RATINGS RECAP: 10/4/16

ABC
8:00 Dancing with the Stars Results
Viewers: 9.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4
9:00 ABC News: Vice Presidential Debate
N/A
10:36 ABC News: Debate Analysis
Viewers: 4.6 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9

CBS
8:00 NCIS
Viewers: 14.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9
9:00 CBS News: Vice Presidential Debate
N/A
10:36 CBS News: Debate Analysis
Viewers: 4.8 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9

NBC
8:00 The Voice Clip Show
Viewers: 7.9 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0
9:00 NBC News: Vice Presidential Debate
N/A
10:36 NBC News: Debate Analysis
Viewers: 7.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9

FOX
8:00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Viewers: 2.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
8:30 New Girl
Viewers: 2.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
9:00 FOX News: Vice Presidential Debate
N/A

CW
8:00 The Flash
Viewers: 3.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
9:00 No Tomorrow
Viewers: 1.5 million, 18-49 demo: 0.5

Tuesday night had the Vice Presidential Debate eating up 9-11pm on four networks but its combined ratings were the worst since 2000. Only CW aired a regular lineup with their Tuesday premiere night. At 8pm, The Flash was down just a tenth in the demo from last year's premiere but it held up extremely well throughout the season so we'll see if that happens again. It beat FOX and was a tenth behind ABC in the demo. It led into the premiere of No Tomorrow, which did not get off to a good start at a 0.5 demo. While this might be OK for the CW regularly, it was weak for a premiere where there was little entertainment competition. With four shows on the bench, No Tomorrow may only see half a season. The 8pm hour for the other networks was pretty standard. NBC had a clip show of The Voice, which did pretty well for a clip show. As usual, NBC was also on top among the broadcast networks for debate analysis. On CBS, NCIS had a down week, dropping 1.1 million viewers and two tenths in the demo, tying a series low. On ABC, the results edition of Dancing with the Stars was up a million viewers and a tenth in the demo. It will return to one night a week next week as the comedy lineup premieres next Tuesday. Finally on FOX, Brooklyn Nine-Nine was up a tenth in viewers and even in the demo while New Girl was even with last week.

WINNER OF THE NIGHT: The Flash (CW)
LOSER OF THE NIGHT: No Tomorrow (CW)