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Fox is flipping some burgers on Sunday nights starting Sunday, April 3. Animated comedy Bob's Burgers and live-action comedy Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life will be switching timeslots on Sundays. Bob's Burgers will move to 8:30pm following The Simpsons, while Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life will move to 7:30pm following new episodes of Bordertown at 7pm. Bob's Burgers will air a special extra episode on Sunday, April 3 only at 9pm as well, in lieu of a Family Guy rerun. This is not good news for Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life, as it has struggled in the ratings. The recent move of Bordertown from 9:30pm to 7pm was also not good news for Bordertown. In Cooper, the series follows the charming misadventures of Cooper Barrett (Jack Cutmore-Scott) and his friends as they struggle through messy, terrible and hilarious disasters - a night in jail, crazy ex-girlfriends, going broke - giving us guidance so we can avoid the same mistakes. And Bordertown is a satirical look at the cultural shifts taking place in America, the series explores family, politics and everything in between. The comedy centers on two very different families living in a fictional Southwest desert town on the U.S. - Mexico border and stars the voices of Hank Azaria, Alex Borstein, Judah Friedlander, Nicholas Gonzalez and Missi Pyle.

Netflix, the world's leading Internet TV network, will exclusively launch worldwide in 2017 the new comedy series Santa Clarita Diet, from writer Victor Fresco (Better Off Ted, Andy Richter Controls the Universe). In the single-camera series, Joel (Timothy Olyphant, Justified) and Sheila (Drew Barrymore, Blended) are husband and wife realtors leading vaguely discontented lives in the L.A. suburb of Santa Clarita, until Sheila goes through a dramatic change sending both their lives down a road of death and destruction...but in a good way. More info will come soon on this so stay tuned, but it will premiere sometime in 2017 only on Netflix.

The Last Man on Earth will make its spring premiere with all-new episodes beginning Sunday, March 6 at 9:30PM ET/PT on Fox. Also on March 6, Bordertown, the new animated series from executive producers Mark Hentemann and Seth MacFarlane, will move to its new time period, Sundays at 7:00PM ET/PT. The Last Man on Earth fall finale concluded with Phil Miller 2 (guest star Boris Kodjoe) undergoing a makeshift appendix surgery, and Phil/Tandy's (Will Forte) astronaut brother, Mike Miller (guest star Jason Sudeikis), attempting to descend to Earth from outer space without human aid. The winter premiere will pick up exactly where the show left off, with Mike Miller's space capsule careening through the sky toward Earth, finally putting him on the same planet as his big brother, Phil/Tandy (Forte). Mike thinks he is the last man on earth, but who knows what or whom he might encounter. As previously announced, Critics' Choice Award winner and Screen Actors Guild Award nominee Jacob Tremblay (The Room) will appear as a young Phil//Tandy in an upcoming episode this spring. Before moving time periods on Sunday, March 6, Bordertown will still air all-new episodes on Sunday, Feb. 14 at 9:30PM ET/PT and Sunday, Feb. 21 at 9:30PM ET/PT.

Sticking with Fox, new late-night half-hour sketch comedy series Party Over Here will premiere Saturday, March 12 at 11:00PM ET/PT on Fox. The series is executive-produced by the Emmy Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated comedy trio The Lonely Island - writer/performers Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone. Actor/comedian Paul Scheer (The League, Fresh Off The Boat) also will serve as an executive producer and one of the series' directors. Skewering everything from pop culture to politics, Party Over Here will feature sketch comedy shorts, along with in-studio segments filmed in front of a live audience at the Alexandria Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. The half-hour series stars newcomers and actress/comedians Nicole Byer (Girl Code), Jessica McKenna (Riot) and Alison Rich (Resident Advisors). Fox will shift encores of Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life to 11:30 PM ET/PT. Original episodes of Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life of course will continue to air in its regular Sunday 8:30 PM ET/PT timeslot.

Bordertown - Sundays at 9:30PM ET/PT on Fox
Premieres Sunday, January 3, 2016 at 9:30PM ET/PT

by Skees

Over the past several years--and especially in the past few months, as a certain presidential candidate has jumped into the 2016 race--immigration on the border between the United States and Mexico has been a big political issue. Now, Family Guy executive producer Mark Hentemann has created a new animated comedy, with Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane by his side as executive producer, called Bordertown. It's a series about two radically different neighbors who live on the American the United States/Mexico border, one of them a family of lower-class Americans with a father who is deeply anti-immigration (and he even works as a border patrol officer) and the other a family of Mexican immigrants who've obtained American citizenship, and happen to be more successful in their new country than their new neighbors.

