RATINGS RECAP: 3/3/14

ABC
8:00 The Bachelor
Viewers: 8.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.3
9:30 Mixology (Repeat)
Viewers: 3.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1
10:00 Castle
Viewers: 8.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6

CBS
8:00 How I Met Your Mother
Viewers: 9.1 million, 18-49 demo: 3.3
8:30 2 Broke Girls
Viewers: 8.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.6
9:00 Mike & Molly
Viewers: 8.9 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2
9:30 Mom
Viewers: 8.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0
10:00 Intelligence
Viewers: 5.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2

NBC
8:00 The Voice
Viewers: 15.6 million, 18-49 demo: 4.5
10:00 The Blacklist
Viewers: 11.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.7

FOX
8:00 Almost Human
Viewers: 5.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
9:00 The Following
Viewers: 5.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6

Monday night had the season finale of Almost Human start things off for FOX. It was up three tenths in viewers but down a tenth in the demo for a series low. Hitting a series low for its season finale is not good for a show on the bubble like Human. Bones returns to Monday night next week. At 9pm, The Following was up six tenths in viewers and even in the demo. On NBC, The Voice held up very well as it was down just three tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo from its premiere. The Blacklist did not hold up as well as it was down two tenths in viewers and four tenths in the demo for its worst performance airing after The Voice. I'm not sure what happened here but NBC must be hoping it doesn't have a spring swoon as they need to be able to send it on its own next year.

On CBS, How I Met Your Mother started things off down two tenths in viewers and three tenths in the demo. Despite Mother dropping, the other three sitcoms each went up. 2 Broke Girls was up four tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo, Mike & Molly was up seven tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo, and Mom was up 1.1 million viewers and a tenth in the demo. At 10pm, Intelligence was down half a million viewers and even in the demo. Finally on ABC, The Bachelor aired for an hour and a half and was even in viewers but down two tenths in the demo from last week's two hour episode. A repeat of the Mixology pilot aired at 9:30pm and it seemed to really hurt Castle which fell three tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo for a new series low.

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