RATINGS RECAP: 10/7/14

ABC
8:00 Selfie
Viewers: 4.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
8:30 Manhattan Love Story
Viewers: 3.3 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: 5.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3

CBS
8:00 NCIS
Viewers: 17.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.6
9:00 NCIS: New Orleans
Viewers: 15.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.3
10:00 Person of Interest
Viewers: 9.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6

NBC
8:00 The Voice
Viewers: 9.1 million, 18-49 demo: 2.5
10:00 Chicago Fire
Viewers: 8.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1

FOX
8:00 Family Guy (Repeat)
Viewers: 2.0 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9
9:00 New Girl
Viewers: 2.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4
9:30 The Mindy Project
Viewers: 2.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0

Tuesday night was pretty rough for ABC. In their second week, the comedies collapsed at 8pm, as expected. Selfie was down 1.3 million viewers and four tenths in the demo while Manhattan Love Story dropped an even worse 1.4 million viewers and six tenths in the demo. This might be it for Love Story as it has almost no DVR presence and could be bringing down its lead-out. I think ABC will try to stick with Selfie a little longer, but I think Manhattan could be pulled this week or get one more week, at best. At 9pm, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. was down four tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo to a new series low. I don't typically talk about the CW, but Marvel was beaten by the stunning debut of their new superhero show, The Flash, at a 1.9 demo. It was the CW's best premiere in five years and beat the premieres of several shows on the big four. At 10pm, Forever was down three tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. It seems to be stabilizing which is good news. Even though it's pretty low, it remains a huge improvement in the timeslot.

On CBS, NCIS was down 1.5 million viewers but even in the demo, as it skewed younger this week. NCIS: New Orleans was down 1.2 million viewers but also even in the demo, as it had a strong third week. The news was not as good for Person of Interest, which was down 1.1 million viewers and two tenths in the demo for new series lows. This show is looking awfully weak this year. After a clip show of The Voice, Chicago Fire held up pretty well as it was down three tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo. Its lead-in was down nearly two demo points though, so that's a strong performance. Finally, FOX had a repeat of Family Guy replacing Utopia at 8pm and it was up ever so slightly. At 9pm, New Girl was up two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo while The Mindy Project was down two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo, tying a series low.

WINNER OF THE NIGHT: Chicago Fire (NBC)
LOSER OF THE NIGHT: Manhattan Love Story (FOX)