Cast Details:

Hank Azaria as Bud Buckwald
Alex Borstein as Janice and Bucky Buckwald
Missi Pyle as Gert Buckwald
Judah Friedlander as Sanford Buckwald
Nicholas Gonzalez as Ernesto Gonzalez, J.C. Gonzalez, and Barracuda
Jacqueline Pinol as Pepito Gonzalez
Efren Ramirez as Ruiz Gonzalez

Hank Azaria (Bud Buckwald) is best known for his voice roles on The Simpsons (he plays countless characters on there) as well as his starring roles in the 90s Fox series Herman's Head and the Showtime series Huff. Additionally, he has had many recurring roles, most notably in Mad About You and Friends, and he has a long list of movie credits.

Alex Borstein (Janice and Bucky Buckwald) had her first real claim to fame on the Fox series MADtv, but perhaps became better known from her role of Lois Griffin on Family Guy. She also has done some behind-the-scenes work on the Showtime series Shameless.

Missi Pyle (Gert Buckwald) has appeared in several movies, but has had TV roles in Two and a Half Men and The Exes. Most recently, she appeared in the TV Land series Jennifer Falls.

Judah Friedlander (Sanford Buckwald) is best known for his role of Frank in the series 30 Rock. He has also appeared in several movies such as American Splendor.

Nicholas Gonzalez (Ernesto Gonzalez, J.C. Gonzalez, and Barracuda) is best known for his role in the series Resurrection Blvd. He also had a role in Mental, and a recurring role in Melrose Place.

Jacqueline Pinol (Pepito Gonzalez) also appeared in the series Resurrection Blvd., as well as Ponderosa, Days of Our Lives, and Bosch.

Efren Ramirez (Ruiz Gonzalez) is very well known for his role of Pedro in the movie Napoleon Dynamite, as well as the short-lived Fox animated series of the same name. His other TV roles have been in episodes of Boston Public, Scrubs, and George Lopez, among others.

Pilot Plot:

The first two episodes were available for review.

"The Engagement" (Airs January 3 at 9:30PM ET)

Bud Buckwald's daughter is getting engaged, and that wouldn't be a huge problem, until he finds out who she is engaged to: J.C., the nephew of his neighbor Ernesto. But not all hope is lost for Bud, as a recent anti-immigration law was passed that may help him deport his problems to Mexico, even if it is only an accident.

"Borderwall" (Airs January 10 at 9:30PM ET)

Drug seizure money turns into funding for a giant wall on the border between the United States and Mexico, which seems to be a great idea to Bud on the surface. But as it turns out, a wall renders Bud's job as a border patrol officer to be unnecessary. With no job, Bud has to do whatever he can to make money, even if it means making money from smuggling in some immigrants on his own.

Analysis:

Who knew that a series like this would just so happen to land on TV at the most opportune time? The series was placed into development about two years ago, and here we are in January 2016 and the issue that the series focuses has actually become one of the most talked about issues in the country today. Unfortunately, that may be part of the problem the series will face. Had the series debuted when the topical issue wasn't talked about as much, the series wouldn't have a problem. But debuting in the middle of it all makes it come off as a niche series.

That doesn't necessarily mean all hope is lost for the series. From what I saw in the first two episodes, it really is a decent show, and the premise can be modified to make it more about the personalities of the characters than being all about immigration. Many people forget that back in 2005, American Dad! (another Seth MacFarlane produced animated comedy) debuted with the deeply political premise of being about a man who absolutely loved everything about George W. Bush's efforts in fighting the war on terrorism and his family (particularly his daughter) who didn't always agree with him. But once there was no George W. Bush in the White House, the series managed to persevere by turning it into a character driven series that hardly ever gets into political issues at all anymore. And it is still popular enough that it was recently for three more seasons on TBS.

