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
Saturday, October 12
none scheduled
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of October 7)
Friday, October 11
- Jennifer Aniston (Friends/Muddling Through/Ferris Bueller/Molloy) - Watch Jennifer on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Gael GarcÃa Bernal (Mozart in the Jungle) - Gael appears on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC. abriel and Digeo Luna chat with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Andy Samberg (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) - Andy is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Lily Collins (Emily in Paris) - Lily appears on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Caitlin Reilly (Hacks) and Rickey Thompson (Foursome) - Caitlin and Rickey are guests on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Maura Tierney (NewsRadio/The Van Dyke Show) - NBC's Today catches up with Maura in the 9am hour.
- Tyler James Williams (Abbott Elementary/Go On/Everybody Hates Chris) - Tyler talks about Abbott Elementary on NBC's Today in the 10am hour and on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your listings.
- Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/Café Americain/Sydney/One Day at a Time) - Designer Christian Siriano is joining Valerie for a special surprise for Drew on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Holly Robinson Peete (Hangin' with Mr. Cooper/For Your Love/Like Family/Love, Inc.) - Holly discusses her reality series Queen’s Court on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
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