RATINGS RECAP: 12/6/15

ABC
7:00 America's Funniest Home Videos
Viewers: 4.4 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7
8:00 President Obama Address
N/A
8:16 Once Upon a Time
Viewers: 4.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
9:16 Blood & Oil
Viewers: 3.2 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9
10:16 Quantico
Viewers: 4.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2

CBS
7:00 60 Minutes
Viewers: 8.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1
8:00 President Obama Address
N/A
8:18 60 Minutes (continued)
Viewers: 9.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
9:00 Sinatra 100 - An All Star Grammy Concert
Viewers: 8.8 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8

NBC
7:00 Football Night in America
Viewers: 4.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
8:00 President Obama Address
N/A
8:30 Sunday Night Football
Viewers: 19.2 million, 18-49 demo: 6.7

FOX
7:00 NFL Overrun/The OT
Viewers: 20.8 million, 18-49 demo: 7.2
8:00 President Obama Address
N/A
8:16 The Simpsons
Viewers: 5.5 million, 18-49 demo: 2.3
8:46 Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Viewers: 4.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7
9:16 Family Guy
Viewers: 3.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7
9:46 The Last Man on Earth
Viewers: 3.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4

On Sunday night, an address by President Obama led to delayed starts for shows and perhaps some negative effects. On ABC, America's Funniest Home Videos started things off very weak as it fell a million viewers and three tenths in the demo. The fall final of Once Upon a Time started at 8:16pm and couldn't recover from its series low last week as it rose just two tenths in viewers and was even in the demo. Blood & Oil followed and was even with last week. The fall finale of Quantico was up three tenths in viewers and even in the demo. Both Quantico and Once will be back in March but they went out with a pretty weak end to their falls. CBS had 60 Minutes interrupted mid broadcast by the speech but it ended a little stronger than it started. At 9pm was a tribute to Frank Sinatra's 100th birthday. As expected, it skewed very old with a decent 8.8 million viewers but a minuscule 0.8 demo.

The FOX lineup also started 15 minutes late and maybe didn't get the full benefit of the NFL lead-in, but the night was pretty comparable to the last NFL lead-in night two weeks ago. The Simpsons was down a tenth in viewers and even in the demo. Brooklyn Nine-Nine was up a tenth in viewers and even in the demo. Family Guy was up two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo while The Last Man on Earth was up three tenths in viewers and even in the demo. For Last Man, this was a season high in total viewers. Finally, the Steelers' blowout of the Colts was down big from last week's Patriots-Broncos instant classic.

WINNER OF THE NIGHT: The Simpsons (FOX)
LOSER OF THE NIGHT: Once Upon a Time (ABC)

Comments

EPISODE GUIDES: Rhoda Season Five

On Thursdays, I go through classic series with a critical look at each season. Today I am looking at Season Five (the final season) of Rhoda ! RHODA: SEASON FIVE 1978 13 episodes Rhoda' s final season was a truncated one as the show was cancelled in December 1978 after only 13 episodes had been produced (and only nine had aired). This feels like a continuation from season four in many ways except with the ill-advised split between Ida and Martin (more on that below). While Rhoda has an occasional good moment and even a couple decent episodes, it is a show that seems so wildly different from season one and not in a good way. Rhoda could never figure out what it fully wanted to be and only made it four and a half seasons as a result. Starring Valerie Harper as Rhoda Morgenstern (13 episodes) Julie Kavner as Brenda Morgenstern (13 episodes) Ray Buktenica as Benny Goodwin (11 episodes) Kenneth McMillan as Jack Doyle (9 episodes) Nancy Wa...

SCHEDULES OF THE PAST: 1995-1996 Thursdays

On Tuesdays, I take a look at schedules from yesteryear. Here's a look at Thursdays in the 1995-96 season! ABC 8:00 8:30 9:00 10:00 Sep Charlie Grace The Monroes Various Programs Oct Murder One Nov Various Programs Dec Various Programs Thursday Night Movie Jan Feb World’s Funniest Videos Before They Were Stars! Mar Apr May NBC was the powerhouse on Thursday nights but ABC still gave it the old college try in the Fall of 1995 with a trio of new dramas that they hoped would help them cut into the Peacock's dominance. Headlining their night was Murder One , a high profile new show from Steven Bochco that received much of the network's attention before the season started. The series focused on one murder case for an entire season, whi...

DECADE IN REVIEW: The Best Comedies of the 2010s

During the month of December, I will be looking back at the decade that was the 2010s on TV. I will be sharing my favorite sitcoms, dramas, the best episodes, the best performances and the worst shows of the decade. To be eligible for this list, a show had to air the majority of its episodes in the 2010s. However, for the rankings and determination, all episodes were taken into account, including ones that may have aired before 2010. I will also preface that there are comedies that have aired this decade that I haven't watched yet so this is the best of what I have watched. To be fair, that preface is more true for dramas. There's not a ton of unwatched comedies sitting in my Netflix or Amazon watchlist. So here are my Top 10 comedies of the 2010s! Close Calls: Master of None (Netflix) - An inconsistent but occasionally fascinating commentary on many life issues done so with innovative storytelling. The Good Place (NBC) - A show that aims high with a fascinating premis...

Benjamonster's TV

Search This Blog