 

The humor in the series was mostly not over the top, though there were a few over the top moments. It has more of a subdued Bob's Burgers type of humor about it rather than a Family Guy type of humor, which was a little surprising since this is another Seth MacFarlane product. But it's not a bad thing. The writing for the series is, to be perfectly honest, sort of so-so... but I've always felt like animated series are often able to compensate for sub-par writing with visual effects and gags that simply aren't physically possible for a standard sitcom, and this series compensates for that rather well.

One thing that surprised me was how the series was not exactly "over the top" on stereotypes, particularly considering that some of the same people behind Family Guy were behind this series. Sure, there were some stereotypes, but there was nothing (at least as far as I could tell) that seemed to be over-the-top offensive.

Conclusion:

This isn't really a bad show at all. The only concern that I have about it is that the premise of it is sort of a niche premise. It's a very political series about immigration from Mexicans, and while that may be a big political issue today (not to mention that the idea managed to get an unexpected attention thanks to a certain presidential candidate, which happened while the series was being developed), the series will have to either evolve quickly or fade off into the sunset quickly. Fortunately, I think it does have the potential to do more of the "evolving," and I'm hopeful that it does take advantage of that opportunity. It is nice to see that Fox isn't giving up on animated comedies (particularly after the Animation Domination High-Def failure and cancellation of the other Seth MacFarlane series). In particular, I'm happy to see that they are trying more animation on Sunday nights. While the live-action sitcoms they've been airing on Sunday nights are great series (and will even continue to air with a new one tonight), the mixing of these series into the Sunday night lineup has sort of taken away some of the appeal that the lineup had when it was all animated comedies. I'm sort of hopeful that this one can work out. I think it can for now, I'm just hopeful that it finds a way to move on when the main plot becomes less topical.

Final Numbers (out of 5 stars):

Watchability: 4/5
Funniness: 3/5
Overall: 3.5/5

Discuss the show after you watch it on Sunday, January 3, 2016 at 9:30PM ET/PT on our message board.

Related Links:

Fox.com Official Site

TV.com

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Internet Movie Database

Wikipedia

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Preview:

