Sunday, November 06, 2016
Week 7 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did
Total Viewers: #1. Fox 19.375 million (+50% from first four nights week 6); #2. ABC 7.442 million (+23%); #3. CBS 6.789 million (-19%); #4. NBC 5.986 million (-17%); #5. The CW 1.597 million (-6%).
Adults 18-49: #1. Fox 5.67/19 rating/share (+56% in rating from first four nights week 6); #2. ABC 1.63/5 (+17%); #3. NBC 1.35/4 (-22%); #4. CBS 1.18/4 (-22%); #5. The CW 0.56/2 (-5%)
We have previous week's final ratings, Week 6 (10/24/16-10/30/16, LIVE+SD). Fox of course won the week in A18-49, thanks to the World Series and did a big 4.44 rating. NBC settled for #2 thanks with a 2.03 rating powered by SNF. CBS was #3 with a 1.21 rating, while ABC also had a 1.21 rating. Among total viewers, Fox was #1 with 16.158 million, with CBS #2 at 7.641 million. NBC was #3 with 7.484 million and ABC at #4 with 5.061 million.
For season to-date (9/19/16-11/3/16, LIVE+SD), Fox is now #1 in A18-49 with a 2.34 rating thanks to the 7-game World Series, followed by NBC at #2 with a 2.07 rating. CBS is #3 with a 1.75 rating and ABC at #4 with a 1.40 rating. Among total viewers it is CBS #1 at 9.097 million, followed by Fox now at #2 with 7.783 million, NBC at #3 with 7.589 million and ABC at #4 with 5.90 million.
Back to week 7 (Oct. 31-Nov. 6), 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:
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Week 7 (Oct. 31-Nov. 6) Analysis | |||||||||
Last Sunday (Oct. 30) | (Week 5) | 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 | 10,575,000 | 15,993,000 | (5,418,000) | 1.24 | 2.99 | (1.75) | |
AFV | ABC | 7:00PM | 4,531,000 | 4,420,000 | 111,000 | 0.81 | 0.76 | 0.05 | vs. REPEAT |
The Simpsons | Fox | 7:00PM | 1,382,000 | (1,382,000) | 0.54 | (0.54) | |||
Football Night in America | NBC | 7:30PM | 5,338,000 | 5,405,000 | (67,000) | 1.73 | 1.79 | (0.06) | |
The OT | Fox | 7:37PM | 14,084,000 | 3,014,000 | 11,070,000 | 4.45 | 1.41 | 3.04 | vs. Bob's |
NCIS: LA | CBS | 8:00PM | 9,735,000 | 11,395,000 | (1,660,000) | 1.24 | 1.68 | (0.44) | |
Once Upon a Time | ABC | 8:00PM | 3,055,000 | 3,401,000 | (346,000) | 0.92 | 1.02 | (0.10) | |
Football Night in America | NBC | 8:00PM | 10,076,000 | 9,150,000 | 926,000 | 3.44 | 3.07 | 0.37 | |
World Series | Fox | 8:00PM | 23,638,000 | 23,638,000 | 6.73 | 6.73 | 812-1151P | ||
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,362,000 | (3,362,000) | 1.54 | (1.54) | |||
Sunday Night Football | NBC | 8:30PM | 18,023,000 | 17,707,000 | 316,000 | 6.50 | 6.02 | 0.48 | 831-1205A |
Son of Zorn | Fox | 8:30PM | 2,271,000 | (2,271,000) | 1.01 | (1.01) | |||
Madam Secretary | CBS | 9:00PM | 7,908,000 | 9,043,000 | (1,135,000) | 0.80 | 1.08 | (0.28) | |
Secrets & Lies | ABC | 9:00PM | 2,665,000 | 3,069,000 | (404,000) | 0.63 | 0.70 | (0.07) | |
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,492,000 | (2,492,000) | 1.23 | (1.23) | |||
Last Man on Earth | Fox | 9:30PM | 2,140,000 | (2,140,000) | 0.87 | (0.87) | |||
Elementary | CBS | 10:00PM | 4,796,000 | 5,389,000 | (593,000) | 0.62 | 0.77 | (0.15) | |
Quantico | ABC | 10:00PM | 2,433,000 | 2,789,000 | (356,000) | 0.63 | 0.71 | (0.08) | |
