Sunday, April 02, 2017
Week 28 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did
Total Viewers: #1. CBS 7.502 million (+12% from first four nights week 27); #2. NBC 6.211 million (-3%); #3. ABC 5.599 million (+1%); #4. Fox 3.578 million (-5%); #5. The CW 1.538 million (+9%).
Adults 18-49: #1. NBC 1.30/5 rating/share (-5% in rating from first four nights week 27); #2. CBS 1.25/5 (-5%); #3. ABC 1.23/5 (+4%); #4. Fox 1.05/4 (-5%); #5. The CW 0.53/2 (+13%)
We have previous week's final ratings, Week 27 (3/20/17-3/26/17, LIVE+SD). CBS won the week in A18-49 and did a 1.51 rating boosted by NCAA coverage. NBC was #2 with a 1.14 rating. ABC was #3 with a 0.92 rating, while Fox was #4 with a 0.86 rating Among total viewers, CBS was #1 with 7.425 million, with NBC #2 at 5.575 million. ABC was #3 with 4.386 million and Fox at #4 with 2.813 million.
For season to-date (9/19/16-3/30/17, LIVE+SD), NBC is 1 in A18-49 with a 1.85 rating, followed by Fox at #2 with a 1.74 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 1.48 rating and ABC at #4 with a 1.25 rating. Among total viewers it is CBS #1 at 8.169 million, followed by the dropping NBC at #2 with 7.230 million. Super Bow/World Series boosted Fox still at #3 with 5.604 million as ABC is #4 with 5.128 million.
Back to week 28 (Mar 27-Apr 2), 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 28 (Mar 27-Apr 2) Analysis | |||||||||
| Last Sunday (Mar 26) | (Week 27) | 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 | 7:35PM | 14,699,000 | 10,847,000 | 3,852,000 | 2.49 | 1.62 | 0.87 | |
| AFV | ABC | 7:00PM | 5,170,000 | 4,857,000 | 313,000 | 0.93 | 0.90 | 0.03 | REPEAT |
| Animation Domination | Fox | 7:06PM | 1,663,000 | 1,871,000 | (208,000) | 0.56 | 0.61 | (0.05) | REPEAT |
| Little Big Shots | NBC | 7:00PM | 4,159,000 | 4,759,000 | (600,000) | 0.64 | 0.65 | (0.01) | REPEAT |
| Bob's Burgers | Fox | 7:30PM | 1,826,000 | 1,932,000 | (106,000) | 0.80 | 0.83 | (0.03) | |
| NCIS: LA | CBS | 8:35PM | 11,171,000 | 9,095,000 | 2,076,000 | 1.62 | 1.12 | 0.50 | |
| Once Upon a Time | ABC | 8:00PM | 2,847,000 | 2,712,000 | 135,000 | 0.88 | 0.77 | 0.11 | |
| Little Big Shots | NBC | 8:00PM | 9,827,000 | 9,581,000 | 246,000 | 1.70 | 1.56 | 0.14 | |
| Bob's Burgers | Fox | 8:00PM | 1,901,000 | 2,402,000 | (501,000) | 0.89 | 1.00 | (0.11) | vs. Simp |
| Making History | Fox | 8:30PM | 1,543,000 | 1,587,000 | (44,000) | 0.73 | 0.71 | 0.02 | |
| Madam Secretary | CBS | 9:35PM | 8,773,000 | 7,620,000 | 1,153,000 | 1.10 | 0.78 | 0.32 | |
| Time After Time | ABC | 9:00PM | 1,869,000 | 1,789,000 | 80,000 | 0.44 | 0.44 | - | |
| Chicago Justice | NBC | 9:00PM | 5,841,000 | 5,740,000 | 101,000 | 1.01 | 1.04 | (0.03) | |
| Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,170,000 | 2,340,000 | (170,000) | 1.03 | 1.09 | (0.06) | |
| Last Man on Earth | Fox | 9:30PM | 1,967,000 | 1,970,000 | (3,000) | 0.85 | 0.79 | 0.06 | |
| Elementary | CBS | 10:35PM | 5,159,000 | 4,283,000 | 876,000 | 0.81 | 0.59 | 0.22 | |
| American Crime | ABC | 10:00PM | 1,620,000 | 1,910,000 | (290,000) | 0.32 | 0.44 | (0.12) | |
| Shades of Blue | NBC | 10:00PM | 4,356,000 | 4,088,000 | 268,000 | 0.84 | 0.75 | 0.09 | |
| Monday | 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 | 6,668,000 | 5,927,000 | 741,000 | 1.26 | 1.13 | 0.13 | REPEAT vs. Kevin |
| Dancing w/the Stars | ABC | 8:00PM | 11,114,000 | 12,809,000 | (1,695,000) | 1.68 | 2.07 | (0.39) | 8-10P |