Week 15 (Dec. 28-Jan. 3) Analysis
Last Sunday (Dec. 27)	(Week 14)		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	10,544,000	12,697,000	(2,153,000)	1.36	2.72	(1.36)	REPEAT
America's Funniest Videos	ABC	7:00PM	4,427,000		4,427,000	0.81		0.81	REPEAT
The Sound of Music	ABC	7:00PM		4,758,000	(4,758,000)		0.97	(0.97)
Miss Universe	Fox	7:00PM		5,620,000	(5,620,000)		1.59	(1.59)
The Simpsons	Fox	7:00PM			-			-
Football Night in America	NBC	7:30PM	4,420,000	2,298,000	2,122,000	1.32	0.66	0.66
The OT	Fox	7:46PM	13,087,000		13,087,000	4.31		4.31
Undercover Boss	CBS	8:00PM	7,889,000	7,511,000	378,000	1.38	1.60	(0.22)
The Muppets	ABC	8:00PM	1,876,000		1,876,000	0.44		0.44	REPEAT
Football Night in America	NBC	8:00PM	10,671,000	9,645,000	1,026,000	3.27	3.17	0.10
The Simpsons	Fox	8:00PM	4,694,000		4,694,000	1.83		1.83	REPEAT
The Muppets	ABC	8:30PM	1,274,000		1,274,000	0.34		0.34	REPEAT
Sunday Night Football	NBC	8:30PM	17,865,000	18,113,000	(248,000)	5.79	6.14	(0.35)	831-1117P
Brooklyn Nine-Nine	Fox	8:30PM	2,653,000		2,653,000	1.07		1.07	REPEAT
CSI	CBS	9:00PM	5,994,000		5,994,000	0.90		0.90	9-11P REPEAT
The Muppets	ABC	9:00PM	982,000		982,000	0.32		0.32	REPEAT
Family Guy	Fox	9:00PM	2,357,000		2,357,000	0.96		0.96	REPEAT
The Muppets	ABC	9:30PM	955,000		955,000	0.32		0.32	REPEAT
Last Man on Earth	Fox	9:30PM	1,720,000		1,720,000	0.64		0.64	REPEAT
CSI: Cyber	CBS	10:00PM		6,176,000	(6,176,000)		1.08	(1.08)
Shark Tank	ABC	10:00PM	1,924,000		1,924,000	0.49		0.49	REPEAT
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
Supergirl	CBS	8:00PM	5,196,000		5,196,000	0.86		0.86	REPEAT
The Big Bang Theory	CBS	8:00PM		8,422,000	(8,422,000)		1.67	(1.67)
Charlie Brown New Year	ABC	8:00PM	4,851,000		4,851,000	1.08		1.08	REPEAT
Great Xmas Light Fight	ABC	8:00PM		5,636,000	(5,636,000)		1.22	(1.22)
Superstore	NBC	8:00PM	3,395,000	3,631,000	(236,000)	0.85	0.78	0.07	REPEAT
Gotham	Fox	8:00PM	1,503,000	1,594,000	(91,000)	0.41	0.47	(0.06)	REPEAT
Penn & Teller	CW	8:00PM	1,849,000	1,631,000	218,000	0.52	0.53	(0.01)	REPEAT
The Big Bang Theory	CBS	8:30PM		8,514,000	(8,514,000)		1.76	(1.76)
Telenovela	NBC	8:30PM	2,344,000	2,406,000	(62,000)	0.61	0.60	0.01	REPEAT
Scorpion	CBS	9:00PM	6,448,000	4,550,000	1,898,000	0.97	0.95	0.02	REPEAT vs. Supergirl(R)
Rudolph's Shiny New Year	ABC	9:00PM	3,087,000		3,087,000	0.74		0.74	REPEAT
Superstore	NBC	9:00PM	2,622,000		2,622,000	0.77		0.77
SNL Xmas	NBC	9:00PM		4,177,000	(4,177,000)		1.26	(1.26)
Bones	Fox	9:00PM	1,935,000	1,911,000	24,000	0.46	0.43	0.03	REPEAT
Penn & Teller	CW	9:00PM	1,802,000	1,557,000	245,000	0.50	0.45	0.05	REPEAT
Telenovela	NBC	9:30PM	2,234,000		2,234,000	0.61		0.61
NCIS: LA	CBS	10:00PM	6,003,000	4,962,000	1,041,000	0.93	0.80	0.13	REPEAT vs. Scorpion(R)
Castle	ABC	10:00PM	2,870,000	4,462,000	(1,592,000)	0.51	1.06	(0.55)	REPEAT vs. Baking
Blindspot	NBC	10:00PM	1,829,000		1,829,000	0.40		0.40	REPEAT
