Ratings Review: MIKE & MOLLY (Season Four)

MIKE & MOLLY was that player on the bench, not getting into the starting line up, then called to play when the star failed to lead the team. It is not a lead in itself, but it helped the team finish the game, with a respectable score.

The fourth year comedy did a good job of patching up the 9: p.m. slot, after 2 BROKE GIRLS was demoted down to 8:30. CBS now had three sold series from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., in a tough Monday night environment.

Like 2 BROKE GIRLS, it's DVR ratings were averaging about 2 million more viewers than the original telecast. The A18-49 ratings for the first 7 days were usually gained in the 0.8 to 1.0 range.

For the season, MIKE & MOLLY averaged 7.93 million viewers and a 2.1 rating in Adults 18-49, for the 26 airings, including 4 repeat episodes. The series will once again, sit the bench and wait for a mid-season call up. But, unlike last year, CBS looks to be in better shape for the first 5-6 weeks of the season.

MIKE & MOLLY (Mondays at 9:00 p.m., on CBS)

Date	Viewers*	A18-49	L+3	L+7
11/04/13	9.22	2.6		11.86
11/11/13	8.65	2.3
11/18/13	8.08	2.3
11/25/13	8.48	2.5		10.65 (3.3)
12/02/13	8.71	2.4		10.73 (3.2)
12/09/13	7.78	2.0
12/16/13	8.88	2.2		10.80 (3.0)
12/23/13	5.43	1.3	(R)
12/30/13	6.34	1.5	(R)
01/06/14	preempted
01/13/14	9.84	2.4		(3.3)
01/20/14	8.92	2.1		10.91
01/27/14	10.76	2.6		12.88 (3.3)
02/03/14	10.27	2.7		12.33 (3.5)
02/10/14	6.03	1.4	(R)
02/17/14	5.53	1.3	(R)
02/24/14	8.16	2.1
03/03/14	8.91	2.2
03/10/14	7.67	1.8
03/17/14	7.70	1.8
03/24/14	7.83	2.0		9.71 (2.7)
03/31/14	preempted
04/07/14	preempted
04/14/14	7.49	2.1
04/21/14	7.33	1.9
04/28/14	7.60	2.2
05/05/14	6.54	1.7
05/12/14	6.95	2.0
05/19/14	7.05	1.9

* - in millions