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
Sunday, October 1
The Simpsons - "Homer's Crossing" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Feeling worthless at work, Homer volunteers to be a school crossing guard; when Homer's safety squad receives too much funding, the crossing guards become a force to be feared.
Krapopolis - "Wife Swamp" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Tyrannis returns from a quest with a girlfriend; Hippocampus, Stupendous, and Schlub fight and then befriend a species of wolves.
Bob's Burgers - "Fight at the Not Okay Chore-ral" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT)
When Linda and Bob suggest the kids do chores, the family ends up in a showdown.
Family Guy - "Fertilized Megg" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT)
Meg agrees to be Bruce and Jeffery's surrogate, causing a pregnant Meg to annoy her family; when the couple fails to pick up the baby, the Griffins must take care of their new family member.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of September 25)
Friday, September 29
- Amy Poehler (Duncanville/Parks and Recreation) - Watch Amy on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Lea Michele (The Mayor) - Lea is a guest on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Nathan Lane (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.
- Margaret Cho (All-American Girl) and Maria Bamford (Lady Dynamite) - Margaret and Maria are guests on repeats of Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen on CBS between 12:37-1:37am.
- Patton Oswalt (A.P. Bio/The Goldbergs/The King of Queens) - Patton will be on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
New on DVD/Blu-ray (June-October)
06/13 - Mayberry R.F.D. - The Complete Series
06/13 - Night Court (1984-1992) - The Complete Series
07/18 - South Park - Seasons 21-25 (Blu-ray) (DVD)
07/25 - The Neighborhood - Season Five
07/25 - Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin - Season One
07/25 - Superstore - The Complete Series
08/22 - Back to Life - Season 1 / Season 2
08/29 - Smiling Friends - Season 1 (Blu-ray) (DVD)
09/05 - Young Sheldon - The Complete Sixth Season
09/12 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete Second Season
09/12 - Rick and Morty - The Complete Seasons 1-6 (Blu-ray) (DVD)
09/26 - Family Matters - The Complete Series
09/26 - Step by Step - The Complete Series
10/10 - The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet - The Complete Season Thirteen / The Complete Season Fourteen
10/17 - ALF - The Complete Series (Deluxe Edition) (Shout! Factory Special Offers)
10/17 - Night Court (2023) - The Complete First Season
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