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	10,369,000	10,801,000	(432,000)	1.23	1.17	0.06	REPEAT
Fresh off the Boat	ABC	8:00PM	3,739,000	3,367,000	372,000	0.84	0.79	0.05	REPEAT
Hollywood Game Night	NBC	8:00PM	3,441,000	3,496,000	(55,000)	0.82	0.76	0.06	REPEAT
New Girl	Fox	8:00PM	1,809,000	2,081,000	(272,000)	0.55	0.74	(0.19)	REPEAT vs. Simpsons(R)
The Flash	CW	8:00PM	1,216,000	1,378,000	(162,000)	0.35	0.37	(0.02)	REPEAT
The Muppets	ABC	8:30PM	1,940,000	2,255,000	(315,000)	0.50	0.60	(0.10)	REPEAT
Grandfathered	Fox	8:30PM	1,675,000	2,059,000	(384,000)	0.50	0.69	(0.19)	REPEAT vs. Ice Age Xmas(R)
Kennedy Center Honors	CBS	9:00PM	7,550,000		7,550,000	0.88		0.88	9-11P
NCIS: New Orleans	CBS	9:00PM		8,199,000	(8,199,000)		1.07	(1.07)
Beyond the Tank	ABC	9:00PM	2,337,000		2,337,000	0.60		0.60	REPEAT
ABC News: The Year	ABC	9:00PM		4,148,000	(4,148,000)		1.04	(1.04)
Chicago Med	NBC	9:00PM	4,586,000	3,489,000	1,097,000	0.80	0.66	0.14	REPEAT
New Girl	Fox	9:00PM	1,455,000		1,455,000	0.48		0.48	REPEAT
Taraji & Terrence Xmas	Fox	9:00PM		1,609,000	(1,609,000)		0.46	(0.46)
iZombie	CW	9:00PM	753,000	836,000	(83,000)	0.21	0.25	(0.04)	REPEAT
The Grinder	Fox	9:30PM	1,349,000		1,349,000	0.40		0.40	REPEAT
Limitless	CBS	10:00PM		4,450,000	(4,450,000)		0.66	(0.66)
Beyond the Tank	ABC	10:00PM	2,229,000		2,229,000	0.62		0.62	REPEAT
Chicago Fire	NBC	10:00PM	4,349,000	3,606,000	743,000	0.73	0.64	0.09	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
I Get That A Lot	CBS	8:00PM	4,979,000	7,384,000	(2,405,000)	1.03	1.08	(0.05)	vs. Lucy Xmas
The Middle	ABC	8:00PM	5,068,000	3,934,000	1,134,000	1.05	0.86	0.19	REPEAT
Law & Order: SVU	NBC	8:00PM	4,361,000		4,361,000	0.74		0.74	REPEAT
How Grinch Xmas	NBC	8:00PM		4,899,000	(4,899,000)		1.24	(1.24)
Empire	Fox	8:00PM	2,259,000	1,877,000	382,000	0.62	0.55	0.07	REPEAT
iHeart Radio	CW	8:00PM	911,000		911,000	0.31		0.31	8-930P
Arrow	CW	8:00PM		1,145,000	(1,145,000)		0.28	(0.28)
The Goldbergs	ABC	8:30PM	4,126,000	3,254,000	872,000	0.94	0.85	0.09	REPEAT
How Murray Xmas	NBC	8:30PM		3,539,000	(3,539,000)		0.90	(0.90)
Code Black	CBS	9:00PM	4,096,000	4,902,000	(806,000)	0.69	0.70	(0.01)	REPEAT vs. Five-0(R)
Modern Family	ABC	9:00PM	4,543,000	3,810,000	733,000	1.14	0.97	0.17	REPEAT
Law & Order: SVU	NBC	9:00PM	5,108,000	5,017,000	91,000	0.92	1.15	(0.23)	REPEAT vs. Adele(R)
Rosewood	Fox	9:00PM	2,039,000	1,810,000	229,000	0.51	0.42	0.09	REPEAT
Supernatural	CW	9:00PM		861,000	(861,000)		0.25	(0.25)
black-ish	ABC	9:30PM	3,724,000	3,225,000	499,000	0.94	0.78	0.16	REPEAT
Whose Line Is It?	CW	9:30PM	802,000		802,000	0.25		0.25	REPEAT
Criminal Minds	CBS	10:00PM	4,977,000	4,951,000	26,000	0.91	0.88	0.03	REPEAT
The Goldbergs	ABC	10:00PM	2,887,000	2,724,000	163,000	0.72	0.70	0.02	REPEAT vs. Boat(R)
black-ish	ABC	10:30PM	2,650,000	2,559,000	91,000	0.68	0.64	0.04	REPEAT
Chicago P.D.	NBC	10:00PM	4,235,000	3,531,000	704,000	0.73	0.64	0.09	REPEAT vs. Buble(R)
Thursday	(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
