Week 30 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did

Sunday, April 16, 2017

Week 30 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did

2016-17 Week 30 TV Ratings (first four nights Mon-Thu):

Households: #1. CBS 4.15/8 rating/share (-33% in rating from first four nights week 29); #2. NBC 3.38/6 (-12%); #3. ABC 3.38/6 (-6%); #4. Fox 2.11/4 (even); #5. The CW 0.58/1 (-12%).
Total Viewers: #1. CBS 6.523 million (-36% from first four nights week 29); #2. NBC 5.240 million (-13%); #3. ABC 5.076 million (-8%); #4. Fox 3.342 million (-1%); #5. The CW 0.902 million (-13%).
Adults 18-49: #1. ABC 1.08/4 rating/share (-11% in rating from first four nights week 29); #2. NBC 1.06/4 (-15%); #3. CBS 1.06/4 (-15%); #4. Fox 0.99/4 (-7%); #5. The CW 0.28/1 (-18%)

We have previous week's final ratings, Week 29 (4/3/17-4/9/17, LIVE+SD). CBS won the week in A18-49 and did a 1.65 rating boosted by NCAA Championship Game. NBC was #2 with a 1.05 rating. ABC was #3 with a 0.98 rating, while Fox was #4 with a 0.78 rating Among total viewers, CBS was #1 with 9.095 million, with NBC #2 at 5.363 million. ABC was #3 with 4.425 million and Fox at #4 with 2.483 million.

For season to-date (9/19/16-4/13/17, LIVE+SD), NBC is 1 in A18-49 with a 1.79 rating, followed by Fox at #2 with a 1.68 rating thanks to the Super Bowl and also heavily inflated by a high 7-game World Series. Without those 2 events, Fox would be #4. CBS is #3 with a 1.50 rating and ABC at #4 with a 1.23 rating. Among total viewers it is CBS #1 at 8.233 million, followed by the dropping NBC at #2 with 7.081 million. Super Bow/World Series boosted Fox still at #3 with 5.401 million as ABC is #4 with 5.069 million.

Back to week 29 (Apr 10-16), 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 30 (Apr 10-16) Analysis

Last Sunday (Apr 9)	(Week 29)		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	8:00PM	11,644,000	9,500,000	2,144,000	1.60	1.14	0.46
AFV	ABC	7:00PM	4,595,000	4,675,000	(80,000)	0.72	0.87	(0.15)	vs. REPEAT
Animation Domination	Fox	7:00PM	1,341,000	1,126,000	215,000	0.44	0.44	-	REPEAT
Little Big Shots	NBC	7:00PM	4,099,000	4,421,000	(322,000)	0.59	0.63	(0.04)	REPEAT
Bob's Burgers	Fox	7:30PM	1,275,000	1,516,000	(241,000)	0.47	0.70	(0.23)	REPEAT
NCIS: LA	CBS	9:00PM	9,505,000		9,505,000	1.10		1.10
ACM Awards	CBS	8:00PM		10,911,000	(10,911,000)		2.14	(2.14)
Once Upon a Time	ABC	8:00PM	2,597,000	2,796,000	(199,000)	0.73	0.77	(0.04)
Little Big Shots	NBC	8:00PM	8,764,000	8,649,000	115,000	1.31	1.29	0.02
The Simpsons	Fox	8:00PM	1,852,000	2,128,000	(276,000)	0.76	0.92	(0.16)	REPEAT
Making History	Fox	8:30PM	1,345,000	1,321,000	24,000	0.58	0.57	0.01
Madam Secretary	CBS	10:00PM	7,577,000		7,577,000	0.81		0.81
Match Game	ABC	9:00PM	2,978,000	2,497,000	481,000	0.69	0.56	0.13
Chicago Justice	NBC	9:00PM	5,530,000	5,905,000	(375,000)	0.95	0.92	0.03
Family Guy	Fox	9:00PM	1,721,000	1,547,000	174,000	0.80	0.70	0.10	REPEAT
Last Man on Earth	Fox	9:30PM	1,377,000	1,743,000	(366,000)	0.54	0.75	(0.21)	REPEAT
Elementary	CBS	10:00PM			-			-
American Crime	ABC	10:00PM	1,743,000	1,766,000	(23,000)	0.37	0.37	-
Shades of Blue	NBC	10:00PM	3,979,000	4,115,000	(136,000)	0.68	0.68	-


