RATINGS RECAP: 2/17/15

ABC
8:00 Fresh Off the Boat
Viewers: 6.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9
8:30 Repeat After Me
Viewers: 4.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4
9:00 Marvel's Agent Carter
Viewers: 4.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4
10:00 Countdown to the Oscars
Viewers: 3.1 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8

CBS
8:00 NCIS
Viewers: 18.1 million, 18-49 demo: 2.6
9:00 NCIS: New Orleans
Viewers: 14.7 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0
10:00 Person of Interest
Viewers: 9.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6

NBC
8:00 Parks and Recreation
Viewers: 2.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
8:30 Parks and Recreation
Viewers: 2.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1
9:00 Marry Me
Viewers: 2.1 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8
9:30 About a Boy
Viewers: 2.4 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7
10:00 Chicago Fire
Viewers: 6.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4

FOX
8:00 Masterchef Junior
Viewers: 5.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8
9:00 New Girl
Viewers: 3.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4
9:30 The Mindy Project
Viewers: 2.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1

Tuesday night had a nice surprise for ABC with another strong week from Fresh Off the Boat. In its second week in its regular timeslot, the comedy was up a tenth in viewers and two tenths in the demo from last week's 8:00 episode. This is definitely a show that should be nurtured because ABC has something here. A cheap filler followed with the series premiere of new unscripted comedy series Repeat After Me. It did well enough for what it is. At 9pm, Marvel's Agent Carter was down a tenth in viewers and even in the demo. Over on CBS, NCIS was down seven tenths in viewers and three tenths in the demo. NCIS: New Orleans followed down 1.5 million viewers and three tenths in the demo for its worst performance since December. Person of Interest didn't take the hit the NCIS twins did. It was down just four tenths in viewers and even in the demo.

On the final Tuesday before The Voice, NBC saw a slight rebound for Parks and Recreation in the 8pm hour as each episode was up a tenth in the demo. The series finale is next week. At 9pm, Marry Me was down a tenth in viewers and even in the demo while About a Boy was down three tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo for a series low. Chicago Fire was dead even with last week, but still low. It probably won't have as bad a lead-in again this season, so that should help. Finally, FOX had a big rebound for Masterchef Junior. It was up nine tenths in viewers and four tenths in the demo to tie a series high. I'm not sure what happened last week, but this was a good bounce back. At 9pm, New Girl was up four tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo while The Mindy Project was up two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo.

WINNER OF THE NIGHT: Masterchef Junior (FOX)
LOSER OF THE NIGHT: About a Boy (NBC)

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