RATINGS RECAP: 4/5/16

ABC
8:00 Fresh Off the Boat
Viewers: 4.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1
8:30 The Real O'Neals
Viewers: 3.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
9:00 Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Viewers: 2.8 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9
10:00 Beyond the Tank
Viewers: 1.9 million, 18-49 demo: 0.5

CBS
8:00 NCIS
Viewers: 15.7 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0
9:00 NCIS: New Orleans
Viewers: 12.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7
10:00 Limitless
Viewers: 6.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1

NBC
8:00 The Voice Clip Show
Viewers: 6.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4
9:00 Chicago Med
Viewers: 7.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
10:00 Chicago Fire
Viewers: 7.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5

FOX
8:00 American Idol
Viewers: 6.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4
9:30 Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Viewers: 2.7 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9

On Tuesday night, FOX began its farewell to American Idol with a retrospective that did OK for what it was. It was also a big improvement on a usual FOX Tuesday. It led into Brooklyn Nine-Nine airing at a special time. It was up seven tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. On NBC, The Voice aired a clip show and it may have been dinged by Idol as it did pretty bad even by a clip show standard. The Chicago twins took a hit with the weaker lead-in. Chicago Med was down 1.5 million viewers and three tenths in the demo while Chicago Fire was down a million viewers and two tenths in the demo for a season low.

CBS had NCIS avoiding the 1s in the demo yet again though it is perilously close. It was down two tenths in viewers and even in the demo. At 9pm, NCIS: New Orleans was down 1.1 million viewers and a tenth in the demo. Limitless did not impress at 10pm as it fell half a million viewers and two tenths in the demo. On ABC, Fresh Off the Boat was down four tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo, tying a series low. The Real O'Neals managed to not dip below a 1.0 demo yet again as it was even with last week. It seems to be bolstering its renewal case. At 9pm, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. was down four tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. Finally, Beyond the Tank continued to be no improvement in the cursed 10pm slot as it was down three tenths in viewers and even in the demo.

WINNER OF THE NIGHT: The Real O'Neals (ABC)
LOSER OF THE NIGHT: Chicago Med (NBC)