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	6,044,000	6,144,000	(100,000)	1.16	1.24	(0.08)	vs. Bang(R)
Dancing w/the Stars	ABC	8:00PM	10,311,000	10,466,000	(155,000)	1.56	1.55	0.01	8-10P
The Voice	NBC	8:00PM	9,880,000	10,036,000	(156,000)	2.10	2.20	(0.10)	8-10P
24: Legacy	Fox	8:00PM	3,297,000	3,198,000	99,000	0.78	0.77	0.01
Supergirl	CW	8:00PM	875,000	1,023,000	(148,000)	0.21	0.25	(0.04)	REPEAT
Man with a Plan	CBS	8:30PM	5,328,000	7,128,000	(1,800,000)	1.03	1.85	(0.82)	vs. NCAA Pre
Superior Donuts	CBS	9:00PM	5,017,000		5,017,000	0.96		0.96
NCAA Championship	CBS	9:00PM		22,997,000	(22,997,000)		7.08	(7.08)
APB	Fox	9:00PM	2,861,000	2,628,000	233,000	0.63	0.57	0.06
Penn & Teller	CW	9:00PM	841,000	967,000	(126,000)	0.23	0.23	-	REPEAT
2 Broke Girls	CBS	9:30PM	4,640,000		4,640,000	1.03		1.03
Scorpion	CBS	10:00PM	6,404,000		6,404,000	1.00		1.00
Quantico	ABC	10:00PM	2,571,000	2,957,000	(386,000)	0.59	0.56	0.03
Taken	NBC	10:00PM	4,238,000	4,668,000	(430,000)	0.79	0.84	(0.05)

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	9,056,000	13,830,000	(4,774,000)	0.86	1.56	(0.70)	REPEAT
The Middle	ABC	8:00PM	5,292,000	5,440,000	(148,000)	1.27	1.39	(0.12)
The Voice	NBC	8:00PM	7,760,000	9,520,000	(1,760,000)	1.62	1.90	(0.28)	REPEAT
Brooklyn Nine-Nine	Fox	8:00PM	1,907,000	1,996,000	(89,000)	0.71	0.88	(0.17)	vs. New Girl
The Flash	CW	8:00PM	832,000	1,521,000	(689,000)	0.21	0.56	(0.35)	REPEAT vs. Legends
American Housewife	ABC	8:30PM	4,310,000	4,388,000	(78,000)	1.13	1.23	(0.10)
The Mick	Fox	8:30PM	2,165,000	2,092,000	73,000	0.83	0.84	(0.01)
Bull	CBS	9:00PM	7,416,000	11,092,000	(3,676,000)	0.75	1.27	(0.52)	REPEAT
Fresh off the Boat	ABC	9:00PM	3,712,000	3,817,000	(105,000)	1.10	1.14	(0.04)
Trial & Error	NBC	9:00PM	3,641,000	3,764,000	(123,000)	0.91	0.86	0.05
Prison Break	Fox	9:00PM	3,175,000	3,826,000	(651,000)	1.14	1.49	(0.35)
iZombie	CW	9:00PM	869,000	946,000	(77,000)	0.31	0.39	(0.08)
Imaginary Mary	ABC	9:30PM	3,056,000	3,451,000	(395,000)	0.82	0.94	(0.12)
Trial & Error	NBC	9:30PM	2,883,000	3,014,000	(131,000)	0.76	0.71	0.05
NCIS: NO	CBS	10:00PM	6,608,000	8,844,000	(2,236,000)	0.71	1.00	(0.29)	REPEAT
Marvel's Agents of SHIELD	ABC	10:00PM	2,323,000	2,152,000	171,000	0.72	0.67	0.05
Chicago Fire	NBC	10:00PM	3,021,000	6,289,000	(3,268,000)	0.60	1.30	(0.70)	REPEAT

