RATINGS RECAP: 11/7/16

ABC
8:00 Dancing with the Stars
Viewers: 10.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
10:00 Conviction
Viewers: 3.6 million, 18-49 demo: 0.6

CBS
8:00 Kevin Can Wait
Viewers: 7.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7
8:30 Man with a Plan
Viewers: 6.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4
9:00 2 Broke Girls
Viewers: 5.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4
9:30 The Odd Couple
Viewers: 5.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
10:00 Scorpion
Viewers: 6.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1

NBC
8:00 The Voice
Viewers: 10.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.3
10:00 SNL 2016 Election Special
Viewers: 8.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1

FOX
8:00 Gotham
Viewers: 3.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
9:00 Lucifer
Viewers: 3.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0

CW
8:00 Supergirl
Viewers: 2.5 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7
9:00 Jane the Virgin
Viewers: 1.1 million, 18-49 demo: 0.4

On Monday night, the end of Daylight Savings and it not being Halloween helped a lot of shows to rise from last week. Most dramatic was Kevin Can Wait on CBS, which surged a million viewers and four tenths in the demo. It may have benefited from guest star Adam Sandler but it also was probably the hardest hit by Halloween. At 8:30pm, Man with a Plan was up three tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. It did rise but it didn't look like as much of a perfect match with Kevin, which was up much more. At 9pm, 2 Broke Girls was up four tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo while The Odd Couple was up seven tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. At 10pm, Scorpion was up four tenths in viewers and even in the demo. On FOX, Gotham was up three tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo for a nice rebound while Lucifer was up a tenth in viewers and the demo.

NBC had a rebound of its own as The Voice was up half a million viewers and three tenths in the demo. Timeless was preempted for an SNL Election Special that, despite being a clip show, tapped into the timeliness of its airing time and delivered the best number for the hour since The Good Place's preview series premiere on the opening night of the season. On ABC, Dancing with the Stars was up four tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. Conviction was down 1.1 million viewers and a tenth in the demo to a new series low at a horrible 0.6. ABC announced that they won't order more episodes of Conviction. It's not an official cancellation but it's an unofficial one. This was supposed to be a procedural for them and procedurals are all about getting lots of episodes. This one is done. Finally on the CW, Supergirl was up three tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo while Jane the Virgin was up a tenth in viewers and even in the demo.

WINNER OF THE NIGHT: Kevin Can Wait (CBS)
LOSER OF THE NIGHT: Conviction (ABC)

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