RATINGS RECAP: 11/5/14

ABC
8:00 48th Annual CMA Awards
Viewers: 16.3 million, 18-49 demo: 4.5

CBS
8:00 Survivor
Viewers: 9.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.3
9:00 Criminal Minds
Viewers: 9.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1
10:00 Stalker
Viewers: 7.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5

NBC
8:00 The Mysteries of Laura
Viewers: 7.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
9:00 Law & Order: SVU
Viewers: 7.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
10:00 Chicago PD
Viewers: 6.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4

FOX
8:00 Hell's Kitchen
Viewers: 3.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
9:00 Red Band Society
Viewers: 2.9 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9

Wednesday night had the CMA Awards dominate on ABC as they do every year. It was down just two tenths from last year's awards. CBS was solid at 8pm with Survivor up two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo, but the dramas were a problem. Criminal Minds was down seven tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo for a series low. It also hit a series low (at the time) last year against the CMA Awards, so there must be a lot of country music fans who watch Criminal Minds. At 10pm, Stalker followed suit and was down a tenth in viewers and the demo for a series low. All the 10pm CBS shows seem to be hovering around a 1.5 at this point, which is becoming a problem for them. Stalker skews a little younger than the others.

Over on NBC, The Mysteries of Laura was up four tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo from last week's series low. At 9pm, Law & Order: SVU was down two tenths in viewers and even in the demo. This show keeps chugging along in season 16. Chicago PD closed out the night down seven tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo, tying a series low. Finally, FOX had its lineup back after two weeks of the World Series. Hell's Kitchen was down a tenth in viewers and up a tenth in the demo while Red Band Society was down three tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo to tie a series low.

WINNER OF THE NIGHT: Survivor (CBS)
LOSER OF THE NIGHT: Red Band Society (FOX)