The Big Bang Theory	CBS	8:00PM	5,937,000	5,338,000	599,000	1.00	1.00	-	REPEAT
New Year's Rockin' Eve	ABC	8:00PM	8,207,000		8,207,000	2.30		2.30	8-10P
Charlie Brown Xmas	ABC	8:00PM		4,109,000	(4,109,000)		1.01	(1.01)
A Toast to 2015	NBC	8:00PM	4,764,000		4,764,000	1.00		1.00	8-10P
It's a Wonderful Life	NBC	8:00PM		3,805,000	(3,805,000)		0.79	(0.79)
Pitbull New Year's Eve	Fox	8:00PM	2,601,000	1,288,000	1,313,000	0.90	0.42	0.48	8-10P vs. Paley(R)
iHeart Radio Music Fest	CW	8:00PM	847,000		847,000	0.20		0.20	8-10P REPEAT
Mr. Magoo's Xmas	CW	8:00PM		905,000	(905,000)		0.24	(0.24)
The Vampire Diaries	CW	8:00PM			-			-
Life In Pieces	CBS	8:30PM	3,847,000	3,669,000	178,000	0.70	0.70	-	REPEAT
Prep & Landing 2	ABC	8:30PM			-			-
Mom	CBS	9:00PM	3,298,000	3,641,000	(343,000)	0.50	0.74	(0.24)	REPEAT
Charlie Brown 50th	ABC	9:00PM		2,784,000	(2,784,000)		0.57	(0.57)
Kelly Clarkson Xmas	NBC	9:00PM			-			-
World's Funniest	Fox	9:00PM			-			-
Whose Line Is It	CW	9:00PM		735,000	(735,000)		0.20	(0.20)
The Originals	CW	9:00PM			-			-
2 Broke Girls	CBS	9:30PM	2,847,000	3,096,000	(249,000)	0.50	0.68	(0.18)	REPEAT
Whose Line Is It	CW	9:30PM		832,000	(832,000)		0.22	(0.22)
Elementary	CBS	10:00PM	2,839,000	2,747,000	92,000	0.50	0.53	(0.03)	REPEAT
New Year's Rockin' Eve	ABC	10:00PM	13,073,000	2,288,000	10,785,000	3.90	0.50	3.40	vs. Light Fight(R)
New Year's Eve Game Night	NBC	10:00PM	3,754,000		3,754,000	1.00		1.00
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
NCIS	CBS	8:00PM	6,947,000	5,203,000	1,744,000	0.80	0.77	0.03	REPEAT vs. Andy Griffith
Last Man Standing	ABC	8:00PM	4,445,000		4,445,000	0.90		0.90	REPEAT
CMA Country Xmas	ABC	8:00PM		4,801,000	(4,801,000)		1.05	(1.05)
Caught on Camera	NBC	8:00PM	3,842,000		3,842,000	0.80		0.80	REPEAT
Truth Be Told	NBC	8:00PM		2,001,000	(2,001,000)		0.47	(0.47)
MasterChef Jr	Fox	8:00PM	2,305,000	1,747,000	558,000	0.70	0.53	0.17	REPEAT
iHeart Radio Music Fest	CW	8:00PM	960,000		960,000	0.30		0.30	8-10P REPEAT
Jingle Ball 2015	CW	8:00PM		806,000	(806,000)		0.31	(0.31)
Dr. Ken	ABC	8:30PM	3,487,000		3,487,000	0.80		0.80	REPEAT
Truth Be Told	NBC	8:30PM		1,668,000	(1,668,000)		0.41	(0.41)
Hawaii Five-0	CBS	9:00PM	5,870,000	4,123,000	1,747,000	0.80	0.53	0.27	REPEAT vs. Blue(R)
Shark Tank	ABC	9:00PM	3,836,000		3,836,000	0.90		0.90	REPEAT
Dateline	NBC	9:00PM	4,789,000	3,994,000	795,000	1.00	0.79	0.21	9-11P vs. Dolly(R)
Grimm	NBC	9:00PM			-			-
MasterChef Jr	Fox	9:00PM	2,293,000	1,318,000	975,000	0.70	0.35	0.35	REPEAT vs. American Country
Whose Line Is It...	CW	9:30PM		870,000	(870,000)		0.32	(0.32)
Blue Bloods	CBS	10:00PM	5,590,000	5,092,000	498,000	0.80	0.63	0.17	REPEAT
20/20	ABC	10:00PM	5,368,000	3,659,000	1,709,000	1.10	0.82	0.28
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	3,720,000	3,319,000	401,000	0.50	0.49	0.01	REPEAT
Galavant	ABC	8:00PM	1,600,000	3,451,000	(1,851,000)	0.30	0.65	(0.35)	REPEAT vs. AFV(R)