| The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 10,557,000 | 10,740,000 | (183,000) | 2.36 | 2.42 | (0.06) | 8-10P |
| 24: Legacy | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,232,000 | 3,296,000 | (64,000) | 0.87 | 0.83 | 0.04 | |
| Supergirl | CW | 8:00PM | 2,214,000 | 2,068,000 | 146,000 | 0.68 | 0.64 | 0.04 | |
| Kevin Can Wait | CBS | 8:30PM | 5,216,000 | 5,317,000 | (101,000) | 1.11 | 1.03 | 0.08 | REPEAT vs. Man |
| Superior Donuts | CBS | 9:00PM | 5,278,000 | 5,215,000 | 63,000 | 1.09 | 1.00 | 0.09 | |
| APB | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,785,000 | 2,879,000 | (94,000) | 0.58 | 0.69 | (0.11) | |
| Jane the Virgin | CW | 9:00PM | 888,000 | 840,000 | 48,000 | 0.35 | 0.30 | 0.05 | |
| The Great Indoors | CBS | 9:30PM | 4,119,000 | 4,655,000 | (536,000) | 0.95 | 1.04 | (0.09) | vs. 2 Broke |
| Scorpion | CBS | 10:00PM | 4,366,000 | 6,463,000 | (2,097,000) | 0.77 | 1.13 | (0.36) | REPEAT |
| Quantico | ABC | 10:00PM | 3,150,000 | 3,312,000 | (162,000) | 0.73 | 0.73 | - | |
| Taken | NBC | 10:00PM | 5,039,000 | 4,721,000 | 318,000 | 1.00 | 0.95 | 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 | 14,350,000 | 9,362,000 | 4,988,000 | 1.60 | 0.90 | 0.70 | vs. REPEAT |
| The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | 3,808,000 | 4,308,000 | (500,000) | 0.85 | 0.94 | (0.09) | REPEAT |
| The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 10,222,000 | 10,837,000 | (615,000) | 2.12 | 2.26 | (0.14) | |
| New Girl | Fox | 8:00PM | 2,160,000 | 1,975,000 | 185,000 | 0.92 | 0.82 | 0.10 | |
| The Flash | CW | 8:00PM | 2,388,000 | 2,708,000 | (320,000) | 0.86 | 0.96 | (0.10) | |
| American Housewife | ABC | 8:30PM | 3,016,000 | 3,155,000 | (139,000) | 0.77 | 0.80 | (0.03) | REPEAT |
| The Mick | Fox | 8:30PM | 2,406,000 | 2,249,000 | 157,000 | 0.88 | 0.82 | 0.06 | |
| Bull | CBS | 9:00PM | 10,894,000 | 7,020,000 | 3,874,000 | 1.31 | 0.81 | 0.50 | vs. REPEAT |
| American Housewife | ABC | 9:00PM | 2,953,000 | 2,858,000 | 95,000 | 0.79 | 0.82 | (0.03) | REPEAT vs. Fresh(R) |
| Trial & Error | NBC | 9:00PM | 4,247,000 | 5,292,000 | (1,045,000) | 0.96 | 1.23 | (0.27) | |
| Bones | Fox | 9:00PM | 4,349,000 | 3,545,000 | 804,000 | 0.99 | 0.81 | 0.18 | FINALE |
| Legends of Tomorrow | CW | 9:00PM | 1,593,000 | 1,718,000 | (125,000) | 0.54 | 0.58 | (0.04) | |
| Fresh off the Boat | ABC | 9:30PM | 2,538,000 | 2,627,000 | (89,000) | 0.71 | 0.75 | (0.04) | REPEAT vs. black-ish(R) |
| Trial & Error | NBC | 9:30PM | 3,229,000 | 4,246,000 | (1,017,000) | 0.77 | 1.08 | (0.31) | |
| NCIS: NO | CBS | 10:00PM | 9,164,000 | 6,085,000 | 3,079,000 | 1.14 | 0.73 | 0.41 | vs. REPEAT |
| People Icons | ABC | 10:00PM | 2,129,000 | 3,169,000 | (1,040,000) | 0.48 | 0.72 | (0.24) | |
| Chicago Fire | NBC | 10:00PM | 6,660,000 | 7,210,000 | (550,000) | 1.40 | 1.54 | (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 | 8,260,000 | 8,101,000 | 159,000 | 1.76 | 1.73 | 0.03 | |
| The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:00PM | 6,070,000 | 4,262,000 | 1,808,000 | 1.70 | 1.04 | 0.66 | vs. REPEAT |
| Blindspot | NBC | 8:00PM | 4,324,000 | 4,256,000 | 68,000 | 0.94 | 0.87 | 0.07 | |
| Shots Fired | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,773,000 | 4,698,000 | (925,000) | 0.99 | 1.13 | (0.14) | |
| Arrow | CW | 8:00PM | 1,547,000 | 1,379,000 | 168,000 | 0.53 | 0.48 | 0.05 | |
