Sunday, December 25, 2016
Week 14 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did
2016-17 Week 14 TV Ratings (first four nights Mon-Thu):
Households: #1. NBC 5.17/9 rating/share (-17% in rating from first four nights week 13); #2. CBS 4.08/7 (-25%); #3. ABC 2.41/4 (-10%); #4. Fox 1.34/2 (-32%); #5. The CW 0.51/1 (-22%).
Total Viewers: #1. NBC 8.507 million (-16% from first four nights week 13); #2. CBS 6.369 million (-28%); #3. ABC 3.849 million (-10%); #4. Fox 2.093 million (-32%); #5. The CW 0.807 million (-20%).
Adults 18-49: #1. NBC 1.92/7 rating/share (-19% in rating from first four nights week 13); #2. CBS 0.96/4 (-36%); #3. ABC 0.93/3 (-12%); #4. Fox 0.57/2 (-45%); #5. The CW 0.25/1 (-11%)
We have previous week's final ratings, Week 13 (12/12/16-12/18/16, LIVE+SD). NBC won the week in A18-49, boosted by two primetime NFL games, and did a 2.66 rating. CBS was #2 with a 1.49 rating powered by an NFL overrun. ABC was #3 with a 1.00 rating, while Fox did just a 0.92 rating. Among total viewers, NBC was also #1 with 10.021 million, with CBS #2 at 8.811 million. ABC was #3 with 4.458 and Fox at #4 with only 2.723 million.
For season to-date (9/19/16-12/22/16, LIVE+SD), NBC is 1 in A18-49 with a 2.32 rating, followed by Fox at #2 with a 1.77 rating, which is heavily inflated by a high 7-game World Series. CBS is #3 with a 1.57 rating and ABC at #4 with a 1.29 rating. Among total viewers it is CBS #1 at 8.560 million, followed by NBC at #2 with 8.531 million, as it is catching up thanks to two NFL games a week. World Series boosted Fox still at #3 with 5.732 million but ABC at #4 is catching up with 5.506 million.
Back to week 14 (Dec. 19-25), 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:
Total Viewers: #1. NBC 8.507 million (-16% from first four nights week 13); #2. CBS 6.369 million (-28%); #3. ABC 3.849 million (-10%); #4. Fox 2.093 million (-32%); #5. The CW 0.807 million (-20%).
Adults 18-49: #1. NBC 1.92/7 rating/share (-19% in rating from first four nights week 13); #2. CBS 0.96/4 (-36%); #3. ABC 0.93/3 (-12%); #4. Fox 0.57/2 (-45%); #5. The CW 0.25/1 (-11%)
We have previous week's final ratings, Week 13 (12/12/16-12/18/16, LIVE+SD). NBC won the week in A18-49, boosted by two primetime NFL games, and did a 2.66 rating. CBS was #2 with a 1.49 rating powered by an NFL overrun. ABC was #3 with a 1.00 rating, while Fox did just a 0.92 rating. Among total viewers, NBC was also #1 with 10.021 million, with CBS #2 at 8.811 million. ABC was #3 with 4.458 and Fox at #4 with only 2.723 million.
For season to-date (9/19/16-12/22/16, LIVE+SD), NBC is 1 in A18-49 with a 2.32 rating, followed by Fox at #2 with a 1.77 rating, which is heavily inflated by a high 7-game World Series. CBS is #3 with a 1.57 rating and ABC at #4 with a 1.29 rating. Among total viewers it is CBS #1 at 8.560 million, followed by NBC at #2 with 8.531 million, as it is catching up thanks to two NFL games a week. World Series boosted Fox still at #3 with 5.732 million but ABC at #4 is catching up with 5.506 million.