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 | ||||
Kevin Can Wait | CBS | 8:00PM | 6,420,000 | 7,909,000 | (1,489,000) | 1.30 | 1.66 | (0.36) | |
Dancing w/the Stars | ABC | 8:00PM | 10,389,000 | 11,030,000 | (641,000) | 1.48 | 1.63 | (0.15) | 8-10P |
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 9,475,000 | 11,173,000 | (1,698,000) | 2.05 | 2.74 | (0.69) | 8-10P |
Gotham | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,158,000 | 3,477,000 | (319,000) | 1.00 | 1.14 | (0.14) | |
Supergirl | CW | 8:00PM | 2,217,000 | 2,651,000 | (434,000) | 0.64 | 0.82 | (0.18) | |
Man With a Plan | CBS | 8:30PM | 5,953,000 | 7,419,000 | (1,466,000) | 1.27 | 1.60 | (0.33) | |
2 Broke Girls | CBS | 9:00PM | 4,994,000 | 5,601,000 | (607,000) | 1.30 | 1.39 | (0.09) | |
Lucifer | Fox | 9:00PM | 3,417,000 | 3,550,000 | (133,000) | 0.94 | 1.03 | (0.09) | |
Jane the Virgin | CW | 9:00PM | 967,000 | 1,100,000 | (133,000) | 0.39 | 0.43 | (0.04) | |
The Odd Couple | CBS | 9:30PM | 4,275,000 | 4,871,000 | (596,000) | 0.94 | 1.10 | (0.16) | |
Scorpion | CBS | 10:00PM | 6,505,000 | 7,025,000 | (520,000) | 1.11 | 1.22 | (0.11) | |
All-Access Nashville | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,460,000 | 4,743,000 | (283,000) | 0.66 | 0.82 | (0.16) | vs. Conviction |
Timeless | NBC | 10:00PM | 5,235,000 | 5,474,000 | (239,000) | 1.13 | 1.31 | (0.18) | |
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 | 10,444,000 | 14,075,000 | (3,631,000) | 1.09 | 1.75 | (0.66) | REPEAT |
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | 5,432,000 | 5,716,000 | (284,000) | 1.40 | 1.50 | (0.10) | |
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 6,864,000 | 9,408,000 | (2,544,000) | 1.47 | 2.11 | (0.64) | REPEAT |
World Series | Fox | 8:05PM | 23,396,000 | 19,368,000 | 4,028,000 | 6.62 | 5.57 | 1.05 | 804-1140P |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:00PM | - | - | |||||
The Flash | CW | 8:00PM | 2,765,000 | 2,800,000 | (35,000) | 0.99 | 1.04 | (0.05) | |
American Housewife | ABC | 8:30PM | 5,103,000 | 5,202,000 | (99,000) | 1.51 | 1.59 | (0.08) | |
New Girl | Fox | 8:30PM | - | - | |||||
Bull | CBS | 9:00PM | 8,039,000 | 11,611,000 | (3,572,000) | 1.00 | 1.50 | (0.50) | REPEAT |
Fresh off The Boat | ABC | 9:00PM | 3,508,000 | 3,976,000 | (468,000) | 1.07 | 1.24 | (0.17) | |
This Is Us | NBC | 9:00PM | 8,480,000 | 8,675,000 | (195,000) | 2.31 | 2.41 | (0.10) | |
Scream Queens | Fox | 9:00PM | - | - | |||||
No Tomorrow | CW | 9:00PM | 760,000 | 776,000 | (16,000) | 0.25 | 0.27 | (0.02) | |
The Real O'Neals | ABC | 9:30PM | 2,732,000 | 3,224,000 | (492,000) | 0.81 | 0.98 | (0.17) | |
NCIS: New Orleans | CBS | 10:00PM | 7,033,000 | 9,616,000 | (2,583,000) | 0.94 | 1.33 | (0.39) | REPEAT |
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | ABC | 10:00PM | 2,432,000 | 2,298,000 | 134,000 | 0.78 | 0.76 | 0.02 | |
Chicago Fire | NBC | 10:00PM | 6,651,000 | 6,934,000 | (283,000) | 1.45 | 1.59 | (0.14) | |
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 | 6,932,000 | 8,295,000 | (1,363,000) | 1.55 | 1.85 | (0.30) | |
50th CMA Awards | ABC | 8:00PM | 12,495,000 | 12,495,000 | 2.86 | 2.86 | 8-1122P | ||
