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RATINGS RECAP: 3/1/16

ABC
8:00 The Muppets
Viewers: 2.7 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9
9:00 Marvel's Agent Carter
Viewers: 2.4 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7
10:00 ABC News: Super Tuesday Your Voice/Your Vote 2016
Viewers: 3.2 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7

CBS
8:00 NCIS
Viewers: 15.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0
9:00 NCIS: New Orleans
Viewers: 11.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
10:00 CBS News: Campaign 2016
Viewers: 4.9 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8

NBC
8:00 The Voice
Viewers: 12.3 million, 18-49 demo: 3.0
10:00 NBC News: Super Tuesday
Viewers: 5.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5

FOX
8:00 New Girl
Viewers: 2.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
8:30 Grandfathered
Viewers: 2.0 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8
9:00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Viewers: 1.9 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8
9:30 The Grinder
Viewers: 1.6 million, 18-49 demo: 0.6

Tuesday was a busy night but only for the first two hours as the networks all abandoned regular programming for Super Tuesday coverage at 10pm. NBC was on top with the second night of The Voice. It was down four tenths from Monday and significantly from last year's Tuesday premiere but Super Tuesday could have played a factor. CBS took a hit from The Voice as NCIS was down 2.1 million viewers and four tenths in the demo while NCIS: New Orleans was down nine tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo. This is a season low for NCIS, will this be the year it finally goes below a 2.0 demo? It hit the 2.0 demo four times in April and May last season and then again last night.

Over on ABC, the season finale The Muppets was up a tenth in viewers and the demo while the season finale of Marvel's Agent Carter was down a tenth in viewers and the demo. I'd be shocked if either of these shows came back next season. Finally on FOX, New Girl held up despite the competition, dropping just a tenth in viewers while being even in the demo. Grandfathered was down two tenths in viewers and even in the demo. At 9pm, Brooklyn Nine-Nine was down two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo for a new series low. Brooklyn has lost its mojo with its ratings and somewhat from a creative standpoint too. Can it have a revival like New Girl has been having this season? At 9:30pm, The Grinder was even with last week. With the 10pm news broadcasts, NBC was easily on top with the biggest lead-in and strongest news division. Of course, all the networks competed with the cable networks too.

WINNER OF THE NIGHT: New Girl (FOX)
LOSER OF THE NIGHT: Brooklyn Nine-Nine (FOX)

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