| Imaginary Mary | ABC | 8:30PM | 5,388,000 | 3,631,000 | 1,757,000 | 1.37 | 0.96 | 0.41 | PREMIERE vs. Speech(R) |
| Criminal Minds | CBS | 9:00PM | 6,880,000 | 7,463,000 | (583,000) | 1.23 | 1.32 | (0.09) | |
| Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | 6,791,000 | 3,943,000 | 2,848,000 | 2.07 | 1.06 | 1.01 | vs. REPEAT |
| Law & Order: SVU | NBC | 9:00PM | 5,004,000 | 5,190,000 | (186,000) | 1.11 | 1.20 | (0.09) | |
| Empire | Fox | 9:00PM | 6,904,000 | 7,954,000 | (1,050,000) | 2.45 | 2.82 | (0.37) | |
| The 100 | CW | 9:00PM | 974,000 | 895,000 | 79,000 | 0.32 | 0.33 | (0.01) | |
| black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | 4,925,000 | 3,067,000 | 1,858,000 | 1.48 | 0.83 | 0.65 | vs. REPEAT |
| Criminal Minds Beyond Borders | CBS | 10:00PM | 4,963,000 | 4,779,000 | 184,000 | 0.91 | 0.83 | 0.08 | |
| Designated Survivor | ABC | 10:00PM | 5,150,000 | 5,206,000 | (56,000) | 1.06 | 1.08 | (0.02) | |
| Chicago PD | NBC | 10:00PM | 6,098,000 | 6,388,000 | (290,000) | 1.16 | 1.25 | (0.09) | |
| 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 | 12,784,000 | 12,784,000 | 2.58 | 2.58 | |||
| NCAA Basketball | CBS | 7:00PM | 7,126,000 | (7,126,000) | 1.96 | (1.96) | |||
| Grey's Anatomy | ABC | 8:00PM | 7,618,000 | 7,802,000 | (184,000) | 2.02 | 1.91 | 0.11 | |
| Superstore | NBC | 8:00PM | 2,468,000 | 4,145,000 | (1,677,000) | 0.62 | 1.13 | (0.51) | REPEAT |
| MasterChef Junior | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,581,000 | 3,806,000 | (225,000) | 1.02 | 1.08 | (0.06) | |
| Supernatural | CW | 8:00PM | 1,707,000 | 876,000 | 831,000 | 0.59 | 0.25 | 0.34 | vs. REPEAT |
| Great Indoors | CBS | 8:30PM | 6,821,000 | 6,821,000 | 1.37 | 1.37 | |||
| Powerless | NBC | 8:30PM | 1,813,000 | 2,686,000 | (873,000) | 0.54 | 0.64 | (0.10) | vs. Trial(R) |
| Mom | CBS | 9:00PM | 7,026,000 | 7,026,000 | 1.24 | 1.24 | |||
| NCAA Bridge | CBS | 9:08PM | 4,987,000 | (4,987,000) | 1.59 | (1.59) | |||
| Scandal | ABC | 9:00PM | 5,574,000 | 5,397,000 | 177,000 | 1.47 | 1.31 | 0.16 | |
| Chicago Med | NBC | 9:00PM | 6,014,000 | 4,584,000 | 1,430,000 | 0.94 | 0.81 | 0.13 | vs. REPEAT |
| Kicking & Screaming | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,717,000 | 1,962,000 | (245,000) | 0.57 | 0.62 | (0.05) | |
| Riverdale | CW | 9:00PM | 992,000 | 824,000 | 168,000 | 0.39 | 0.27 | 0.12 | vs. Supernat(R) |
| Life in Pieces | CBS | 9:30PM | 5,591,000 | 5,591,000 | 1.12 | 1.12 | |||
| NCAA Basketball | CBS | 9:27PM | 6,622,000 | (6,622,000) | 2.09 | (2.09) | |||
| The Amazing Race | CBS | 10:00PM | 4,295,000 | 4,295,000 | 0.90 | 0.90 | PREMIERE | ||
| The Catch | ABC | 10:00PM | 3,398,000 | 3,406,000 | (8,000) | 0.76 | 0.70 | 0.06 | |
| The Blacklist: Redemption | NBC | 10:00PM | 3,990,000 | 3,956,000 | 34,000 | 0.76 | 0.69 | 0.07 | |
| 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 | 6,701,000 | 6,701,000 | 0.90 | 0.90 | |||
| NCAA Basketball | CBS | 7:00PM | 6,416,000 | (6,416,000) | 1.75 | (1.75) | |||
| Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | 6,015,000 | 6,118,000 | (103,000) | 1.00 | 1.03 | (0.03) | FINALE |
| Grimm | NBC | 8:00PM | 4,305,000 | 4,140,000 | 165,000 | 0.90 | 0.82 | 0.08 | FINALE |
| Rosewood | Fox | 8:00PM | 2,514,000 | 2,007,000 | 507,000 | 0.50 | 0.46 | 0.04 | vs. REPEAT |
| The Originals | CW | 8:00PM | 1,039,000 | 991,000 | 48,000 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.01 | |
