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RATINGS RECAP: 10/19/14

ABC
7:00 America's Funniest Home Videos
Viewers: 5.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1
8:00 Once Upon a Time
Viewers: 8.1 million, 18-49 demo: 2.7
9:00 Resurrection
Viewers: 5.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4
10:00 Revenge
Viewers: 5.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3

CBS
7:00 60 Minutes
Viewers: 11.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
8:00 Madam Secretary
Viewers: 12.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
9:00 The Good Wife
Viewers: 10.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4
10:00 CSI
Viewers: 8.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4

NBC
7:00 Football Night in America
Viewers: 6.1 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0
8:00 NFL Pregame
Viewers: 12.6 million, 18-49 demo: 4.1
8:30 Sunday Night Football
Viewers: 23.8 million, 18-49 demo: 8.2

FOX
7:00 NFL Overrun
Viewers: 27.0 million, 18-49 demo: 8.8
7:30 The OT
Viewers: 13.8 million, 18-49 demo: 5.1
8:00 The Simpsons
Viewers: 7.8 million, 18-49 demo: 3.6
8:30 Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Viewers: 5.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.5
9:00 Family Guy
Viewers: 4.7 million, 18-49 demo: 2.5
9:30 Mulaney
Viewers: 2.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0

Sunday night had a big NFL overrun for FOX, which of course helped their lineup. It also helped that The Simpsons was airing its annual "Treehouse of Horror" episode, as it was up half a million viewers and three tenths in the demo to a strong 3.6. Brooklyn Nine-Nine followed with a Halloween episode of its own and it performed admirably. It was up seven tenths in viewers and three tenths in the demo. This show really seems to be a nice fit for FOX's Sunday night lineup and that has to be a pleasant surprise. At 9pm, Family Guy was up 1.1 million viewers and six tenths in the demo from its last new episode two weeks ago (not on an NFL lead-in night). The news was pretty terrible for Mulaney though as it was up a tenth in viewers but down a tenth in the demo, despite a new lead-in this week. It retained just 40% of its Family Guy lead-in. FOX already cut Mulaney's episode order. How long until Bob's Burgers comes to 9:30pm?

On CBS, 60 Minutes started things off up 1.2 million viewers but down a tenth in the demo. At 8pm, Madam Secretary was up eight tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. The fact that this show's total viewership has stayed steady through its first six episodes, even when it doesn't have an NFL lead-in, has been remarkable. I think this show has been an over-performer and I think it'll get a full season very soon from CBS. At 9pm, The Good Wife was up half a million viewers and a tenth in the demo. The total viewership from Madam seems to be helping Wife. At 10pm, CSI was up a tenth in viewers and even in the demo. CBS is just going to have to be OK with these high viewership, low demo results on Sundays just as they are on Fridays. They are probably upscale viewers so that helps and I think CBS will be OK with this lineup.

ABC was off the map except for the 8pm hour. First up, America's Funniest Home Videos was down two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo from last week's season premiere. At 8pm, Once Upon a Time was up two tenths in viewers and even in the demo. It's still showing lots of growth year-to-year. Things are getting bad for Resurrection. It was down half a million viewers and a tenth in the demo for another series low. The signs were all there and it appears that The Walking Dead put the final nail in the coffin for this show. At 10pm, Revenge was up three tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo despite the lead-in being down. NBC had Peyton Manning's record setting night in a Broncos-49ers game. Despite a blow-out, it delivered the best numbers for Sunday night in four weeks.

WINNER OF THE NIGHT: Madam Secretary (CBS)
LOSER OF THE NIGHT: Mulaney (FOX)
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