RATINGS RECAP: 1/26/16

ABC
8:00 Fresh Off the Boat (Repeat)
Viewers: 3.5 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9
8:30 The Muppets (Repeat)
Viewers: 2.2 million, 18-49 demo: 0.6
9:00 Marvel's Agent Carter
Viewers: 2.9 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9
10:00 What Would You Do?
Viewers: 2.6 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7

CBS
8:00 NCIS (Repeat)
Viewers: 12.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4
9:00 NCIS: New Orleans (Repeat)
Viewers: 9.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
10:00 Limitless (Repeat)
Viewers: 4.6 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8

NBC
8:00 Hollywood Game Night
Viewers: 4.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
9:00 Chicago Med
Viewers: 7.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7
10:00 Chicago Fire
Viewers: 8.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8

FOX
8:00 New Girl
Viewers: 2.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
8:30 Grandfathered
Viewers: 2.5 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9
9:00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Viewers: 2.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
9:30 The Grinder
Viewers: 2.0 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7

On Tuesday night, it was all about NBC with CBS in repeats. At 8pm, Hollywood Game Night was down a tenth in viewers and the demo. At 9pm, Chicago Med had a great week as it was up half a million viewers and a tenth in the demo. This show really is proving to be a self-starter and it's helping Chicago Fire out a lot. Fire was up three tenths in viewers and even in the demo. These shows are not just surviving but doing quite well without The Voice. FOX mostly inched down with their comedy lineup. New Girl was down two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo and Grandfathered was dead even. Brooklyn Nine-Nine and The Grinder were both even in viewers and down a tenth in the demo. For The Grinder, that tied a series low in both categories.

Finally on ABC, Marvel's Agent Carter was down three tenths in viewers and even in the demo from last week's weak premiere. What Would You Do? returned for a short run but it was completely ignored and went lower than any airings last summer. ABC has pretty much run this filler show into the ground. It's worth noting that the repeat of Fresh Off the Boat topped all other ABC as well as all FOX shows in total viewers. Both Boat and The Muppets return next week in reversed timeslots from the fall.

WINNER OF THE NIGHT: Chicago Med (NBC)
LOSER OF THE NIGHT: What Would You Do? (ABC)

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