RATINGS RECAP: 1/3/17

ABC
8:00 The Middle
Viewers: 6.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7
8:30 American Housewife
Viewers: 5.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
9:00 Fresh Off the Boat
Viewers: 4.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4
9:30 The Real O'Neals
Viewers: 3.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
10:00 David Blaine: Beyond Magic (Repeat)
Viewers: 2.2 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7

CBS
8:00 NCIS
Viewers: 15.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8
9:00 Bull
Viewers: 11.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
10:00 NCIS: New Orleans
Viewers: 9.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2

NBC
8:00 The Wall
Viewers: 6.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7
9:00 Chicago Fire
Viewers: 7.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
10:00 Chicago PD
Viewers: 7.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7

FOX
8:00 New Girl
Viewers: 2.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1
8:30 The Mick
Viewers: 3.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
9:00 Bones
Viewers: 3.4 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9

CW
8:00 The Flash (Repeat)
Viewers: 1.0 million, 18-49 demo: 0.3
9:00 No Tomorrow
Viewers: 0.5 million, 18-49 demo: 0.2

Tuesday night had the time period debut of The Mick and the season premiere of the final season of Bones. First up though, New Girl was up nine tenths in viewers and three tenths in the demo at its new 8pm time. The viewer total is a season high while the demo is the best since the season premiere. Then at 8:30pm, The Mick aired in its new timeslot and showed at least a little bit of life as it built on its New Girl lead-in with a decent 1.3 demo, the best demo any regularly scheduled show has gotten on FOX Tuesday this season. It was of course down big from its big post-football premiere, but this has to be at least a little encouraging for FOX. Less encouraging was the final return of Bones, which had a low 0.9 demo. The long running drama will certainly not be going out with a bang. On CBS, NCIS was up 1.1 million viewers and a tenth in the demo. Bull was down three tenths in viewers but up a tenth in the demo. This is the first time it rose in the demo. At 10pm, NCIS: New Orleans was down four tenths in viewers and even in the demo.

On NBC, The Wall moved to its new time and did pretty well with a 1.7 demo. This is a very solid performance for a Voice hiatus filler. It led into a crossover of Chicago Fire and Chicago PD. Fire aired at 9pm and did OK while PD built on that and delivered a season high on a special night. I think this crossover would have been more of a pop if the shows aired in their regular slots but it was still a solid showing. It was a pretty good night for the ABC comedies with everything rising from the last airing. The Middle was up two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo for its best performance since the season premiere. American Housewife was up three tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. At 9pm, Fresh Off the Boat was up half a million viewers and two tenths in the demo, also hitting its best number since the series premiere. At 9:30pm, The Real O'Neals was up two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. Finally on the CW, No Tomorrow was down a tenth in viewers and even in the demo.

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