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:00PM | 6,413,000 | (6,413,000) | 1.78 | (1.78) | |||
Law & Order: SVU | NBC | 8:00PM | 3,089,000 | 5,204,000 | (2,115,000) | 0.63 | 1.11 | (0.48) | REPEAT vs. Blindspot |
World Series | Fox | 7:58PM | 40,043,000 | 17,392,000 | 22,651,000 | 12.61 | 4.76 | 7.85 | 758-1248A |
Lethal Weapon | Fox | 8:00PM | - | - | |||||
Arrow | CW | 8:00PM | 1,612,000 | 1,872,000 | (260,000) | 0.60 | 0.69 | (0.09) | |
Speechless | ABC | 8:30PM | 5,853,000 | (5,853,000) | 1.69 | (1.69) | |||
Criminal Minds | CBS | 9:00PM | 4,243,000 | 7,658,000 | (3,415,000) | 0.82 | 1.56 | (0.74) | REPEAT |
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | 7,381,000 | (7,381,000) | 2.26 | (2.26) | |||
Law & Order: SVU | NBC | 9:00PM | 3,382,000 | 5,849,000 | (2,467,000) | 0.83 | 1.49 | (0.66) | REPEAT |
Empire | Fox | 9:00PM | - | - | |||||
Frequency | CW | 9:00PM | 905,000 | 990,000 | (85,000) | 0.28 | 0.31 | (0.03) | |
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | 5,742,000 | (5,742,000) | 1.71 | (1.71) | |||
Code Black | CBS | 10:00PM | 4,451,000 | 5,668,000 | (1,217,000) | 0.74 | 0.98 | (0.24) | |
Designated Survivor | ABC | 10:00PM | 5,958,000 | (5,958,000) | 1.23 | (1.23) | |||
Chicago P.D. | NBC | 10:00PM | 3,198,000 | 5,814,000 | (2,616,000) | 0.72 | 1.30 | (0.58) | REPEAT |
Thursday | 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 | 14,177,000 | 14,309,000 | (132,000) | 3.07 | 3.39 | (0.32) | |
Grey's Anatomy | ABC | 8:00PM | 7,597,000 | 8,165,000 | (568,000) | 2.09 | 2.22 | (0.13) | |
Superstore | NBC | 8:00PM | 3,583,000 | 4,213,000 | (630,000) | 1.10 | 1.29 | (0.19) | |
Rosewood | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,387,000 | 3,393,000 | (6,000) | 0.83 | 0.82 | 0.01 | |
Legends of Tomorrow | CW | 8:00PM | 1,745,000 | 1,753,000 | (8,000) | 0.61 | 0.57 | 0.04 | |
The Great Indoors | CBS | 8:30PM | 8,055,000 | 8,814,000 | (759,000) | 1.63 | 1.91 | (0.28) | |
The Good Place | NBC | 8:30PM | 3,683,000 | 3,885,000 | (202,000) | 1.21 | 1.18 | 0.03 | |
Mom | CBS | 9:00PM | 6,845,000 | 7,023,000 | (178,000) | 1.27 | 1.48 | (0.21) | |
Notorious | ABC | 9:00PM | 3,597,000 | 3,754,000 | (157,000) | 0.75 | 0.81 | (0.06) | |
Chicago Med | NBC | 9:00PM | 6,833,000 | 7,106,000 | (273,000) | 1.32 | 1.47 | (0.15) | |
Pitch | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,713,000 | 2,905,000 | (192,000) | 0.85 | 0.82 | 0.03 | |
Supernatural | CW | 9:00PM | 1,805,000 | 1,683,000 | 122,000 | 0.69 | 0.59 | 0.10 | |
Life in Pieces | CBS | 9:30PM | 5,923,000 | 5,960,000 | (37,000) | 1.28 | 1.41 | (0.13) | |
Pure Genius | CBS | 10:00PM | 5,374,000 | 6,229,000 | (855,000) | 0.88 | 1.05 | (0.17) | |
How To Get Away/Murder | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,082,000 | 4,069,000 | 13,000 | 1.16 | 1.20 | (0.04) | |
The Blacklist | NBC | 10:00PM | 5,449,000 | 5,515,000 | (66,000) | 1.07 | 1.16 | (0.09) | |
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 | 7,600,000 | 7,268,000 | 332,000 | 1.10 | 0.95 | 0.15 | |
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | 6,200,000 | 6,200,000 | 1.10 | 1.10 | |||
Charlie Brown Pumpkin | ABC | 8:00PM | 4,091,000 | (4,091,000) | 1.02 | (1.02) | |||