Back to week 14 (Dec. 19-25), 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 14 (Dec. 19-25) Analysis | |||||||||
| Last Sunday (Dec. 18) | (Week 13) | 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 | 7:41PM | 14,008,000 | 11,132,000 | 2,876,000 | 2.33 | 1.22 | 1.11 | |
| The Sound of Music | ABC | 7:00PM | 5,359,000 | 5,359,000 | 1.14 | 1.14 | 7-11P | ||
| AFV | ABC | 7:00PM | 5,545,000 | (5,545,000) | 1.00 | (1.00) | |||
| Breakthrough Prize | Fox | 7:00PM | 1,643,000 | 1,643,000 | 0.50 | 0.50 | |||
| Football Night in America | NBC | 7:30PM | 7,009,000 | 5,681,000 | 1,328,000 | 2.05 | 1.77 | 0.28 | |
| The OT | Fox | 7:44PM | 11,894,000 | (11,894,000) | 3.93 | (3.93) | |||
| NCIS: LA | CBS | 8:41PM | 10,373,000 | 7,046,000 | 3,327,000 | 1.40 | 0.67 | 0.73 | vs. Dick Van Dyke(R) |
| ABC Movie: Frozen | ABC | 8:00PM | 6,564,000 | (6,564,000) | 1.69 | (1.69) | |||
| Football Night in America | NBC | 8:00PM | 12,491,000 | 12,914,000 | (423,000) | 4.02 | 4.01 | 0.01 | |
| The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | 1,772,000 | 5,596,000 | (3,824,000) | 0.73 | 2.35 | (1.62) | REPEAT |
| Sunday Night Football | NBC | 8:30PM | 24,148,000 | 26,499,000 | (2,351,000) | 8.09 | 8.70 | (0.61) | 831-1128P |
| Son of Zorn | Fox | 8:30PM | 1,353,000 | 2,876,000 | (1,523,000) | 0.60 | 1.24 | (0.64) | REPEAT |
| Madam Secretary | CBS | 9:41PM | 9,047,000 | 7,821,000 | 1,226,000 | 1.09 | 0.72 | 0.37 | |
| To Tell the Truth | ABC | 9:00PM | - | - | |||||
| Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,510,000 | 3,047,000 | (1,537,000) | 0.67 | 1.40 | (0.73) | REPEAT |
| Last Man on Earth | Fox | 9:30PM | 1,137,000 | 2,213,000 | (1,076,000) | 0.43 | 0.95 | (0.52) | REPEAT |
| Elementary | CBS | 10:41PM | 5,078,000 | 4,730,000 | 348,000 | 0.75 | 0.57 | 0.18 | |
| Making of Frozen | ABC | 10:00PM | 3,273,000 | (3,273,000) | 0.89 | (0.89) | |||
| 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 | ||||
| Oprah Winfrey Special | CBS | 8:00PM | 9,466,000 | 9,466,000 | 1.34 | 1.34 | 8-9P | ||
| Kevin Can Wait | CBS | 8:00PM | 7,310,000 | (7,310,000) | 1.37 | (1.37) | |||
| Great Xmas Light Fight | ABC | 8:00PM | 4,514,000 | 4,641,000 | (127,000) | 1.07 | 1.08 | (0.01) | 8-10P |
| America's Got Talent Xmas | NBC | 8:00PM | 9,538,000 | 11,230,000 | (1,692,000) | 1.80 | 2.16 | (0.36) | 8-10P vs. Voice |
| Gotham | Fox | 8:00PM | 1,509,000 | 1,675,000 | (166,000) | 0.42 | 0.46 | (0.04) | REPEAT |
| Supergirl | CW | 8:00PM | 1,302,000 | 1,151,000 | 151,000 | 0.37 | 0.31 | 0.06 | REPEAT vs. Grandma(R) |
| Man with a Plan | CBS | 8:30PM | 6,616,000 | (6,616,000) | 1.20 | (1.20) | |||
| Man with a Plan | CBS | 9:00PM | 6,166,000 | 5,814,000 | 352,000 | 1.11 | 1.23 | (0.12) | vs. 2 Broke |
| Lucifer | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,600,000 | 1,796,000 | (196,000) | 0.43 | 0.46 | (0.03) | REPEAT |
| Women's Honors | CW | 9:00PM | 510,000 | 902,000 | (392,000) | 0.16 | 0.19 | (0.03) | vs. Hol Comms |
| 2 Broke Girls | CBS | 9:30PM | 5,024,000 | 5,227,000 | (203,000) | 1.15 | 1.00 | 0.15 | vs. Odd |
| Scorpion | CBS | 10:00PM | 7,529,000 | 6,977,000 | 552,000 | 1.15 | 1.11 | 0.04 | |
| Great American Baking | ABC | 10:00PM | 2,888,000 | 2,789,000 | 99,000 | 0.69 | 0.60 | 0.09 | REPEAT |
| The Wall | NBC | 10:00PM | 6,532,000 | 4,812,000 | 1,720,000 | 1.59 | 1.04 | 0.55 | PREMIERE vs. Timeless |