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	8,314,000	8,398,000	(84,000)	1.74	1.73	0.01
The Goldbergs	ABC	8:00PM	3,619,000	5,625,000	(2,006,000)	0.78	1.55	(0.77)	REPEAT
Law & Order: SVU	NBC	8:00PM	4,114,000	4,326,000	(212,000)	0.77	0.89	(0.12)	REPEAT vs. Blindspot
Shots Fired	Fox	8:00PM	3,601,000	3,660,000	(59,000)	0.90	0.95	(0.05)
Arrow	CW	8:00PM	668,000	738,000	(70,000)	0.17	0.20	(0.03)	REPEAT
Speechless	ABC	8:30PM	3,129,000	4,738,000	(1,609,000)	0.77	1.39	(0.62)	REPEAT
Criminal Minds Beyond Borders	CBS	9:00PM	5,735,000	7,035,000	(1,300,000)	0.90	1.26	(0.36)	vs. Crim Minds
Modern Family	ABC	9:00PM	3,512,000	6,254,000	(2,742,000)	0.93	1.87	(0.94)	REPEAT
Law & Order: SVU	NBC	9:00PM	4,108,000	5,071,000	(963,000)	0.81	1.17	(0.36)	REPEAT
Empire	Fox	9:00PM	6,585,000	6,351,000	234,000	2.32	2.23	0.09
Whose Line Is It?	CW	9:00PM	660,000	646,000	14,000	0.19	0.20	(0.01)	REPEAT
The 100	CW	9:00PM			-			-
black-ish	ABC	9:30PM	3,073,000	4,578,000	(1,505,000)	0.82	1.31	(0.49)	REPEAT
Whose Line Is It?	CW	9:30PM	764,000	689,000	75,000	0.22	0.23	(0.01)	REPEAT
Criminal Minds Beyond Borders	CBS	10:00PM	4,917,000	4,605,000	312,000	0.79	0.75	0.04
Designated Survivor	ABC	10:00PM	4,824,000	5,189,000	(365,000)	0.90	1.07	(0.17)
Chicago PD	NBC	10:00PM	3,942,000	6,514,000	(2,572,000)	0.75	1.30	(0.55)	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	11,889,000	12,592,000	(703,000)	2.52	2.65	(0.13)
Grey's Anatomy	ABC	8:00PM	7,188,000	7,223,000	(35,000)	1.78	1.72	0.06
Trial & Error	NBC	8:00PM	2,616,000	3,082,000	(466,000)	0.64	0.83	(0.19)	vs. Superstore
MasterChef Junior	Fox	8:00PM	3,332,000	3,207,000	125,000	0.90	0.95	(0.05)
Supernatural	CW	8:00PM	1,551,000	1,566,000	(15,000)	0.54	0.53	0.01
Great Indoors	CBS	8:30PM	6,105,000	6,973,000	(868,000)	1.16	1.43	(0.27)
Powerless	NBC	8:30PM	1,998,000	2,022,000	(24,000)	0.57	0.59	(0.02)
Mom	CBS	9:00PM	6,841,000	7,498,000	(657,000)	1.30	1.42	(0.12)
Scandal	ABC	9:00PM	5,261,000	5,097,000	164,000	1.33	1.19	0.14
Chicago Med	NBC	9:00PM	6,358,000	5,984,000	374,000	1.07	1.00	0.07
Kicking & Screaming	Fox	9:00PM	1,819,000	1,961,000	(142,000)	0.50	0.63	(0.13)
Riverdale	CW	9:00PM	872,000	907,000	(35,000)	0.32	0.35	(0.03)
Life in Pieces	CBS	9:30PM	5,405,000	5,676,000	(271,000)	1.10	1.21	(0.11)
The Amazing Race	CBS	10:00PM	4,106,000	3,990,000	116,000	0.83	0.87	(0.04)
The Catch	ABC	10:00PM	3,104,000	3,564,000	(460,000)	0.66	0.69	(0.03)
The Blacklist: Redemption	NBC	10:00PM	3,849,000	3,715,000	134,000	0.68	0.65	0.03	FINALE

