Sunday, November 20, 2016
Week 9 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did
Total Viewers: #1. NBC 8.804 million (+15% from first four nights week 8); #2. CBS 8.234 million (+12%); #3. ABC 6.413 million (-10%); #4. Fox 3.938 million (-3%); #5. The CW 1.697 million (+19%).
Adults 18-49: #1. NBC 2.26/8 rating/share (+8% in rating from first four nights week 8); #2. ABC 1.48/5 (-14%); #3. CBS 1.41/5 (-16%); #4. Fox 1.25/4 (even); #5. The CW 0.60/2 (+28%)
We have previous week's final ratings, Week 8 (11/7/16-11/13/16, LIVE+SD). NBC won the week in A18-49, boosted by SNF, and did a 2.43 rating. Fox was #2 with a 1.78 rating powered by an NFL overrun. CBS was #3 with a 1.49 rating, while ABC did a 1.45 rating. Among total viewers, NBC was #1 with 8.439 million, with CBS #2 at 8.008 million. ABC was #3 with 6.012 million and Fox at #4 with 5.478 million.
For season to-date (9/19/16-11/17/16, LIVE+SD), NBC is back now #1 in A18-49 with a 2.14 rating, followed by Fox at #2 with a 2.13 rating, which is heavily inflated by a high 7-game World Series. CBS is #3 with a 1.73 rating and ABC at #4 with a 1.40 rating. Among total viewers it is CBS #1 at 9.016 million, followed by NBC at #2 with 7.791 million, World Series boosted Fox still at #3 with 6.995 million and ABC at #4 with 5.868 million.
Back to week 9 (Nov. 14-20), 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 9 (Nov. 14-20) Analysis | |||||||||
Last Sunday (Nov. 13) | (Week 8) | 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 | 20,185,000 | 14,047,000 | 6,138,000 | 3.42 | 2.39 | 1.03 | |
AFV | ABC | 7:00PM | 4,513,000 | 5,768,000 | (1,255,000) | 0.77 | 1.01 | (0.24) | |
Son of Zorn | Fox | 7:16PM | 1,921,000 | (1,921,000) | 0.70 | (0.70) | |||
Football Night in America | NBC | 7:30PM | 2,889,000 | 4,836,000 | (1,947,000) | 0.88 | 1.49 | (0.61) | |
The OT | Fox | 7:48PM | 18,557,000 | 2,422,000 | 16,135,000 | 6.74 | 1.03 | 5.71 | vs. Bob's |
NCIS: LA | CBS | 8:00PM | 12,113,000 | 10,256,000 | 1,857,000 | 1.65 | 1.36 | 0.29 | |
Once Upon a Time | ABC | 8:00PM | 3,401,000 | 3,558,000 | (157,000) | 0.95 | 1.06 | (0.11) | |
Football Night in America | NBC | 8:00PM | 11,324,000 | 10,129,000 | 1,195,000 | 3.75 | 3.43 | 0.32 | |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | 7,101,000 | 3,143,000 | 3,958,000 | 3.10 | 1.38 | 1.72 | |
Sunday Night Football | NBC | 8:30PM | 22,513,000 | 18,325,000 | 4,188,000 | 7.67 | 6.60 | 1.07 | 832-1143P |
Son of Zorn | Fox | 8:30PM | 3,637,000 | 2,081,000 | 1,556,000 | 1.63 | 0.91 | 0.72 | |
Madam Secretary | CBS | 9:00PM | 9,265,000 | 8,238,000 | 1,027,000 | 1.03 | 0.99 | 0.04 | |
Secrets & Lies | ABC | 9:00PM | 3,178,000 | 2,830,000 | 348,000 | 0.71 | 0.62 | 0.09 | |
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | 3,580,000 | 2,600,000 | 980,000 | 1.62 | 1.25 | 0.37 | |
Last Man on Earth | Fox | 9:30PM | 2,637,000 | 2,134,000 | 503,000 | 1.05 | 0.89 | 0.16 | |
Elementary | CBS | 10:00PM | 5,449,000 | 4,679,000 | 770,000 | 0.72 | 0.63 | 0.09 | |
Quantico | ABC | 10:00PM | 2,747,000 | 2,195,000 | 552,000 | 0.67 | 0.60 | 0.07 | |
