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RATINGS RECAP: 10/31/13

ABC
8:00 It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
Viewers: 7.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2
9:00 Grey's Anatomy
Viewers: 8.9 million, 18-49 demo: 2.6
10:00 Scandal
Viewers: 9.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.9

CBS
8:00 The Big Bang Theory (Repeat)
Viewers: 11.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.6
8:30 The Millers
Viewers: 9.7 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1
9:00 The Crazy Ones
Viewers: 8.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9
9:30 The Big Bang Theory (Repeat)
Viewers: 8.5 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1
10:00 Elementary
Viewers: 9.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8 

NBC
8:00 SNL Halloween
Viewers: 5.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7
9:00 Sean Saves the World
Viewers: 3.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1
9:30 The Michael J. Fox Show
Viewers: 3.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1
10:00 Parenthood
Viewers: 3.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2 

FOX
8:00 The X Factor (Clip Show)
Viewers: 3.3 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8
9:00 Glee (Repeat)
Viewers: 1.9 million, 18-49 demo: 0.6
 
Thursday night was the first night of sweeps but also Halloween so that meant lower numbers for a lot of shows and some altered schedules. ABC started with the classic special It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown. It was a big improvement over Once Upon a Time in Wonderland but it usually does better when it's not airing on actual Halloween night. At 9pm, Grey's Anatomy was up two tenths in viewers but down two tenths in the demo, tying a series low. At 10pm, Scandal was up six tenths in viewers and even in the demo. I wouldn't be surprised to see it rise again next week especially after the well-received episode and Kerry Washington hosting Saturday Night Live this weekend.

CBS had repeats of The Big Bang Theory bookending the two new sitcoms and the results were not very positive. The Millers took a big fall of a million viewers and six tenths in the demo. Obviously the lead-in was much lower but this performance is confirming what most people think about this show and its stand-alone success. At 9pm, The Crazy Ones was down six tenths in viewers and four tenths in the demo. This is also a rough performance but its lead-in was The Millers, so that should be taken into account. At 10pm, Elementary was up eight tenths in viewers and even in the demo. As usual, the 10pm shows held up much better on Halloween. NBC had a SNL Halloween special that was a big improvement over recent 8pm occupants. It didn't help Sean Saves the World though, which was down three tenths in viewers and even in the demo. The Michael J. Fox Show followed and was down half a million viewers and a tenth in the demo for a series low. What a pitiful combo. At 10pm, Parenthood was down three tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. This show is just getting killed thanks to the lead-ins and the competition. FOX punted on the night with an X Factor clip show and repeat of Glee.
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