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	6,644,000	6,618,000	26,000	0.80	0.89	(0.09)	FINALE
The Toy Box	ABC	8:00PM	3,221,000	4,090,000	(869,000)	0.70	0.84	(0.14)
First Dates	NBC	8:00PM	3,355,000	3,775,000	(420,000)	0.70	0.79	(0.09)
Rosewood	Fox	8:00PM	2,497,000	2,483,000	14,000	0.50	0.50	-
The Originals	CW	8:00PM	1,006,000	1,082,000	(76,000)	0.40	0.35	0.05
Hawaii Five-0	CBS	9:00PM	8,401,000	8,765,000	(364,000)	1.00	0.98	0.02
Shark Tank	ABC	9:00PM	4,286,000	4,873,000	(587,000)	1.00	1.16	(0.16)
Dateline	NBC	9:00PM	4,291,000	4,072,000	219,000	0.80	0.82	(0.02)	9-11P
You The Jury	Fox	9:00PM	1,297,000	1,544,000	(247,000)	0.30	0.38	(0.08)
Reign	CW	9:00PM	760,000	711,000	49,000	0.20	0.21	(0.01)
Blue Bloods	CBS	10:00PM	9,286,000	9,766,000	(480,000)	1.00	0.99	0.01
20/20	ABC	10:00PM	3,875,000	4,153,000	(278,000)	0.90	0.82	0.08
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
Ransom	CBS	8:00PM	2,760,000	3,094,000	(334,000)	0.30	0.40	(0.10)	FINALE
NBA Countdown	ABC	8:00PM		1,336,000	(1,336,000)		0.31	(0.31)
Ten Commandments	ABC	8:00PM	5,180,000		5,180,000	0.80		0.80	8-1244A
NHL Playoffs	NBC	8:00PM	2,290,000		2,290,000	0.60		0.60	8-11P
Dateline	NBC	8:00PM		4,221,000	(4,221,000)		0.67	(0.67)
UFC Fight Night	Fox	8:00PM	1,740,000		1,740,000	0.60		0.60	8-10P
Masterchef Junior	Fox	8:00PM		942,000	(942,000)		0.26	(0.26)
NBA Saturday Prime	ABC	8:30PM		1,931,000	(1,931,000)		0.55	(0.55)
Training Day	CBS	9:00PM	2,600,000	2,555,000	45,000	0.30	0.36	(0.06)
Prison Break	Fox	9:00PM		897,000	(897,000)		0.25	(0.25)
48 Hours Mystery	CBS	10:00PM	3,750,000	3,532,000	218,000	0.50	0.55	(0.05)
20/20 Saturday	ABC	10:00PM			-			-
SNL(R)	NBC	10:00PM		2,969,000	(2,969,000)		0.74	(0.74)

Sitcoms in green did excellent for the week, while yellow indicates solid showings and red is not good! This is sorted by adults 18-49:

Week 30 (Apr 10-16) 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	11,889,000	2.52
Mom	CBS	9:00PM	Thu	6,841,000	1.30
The Middle	ABC	8:00PM	Tue	5,292,000	1.27
Kevin Can Wait	CBS	8:00PM	Mon	6,044,000	1.16
American Housewife	ABC	8:30PM	Tue	4,310,000	1.13
Life In Pieces	CBS	9:30PM	Thu	5,405,000	1.10
Fresh off the Boat	ABC	9:00PM	Tue	3,712,000	1.10
The Great Indoors	CBS	8:30PM	Thu	6,105,000	1.06
2 Broke Girls	CBS	9:30PM	Mon	4,640,000	1.03
Man with a Plan	CBS	8:30PM	Mon	5,328,000	1.03
Superior Donuts	CBS	9:00PM	Mon	5,017,000	0.96
Modern Family	ABC	9:00PM	Wed	3,512,000	0.93	REPEAT
Trial & Error	NBC	9:00PM	Tue	3,641,000	0.91
The Mick	Fox	8:30PM	Tue	2,165,000	0.83
black-ish	ABC	9:30PM	Wed	3,073,000	0.82	REPEAT
Imaginary Mary	ABC	9:30PM	Tue	3,056,000	0.82
Family Guy	Fox	9:00PM	Sun	1,721,000	0.80	REPEAT
The Goldbergs	ABC	8:00PM	Wed	3,619,000	0.78	REPEAT
Speechless	ABC	8:30PM	Wed	3,129,000	0.77	REPEAT
The Simpsons	Fox	8:00PM	Sun	1,852,000	0.76	REPEAT
Trial & Error	NBC	9:30PM	Tue	2,883,000	0.76
Brooklyn Nine-Nine	Fox	8:00PM	Tue	1,907,000	0.71
Trial & Error	NBC	8:00PM	Thu	2,616,000	0.64
Making History	Fox	8:30PM	Sun	1,345,000	0.58	REPEAT
Powerless	NBC	8:30PM	Thu	1,998,000	0.57
The Last Man on Earth	Fox	9:30PM	Sun	1,377,000	0.54	REPEAT
Bob's Burgers	Fox	7:30PM	Sun	1,275,000	0.47	REPEAT
Animation Domination	Fox	7:00PM	Sun	1,341,000	0.44	REPEAT
The Big Bang Theory	CBS	8:00PM	Mon
Superstore	NBC	8:00PM	Thu			preempted
The Great Indoors	CBS	9:30PM	Mon
American Housewife	ABC	9:00PM	Tue
Imaginary Mary	ABC	8:30PM	Sat
The Goldbergs	ABC	8:00PM	Sat
New Girl	Fox	8:00PM	Tue			completed
Last Man Standing	ABC	8:00PM	Fri			completed
Dr. Ken	ABC	8:30PM	Fri			completed
The Real O'Neals	ABC	9:30PM	Tue			completed
Son of Zorn	Fox	8:30PM	Sun			completed
The Odd Couple	CBS	9:30PM	Mon			completed
The Good Place	NBC	8:30PM	Thu			completed
Great News	NBC	8:00PM	Thu
Marlon	NBC	9:30PM	Thu
Downward Dog	ABC	9:00PM	Tue