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 | 7,059,000 | 7,414,000 | (355,000) | 1.57 | 1.71 | (0.14) | |
Dancing w/the Stars | ABC | 8:00PM | 11,337,000 | 10,840,000 | 497,000 | 1.66 | 1.58 | 0.08 | 8-10P |
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 10,025,000 | 9,968,000 | 57,000 | 2.30 | 2.31 | (0.01) | 8-10P |
Gotham | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,627,000 | 3,519,000 | 108,000 | 1.17 | 1.23 | (0.06) | |
Supergirl | CW | 8:00PM | 2,353,000 | 2,471,000 | (118,000) | 0.71 | 0.74 | (0.03) | |
Man With a Plan | CBS | 8:30PM | 6,179,000 | 6,257,000 | (78,000) | 1.32 | 1.43 | (0.11) | |
2 Broke Girls | CBS | 9:00PM | 5,184,000 | 5,423,000 | (239,000) | 1.26 | 1.36 | (0.10) | |
Lucifer | Fox | 9:00PM | 3,869,000 | 3,515,000 | 354,000 | 1.11 | 1.02 | 0.09 | |
Jane the Virgin | CW | 9:00PM | 928,000 | 1,077,000 | (149,000) | 0.34 | 0.44 | (0.10) | |
The Odd Couple | CBS | 9:30PM | 4,691,000 | 5,023,000 | (332,000) | 1.03 | 1.05 | (0.02) | |
Scorpion | CBS | 10:00PM | 7,222,000 | 6,923,000 | 299,000 | 1.19 | 1.13 | 0.06 | |
Conviction | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,173,000 | 3,641,000 | 532,000 | 0.81 | 0.64 | 0.17 | |
Timeless | NBC | 10:00PM | 4,528,000 | 8,022,000 | (3,494,000) | 1.15 | 2.14 | (0.99) | vs. SNL |
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 | 14,729,000 | 14,729,000 | 1.72 | 1.72 | |||
CBS Election Coverage | CBS | 8:00PM | 8,142,000 | (8,142,000) | 2.38 | (2.38) | |||
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | 6,208,000 | 6,208,000 | 1.60 | 1.60 | |||
ABC Election Coverage | ABC | 8:00PM | 9,156,000 | (9,156,000) | 2.70 | (2.70) | |||
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 9,748,000 | 9,748,000 | 2.09 | 2.09 | |||
NBC Election Coverage | NBC | 8:00PM | 11,219,000 | (11,219,000) | 4.00 | (4.00) | |||
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:00PM | 2,175,000 | 2,175,000 | 0.90 | 0.90 | |||
Fox Election Coverage | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,515,000 | (3,515,000) | 1.24 | (1.24) | |||
The Flash | CW | 8:00PM | 3,013,000 | 893,000 | 2,120,000 | 1.18 | 0.25 | 0.93 | vs. REPEAT |
American Housewife | ABC | 8:30PM | 5,284,000 | 5,284,000 | 1.59 | 1.59 | |||
New Girl | Fox | 8:30PM | 1,935,000 | 1,935,000 | 0.96 | 0.96 | |||
Bull | CBS | 9:00PM | 11,871,000 | 11,871,000 | 1.54 | 1.54 | |||
Fresh off The Boat | ABC | 9:00PM | 4,275,000 | 4,275,000 | 1.31 | 1.31 | |||
This Is Us | NBC | 9:00PM | 9,504,000 | 9,504,000 | 2.56 | 2.56 | |||
Scream Queens | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,417,000 | 1,417,000 | 0.59 | 0.59 | |||
No Tomorrow | CW | 9:00PM | 804,000 | 475,000 | 329,000 | 0.27 | 0.13 | 0.14 | vs. REPEAT |
The Real O'Neals | ABC | 9:30PM | 3,563,000 | 3,563,000 | 1.12 | 1.12 | |||
NCIS: New Orleans | CBS | 10:00PM | 9,171,000 | 9,171,000 | 1.24 | 1.24 | |||
David Blaine | ABC | 10:00PM | 5,142,000 | 5,142,000 | 1.60 | 1.60 | |||
Chicago Fire | NBC | 10:00PM | 6,991,000 | 6,991,000 | 1.53 | 1.53 | |||
