RATINGS RECAP: 11/24/14

ABC
8:00 Dancing with the Stars
Viewers: 14.9 million, 18-49 demo: 2.5
10:00 ABC News Special Report
N/A
10:15 Castle
Viewers: 9.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7

CBS
8:00 2 Broke Girls
Viewers: 6.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
8:30 The Big Bang Theory (Repeat)
Viewers: 6.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
9:00 Scorpion
Viewers: 9.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9
10:30 NCIS: Los Angeles
Viewers: 8.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5

NBC
8:00 The Voice
Viewers: 9.6 million, 18-49 demo: 2.6
10:00 State of Affairs
Viewers: 5.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5

FOX
8:00 Gotham
Viewers: 6.1 million, 18-49 demo: 2.3
9:00 Sleepy Hollow
Viewers: 4.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4

Monday night was a mess for the ratings thanks to preemptions in major markets from two NFL games as well as the breaking news from Ferguson, Missouri and the networks' coverage of it. Therefore, a lot of these ratings can be taken with a grain of salt. ABC and FOX seemed the least affected. ABC had the first part of a two night finale for Dancing with the Stars. It was up six tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo. At 10pm, Castle was up two tenths in viewers and down a tenth in the demo. FOX had the fall finale of Gotham down four tenths in viewers and even in the demo. It was the top scripted show of the night. Sleepy Hollow fell four tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo to a season low. CBS was slammed with preemptions including football and then two cuts to Ferguson coverage during Scorpion, which forced NCIS: Los Angeles to start until 10:30. While all three new shows hit or tied series lows, I'm not putting much stock into it due to the unusual circumstances. Ditto for NBC. While week two of State of Affairs looked pretty weak, it did get preempted a few minutes in for President Obama's remarks. We'll see how it does next week.

WINNER OF THE NIGHT: Gotham (FOX)
LOSER OF THE NIGHT: Sleepy Hollow (FOX)