Caught on Camera | NBC | 8:00PM | 2,740,000 | 2,722,000 | 18,000 | 0.60 | 0.58 | 0.02 | |
Hell's Kitchen | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,360,000 | 3,360,000 | 1.10 | 1.10 | |||
World Series | Fox | 8:00PM | 19,384,000 | (19,384,000) | 5.19 | (5.19) | |||
The Vampire Diaries | CW | 8:00PM | 990,000 | 901,000 | 89,000 | 0.40 | 0.35 | 0.05 | |
Dr. Ken | ABC | 8:30PM | 4,180,000 | 4,180,000 | 0.80 | 0.80 | |||
Hawaii Five-0 | CBS | 9:00PM | 9,380,000 | 8,497,000 | 883,000 | 1.20 | 1.05 | 0.15 | |
Shark Tank | ABC | 9:00PM | 5,200,000 | 4,408,000 | 792,000 | 1.10 | 1.09 | 0.01 | |
Dateline | NBC | 9:00PM | 4,770,000 | 4,378,000 | 392,000 | 1.00 | 0.88 | 0.12 | 9-11P |
The Exorcist | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,930,000 | 1,930,000 | 0.70 | 0.70 | |||
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | CW | 9:00PM | 560,000 | 453,000 | 107,000 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.01 | |
Blue Bloods | CBS | 10:00PM | 9,610,000 | 8,878,000 | 732,000 | 1.10 | 1.06 | 0.04 | |
20/20 | ABC | 10:00PM | 3,760,000 | 3,487,000 | 273,000 | 0.80 | 0.71 | 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 | ||||
College Football | CBS | 8:00PM | - | - | 8-11P | ||||
Crimetime Saturday | CBS | 8:00PM | 2,818,000 | (2,818,000) | 0.43 | (0.43) | |||
Saturday Night Football | ABC | 8:00PM | 5,380,000 | (5,380,000) | 1.66 | (1.66) | 8-11P | ||
Breeder's Cup | NBC | 8:00PM | - | - | |||||
Dateline Mystery | NBC | 8:00PM | 3,509,000 | (3,509,000) | 0.57 | (0.57) | |||
Pitch | Fox | 8:00PM | - | - | |||||
World Series | Fox | 8:00PM | 16,705,000 | (16,705,000) | 4.23 | (4.23) | |||
Crimetime Saturday | CBS | 9:00PM | 2,409,000 | (2,409,000) | 0.42 | (0.42) | |||
Dateline Mystery | NBC | 9:00PM | - | - | |||||
Lethal Weapon | Fox | 9:00PM | - | - | |||||
48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 10:00PM | 3,916,000 | (3,916,000) | 0.63 | (0.63) | |||
SNL(R) | NBC | 10:00PM | 2,587,000 | (2,587,000) | 0.62 | (0.62) |
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 7 (Oct. 31-Nov. 6) 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 | Thu | 14,177,000 | 3.07 | |
The Great Indoors | CBS | 8:30PM | Thu | 8,055,000 | 1.63 | |
American Housewife | ABC | 8:30PM | Tue | 5,103,000 | 1.51 | |
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | Tue | 5,432,000 | 1.40 | |
Kevin Can Wait | CBS | 8:00PM | Mon | 6,420,000 | 1.30 | |
2 Broke Girls | CBS | 9:00PM | Mon | 4,994,000 | 1.30 | |
Life In Pieces | CBS | 9:30PM | Thu | 5,923,000 | 1.28 | |
Man with a Place | CBS | 8:30PM | Mon | 5,953,000 | 1.27 | |
Mom | CBS | 9:00PM | Thu | 6,845,000 | 1.27 | |
The Good Place | NBC | 8:30PM | Thu | 3,683,000 | 1.21 | |
Superstore | NBC | 8:00PM | Thu | 3,583,000 | 1.10 | |
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | Fri | 6,200,000 | 1.1 | |
Fresh off the Boat | ABC | 9:00PM | Tue | 3,508,000 | 1.07 | |
The Odd Couple | CBS | 9:30PM | Mon | 4,275,000 | 0.94 | |
The Real O'Neals | ABC | 9:30PM | Tue | 2,732,000 | 0.81 | |
Dr. Ken | ABC | 8:30PM | Fri | 4,180,000 | 0.8 | |
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | Wed | preempted | ||
