Skip to main content

RATINGS RECAP: 1/31/16

ABC
7:00 America's Funniest Home Videos (Repeat)
Viewers: 4.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
8:00 Galavant
Viewers: 2.2 million, 18-49 demo: 0.6
9:00 Marvel's Agent Carter (Repeat)
Viewers: 1.2 million, 18-49 demo: 0.3
10:00 Shark Tank (Repeat)
Viewers: 2.0 million, 18-49 demo: 0.6

CBS
7:00 60 Minutes
Viewers: 9.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1
8:00 Madam Secretary
Viewers: 10.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1
9:00 The Good Wife
Viewers: 8.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
10:00 CSI: Cyber
Viewers: 6.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0

NBC
7:00 Dateline NBC
Viewers: 5.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
8:00 American Ninja Warrior: USA vs. the World
Viewers: 4.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4

FOX
7:00 Grease: Live
Viewers: 12.2 million, 18-49 demo: 4.3

Grease was the word on Sunday night for FOX as its first foray into the live musical field was an extremely successful one. The heavily hyped Grease delivered a strong 12.2 million viewers and a 4.3 demo. It topped the numbers by NBC's The Wiz Live! and Peter Pan Live! It even came close in the demo to The Sound of Music Live! from 2013. This was a huge success story for FOX. Coupled with positive reviews, we can be sure that this will be a new tradition for FOX and this was a great time to air it, between the NFL Championship Games and the Super Bowl. Let the guessing games begin for the 2017 FOX musical!

On ABC, the season finale of Galavant was up a tenth in viewers and even in the demo. I can't imagine it'll be back for a third January run after how low it went this season. On CBS, it was an old skewing night as expected. 60 Minutes was down big from last week's football lead-in edition. Madam Secretary and The Good Wife were both down big from their last airings two weeks ago, which were boosted by a late NFL game. Still, it was impressive that Madam Secretary was able to stay over 10 million viewers. CSI: Cyber was up three tenths in viewers and even in the demo from its last airing three weeks ago. Finally on NBC, Dateline NBC was up 1.9 million viewers and four tenths in the demo while an American Ninja Warrior special did OK but nothing special.

WINNER OF THE NIGHT: Grease: Live (FOX)
LOSER OF THE NIGHT: Galavant (ABC)

Labels

Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

SEASON IN REVIEW: 2017-18 Miscellaneous Awards

As usual, I am ending the season with a few miscellaneous awards. The blog will be quiet this summer but I will continue to do the week ahead posts with broadcast TV news as it happens this summer. Then I'll be back for previews, pilot reviews, and more in the fall! BEST RETURNING COMEDY Superstore (NBC) - Superstore was awarded my "Best Returning Comedy" last year, but it only got better in season three. The funniest ensemble on TV took another step forward with some truly hilarious moments (the season premiere, the Golden Globes party, and the Christmas episode to name a few) and some major plot points moving forward. It also has the potential to be surprisingly sentimental at times. I think back to the first year of the show and how I felt like it had so many funny elements but didn't always bring it completely together. Well now it does on a weekly basis and it is one of those shows that just seems to be in the sweet spot of what will hopefully be a long run. ...
Post a Comment
Read more

EPISODE GUIDES: Happy Days Season Five (Part 1)

On Thursdays, I take a detailed and critical look at a TV show by season. Today I am looking at Season 5 (Part 1) of  Happy Days ! HAPPY DAYS: SEASON FIVE 1977-1978 27 episodes Season Five is the year where Fonzie infamously jumps the shark. It happens at the beginning of the season and while  Happy Days  does eventually decline in quality, it is not this season. In fact, this season graded out slightly higher than the previous season even though it doesn't feel as strong. I think that's because there's not a lot of outright stinkers in this season. It's a very solid season with the show continuing to hum along. There are some signs of the troubles to come but it doesn't happen on a regular basis in the fifth season. Starring Ron Howard as Richie Cunningham  (27 episodes) Henry Winkler as Arthur Fonzarelli  (27 episodes) Tom Bosley as Howard Cunningham  (27 episodes) Marion Ross as Marion Cunningham  (27 episodes) Anson Williams as Potsie Webber  ...
Post a Comment
Read more

EPISODE GUIDES: That 70s Show Season Seven

On Thursdays, I go through classic series with a critical look at each season. Today I am looking at Season Seven of  That 70s Show ! THAT 70s SHOW: SEASON SEVEN 2004-2005 25 episodes The seventh season of  That 70s Show  is the final season with Topher Grace as a series regular and also the final full season for Ashton Kutcher. Despite still having both of those cast member, the show finds itself flailing especially with Topher Grace's Eric, who is stuck in a terrible arc for most of the season. The show also brings many characters back at one point or another but everything just feels tired. This season actually graded out the worst for me. Even worse than the often maligned final season (more on that next week). Every title this season is named for a Rolling Stones song. Starring Topher Grace as Eric Forman  (25 episodes) Mila Kunis as Jackie Burkhart  (25 episodes) Ashton Kutcher as Michael Kelso  (25 episodes) Danny Masterson as Steven Hyde  (25 e...
Post a Comment
Read more