| Dr. Ken | ABC | 8:30PM | 4,104,000 | 4,145,000 | (41,000) | 0.70 | 0.79 | (0.09) | FINALE |
| Hawaii Five-0 | CBS | 9:00PM | 8,651,000 | 8,651,000 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| NCAA Bridge | CBS | 9:00PM | 6,251,000 | (6,251,000) | 1.88 | (1.88) | |||
| Shark Tank | ABC | 9:00PM | 3,514,000 | 3,586,000 | (72,000) | 0.70 | 0.73 | (0.03) | REPEAT |
| Dateline | NBC | 9:00PM | 4,785,000 | 5,539,000 | (754,000) | 0.90 | 0.98 | (0.08) | 9-11P |
| Sleepy Hollow | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,757,000 | 1,959,000 | (202,000) | 0.50 | 0.53 | (0.03) | FINALE |
| Reign | CW | 9:00PM | 725,000 | 746,000 | (21,000) | 0.20 | 0.22 | (0.02) | |
| NCAA Basketball | CBS | 9:30PM | 9,995,000 | (9,995,000) | 3.23 | (3.23) | |||
| Blue Bloods | CBS | 10:00PM | 9,492,000 | 9,492,000 | 1.10 | 1.10 | |||
| 20/20 | ABC | 10:00PM | 3,646,000 | 3,841,000 | (195,000) | 0.80 | 0.72 | 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 | ||||
| NCAA Basketball | CBS | 8:00PM | 16,560,000 | 16,560,000 | 4.80 | 4.80 | 8-11P | ||
| Ransom | CBS | 8:00PM | 2,960,000 | (2,960,000) | 0.38 | (0.38) | |||
| The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:00PM | 1,760,000 | 1,760,000 | 0.30 | 0.30 | REPEAT | ||
| ABC Movie | ABC | 8:00PM | 1,645,000 | (1,645,000) | 0.36 | (0.36) | |||
| NBA Countdown | ABC | 8:00PM | - | - | |||||
| Figure Skating | NBC | 8:00PM | 1,822,000 | 2,021,000 | (199,000) | 0.20 | 0.54 | (0.34) | 8-10P vs. Movie |
| Bones | Fox | 8:00PM | 1,120,000 | 1,176,000 | (56,000) | 0.30 | 0.30 | - | REPEAT vs. Shots(R) |
| Imaginary Mary | ABC | 8:30PM | 1,860,000 | 1,860,000 | 0.40 | 0.40 | REPEAT | ||
| NBA Saturday Prime | ABC | 8:30PM | - | - | |||||
| 48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 9:00PM | 3,537,000 | (3,537,000) | 0.49 | (0.49) | REPEAT | ||
| The Catch | ABC | 9:00PM | 1,320,000 | 1,320,000 | 0.30 | 0.30 | REPEAT | ||
| Sleepy Hollow | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,080,000 | 1,115,000 | (35,000) | 0.30 | 0.33 | (0.03) | REPEAT vs. Empire(R) |
| 48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 10:00PM | 3,995,000 | (3,995,000) | 0.61 | (0.61) | REPEAT | ||
| 20/20 Saturday | ABC | 10:00PM | 2,990,000 | 2,531,000 | 459,000 | 0.50 | 0.47 | 0.03 | REPEAT |
| SNL(R) | NBC | 10:00PM | 1,760,000 | 2,437,000 | (677,000) | 0.40 | 0.69 | (0.29) | REPEAT |
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 28 (Mar 27-Apr 2) 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 | 12,784,000 | 2.58 | |
| Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | Wed | 6,791,000 | 2.07 | |
| The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:00PM | Wed | 6,070,000 | 1.70 | |
| black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | Wed | 4,925,000 | 1.48 | |
| The Great Indoors | CBS | 8:30PM | Thu | 6,821,000 | 1.37 | |
| Imaginary Mary | ABC | 8:30PM | Wed | 5,388,000 | 1.37 | PREMIERE |
| The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 8:00PM | Mon | 6,680,000 | 1.26 | REPEAT |
| Mom | CBS | 9:00PM | Thu | 7,026,000 | 1.24 | |
| Life In Pieces | CBS | 9:30PM | Thu | 5,591,000 | 1.12 | |
| Kevin Can Wait | CBS | 8:30PM | Mon | 5,216,000 | 1.11 | REPEAT |
| Superior Donuts | CBS | 9:00PM | Mon | 5,278,000 | 1.09 | |
| Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | Sun | 2,170,000 | 1.03 | |
| Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | Fri | 6,015,000 | 1.0 | FINALE |
| Trial & Error | NBC | 9:00PM | Tue | 4,247,000 | 0.96 | |
| The Great Indoors | CBS | 9:30PM | Mon | 4,119,000 | 0.95 | |
| New Girl | Fox | 8:00PM | Tue | 2,160,000 | 0.92 | |
| Bob's Burgers | Fox | 8:00PM | Sun | 1,901,000 | 0.89 | |
| The Mick | Fox | 8:30PM | Tue | 2,406,000 | 0.88 | |
| The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | Tue | 3,808,000 | 0.85 | REPEAT |
| The Last Man on Earth | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | 1,967,000 | 0.85 | |
| Bob's Burgers | Fox | 7:30PM | Sun | 1,826,000 | 0.80 | |
| American Housewife | ABC | 9:00PM | Tue | 2,953,000 | 0.79 | REPEAT |
| Trial & Error | NBC | 9:30PM | Tue | 3,229,000 | 0.77 | |
| American Housewife | ABC | 8:30PM | Tue | 3,016,000 | 0.77 | REPEAT |
| Making History | Fox | 8:30PM | Sun | 1,543,000 | 0.73 | |
| Fresh off the Boat | ABC | 9:30PM | Tue | 2,538,000 | 0.71 | REPEAT |
| Dr. Ken | ABC | 8:30PM | Fri | 4,104,000 | 0.7 | FINALE |
| Superstore | NBC | 8:00PM | Thu | 2,468,000 | 0.62 | REPEAT |
| Animation Domination | Fox | 7:00PM | Sun | 1,663,000 | 0.56 | REPEAT |
| Powerless | NBC | 8:30PM | Thu | 1,813,000 | 0.54 | |
| Imaginary Mary | ABC | 8:30PM | Sat | 1,860,000 | 0.4 | REPEAT |
| The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:00PM | Sat | 1,760,000 | 0.3 | REPEAT |
| 2 Broke Girls | CBS | 9:30PM | Mon | preempted | ||
| Man with a Plan | CBS | 8:30PM | Mon | preempted | ||
| The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | Sun | preempted | ||
| Speechless | ABC | 8:30PM | Wed | preempted | ||
| Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | Tue | preempted | ||
| 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
Saturday, April 01, 2017
SitcomsOnline Digest: Spike TV Prepares to Rebrand as Paramount Network; Netflix Continues to Evolve
HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB
- Spike TV is rebranding as Paramount Network next year, and with it comes some new original programming, including some that was previously planned for TV Land. (Variety)
- The cast of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reunited this week and took what seemed to be a touching cast reunion photo, but that reunion was overshadowed by Janet Hubert (the original Aunt Viv, who was not part of that reunion) returning to Facebook to do what she spends plenty of time doing: to slam the cast, and to call Alfonso Ribiero a few names that we won't repeat here (but you can read them in the article). (Entertainment Weekly)
- Several popular TV series that were added to Netflix back in 2010 (when streaming TV series was relatively new) are leaving Netflix, and it looks as if this may be the true beginning of Netflix moving much more into original programming and further away from older TV series. (Vox)
- On the surface, it may seem inconsequential that the FCC has auctioned off blocks of airwaves currently used for TV broadcasting to other interests, but in reality, it means that there will be less room for broadcast diginets such as Antenna TV, This TV, or MeTV. While those three would be strong candidates for survival, there are dozens of others out there that probably will not survive, at least not as broadcast networks. (Deadline)