SOURCE: Nielsen Media Research

Sitcoms Airing Tonight

Thursday, June 8

Young Sheldon - "Pancake Sunday and Textbook Flirting" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Mary struggles to make new friends while Mandy pushes Georgie to date another woman.

Ghosts - "Alberta's Descendant" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Alberta is thrilled when a living relative, Alicia (Ashley D. Kelley), visits Woodstone to learn more about her, but things take a turn when she hits it off with Todd (Rodrigo Fernandez Stoll), Sam’s podcast co-host. Also, Nigel uses his knowledge of Trevor and Hetty’s secret tryst to try to blackmail Hetty.

Animal Control - "Dogs and Geese" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Dispatch radios a report of a goose on the loose; the precinct hosts an adoption day.

Animal Control - "Pigs and Minks" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
The team welcomes back Patel even though he is still on suspension; Shred and Victoria are called into the principal's office on a school visit; Rick heads back into the field with Frank.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of June 5)

Thursday, June 8

Kaley Cuoco (The Big Bang Theory/8 Simple Rules/Ladies Man) - Catch Kaley on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Tom Hanks (Bosom Buddies) - Tom appears on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Lea Michele (The Mayor/Scream Queens) - Lea is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Janelle James (Abbott Elementary) - Janelle appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Chris Messina (The Mindy Project) - Chris will be on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
Laurie Metcalf (The Conners/Roseanne/The McCarthys/The Norm Show) - Laurie chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Boris Kodjoe (The Last Man on Earth/Second Time Around) - Boris is a guest on a repeat of The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
Maitreyi Ramakrishnan (Never Have I Ever) - Maitreyi talks about Never Have I Ever Live with Kelly and Mark, (check your listings) and on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
Eva Longoria (Telenovela) - Eva appears on The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
Marcus Scribner (grown-ish/black-ish) - Marcus joins the Tam Fam to discuss the final season of grown-ish on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
Nia Long (Uncle Buck/The Cleveland Show/The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) - Nia appears on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Lauren London (The Game) - Lauren is a guest on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Fortune Feimster (Kenan/Bless the Harts/Champions) - Fortune appears on a repeat of The Jennifer Hudson Show, so check your local listings. She also talks about FUBAR on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
Kelsey Grammer (Frasier/Partners/Cheers) - Kelsey is telling Rachael about his recent movie, the Frasier revival and what he's got going on next on a repeat of Rachael Ray, so check your local listings.
Marilu Henner (Evening Shade/Taxi) - Marilu talks about Hallmark's Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted by Murder on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
Vivica A. Fox (Mr. Box Office/Getting Personal/Arsenio/Out All Night) - Vivica stops by to discuss her involvement with the Tony Awards and her Fox Soul talk show Cocktails with Queens on Sherri, so check your local listings.
Marsha Warfield (Night Court/Empty Nest) - Marsha drops by to talk about her iconic comedy career, her The Book of Marsha comedy tour and finally sees the green room at Sherri that was inspired by her, so check your local listings.
Sarah Jessica Parker (And Just Like That.../Sex and the City/Square Pegs) - Sarah will be on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.