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 | 8,486,000 | 8,809,000 | (323,000) | 1.76 | 1.89 | (0.13) | |
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:00PM | 6,453,000 | 6,462,000 | (9,000) | 1.85 | 1.98 | (0.13) | |
Blindspot | NBC | 8:00PM | 4,999,000 | 4,898,000 | 101,000 | 1.08 | 1.05 | 0.03 | |
Lethal Weapon | Fox | 8:00PM | 6,604,000 | 7,019,000 | (415,000) | 1.69 | 1.81 | (0.12) | |
Arrow | CW | 8:00PM | 1,860,000 | 1,946,000 | (86,000) | 0.66 | 0.68 | (0.02) | |
Speechless | ABC | 8:30PM | 5,722,000 | 5,641,000 | 81,000 | 1.67 | 1.71 | (0.04) | |
Criminal Minds | CBS | 9:00PM | 7,616,000 | 7,371,000 | 245,000 | 1.38 | 1.32 | 0.06 | |
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | 7,328,000 | 7,229,000 | 99,000 | 2.23 | 2.30 | (0.07) | |
Chicago P.D. | NBC | 9:00PM | 6,112,000 | 6,112,000 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 9-11P | ||
Law & Order: SVU | NBC | 9:00PM | 5,547,000 | (5,547,000) | 1.30 | (1.30) | |||
Empire | Fox | 9:00PM | 8,389,000 | 8,151,000 | 238,000 | 3.11 | 2.87 | 0.24 | |
Frequency | CW | 9:00PM | 973,000 | 1,051,000 | (78,000) | 0.30 | 0.31 | (0.01) | |
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | 5,523,000 | 5,268,000 | 255,000 | 1.55 | 1.54 | 0.01 | |
Code Black | CBS | 10:00PM | 5,678,000 | 6,034,000 | (356,000) | 0.95 | 0.93 | 0.02 | |
Designated Survivor | ABC | 10:00PM | 5,524,000 | 5,559,000 | (35,000) | 1.19 | 1.22 | (0.03) | |
Chicago P.D. | NBC | 10:00PM | 5,698,000 | (5,698,000) | 1.31 | (1.31) | |||
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 | 14,336,000 | 14,472,000 | (136,000) | 3.14 | 3.42 | (0.28) | |
Grey's Anatomy | ABC | 8:00PM | 8,044,000 | 7,246,000 | 798,000 | 2.15 | 1.91 | 0.24 | |
NFL Pre-Kick | NBC | 8:00PM | 8,236,000 | 4,006,000 | 4,230,000 | 2.40 | 1.22 | 1.18 | vs. Superstore |
Rosewood | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,070,000 | 3,333,000 | (263,000) | 0.67 | 0.66 | 0.01 | |
Legends of Tomorrow | CW | 8:00PM | 1,849,000 | 1,768,000 | 81,000 | 0.64 | 0.62 | 0.02 | |
The Great Indoors | CBS | 8:30PM | 7,325,000 | 7,686,000 | (361,000) | 1.45 | 1.67 | (0.22) | |
NFL Thursday Night | NBC | 8:30PM | 13,331,000 | 13,331,000 | 4.20 | 4.20 | 827-1138P | ||
Superstore | NBC | 8:30PM | 3,794,000 | (3,794,000) | 1.25 | (1.25) | |||
Mom | CBS | 9:00PM | 7,637,000 | 7,098,000 | 539,000 | 1.40 | 1.51 | (0.11) | |
Notorious | ABC | 9:00PM | 4,122,000 | 3,775,000 | 347,000 | 0.89 | 0.88 | 0.01 | |
Chicago Med | NBC | 9:00PM | 6,714,000 | (6,714,000) | 1.36 | (1.36) | |||
Pitch | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,473,000 | 2,637,000 | (164,000) | 0.72 | 0.66 | 0.06 | |
Supernatural | CW | 9:00PM | 1,795,000 | 1,703,000 | 92,000 | 0.67 | 0.60 | 0.07 | |
Life in Pieces | CBS | 9:30PM | 6,645,000 | 6,230,000 | 415,000 | 1.36 | 1.46 | (0.10) | |
Pure Genius | CBS | 10:00PM | 5,479,000 | 5,387,000 | 92,000 | 0.89 | 0.93 | (0.04) | |
How To Get Away/Murder | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,954,000 | 4,323,000 | 631,000 | 1.37 | 1.24 | 0.13 | |
