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RATINGS RECAP: 10/14/14

ABC
8:00 Selfie
Viewers: 3.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
8:30 Manhattan Love Story
Viewers: 2.9 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9
9:00 Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Viewers: 4.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7
10:00 Forever
Viewers: 4.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1

CBS
8:00 NCIS
Viewers: 17.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.5
9:00 NCIS: New Orleans
Viewers: 16.1 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2
10:00 Person of Interest
Viewers: 9.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5

NBC
8:00 The Voice
Viewers: 12.3 million, 18-49 demo: 3.4
9:00 Marry Me
Viewers: 7.5 million, 18-49 demo: 2.3
9:30 About a Boy
Viewers: 5.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7
10:00 Chicago Fire
Viewers: 7.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9

FOX
8:00 The Simpsons (Repeat)
Viewers: 1.9 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8
8:30 Bob's Burgers (Repeat)
Viewers: 1.4 million, 18-49 demo: 0.6
9:00 New Girl
Viewers: 2.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
9:30 The Mindy Project
Viewers: 2.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1

Tuesday night had a series premiere, but everything was pretty blah on the night as shows didn't hold up as well as they did on Monday night. At 8pm, The Voice returned to an hour and it was down 1.4 million viewers and seven tenths in the demo from its last regular Tuesday episode. It seems like it could have been a little stronger. At 9pm was the series premiere of Marry Me. It did OK, but I was expecting a stronger debut (I was also expecting The Voice to be stronger, though). It has the best chance of any NBC comedy to succeed and it shouldn't drop too far as long as it has its lead-in. If it airs without The Voice in front of it though, it might show its true colors. At 9:30pm, the season premiere of About a Boy delivered OK numbers. It was up from where it ended in the spring and it did better than previous 9:30pm occupant Growing Up Fisher. But it wasn't overly promising. At 10pm, Chicago Fire performed pretty well without its Voice lead-in. It was down 1.3 million viewers and just two tenths in the demo.

On ABC, Selfie took another drop in week three as it was down six tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo. Any small chance this show may have had after a decent week two hold is evaporated now. At 8:30pm, Manhattan Love Story was down four tenths in viewers and even in the demo. It held on better than Selfie, but these shows are both dead. The fact that Manhattan didn't drop again may buy it another week, but that's just delaying the inevitable. At 9pm, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. was dead even with last week, meaning it tied its series low. It also was tied with the second week of CW's new hit The Flash. Perhaps the worst news came at 10pm where the wheels came out under Forever. It was down six tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo. Things aren't looking as rosy for this show, which has dropped each week, but it's still a timeslot improvement over most entries last year.

On CBS, NCIS was even in viewers and down a tenth in the demo. At 9pm, NCIS: New Orleans was up seven tenths in viewers and down a tenth in the demo. This show is holding up very well, but is it a timeslot hit like NCIS: Los Angeles was for so many years? At 10pm, things are getting bleak for Person of Interest. It was up a tenth in viewers but down another tenth in the demo for a series low. It's a toss-up over what 10pm problem show CBS will deal with first. Finally on FOX, New Girl was down three tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo for a season low. The Mindy Project was even in viewers and up a tenth in the demo.

WINNER OF THE NIGHT: Chicago Fire (NBC)
LOSER OF THE NIGHT: Person of Interest (CBS)
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