RATINGS RECAP: 3/28/17

ABC
8:00 The Middle (Repeat)
Viewers: 3.8 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8
8:30 American Housewife (Repeat)
Viewers: 3.0 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8
9:00 American Housewife (Repeat)
Viewers: 3.0 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8
9:30 Fresh Off the Boat (Repeat)
Viewers: 2.5 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7
10:00 People Icons
Viewers: 2.1 million, 18-49 demo: 0.5

CBS
8:00 NCIS
Viewers: 14.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
9:00 Bull
Viewers: 10.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
10:00 NCIS: New Orleans
Viewers: 9.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1

NBC
8:00 The Voice
Viewers: 10.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1
9:00 Trial & Error
Viewers: 4.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
9:30 Trial & Error
Viewers: 3.2 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8
10:00 Chicago Fire
Viewers: 6.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4

FOX
8:00 New Girl
Viewers: 2.2 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9
8:30 The Mick
Viewers: 2.4 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9
9:00 Bones
Viewers: 4.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0

CW
8:00 The Flash
Viewers: 2.4 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9
9:00 DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Viewers: 1.6 million, 18-49 demo: 0.5

On Tuesday night, Bones signed off of FOX after 12 years. It was up eight tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo for a small finale bounce. This is a show that hung around too long but it got a final go-round for the longtime fans. FOX doesn't need Bones anymore but they could definitely use a show that is a utility player like Bones was for so long. Earlier in the night for FOX, New Girl was up two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo while The Mick was up a tenth in viewers and the demo. It was a solid night for CBS. At 8pm, NCIS was up two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. Bull aired a new episode for the first time in nearly a month and was up half a million viewers and even in the demo for a sixth straight episode. At 10pm, NCIS: New Orleans was down eight tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo from its two hour episode that aired two weeks ago.

On NBC, The Voice was down six tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo. After an OK second week, it was not a good third week for Trial & Error. The new comedy was down two tenths in the demo for the 9pm episode and three tenths in the demo for the 9:30pm episode to a weak 0.8. I know The Voice is getting weaker each week but this needs to be doing than a 0.8 demo just half an hour after The Voice. At 10pm, Chicago Fire was down half a million viewers and a tenth in the demo to tie a series low last set in February 2015. On the CW, The Flash was down three tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo to tie a series low while DC's Legends of Tomorrow was down a tenth in viewers and the demo. Finally on ABC, the last scheduled airing of People Icons was down 1.1 million viewers and two tenths in the demo. Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. returns to this slot next week.

WINNER OF THE NIGHT: Bones (FOX)
LOSER OF THE NIGHT: Trial & Error (NBC)