The Blacklist | NBC | 10:00PM | 5,870,000 | (5,870,000) | 1.21 | (1.21) | |||
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 | 8,200,000 | 7,647,000 | 553,000 | 1.10 | 1.13 | (0.03) | |
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | 6,470,000 | 6,338,000 | 132,000 | 1.10 | 1.16 | (0.06) | |
Caught on Camera | NBC | 8:00PM | 3,110,000 | 2,715,000 | 395,000 | 0.70 | 0.63 | 0.07 | |
Hell's Kitchen | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,120,000 | 3,299,000 | (179,000) | 1.00 | 1.06 | (0.06) | |
The Vampire Diaries | CW | 8:00PM | 940,000 | 996,000 | (56,000) | 0.30 | 0.37 | (0.07) | |
Dr. Ken | ABC | 8:30PM | 4,690,000 | 4,405,000 | 285,000 | 0.90 | 0.89 | 0.01 | |
Hawaii Five-0 | CBS | 9:00PM | 10,010,000 | 9,842,000 | 168,000 | 1.30 | 1.43 | (0.13) | |
Shark Tank | ABC | 9:00PM | 5,150,000 | 5,383,000 | (233,000) | 1.20 | 1.22 | (0.02) | |
Dateline | NBC | 9:00PM | 5,090,000 | 4,713,000 | 377,000 | 1.10 | 0.98 | 0.12 | 9-11P |
The Exorcist | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,730,000 | 1,607,000 | 123,000 | 0.70 | 0.60 | 0.10 | |
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | CW | 9:00PM | 520,000 | 533,000 | (13,000) | 0.20 | 0.22 | (0.02) | |
Blue Bloods | CBS | 10:00PM | 10,320,000 | 10,266,000 | 54,000 | 1.20 | 1.28 | (0.08) | |
20/20 | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,110,000 | 5,145,000 | (1,035,000) | 0.70 | 1.07 | (0.37) | |
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 | 3,790,000 | 3,690,000 | 100,000 | 0.50 | 0.55 | (0.05) | REPEAT |
Saturday Night Football | ABC | 8:00PM | 3,900,000 | 6,442,000 | (2,542,000) | 1.10 | 1.95 | (0.85) | 8-11P |
NBC Movie | NBC | 8:00PM | 2,160,000 | 4,088,000 | (1,928,000) | 0.60 | 0.69 | (0.09) | 8-10P vs. Dateline |
College Football | Fox | 8:00PM | 1,420,000 | 4,301,000 | (2,881,000) | 0.40 | 1.26 | (0.86) | 8-11P |
Pitch | Fox | 8:00PM | - | - | |||||
48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 9:00PM | 4,210,000 | 3,785,000 | 425,000 | 0.70 | 0.50 | 0.20 | vs. Crimetime |
Lethal Weapon | Fox | 9:00PM | - | - | |||||
48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 10:00PM | 4,800,000 | 5,067,000 | (267,000) | 0.80 | 0.80 | - | |
SNL(R) | NBC | 10:00PM | 3,090,000 | 3,224,000 | (134,000) | 0.90 | 0.82 | 0.08 | REPEAT |
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 9 (Nov. 14-20) 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 | 14,336,000 | 3.14 | |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | Sun | 7,101,000 | 3.10 | |
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | Wed | 7,328,000 | 2.23 | |
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:00PM | Wed | 6,453,000 | 1.85 | |
Speechless | ABC | 8:30PM | Wed | 5,722,000 | 1.67 | |
Son of Zorn | Fox | 8:30PM | Sun | 3,637,000 | 1.63 | |
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | Sun | 3,580,000 | 1.62 | |
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | Tue | 6,208,000 | 1.60 | |
American Housewife | ABC | 8:30PM | Tue | 5,284,000 | 1.59 | |
Kevin Can Wait | CBS | 8:00PM | Mon | 7,059,000 | 1.57 | |
