RATINGS RECAP: 2/14/17

ABC
8:00 The Middle
Viewers: 6.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
8:30 American Housewife
Viewers: 5.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
9:00 Fresh Off the Boat
Viewers: 3.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
9:30 The Real O'Neals
Viewers: 2.9 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8
10:00 Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Viewers: 2.1 million, 18-49 demo: 0.6

CBS
8:00 NCIS
Viewers: 15.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8
9:00 Bull
Viewers: 10.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
10:00 NCIS: New Orleans
Viewers: 10.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2

NBC
8:00 The Wall
Viewers: 5.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4
9:00 This is Us
Viewers: 9.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.4
10:00 Chicago Fire
Viewers: 6.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5

FOX
8:00 New Girl
Viewers: 2.1 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9
8:30 The Mick
Viewers: 2.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
9:00 Bones
Viewers: 3.0 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8

CW
8:00 Tough Mudder: The Challenge Within
Viewers: 0.7 million, 18-49 demo: 0.2
9:00 The Flash (Repeat)
Viewers: 0.7 million, 18-49 demo: 0.2

On Valentine's Day, most shows were down a little bit but they were not hit that hard probably because Valentine's Day landing midweek meant less of a damper on TV watching. CBS had the steadiest week with two shows actually rising in the demo. NCIS was down three tenths in viewers but up a tenth in the demo. Bull was down two tenths in viewers and even in the demo. A crossover with NCIS helped NCIS: New Orleans gets out of the doldrums of the last couple episodes as it was up 1.3 million viewers and two tenths in the demo. The viewer total was the best since September. On NBC, The Wall was down three tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. This is Us was dinged a bit by the holiday, dropping six tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo. At 10pm, Chicago Fire was down a tenth in viewers and even in the demo.

On ABC, The Middle was down a tenth in viewers and the demo while American Housewife was down a tenth in viewers and even in the demo. This is the first time since December 6 that Housewife has matched Middle in the demo. At 9pm, Fresh Off the Boat was noticeably down more than the other comedies and even other network shows. It dropped a tenth in viewers and two tenths in the demo for a season low. At 9:30pm, The Real O'Neals was up a tenth in viewers and down a tenth in the demo. At 10pm, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. was even in viewers and down a tenth in the demo. Finally on FOX, New Girl was down a tenth in viewers and the demo, The Mick was even, and Bones was down a tenth in viewers and up a tenth in the demo.

WINNER OF THE NIGHT: NCIS: New Orleans (CBS)
LOSER OF THE NIGHT: Fresh Off the Boat (ABC)

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