RATINGS RECAP: 10/25/16

ABC
8:00 The Middle
Viewers: 5.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
8:30 American Housewife
Viewers: 5.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
9:00 Fresh Off the Boat
Viewers: 4.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
9:30 The Real O'Neals
Viewers: 3.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
10:00 Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Viewers: 2.3 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8

CBS
8:00 NCIS
Viewers: 14.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7
9:00 Bull
Viewers: 11.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
10:00 NCIS: New Orleans
Viewers: 9.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3

NBC
8:00 The Voice
Viewers: 9.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1
9:00 This is Us
Viewers: 8.7 million, 18-49 demo: 2.4
10:00 Chicago Fire
Viewers: 6.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6

FOX
8:00 MLB World Series Game 1
Viewers: 19.4 million, 18-49 demo: 5.6

CW
8:00 The Flash
Viewers: 2.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
9:00 No Tomorrow
Viewers: 0.8 million, 18-49 demo: 0.3

Tuesday night had the start of a more intriguing than usual World Series and it delivered its best Game 1 rating since 2009. Surprisingly, it had very little impact on the rest of the networks despite FOX being unbelievably stronger than usual on Tuesdays. That just goes to show how many viewers watch something other then broadcast networks regularly. On ABC, Halloween episodes did not provide a boost to the comedies but maybe it helped them from dropping much against the World Series. At 8pm, The Middle was down three tenths in viewers and even in the demo. American Housewife built on its lead-in. It was down six tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. It did build on its lead-in for a third straight week. At 9pm, Fresh Off the Boat was down a tenth in viewers and the demo. The Real O'Neals managed to come back up slightly from last week's bad performance, rising three tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. At 10pm, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. was even in viewers and up a tenth in the demo.

On CBS, NCIS saw another series low as it fell seven tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. This actually isn't too bad because I thought it could have dropped more against the World Series. At 9pm, Bull followed suit and was also down seven tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. At 10pm, NCIS: New Orleans was up a tenth in viewers and the demo. It was actually The Voice that seemed to be hit harder by baseball than NCIS. The Voice was down 1.1 million viewers and a rough four tenths in the demo. This is Us was down too but it built on its lead-in even more impressively. It was down a million viewers and two tenths in the demo. At 10pm, Chicago Fire was down half a million viewers and even in the demo. Once again, it is really an independent performer from its lead-ins. Finally on the CW, The Flash was up a tenth in viewers and even in the demo as it was also not impacted by baseball. No Tomorrow was even with last week.

WINNER OF THE NIGHT: Chicago Fire (NBC)
LOSER OF THE NIGHT: The Voice (NBC)