RATINGS RECAP: 3/25/14

ABC
8:00 Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Repeat)
Viewers: 2.9 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8
9:00 The Goldbergs (Repeat)
Viewers: 3.0 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9
9:30 Trophy Wife (Repeat)
Viewers: 2.3 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7
10:00 Mind Games
Viewers: 2.1 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7

CBS
8:00 NCIS
Viewers: 17.5 million, 18-49 demo: 2.5
9:00 NCIS: Los Angeles
Viewers: 15.5 million, 18-49 demo: 2.4
10:00 Person of Interest
Viewers: 12.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0

NBC
8:00 The Voice
Viewers: 12.5 million, 18-49 demo: 3.4
9:00 About a Boy
Viewers: 7.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0
9:30 Growing Up Fisher
Viewers: 6.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7
10:00 Chicago Fire (Repeat)
Viewers: 3.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0

FOX
8:00 Glee
Viewers: 2.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1
9:00 New Girl
Viewers: 2.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
9:30 Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Viewers: 2.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3

On Tuesday night, FOX was miserable as usual even with the season finale of Brooklyn Nine-Nine. At 8pm, Glee was down a tenth in viewers and even in the demo. At 9pm, New Girl was even in viewers and down a tenth in the demo for a series low. Wow, this show has fallen hard, just like it's lead-in. The season finale of Brooklyn was up a tenth in viewers and two tenths in the demo. It built on its New Girl lead-in but was still pretty bad. However, a 1.2 or 1.3 demo gets you renewed these days on FOX. On NBC, The Voice started things off down eight tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo for a season low. At 9pm, About a Boy continued to show strength as it was down just two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. How would this do without The Voice lead-in though? At 9:30pm, Growing Up Fisher was down four tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. I think both sitcoms will get renewed.

CBS saw small gains across the board. At 8pm, NCIS was up four tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo with the first part of its backdoor pilot for the New Orleans spinoff starring Scott Bakula - being planned for 2014-2015. I don't think the ratings say anything about viewers' interest in a new show because this si right where NCIS has been lately. We'll see how it does next week with part two. At 9pm, NCIS: Los Angeles was up 1.3 million viewers and a tenth in the demo. At 10pm, Person of Interest benefited from Chicago Fire being a repeat. It was up 1.3 million viewers and three tenths in the demo for its best performance since February 4. On ABC, Mind Games followed all repeats but was down just three tenths in viewers and even in the demo.

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