RATINGS RECAP: 11/3/15

ABC
8:00 The Muppets
Viewers: 4.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4
8:30 Fresh Off the Boat
Viewers: 4.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
9:00 Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Viewers: 3.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4
10:00 Wicked City
Viewers: 2.4 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7

CBS
8:00 NCIS
Viewers: 18.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.3
9:00 NCIS: New Orleans
Viewers: 14.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9
10:00 Limitless
Viewers: 7.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5

NBC
8:00 Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris
Viewers: 5.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4
9:00 The Voice Clip Show
Viewers: 8.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0
10:00 Chicago Fire
Viewers: 8.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8

FOX
8:00 Grandfathered
Viewers: 3.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
8:30 The Grinder
Viewers: 2.5 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8
9:00 Scream Queens
Viewers: 2.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0

On the first Tuesday after Daylight Savings, CBS seemed to take the most advantage. NCIS was dominant, rising 1.2 million viewers and two tenths in the demo for its best performance since the season premiere. At 9pm, NCIS: New Orleans took a big leap forward with The Voice being a clip show as competition. It was up 1.1 million viewers and three tenths in the demo for a season high. This might be a glimpse of what it can do in January and February without The Voice. At 10pm, Limitless was up four tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo for its best performance in a month. NBC said goodbye to Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris and it rose nine tenths in viewers and a good three tenths in the demo. I definitely think it will be back in some capacity in the future. After a clip show of The Voice, Chicago Fire was up three tenths in viewers and down a tenth in the demo. It definitely has its own audience.

On ABC, The Muppets was up three tenths in viewers and even in the demo. It was announced today that its showrunner is leaving and it will go through a sort of reboot before its final six episodes in the spring. At 8:30pm, Fresh Off the Boat was up four tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo for its best performance in a month. There's not space for it now, but I think it would have a Goldbergs-style leap if it could move to Wednesdays. At 9pm, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. was dead even with last week. It was an ugly second week for Wicked City, which has already dropped to a 0.7 demo by falling nine tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo. This show already has one foot in the coffin. FOX's lineup returned after a week off but it was still quite low. Grandfathered was down a tenth in viewers and even in the demo. The Grinder was down four tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo to a troubling 0.8 demo. Grandfathered is definitely the stronger show of the two at the moment. Finally, Scream Queens was down two tenths in viewers and even in the demo.

WINNER OF THE NIGHT: NCIS: New Orleans (CBS)
LOSER OF THE NIGHT: The Grinder (FOX)