| 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 | 9,757,000 | 14,762,000 | (5,005,000) | 0.97 | 1.75 | (0.78) | REPEAT |
| Toy Story Xmas | ABC | 8:00PM | 3,363,000 | 6,392,000 | (3,029,000) | 0.83 | 1.58 | (0.75) | REPEAT vs. Middle |
| Michael Buble Xmas | NBC | 8:00PM | 5,292,000 | 8,925,000 | (3,633,000) | 0.77 | 1.72 | (0.95) | vs. Voice(R) |
| Ice Age Mammoth Xmas | Fox | 8:00PM | 2,615,000 | 2,147,000 | 468,000 | 0.77 | 0.95 | (0.18) | REPEAT vs. B9-9 |
| Terry Crews Saves Xmas | CW | 8:00PM | 922,000 | 937,000 | (15,000) | 0.29 | 0.25 | 0.04 | vs. Flash(R) |
| Shrek the Halls | ABC | 8:30PM | 3,646,000 | 5,317,000 | (1,671,000) | 1.00 | 1.48 | (0.48) | REPEAT vs. Am Housewife |
| New Girl | Fox | 8:30PM | 1,432,000 | 1,621,000 | (189,000) | 0.51 | 0.82 | (0.31) | REPEAT |
| Bull | CBS | 9:00PM | 6,967,000 | 11,617,000 | (4,650,000) | 0.77 | 1.44 | (0.67) | REPEAT |
| The Year | ABC | 9:00PM | 3,811,000 | 3,811,000 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 9-11P | ||
| Fresh off The Boat | ABC | 9:00PM | 3,861,000 | (3,861,000) | 1.16 | (1.16) | |||
| Tony Bennett Special | NBC | 9:00PM | 6,687,000 | 12,139,000 | (5,452,000) | 0.79 | 2.47 | (1.68) | 9-11P vs. Voice |
| Scream Queens | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,369,000 | 1,132,000 | 237,000 | 0.53 | 0.50 | 0.03 | FINALE |
| Holiday Commercials | CW | 9:00PM | 882,000 | 754,000 | 128,000 | 0.27 | 0.21 | 0.06 | REPEAT vs. Legends(R) |
| The Real O'Neals | ABC | 9:30PM | 3,055,000 | (3,055,000) | 0.86 | (0.86) | |||
| Bull | CBS | 10:00PM | 5,397,000 | 10,032,000 | (4,635,000) | 0.70 | 1.24 | (0.54) | REPEAT vs. NCIS NO |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | ABC | 10:00PM | 1,546,000 | (1,546,000) | 0.41 | (0.41) | |||
| Chicago Fire | NBC | 10:00PM | - | - | |||||
| Wednesday | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | |||
| Title | Network | Time | Total Viewers | 18-49 Rtg | Notes | ||||
| Undercover Boss | CBS | 8:00PM | 5,897,000 | 9,090,000 | (3,193,000) | 1.09 | 1.94 | (0.85) | PREMIERE vs. Survivor |
| The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:00PM | 4,003,000 | 6,203,000 | (2,200,000) | 0.94 | 1.75 | (0.81) | REPEAT |
| Elf Buddy's Xmas | NBC | 8:00PM | 2,944,000 | 7,491,000 | (4,547,000) | 0.73 | 1.44 | (0.71) | REPEAT vs. Pentatonix |
| Lethal Weapon | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,796,000 | 7,578,000 | (3,782,000) | 0.79 | 2.68 | (1.89) | REPEAT vs. Empire |
| Terry Crews Saves Xmas | CW | 8:00PM | 770,000 | 1,247,000 | (477,000) | 0.27 | 0.32 | (0.05) | vs. Top 12 Xmas Movies |
| American Housewife | ABC | 8:30PM | 3,294,000 | 5,460,000 | (2,166,000) | 0.83 | 1.58 | (0.75) | REPEAT vs. Speechless |
| Undercover Boss | CBS | 9:00PM | 5,374,000 | 5,374,000 | 1.03 | 1.03 | |||
| Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | 3,939,000 | 6,812,000 | (2,873,000) | 0.92 | 2.02 | (1.10) | REPEAT |
| Law & Order: SVU | NBC | 9:00PM | 3,302,000 | 3,302,000 | 0.65 | 0.65 | REPEAT | ||
| SNL Xmas | NBC | 9:00PM | 5,761,000 | (5,761,000) | 1.55 | (1.55) | |||
| Star | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,626,000 | 6,707,000 | (4,081,000) | 0.71 | 2.15 | (1.44) | REPEAT |
| Arrow | CW | 9:00PM | 627,000 | 1,029,000 | (402,000) | 0.19 | 0.28 | (0.09) | REPEAT vs. VS Fashion Show |
| The Real O'Neals | ABC | 9:30PM | 2,943,000 | 5,464,000 | (2,521,000) | 0.76 | 1.55 | (0.79) | REPEAT vs. black-ish |
