RATINGS RECAP: 10/28/15

ABC
8:00 The Middle
Viewers: 7.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0
8:30 The Goldbergs
Viewers: 6.9 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2
9:00 Modern Family (Repeat)
Viewers: 6.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9
9:30 Black-ish
Viewers: 6.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9
10:00 Nashville
Viewers: 4.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1

CBS
8:00 Survivor
Viewers: 8.5 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1
9:00 Criminal Minds
Viewers: 7.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
10:00 Code Black
Viewers: 6.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1

NBC
8:00 The Mysteries of Laura
Viewers: 6.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
9:00 Chicago PD
Viewers: 6.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5

FOX
8:00 MLB World Series Game 2
Viewers: 13.7 million, 18-49 demo: 3.9

On Wednesday night, a lopsided World Series game and the third Republican Presidential Debate didn't have much of an effect on the rest of the broadcast networks. The World Series was way down from Game 1 while the Debate set a ratings record for CNBC but was well below the last two Republican debates. ABC had Halloween episodes for its comedies and all three with new episodes were up. The Middle was up three tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo and The Goldbergs was up four tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. After a Modern Family repeat, Black-ish was up four tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. This is an encouraging sign that Modern Family doesn't really have a major impact on Black-ish. At 10pm, Nashville was down three tenths in viewers and even in the demo. The viewer total was a series low.

On CBS, all three shows hit series lows in total viewers. Survivor was down six tenths in viewers but even in the demo. Criminal Minds was down nine tenths in viewers and even in the demo. Finally, Code Black was down 1.1 million viewers and a tenth in the demo. This night is in need of a shakeup and I think the answer is to move Criminal Minds to 10pm and launch a new drama at 9pm (either the spin-off or perhaps Rush Hour). On NBC, The Mysteries of Laura was down four tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. Two episodes of Chicago PD were down a tenth in viewers and up a tenth in the demo from last week's 10pm episode. The best news here is it didn't need Law & Order: SVU to post its usual numbers. It's an adequate performer on its own merits.

WINNER OF THE NIGHT: Black-ish (ABC)
LOSER OF THE NIGHT: Code Black (CBS)