The November Network, Primetime, Half-Hour, Live-Action Sitcom Rankings

 

Here are the November sitcom rankings. This goes through all episodes that have aired to date. Ratings and viewership numbers are considered, but it is mostly opinion based. Parks and Recreation continues to be based solely on the first two seasons.

 

Rank	Prev.	Show	Network	% of Next Seas.
1	4	The Big Bang Theory	CBS	100
2	2	Modern Family	ABC	100
3	7	Community	NBC	66
4	6	How I Met Your Mot…	CBS	95
5	5	Two and a Half Men	CBS	100
6	1	30 Rock	NBC	100
7	3	Better with You	ABC	85
8	9	Cougar Town	ABC	75
9	10	Parks and Recreation	NBC	75
10	8	The Office	NBC	95
11	12	Outsourced	NBC	20
12	13	Raising Hope	Fox	50
13	16	Mike and Molly	CBS	50
14	11	Running Wilde	Fox	5
15	14	The Middle	ABC	20
16	15	Rules of Engagement	CBS	15
17	17	$#*! My Dad Says	CBS	20

 

 

Some quick thoughts:

-Big Bang Theory wasn't particularly unbelievable this month, although I do like how they've integrated Amy and Bernadette into the regular 5-person cast- especially with Kaley Cuoco missing a couple episodes with a broken leg, this was necessary. But it moved up to the #1 spot mostly based on its strong history, top notch ratings, and a weak month by sitcoms overall.

-Community had an extraordinary month, perhaps the best run of episodes for any show this season- from Zombies to Missing Pens to Conspiracy Theories. They've finally found a way to use Chevy Chase without overusing him. And they've been given a full season with extra episodes, and appear safe now that NBC is transfering to 3 hour sitcom Thursdays. Still, the ratings are remarkably low, and this will always be an issue for this show.

-Better With You has shown its first weak spots, but is still strong, and clearly the strongest first year show...All first years seem safe for the season, except Running Wilde, which depending on who you ask is on hiatus or cancelled, but almost certainly won't be back in 2011...Parks and Rec had a good month solely because they have a startup date- see you January 20, with newbie Perfect Couples...Who watches The Middle?