| Code Black | CBS | 10:00PM | 5,975,000 | 6,397,000 | (422,000) | 0.88 | 1.34 | (0.46) | vs. Survivor Reunion |
| Game Changers | ABC | 10:00PM | 2,712,000 | 6,175,000 | (3,463,000) | 0.60 | 1.20 | (0.60) | vs. Desg Survivor |
| Chicago P.D. | NBC | 10:00PM | 3,471,000 | 3,471,000 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 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 | 7,869,000 | 15,956,000 | (8,087,000) | 1.23 | 3.40 | (2.17) | REPEAT |
| Charlie Brown Xmas | ABC | 8:00PM | 5,488,000 | 5,488,000 | 1.24 | 1.24 | REPEAT | ||
| Prep & Landing | ABC | 8:00PM | 3,804,000 | (3,804,000) | 0.84 | (0.84) | |||
| NFL Pre-Kick | NBC | 8:00PM | 10,074,000 | 9,009,000 | 1,065,000 | 2.60 | 2.41 | 0.19 | |
| Hell's Kitchen | Fox | 8:00PM | 1,920,000 | 2,074,000 | (154,000) | 0.54 | 0.62 | (0.08) | REPEAT |
| Terry Crews Saves Xmas | CW | 8:00PM | 782,000 | 782,000 | 0.23 | 0.23 | |||
| iHeart Radio | CW | 8:00PM | 1,109,000 | (1,109,000) | 0.38 | (0.38) | |||
| The Great Indoors | CBS | 8:30PM | 4,743,000 | 8,113,000 | (3,370,000) | 0.83 | 1.62 | (0.79) | REPEAT |
| Prep & Landing 2 | ABC | 8:00PM | 3,290,000 | (3,290,000) | 0.82 | (0.82) | |||
| NFL Thursday Night | NBC | 8:30PM | 17,943,000 | 14,652,000 | 3,291,000 | 5.13 | 4.33 | 0.80 | 827-1138P |
| Mom | CBS | 9:00PM | 5,028,000 | 8,232,000 | (3,204,000) | 0.86 | 1.47 | (0.61) | REPEAT |
| Great Holiday Baking | ABC | 9:00PM | 3,918,000 | 3,661,000 | 257,000 | 0.91 | 0.81 | 0.10 | 9-11P vs. 9-10P |
| Hell's Kitchen | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,864,000 | 1,794,000 | 70,000 | 0.54 | 0.47 | 0.07 | REPEAT vs. Rosewood(R) |
| Supernatural | CW | 9:00PM | 658,000 | 658,000 | 0.20 | 0.20 | REPEAT | ||
| Life in Pieces | CBS | 9:30PM | 4,436,000 | 6,935,000 | (2,499,000) | 0.80 | 1.33 | (0.53) | REPEAT |
| Whose Line Is It? | CW | 9:30PM | 871,000 | (871,000) | 0.28 | (0.28) | |||
| Life in Pieces | CBS | 10:00PM | 3,555,000 | 3,555,000 | 0.65 | 0.65 | REPEAT | ||
| Pure Genius | CBS | 10:00PM | 5,504,000 | (5,504,000) | 0.88 | (0.88) | |||
| What Would You Do? | ABC | 10:00PM | 2,971,000 | (2,971,000) | 0.71 | (0.71) | |||
| Life in Pieces | CBS | 10:30PM | 3,211,000 | 3,211,000 | 0.59 | 0.59 | REPEAT | ||
| The Blacklist | NBC | 10:00PM | - | - | |||||
| 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 | ||||
| Home for the Holidays | CBS | 8:00PM | 4,407,000 | 7,670,000 | (3,263,000) | 0.60 | 0.99 | (0.39) | vs. MacGyver |
| Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | 5,022,000 | 6,774,000 | (1,752,000) | 0.70 | 1.21 | (0.51) | REPEAT |
| How Grinch Stole Xmas | NBC | 8:00PM | 4,830,000 | 4,830,000 | 1.10 | 1.10 | REPEAT | ||
| Caught on Camera | NBC | 8:00PM | 3,876,000 | (3,876,000) | 0.75 | (0.75) | |||
| Taraji & Terrence Holiday | Fox | 8:00PM | 1,886,000 | 3,314,000 | (1,428,000) | 0.50 | 0.98 | (0.48) | REPEAT vs. Hell's |
| Terry Crews Saves Xmas | CW | 8:00PM | 662,000 | 662,000 | 0.20 | 0.20 | |||
| 85th Hollywood Xmas Parade | CW | 8:00PM | 1,410,000 | (1,410,000) | 0.29 | (0.29) | |||
| Dr. Ken | ABC | 8:30PM | 3,769,000 | 4,497,000 | (728,000) | 0.60 | 0.92 | (0.32) | REPEAT |
| How Murray Saved Xmas | NBC | 8:30PM | 3,585,000 | 3,585,000 | 0.80 | 0.80 | REPEAT | ||
| Hawaii Five-0 | CBS | 9:00PM | 5,174,000 | 9,462,000 | (4,288,000) | 0.60 | 1.12 | (0.52) | REPEAT |
| Shark Tank | ABC | 9:00PM | 3,828,000 | 3,954,000 | (126,000) | 0.70 | 0.83 | (0.13) | REPEAT |
