RATINGS RECAP: 10/19/15

ABC
8:00 Dancing with the Stars
Viewers: 12.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9
10:00 Castle
Viewers: 6.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1

CBS
8:00 The Big Bang Theory
Viewers: 14.7 million, 18-49 demo: 3.9
8:30 Life in Pieces
Viewers: 8.5 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1
9:00 Scorpion
Viewers: 9.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8
10:00 NCIS: Los Angeles
Viewers: 8.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3

NBC
8:00 The Voice
Viewers: 11.4 million, 18-49 demo: 3.0
10:00 Blindspot
Viewers: 7.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1

FOX
8:00 Gotham
Viewers: 4.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
9:00 Minority Report
Viewers: 1.8 million, 18-49 demo: 0.6

On Monday night, some shows had a much needed rally while others saw troubling new lows. CBS had the best news with everything even or up. At 8pm, The Big Bang Theory was down three tenths in viewers and even in the demo. The best news came at 8:30pm where Life in Pieces was up seven tenths in viewers and three tenths in the demo for its best performance since the series premiere. It will indeed survive in the move to Thursday and we'll see it again on November 5 but it went off Monday on a good note. At 9pm, Scorpion was up a tenth in viewers and the demo while NCIS: Los Angeles closed out the night up three tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo for a season high. ABC also had a nice rise from Dancing with the Stars, which was up nine tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo. It could be getting some of The Voice viewers back. At 10pm though, Castle was down a tenth in viewers and even in the demo, tying series lows. ABC should seriously put something else here starting in January.

It was not as good news for the other two networks. NBC started with The Voice down six tenths in viewers and three tenths in the demo. It looks to be starting its regular mid-cycle swoon. It certainly hurt Blindspot in the process. The new drama followed up a rise last week by falling seven tenths in viewers and a rough four tenths in the demo to a mediocre 2.1 demo. It needs to do better than this but I just don't think it has the buzz that a show like The Blacklist had in this slot. Finally, the FOX shows each took another step down. Gotham was even in viewers and down two tenths in the demo for a new series low. Minority Report is completely off the map at this point as it was down three tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. FOX said it had no plans to move the show when it cut the episode order, but come on. It's time for this to be pulled or burned off on Fridays or Saturdays.

WINNER OF THE NIGHT: Life in Pieces (CBS)
LOSER OF THE NIGHT: Minority Report (FOX)

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