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:00PM | Wed | preempted | ||
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | Wed | preempted | ||
Speechless | ABC | 8:30PM | Wed | preempted | ||
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | Sun | preempted | ||
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 7:30PM | Sun | preempted | ||
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | Sun | preempted | ||
Son of Zorn | Fox | 8:30PM | Sun | preempted | ||
The Last Man on Earth | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | preempted | ||
Animation Domination | Fox | 7:00PM | Sun | preempted | ||
New Girl | Fox | 8:30PM | Tue | preempted | ||
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:00PM | Tue | preempted | ||
Kevin Can Wait | CBS | 8:30PM | Thu | |||
Great News | NBC | 8:00PM | Thu | |||
Marlon | NBC | 9:30PM | Thu | |||
Powerless | NBC | 8:30PM | Tue | |||
Trial & Errors | NBC | 9:00PM | Tue | |||
Superior Donuts | CBS | 9:30PM | Thu | |||
Downward Dog | ABC | 9:00PM | Tue | |||
Imaginary Mary | ABC | 9:30PM | Tue | |||
Making History | Fox | 8:30PM | Sun | |||
The Mick | Fox | 8:30PM | Tue |
SOURCE: Nielsen Media Research
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Monday, August 18
The Neighborhood - "Welcome to Pomp and Circumstance" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Tina and Gemma plan a joint graduation party for Malcolm and Grover, on part one of the hour-long seventh season finale.
The Neighborhood - "Welcome to Venice" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
The Butlers and Johnsons help Malcolm start a new chapter in a new city that, while just across town, is worlds away from the neighborhood, on part two of the hour-long seventh season finale.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of August 18)
Monday, August 18
- Tiffany Haddish (The Last O.G./The Carmichael Show) - Tiffany guest hosts Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Anthony Mackie (Twisted Metal) - Anthony is a guest on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Jack McBrayer (30 Rock) - Jack appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Sarah Jessica Parker (And Just Like That.../Divorce/Sex and the City/Square Pegs) - NBC's Today catches up with Sarah in the 10am hour.
- Ashley Eckstein (That's So Raven) - Ashley and Michael James Scott discuss their new podcast HypeFriend! on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
- Soleil Moon Frye (Punky Brewster/Sabrina the Teenage Witch) - Soleil and Angel Carter Conrad, the late Aaron Carter's twin sister, whose new documentary The Carters gives an intimate look inside the Carter family with never-before-seen footage on a repeat of Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
- Andrew Rannells (Girls/The New Normal) and Nick Kroll (Big Mouth/The League/Cavemen) - Andrew, Nick and Lin-Manuel Miranda are chatting with Drew about their Broadway show All In: Comedy About Love on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings. They're also talking to Drew about parenting advice, how they were raised and how comedy brings people together.
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