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | Wed | 5,523,000 | 1.55 | |
The Great Indoors | CBS | 8:30PM | Thu | 7,325,000 | 1.45 | |
Mom | CBS | 9:00PM | Thu | 7,637,000 | 1.40 | |
Life In Pieces | CBS | 9:30PM | Thu | 6,645,000 | 1.36 | |
Man with a Place | CBS | 8:30PM | Mon | 6,179,000 | 1.32 | |
Fresh off the Boat | ABC | 9:00PM | Tue | 4,275,000 | 1.31 | |
2 Broke Girls | CBS | 9:00PM | Mon | 5,184,000 | 1.26 | |
The Real O'Neals | ABC | 9:30PM | Tue | 3,563,000 | 1.12 | |
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | Fri | 6,470,000 | 1.1 | |
The Last Man on Earth | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | 2,637,000 | 1.05 | |
The Odd Couple | CBS | 9:30PM | Mon | 4,691,000 | 1.03 | |
New Girl | Fox | 8:30PM | Tue | 1,935,000 | 0.96 | |
Dr. Ken | ABC | 8:30PM | Fri | 4,690,000 | 0.9 | |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:00PM | Tue | 2,175,000 | 0.90 | |
Superstore | NBC | 8:30PM | Thu | preempted | ||
Superstore | NBC | 8:00PM | Thu | preempted | ||
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 7:30PM | Sun | preempted | ||
Animation Domination | Fox | 7:00PM | Sun | preempted | ||
The Good Place | NBC | 8:30PM | Thu | preempted | ||
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
Sunday, October 19
The Simpsons - "Treehouse of Horror XXXVI" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT)
The town is menaced by a mysterious murdering monster from out of the sewers; Krusty has a demonic special guest on his live Halloween special; Springfield's post-apocalyptic future.
Universal Basic Guys - "Golden Beans" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Mark and David start a coffee shop in the garage; Tammy and Hank struggle to keep Mernft Man from bothering customers.
Krapopolis - "Basket Baby" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT)
A baby arrives in a basket; Deliria encroaches on Apollo's turf; Tyrannis throws a potluck.
Bob's Burgers - "The Twinnening" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT)
Teddy takes a handyman job next door to the restaurant and finds himself trapped inside a store full of spooky antiques.
DMV - "Pilot" (CBS, 10:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
East Hollywood Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) driving examiner Colette pines for her coworker Noa while enduring teasing from colleagues Gregg, Vic and Ceci. Also, new manager Barb rallies the crew to save their branch from government shutdown.
Electric Bloom - "How We Handled an Unexpected Visitor" (Disney Channel, 8:00PM ET/PT)
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Electric Bloom - "How We Defeated a Jingle Bell Bully" (Disney Channel, 8:30PM ET/PT)
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Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of October 13)
Sunday, October 19
- Phoebe Robinson (Everything's Trash) - Andy Cohen interviews Phoebe on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 3:30am on Bravo.
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