| Dolly Parton's Xmas of Many Colors | NBC | 9:00PM | 4,229,000 | 5,168,000 | (939,000) | 0.80 | 1.04 | (0.24) | REPEAT 9-11P vs. Dateline |
| Sleepy Hollow | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,030,000 | 1,747,000 | (717,000) | 0.20 | 0.61 | (0.41) | REPEAT vs. Exorcist |
| Terry Crews Saves Xmas | CW | 9:00PM | 560,000 | 560,000 | 0.20 | 0.20 | FINALE | ||
| Blue Bloods | CBS | 10:00PM | 6,265,000 | 7,944,000 | (1,679,000) | 0.80 | 0.90 | (0.10) | REPEAT |
| 20/20 | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,818,000 | 5,148,000 | (330,000) | 0.90 | 0.95 | (0.05) | |
| 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 | ||||
| Oprah Winfrey Special | CBS | 8:00PM | 3,750,000 | 3,750,000 | 0.80 | 0.80 | REPEAT | ||
| CBS Movie Big Game | CBS | 8:00PM | 3,305,000 | (3,305,000) | 0.58 | (0.58) | |||
| Prep & Landing | ABC | 8:00PM | 1,880,000 | 1,880,000 | 0.40 | 0.40 | REPEAT | ||
| Dog for Xmas Charlie Brown | ABC | 8:00PM | 2,847,000 | (2,847,000) | 0.60 | (0.60) | |||
| It's a Wonderful Life | NBC | 8:00PM | 4,490,000 | 4,490,000 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 8-11P REPEAT | ||
| Pentatonix Xmas | NBC | 8:00PM | 2,975,000 | (2,975,000) | 0.55 | (0.55) | |||
| UFC Fight Night | Fox | 8:00PM | 4,700,000 | 3,178,000 | 1,522,000 | 1.60 | 1.10 | 0.50 | 8-11P |
| Prep & Landing 2 | ABC | 8:30PM | 1,740,000 | 1,740,000 | 0.40 | 0.40 | REPEAT | ||
| 48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 9:00PM | 4,000,000 | 4,000,000 | 0.90 | 0.90 | REPEAT | ||
| CMA Country Xmas | ABC | 9:00PM | 2,840,000 | 2,840,000 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 9-11P REPEAT | ||
| 20/20 | ABC | 9:00PM | 3,376,000 | (3,376,000) | 0.56 | (0.56) | |||
| SNL Xmas | NBC | 9:00PM | 3,182,000 | (3,182,000) | 0.89 | (0.89) | |||
| 48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 10:00PM | 4,380,000 | 3,062,000 | 1,318,000 | 0.90 | 0.55 | 0.35 | REPEAT |
| 20/20 | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,313,000 | (4,313,000) | 0.68 | (0.68) | |||
| 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 14 (Dec. 19-25) 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 | 7,869,000 | 1.23 | REPEAT |
| 2 Broke Girls | CBS | 9:30PM | Mon | 5,024,000 | 1.15 | REPEAT |
| Man with a Plan | CBS | 9:00PM | Mon | 6,166,000 | 1.11 | REPEAT |
| The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:00PM | Wed | 4,003,000 | 0.94 | REPEAT |
| Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | Wed | 3,939,000 | 0.92 | REPEAT |
| Mom | CBS | 9:00PM | Thu | 5,028,000 | 0.86 | REPEAT |
| The Great Indoors | CBS | 8:30PM | Thu | 4,743,000 | 0.83 | REPEAT |
| American Housewife | ABC | 8:30PM | Wed | 3,294,000 | 0.83 | REPEAT |
| Life In Pieces | CBS | 9:30PM | Thu | 4,436,000 | 0.80 | REPEAT |
| The Real O'Neals | ABC | 9:30PM | Wed | 2,943,000 | 0.76 | REPEAT |
| The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | Sun | 1,772,000 | 0.73 | REPEAT |
| Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | Fri | 5,022,000 | 0.7 | REPEAT |
| Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | Sun | 1,510,000 | 0.67 | REPEAT |
| Life In Pieces | CBS | 10:00PM | Thu | 3,555,000 | 0.65 | REPEAT |
| Son of Zorn | Fox | 8:30PM | Sun | 1,353,000 | 0.60 | REPEAT |
| Dr. Ken | ABC | 8:30PM | Fri | 3,769,000 | 0.6 | REPEAT |
| Life In Pieces | CBS | 10:30PM | Thu | 3,211,000 | 0.59 | REPEAT |
| New Girl | Fox | 8:30PM | Tue | 1,432,000 | 0.51 | REPEAT |