Dateline Mystery	NBC	8:00PM	4,900,000		4,900,000	0.90		0.90	8-10P
The Sound of Music Live	NBC	8:00PM		1,536,000	(1,536,000)		0.28	(0.28)
Gotham	Fox	8:00PM	920,000	1,466,000	(546,000)	0.30	0.31	(0.01)	REPEAT vs. Bones(R)
Crimetime Saturday	CBS	9:00PM	4,340,000		4,340,000	0.60		0.60	REPEAT
48 Hours Mystery	CBS	9:00PM		4,252,000	(4,252,000)		0.58	(0.58)	9-11P REPEAT
Galavant	ABC	9:00PM	1,490,000	3,345,000	(1,855,000)	0.40	0.67	(0.27)	REPEAT vs. AFV(R)
Rosewood	Fox	9:00PM	1,020,000	1,077,000	(57,000)	0.30	0.24	0.06	REPEAT vs. Sleepy(R)
48 Hours Mystery	CBS	10:00PM	4,100,000		4,100,000	0.70		0.70
20/20 Saturday	ABC	10:00PM	2,810,000	3,421,000	(611,000)	0.60	0.65	(0.05)
SNL(R)	NBC	10:00PM	3,120,000		3,120,000	0.80		0.80	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 15 (Dec. 28-Jan. 3) 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 Simpsons	Fox	8:00PM	Sun	4,694,000	1.83	REPEAT
Modern Family	ABC	9:00PM	Wed	4,543,000	1.14	REPEAT
Brooklyn Nine-Nine	Fox	8:30PM	Sun	2,653,000	1.07	REPEAT
The Middle	ABC	8:00PM	Wed	5,068,000	1.05	REPEAT
The Big Bang Theory	CBS	8:00PM	Thu	5,937,000	1.00	REPEAT
Family Guy	Fox	9:00PM	Sun	2,357,000	0.96	REPEAT
The Goldbergs	ABC	8:30PM	Wed	4,126,000	0.94	REPEAT
black-ish	ABC	9:30PM	Wed	3,724,000	0.94	REPEAT
Last Man Standing	ABC	8:00PM	Fri	4,445,000	0.9	REPEAT
Superstore	NBC	8:00PM	Mon	3,395,000	0.85	REPEAT
Fresh off the Boat	ABC	8:00PM	Tue	3,739,000	0.84	REPEAT
Dr. Ken	ABC	8:30PM	Fri	3,487,000	0.8	REPEAT
Superstore	NBC	9:00PM	Mon	2,622,000	0.77
The Goldbergs	ABC	10:00PM	Wed	2,887,000	0.72	REPEAT
Life In Pieces	CBS	8:30PM	Thu	3,847,000	0.70	REPEAT
black-ish	ABC	10:30PM	Wed	2,650,000	0.68	REPEAT
The Last Man on Earth	Fox	9:30PM	Sun	1,720,000	0.64	REPEAT
Telenovela	NBC	9:30PM	Mon	2,234,000	0.61
Telenovela	NBC	8:30PM	Mon	2,344,000	0.61	REPEAT
New Girl	Fox	8:00PM	Tue	1,809,000	0.55	REPEAT
Mom	CBS	9:00PM	Thu	3,298,000	0.50	REPEAT
2 Broke Girls	CBS	9:30PM	Thu	2,847,000	0.50	REPEAT
The Muppets	ABC	8:30PM	Tue	1,940,000	0.50	REPEAT
Grandfathered	Fox	8:30PM	Tue	1,675,000	0.50	REPEAT
New Girl	Fox	9:00PM	Tue	1,455,000	0.48	REPEAT
The Muppets	ABC	8:00PM	Sun	1,876,000	0.44	REPEAT
Galavant	ABC	9:00PM	Sat	1,490,000	0.4	REPEAT
The Grinder	Fox	9:30PM	Tue	1,349,000	0.40	REPEAT
The Muppets	ABC	8:30PM	Sun	1,274,000	0.34	REPEAT
The Muppets	ABC	9:00PM	Sun	982,000	0.32	REPEAT
The Muppets	ABC	9:30PM	Sun	955,000	0.32	REPEAT
Galavant	ABC	8:00PM	Sat	1,600,000	0.3	REPEAT
Undatelable	NBC	8:00PM	Fri			preempted
Bob's Burgers	Fox	7:30PM	Sun			preempted
The Simpsons	Fox	7:00PM	Sun			preempted
Truth Be Told	NBC	8:30PM	Fri			completed
Significant Mother	CW	9:30PM	Mon			completed
Mike & Molly	CBS	8:30PM	Mon
The Odd Couple	CBS	8:30PM	Thu
Angel from Hell	CBS	9:30PM	Thu
Uncle Buck	ABC	8:30PM	Fri
Bordertown	Fox	9:30PM	Sun			prem 1/3
The Guide to Surviving Life	Fox	8:30PM	Sun			prem 1/3
Galavant	ABC	8:00PM	Sun			prem 1/3

SOURCE: Nielsen Media Research