RATINGS RECAP: 10/29/15

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ABC
8:00 It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
Viewers: 6.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7
9:00 Scandal
Viewers: 7.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.3
10:00 How to Get Away with Murder
Viewers: 6.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8

CBS
8:00 Thursday Night Kickoff
Viewers: 8.7 million, 18-49 demo: 2.4
8:30 Thursday Night Football
Viewers: 17.5 million, 18-49 demo: 6.0

NBC
8:00 Heroes: Reborn
Viewers: 4.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
9:00 The Blacklist
Viewers: 7.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
10:00 The Player
Viewers: 3.9 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7

FOX
8:00 Bones
Viewers: 6.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
9:00 Sleepy Hollow
Viewers: 4.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1

On Thursday night, ABC preempted Grey's Anatomy with It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. The classic special did well but not as well as Grey's usually does and it seemed to hurt the next two shows. Scandal was down half a million viewers and two tenths in the demo for a season low. Hard to think of a more incompatible pairing than Charlie Brown and Olivia Pope, however. It was worse for How to Get Away with Murder, which was down seven tenths in viewers and three tenths in the demo to a new series low. It's the first time it has gone below a 2.0 in the demo and this show is having a rough fall. It's one of the worst shows in year-to-year trends. The final CBS Thursday night football game delivered the best demo since October 1 despite a blowout win by New England. The regular Thursday lineup begins next week.

FOX had a crossover event between Bones and Sleepy Hollow. It helped both shows somewhat. Bones was up half a million viewers and a tenth in the demo. Sleepy Hollow had a bigger jump but was still down from the first part of the crossover, an unusual circumstance. It was up 1.7 million viewers and three tenths in the demo for a season high though. Finally on NBC, Heroes: Reborn was up two tenths in viewers but down a tenth in the demo for another series low. It hasn't taken long for this show to crash and burn. At 9pm, The Blacklist was up three tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. Once again, this show has found itself on an island on Thursday nights. At 10pm, The Player was down three tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. It has been announced that Shades of Blue starring Jennifer Lopez will take this slot in January.

WINNER OF THE NIGHT: Bones (FOX)
LOSER OF THE NIGHT: How to Get Away with Murder (ABC)

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