RATINGS RECAP: 10/28/14

ABC
8:00 The Great Halloween Fright Fight
Viewers: 3.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1
9:00 Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Viewers: 4.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7
10:00 Forever
Viewers: 5.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1

CBS
8:00 NCIS
Viewers: 17.5 million, 18-49 demo: 2.6
9:00 NCIS: New Orleans
Viewers: 16.1 million, 18-49 demo: 2.3
10:00 Person of Interest
Viewers: 9.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7

NBC
8:00 The Voice
Viewers: 11.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.9
9:00 Marry Me
Viewers: 5.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
9:30 About a Boy
Viewers: 4.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
10:00 Chicago Fire
Viewers: 7.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7

FOX
8:00 MLB World Series Game 6
Viewers: 13.4 million, 18-49 demo: 3.5

Tuesday night had Game 6 of the World Series. It was a blowout though and World Series numbers are very disappointing, but it was still a huge improvement over FOX's regular programming. Over on NBC, The Voice started things off down six tenths in viewers and four tenths in the demo. Monday's episode was up nicely from last week while Tuesday's dropped a lot... odd. Things are getting pretty bad pretty quickly for Marry Me at 9pm. It was down half a million viewers and another three tenths in the demo. It's looking pretty weak for a post-Voice comedy and I shudder to think what would happen without the lead-in. It's looking like we're going to see something else after The Voice in the spring. At 9:30pm, About a Boy was down half a million viewers and two tenths in the demo for another series low. This show was one of the least buzzed sophomores and it's proving that now. To close out the night, Chicago Fire was down three tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo. This show has its own audience, but NBC is not doing it any favors with such weak entries in front of it.

On ABC, a new special The Great Halloween Fright Fight did not get much attention, but it was an improvement over their weak 8pm comedy hour that usually airs. At 9pm, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. was even in viewers and up a tenth in the demo. Forever closed out the night even in viewers and down a tenth in the demo. It's still an improvement on this troubled timeslot. Finally on CBS, NCIS was up four tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo. NCIS: New Orleans was even in viewers and down a tenth in the demo. After tying last week, New Orleans was three tenths behind the parent show this week in the demo. At 10pm, Person of Interest was up three tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo for its best performance in a month.

WINNER OF THE NIGHT: NCIS (CBS)
LOSER OF THE NIGHT: Marry Me (NBC)