RATINGS RECAP: 12/8/14

ABC
8:00 The Great Christmas Light Fight
Viewers: 6.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7
10:00 Castle
Viewers: 7.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4

CBS
8:00 2 Broke Girls
Viewers: 7.7 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0
8:30 Mike & Molly
Viewers: 8.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9
9:00 Scorpion
Viewers: 10.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1
10:00 NCIS: Los Angeles
Viewers: 8.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6

NBC
8:00 The Voice
Viewers: 10.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.5
10:00 State of Affairs
Viewers: 6.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6

FOX
8:00 Gotham (Repeat)
Viewers: 2.1 million, 18-49 demo: 0.6
9:00 Sleepy Hollow (Repeat)
Viewers: 1.6 million, 18-49 demo: 0.4

Monday night had the return of Mike & Molly on CBS. First up, 2 Broke Girls was up a strong seven tenths in viewers and four tenths in the demo from its last airing. Its been a bit of a yo-yo performance for this show so far this season. At 8:30pm, Mike & Molly came back to an OK 1.9 demo. I thought it might have been better since it got a decent amount of promotion and has been airing in syndication. However, it is hard to launch a show - even a veteran one - in December. It was an improvement on The Millers, and that helped Scorpion rise seven tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo for its best performance since November 3. This is why CBS needed to stop the bleeding in the comedy hour. At 10pm, NCIS: Los Angeles closed things out down a tenth in viewers and up a tenth in the demo.

ABC had a season premiere of its own with the limited holiday run of The Great Christmas Light Fight. It premiered above anything it got during last year's run, so that's a good sign. At 10pm though, Castle was down 1.2 million viewers and a tenth in the demo. The viewer total tied a low set back in April 2009 while the demo was an outright series low. This show has been pretty weak this fall. Finally on NBC, The Voice had a pretty quiet night as it fell half a million viewers and three tenths in the demo for a Monday low. Despite the lead-in drop, State of Affairs held up pretty well. It was down seven tenths in viewers and even in the demo. I'm still not sure what NBC is going to do with their schedule in the spring, and I keep thinking they're waiting to see more from this show. But I also don't think it's any clearer after three weeks. At this point, I'm inclined to think NBC is going to keep this show where it is and go forward with the rest of their dramas elsewhere.

WINNER OF THE NIGHT: The Great Christmas Light Fight (ABC)
LOSER OF THE NIGHT: Castle (ABC)

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