RATINGS RECAP: 3/21/16

ABC
8:00 Dancing with the Stars
Viewers: 12.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8
10:00 Castle
Viewers: 6.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1

CBS
8:00 Supergirl
Viewers: 6.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
9:00 Scorpion
Viewers: 8.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
10:00 NCIS: Los Angeles
Viewers: 8.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3

NBC
8:00 The Voice
Viewers: 11.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.8
10:00 Blindspot
Viewers: 5.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5

FOX
8:00 Gotham
Viewers: 3.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
9:00 Lucifer
Viewers: 3.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2

On Monday night, Dancing with the Stars returned to the lineup for ABC and, as expected, it skewed older than The Bachelor with a much higher total viewer count and much lower demo result. It came in below its fall premiere but in line with much of its fall performance. At 10pm, Castle was up eight tenths in viewers and even in the demo. The chief rival to Dancing, The Voice, was down 1.3 million viewers and two tenths in the demo. Not surprisingly, it took a bigger hit in total viewers. It led into Blindspot, which was down four tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo for another series low. It has dropped a tenth in the demo every week since it came back from its hiatus... and the number it came back after the hiatus was disappointing! This show looks to be flaming out quickly.

On CBS, Supergirl was down half a million viewers and even in the demo while Scorpion inched down three tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo, tying a series low. At 10pm, NCIS: Los Angeles was dead even with last week. This show has looked better as the season has gone on. Finally, FOX was pretty steady with last week. Gotham and Lucifer were both down a tenth in viewers and even in the demo. They have proven to be pretty good companions and I think a renewal for Lucifer is imminent because it managed to hold on well with both The X-Files and Gotham as lead-ins.

WINNER OF THE NIGHT: Lucifer (FOX)
LOSER OF THE NIGHT: Blindspot (NBC)