| The Last Man on Earth | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | 1,137,000 | 0.43 | REPEAT |
| The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | Tue | preempted | ||
| Speechless | ABC | 8:30PM | Wed | preempted | ||
| black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | Wed | preempted | ||
| Kevin Can Wait | CBS | 8:00PM | Mon | preempted | ||
| Fresh off the Boat | ABC | 9:00PM | Tue | preempted | ||
| The Odd Couple | CBS | 9:30PM | Mon | preempted | ||
| Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:00PM | Tue | preempted | ||
| Bob's Burgers | Fox | 7:30PM | Sun | preempted | ||
| Bob's Burgers | Fox | 8:30PM | Sun | preempted | ||
| Animation Domination | Fox | 7:00PM | Sun | preempted | ||
| Superstore | NBC | 8:00PM | Thu | 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
Friday, December 8
CBS announced the new entertainment special Norman Lear: A Life on Television, to air tonight - Friday, Dec. 8 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the special airs). Presented by Entertainment Tonight, this one-hour special features new interviews with stars of the long-running comedies Lear created, including Jimmie Walker from Good Times and Mackenzie Phillips from One Day at a Time, in addition to never-before-seen interviews from the ET vault. Also included with this new footage and interviews is an in-depth sit-down interview with Lear that ET host Kevin Frazier conducted when Lear celebrated his 100th birthday, in which he reflected on his lengthy, groundbreaking career.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of December 4)
Friday, December 8
- Eddie Murphy (The PJs) - Watch Eddie on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Da'Vine Joy Randolph (Only Murders in the Building/High Fidelity/People of Earth/Selfie) - Da'Vine appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- John Caponera (The Good Life) - John is a guest on a repeat of Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen on CBS between 12:37-1:37am.
- Robert Smigel (Let's Be Real) - Triumph the Insult Comic Dog aka Robert Smigel chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Noah Galvin (The Real O'Neals) and Molly Gordon (Ramy) - Noah and Molly talk about Theater Camp on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am.
- Eric Stonestreet (The Santa Clauses/Modern Family) - Eric talks about The Santa Clauses on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- Kenan Thompson (Kenan/Kenan & Kel) - Kenan sits down with Sherri to talk about his new book, When I Was Your Age, on Sherri, so check your local listings.
- Sebastian Maniscalco (Bookie) - Sebastian appears on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
New on DVD/Blu-ray (September-December)
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
11/07 - South Park - The Complete Twenty-Sixth Season (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/14 - Leave it to Beaver - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/05 - Father Knows Best - The Complete Series
12/05 - The Odd Couple - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/12 - The Dick Van Dyke Show - The Complete Series
12/12 - Looney Tunes Collector's Choice - Volume 2 (Blu-ray)
12/12 - That Girl - The Complete Series
12/19 - The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet - The Official Restored Complete Series
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