- The late night talk show wars have taken a surprising shift in recent months, with Stephen Colbert overtaking Jimmy Fallon in total viewers (though Fallon still holds the edge in viewers age 18-49). (Variety)
- The Mindy Project will end after the sixth season, which begins in September. (SitcomsOnline)
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- Diff'rent Strokes - The Complete Fifth Season (DVD, $19.97): The series has been stalled on DVD for years, and it seemed to be abandoned, but Shout! Factory has returned the series to DVD with this release.
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- Ronny Chieng (Young Rock/Ronny Chieng: International Student) - Ronny hosts Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
- Jane Leeves (Hot in Cleveland/Frasier/Throb) - Andy Cohen interviews Jane on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 3:30am on Bravo.
- Henry Winkler (Barry/Arrested Development/Out of Practice/Monty/Happy Days) - Henry talks about Hexed and Detective Duck: The Mystery of the Flash Flood on ABC's GMA3 at 1pm.
- Emma Roberts (Scream Queens/Unfabulous) - Emma drops by for a chat about FX's American Horror Story on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Justine Lupe (Nobody Wants This/Cristela) - Justine talks about Nobody Wants This on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- David Zayas (The Bear) and Dominic Fumusa (Nurse Jackie) - David and Dominic will be on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
- Awkwafina (Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens) - Awkwafina talks about The Unlikely Chef on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am and in the 9am hour.
- Wilmer Valderrama (That '70s Show) - Wilmer talks about NCIS on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- Timothy Simons (Nobody Wants This/HouseBroken/Veep) - Timothy can be heard on the Morning Mashup on SiriusXM.
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01/20/26 - The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Golden Age Collection (Blu-ray)
01/27/26 - The New Fred and Barney Show - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/11/26 - Tom and Jerry - The Complete CinemaScope Collection (Blu-ray)
03/24/26 - Looney Tunes Collector's Vault - Volume 2 (Blu-ray)
04/11/26 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete Fourth Season (DVD)
04/21/26 - Famous Studios Champion Collection (Blu-ray) (DVD)
05/19/26 - I Love Lucy - The Complete Series - 75th Anniversary Edition (DVD)
05/19/26 - Looney Tunes Cartoons - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (DVD)
06/16/26 - Difficult People - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
06/30/26 - Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
07/14/26 - The Office - The Complete Series - Superfan Extended Episodes (Blu-ray)
07/28/26 - The Bill Dana Show - The Complete Series (DVD)
07/28/26 - I Love Lucy - The Complete Series - 75th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray)
07/28/26 - The Paper - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
08/25/26 - Perfect Strangers - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (DVD)
09/08/26 - Looney Tunes Collector's Vault - Volume 3 (Blu-ray)
09/22/26 - Bridget Loves Bernie - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
10/20/26 - The Quick Draw McGraw Show - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
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