 10:00PM | 2,342,000 | 2,678,000 | (336,000) | 0.75 | 0.88 | (0.13) | |
Chicago Fire | NBC | 10:00PM | 7,401,000 | 7,523,000 | (122,000) | 1.65 | 1.81 | (0.16) | |
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 | 8,585,000 | 9,058,000 | (473,000) | 1.89 | 2.01 | (0.12) | |
Charlie Brown Pumpkin | ABC | 8:00PM | 7,569,000 | 6,467,000 | 1,102,000 | 2.22 | 1.88 | 0.34 | vs. Goldbergs |
Blindspot | NBC | 8:00PM | 5,239,000 | 5,533,000 | (294,000) | 1.17 | 1.13 | 0.04 | |
Lethal Weapon | Fox | 8:00PM | 6,658,000 | 6,835,000 | (177,000) | 1.70 | 1.91 | (0.21) | |
Arrow | CW | 8:00PM | 1,789,000 | 1,936,000 | (147,000) | 0.64 | 0.70 | (0.06) | |
Toy Story of Terror | ABC | 8:30PM | 6,437,000 | 6,025,000 | 412,000 | 1.98 | 1.82 | 0.16 | vs. Speechless |
Criminal Minds | CBS | 9:00PM | 8,401,000 | (8,401,000) | 1.73 | (1.73) | |||
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | 7,500,000 | (7,500,000) | 2.40 | (2.40) | |||
Law & Order: SVU | NBC | 9:00PM | 5,878,000 | (5,878,000) | 1.44 | (1.44) | |||
Empire | Fox | 9:00PM | 9,266,000 | (9,266,000) | 3.46 | (3.46) | |||
Frequency | CW | 9:00PM | 1,043,000 | 1,080,000 | (37,000) | 0.33 | 0.31 | 0.02 | |
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | 5,838,000 | (5,838,000) | 1.80 | (1.80) | |||
Debate Analysis | CBS | 10:36PM | 7,390,000 | 5,993,000 | 1,397,000 | 1.78 | 1.06 | 0.72 | vs. Code |
Debate Analysis | ABC | 10:36PM | 8,274,000 | 6,995,000 | 1,279,000 | 2.28 | 1.60 | 0.68 | vs. Designated |
Debate Analysis | NBC | 10:36PM | 8,298,000 | 6,154,000 | 2,144,000 | 2.48 | 1.42 | 1.06 | vs. Chicago |
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 | 8,446,000 | 8,407,000 | 39,000 | 2.45 | 2.48 | (0.03) | |
Grey's Anatomy | ABC | 8:00PM | 8,174,000 | 7,795,000 | 379,000 | 2.14 | 2.12 | 0.02 | |
Superstore | NBC | 8:00PM | 4,182,000 | 4,839,000 | (657,000) | 1.03 | 1.18 | (0.15) | |
Rocky Horror Picture | Fox | 8:00PM | 4,954,000 | 4,954,000 | 1.69 | 1.69 | 8-10P | ||
Rosewood | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,507,000 | (3,507,000) | 0.75 | (0.75) | |||
Legends of Tomorrow | CW | 8:00PM | 1,795,000 | 1,819,000 | (24,000) | 0.65 | 0.64 | 0.01 | |
CBS NFL Thursday | CBS | 8:30PM | 14,202,000 | 14,494,000 | (292,000) | 4.52 | 4.71 | (0.19) | 827-1138P |
The Good Place | NBC | 8:30PM | 3,788,000 | 4,232,000 | (444,000) | 0.97 | 1.24 | (0.27) | |
Notorious | ABC | 9:00PM | 3,885,000 | 3,904,000 | (19,000) | 0.87 | 0.83 | 0.04 | |
Chicago Med | NBC | 9:00PM | 6,704,000 | 6,833,000 | (129,000) | 1.23 | 1.31 | (0.08) | |
Pitch | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,905,000 | (2,905,000) | 0.76 | (0.76) | |||
Supernatural | CW | 9:00PM | 1,610,000 | 2,149,000 | (539,000) | 0.64 | 0.83 | (0.19) | |
Pure Genius | CBS | 10:00PM | - | - | |||||
How To Get Away/Murder | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,291,000 | 4,000,000 | 291,000 | 1.17 | 1.07 | 0.10 | |
The Blacklist | NBC | 10:00PM | 5,317,000 | 5,853,000 | (536,000) | 1.06 | 1.08 | (0.02) | |
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 | 7,990,000 | 7,435,000 | 555,000 | 1.10 | 1.07 | 0.03 | |
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | 6,370,000 | 5,659,000 | 711,000 | 1.10 | 1.06 | 0.04 | |
Caught on Camera | NBC | 8:00PM | 3,350,000 | 3,073,000 | 277,000 | 0.70 | 0.64 | 0.06 | |
Hell's Kitchen | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,320,000 | 3,380,000 | (60,000) | 1.00 | 1.03 | (0.03) | |
The Vampire Diaries | CW | 8:00PM | 1,060,000 | 922,000 | 138,000 | 0.40 | 0.23 | 0.17 | PREMIERE vs. Supergirl(R) |
Dr. Ken | ABC | 8:30PM | 4,470,000 | 4,130,000 | 340,000 | 0.80 | 0.85 | (0.05) | |
Hawaii Five-0 | CBS | 9:00PM | 9,300,000 | 9,185,000 | 115,000 | 1.10 | 1.23 | (0.13) | |
Shark Tank | ABC | 9:00PM | 5,360,000 | 5,189,000 | 171,000 | 1.20 | 1.25 | (0.05) | |
Dateline | NBC | 9:00PM | 5,320,000 | 4,889,000 | 431,000 | 1.00 | 0.98 | 0.02 | 9-11P |
