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RATINGS RECAP: 10/24/16

ABC
8:00 Dancing with the Stars
Viewers: 11.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
10:00 Conviction
Viewers: 4.7 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8

CBS
8:00 Kevin Can Wait
Viewers: 7.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7
8:30 Man with a Plan
Viewers: 7.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
9:00 2 Broke Girls
Viewers: 5.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4
9:30 The Odd Couple
Viewers: 4.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1
10:00 Scorpion
Viewers: 7.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2

NBC
8:00 The Voice

Viewers: 11.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.7
10:00 Timeless
Viewers: 5.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3

FOX
8:00 Gotham

Viewers: 3.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1
9:00 Lucifer
Viewers: 3.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0

CW
8:00 Supergirl

Viewers: 2.7 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8
9:00 Jane the Virgin
Viewers: 1.1 million, 18-49 demo: 0.4

Monday night had the premiere of the new CBS Monday lineup without The Big Bang Theory and the results were mixed. Probably the best news came at 8pm where Kevin Can Wait appeared capable of being a lead-off show. It was understandably down four tenths from last week when it followed Big Bang but it was the strongest performer of the night for CBS and self started for the most part. The new Man with a Plan followed and was down just slightly from its lead-in. It got an OK sampling but didn't exactly make a splash. These two sitcoms may have a rough time next week when they air on Halloween, which tends to be unkind to the 8pm hour. At 9pm, 2 Broke Girls was down a tenth in viewers and the demo, tying a series low. The Odd Couple had a really rough premiere last week but managed not to drop as it was up three tenths in viewers and even in the demo. At 10pm, Scropion fell to a new low, dropping two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo.

On NBC, The Voice was the clear leader on Monday with Big Bang gone from the night. It was down two tenths in viewers and even in the demo. After a strong week last week, Timeless had a rough one this week as it dropped four tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo despite the lead-in staying steady. A 1.3 demo really doesn't cut it and it dropped to a 1.1 in the 10:30 half hour. This has been one of the more interesting shows to watch the ratings for because it looked like it bought itself some time last week before looking like it will not last beyond its initial order again this week. On the CW, Supergirl inched down again as it was even in viewers and down a tenth in the demo while Jane the Virgin was even with last week. On ABC, Dancing with the Stars was up four tenths in viewers and even in the demo for a third consecutive week. At 10pm, Conviction had its first rise as it was up half a million viewers and a tenth in the demo. Notorious had its order cut today, can Conviction be far behind? Finally on FOX, Gotham was up two tenths in viewers and down a tenth in the demo while Lucifer was even in viewers and down a tenth in the demo.

WINNER OF THE NIGHT: Kevin Can Wait (CBS)
LOSER OF THE NIGHT: Timeless (NBC)

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