RATINGS RECAP: 10/29/14

ABC
8:00 The Middle
Viewers: 7.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8
8:30 The Goldbergs
Viewers: 6.9 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2
9:00 Modern Family
Viewers: 9.9 million, 18-49 demo: 3.5
9:30 Black-ish
Viewers: 7.7 million, 18-49 demo: 2.7
10:00 Nashville
Viewers: 5.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4

CBS
8:00 Survivor
Viewers: 9.1 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2
9:00 Criminal Minds
Viewers: 10.5 million, 18-49 demo: 2.3
10:00 Stalker
Viewers: 7.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6

NBC
8:00 The Mysteries of Laura
Viewers: 7.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
9:00 Law & Order: SVU (Repeat)
Viewers: 4.3 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8
10:00 Chicago PD (Repeat)
Viewers: 4.0 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8

FOX
8:00 MLB World Series Game 7
Viewers: 23.5 million, 18-49 demo: 6.6

A close and compelling Game 7 of the World Series gave it a huge boost over the rest of the series and helped FOX to completely dominate Wednesday night. But now the World Series is over and FOX must go back to its regular programming. It seemed like ABC would get a boost from its Halloween sitcom lineup as it has in the past, but the World Series probably prevented that. At 8pm, The Middle was down three tenths in viewers and the demo for a season low. This show seems to be under-performing so far this year. At 8:30pm, The Goldbergs was down two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. It built on The Middle by a strong four tenths in the demo, the most yet. At 9pm, Modern Family was down three tenths in viewers and up a tenth in the demo. Black-ish was down three tenths in viewers but up a strong three tenths in the demo despite the World Series competition. Finally, Nashville was up two tenths in viewers and even in the demo.

CBS had Halloween episodes of its drama but first up, Survivor was down a tenth in viewers and even in the demo. The creepy dramas gave some Halloween offerings but were down in the ratings. At 9pm, Criminal Minds was up six tenths in viewers but down two tenths in the demo. Stalker closed out the night even in viewers and down a tenth in the demo after holding at a 1.7 for three straight weeks. NBC only had The Mysteries of Laura at 8pm as the rest of the night was in repeats. It was down eight tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo for a series low. It'll be interesting to see if it can pop back up next week when it has the full lineup new again.

WINNER OF THE NIGHT: Black-ish (ABC)
LOSER OF THE NIGHT: The Middle (ABC)