The Exorcist | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,050,000 | 1,969,000 | 81,000 | 0.80 | 0.70 | 0.10 | |
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | CW | 9:00PM | 540,000 | 682,000 | (142,000) | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.01 | PREMIERE vs. Frequency(R) |
Blue Bloods | CBS | 10:00PM | 9,860,000 | 10,220,000 | (360,000) | 1.10 | 1.25 | (0.15) | |
20/20 | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,070,000 | 3,555,000 | 515,000 | 0.90 | 0.81 | 0.09 | |
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 | 3,320,000 | 3,296,000 | 24,000 | 0.60 | 0.51 | 0.09 | REPEAT |
Saturday Night Football | ABC | 8:00PM | 6,170,000 | 8,964,000 | (2,794,000) | 1.70 | 2.72 | (1.02) | 8-11P |
Superstore | NBC | 8:00PM | 1,580,000 | 1,580,000 | 0.30 | 0.30 | REPEAT | ||
Notre Dame Football | NBC | 8:00PM | 2,870,000 | (2,870,000) | 0.66 | (0.66) | |||
College Football | Fox | 8:00PM | 2,410,000 | 2,410,000 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 8-11P | ||
Lethal Weapon | Fox | 8:00PM | 1,536,000 | (1,536,000) | 0.34 | (0.34) | |||
Movie: Identity Thief | NBC | 8:30PM | 2,390,000 | 2,390,000 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 830-11P | ||
Crimetime Saturday | CBS | 9:00PM | 3,660,000 | 3,709,000 | (49,000) | 0.50 | 0.57 | (0.07) | vs. 48 Hrs(R) |
Lethal Weapon | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,913,000 | (1,913,000) | 0.40 | (0.40) | |||
48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 10:00PM | 3,950,000 | 4,866,000 | (916,000) | 0.60 | 0.77 | (0.17) | |
SNL(R) | NBC | 10:00PM | - | - |
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 5 (Oct. 17-23) 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 | 14,196,000 | 3.47 | |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | Sun | 7,442,000 | 3.04 | |
Kevin Can Wait | CBS | 8:30PM | Mon | 8,541,000 | 2.06 | |
American Housewife | ABC | 8:30PM | Tue | 5,751,000 | 1.65 | |
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | Sun | 3,667,000 | 1.63 | |
2 Broke Girls | CBS | 9:00PM | Mon | 5,664,000 | 1.53 | |
Son of Zorn | Fox | 8:30PM | Sun | 3,775,000 | 1.52 | |
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | Tue | 6,021,000 | 1.50 | |
Fresh off the Boat | ABC | 9:00PM | Tue | 4,095,000 | 1.32 | |
The Odd Couple | CBS | 9:30PM | Mon | 4,579,000 | 1.12 | PREMIERE |
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | Fri | 6,370,000 | 1.1 | |
The Last Man on Earth | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | 2,663,000 | 1.08 | |
Superstore | NBC | 8:00PM | Thu | 4,182,000 | 1.03 | |
The Good Place | NBC | 8:30PM | Thu | 3,788,000 | 0.97 | |
New Girl | Fox | 8:30PM | Tue | 1,809,000 | 0.97 | |
The Real O'Neals | ABC | 9:30PM | Tue | 2,906,000 | 0.93 | |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:00PM | Tue | 2,053,000 | 0.91 | |
Dr. Ken | ABC | 8:30PM | Fri | 4,470,000 | 0.8 | |
Superstore | NBC | 8:00PM | Sat | 1,580,000 | 0.3 | REPEAT |
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | Wed | preempted | ||
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:00PM | Wed | preempted | ||
Speechless | ABC | 8:30PM | Wed | preempted | ||
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | Wed | preempted | ||
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 7:30PM | Sun | preempted | ||
Animation Domination | Fox | 7:00PM | 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 | |||
Life In Pieces | CBS | 9:30PM | Thu | preempted | ||
Mom | CBS | 9:00PM | Thu | 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
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- Margaret Cho (All-American Girl) and Joel Kim Booster (Loot/Shrill) - CBS News contributor Lisa Ling talks with Margaret and Joel on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
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