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RATINGS RECAP: 4/25/17

ABC
8:00 The Middle (Repeat)
Viewers: 4.0 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8
8:30 American Housewife (Repeat)
Viewers: 3.1 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8
9:00 Speechless (Repeat)
Viewers: 2.8 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8
9:30 Imaginary Mary
Viewers: 2.9 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8
10:00 Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Viewers: 2.2 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7

CBS
8:00 NCIS (Repeat)
Viewers: 7.3 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7
9:00 Bull (Repeat)
Viewers: 6.8 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8
10:00 48 Hours: NCIS
Viewers: 5.3 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7

NBC
8:00 The Voice
Viewers: 9.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8
9:00 Great News
Viewers: 5.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
9:30 Great News
Viewers: 4.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
10:00 Chicago Fire
Viewers: 6.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3

FOX
8:00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Viewers: 1.9 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7
8:30 The Mick
Viewers: 2.3 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9
9:00 Prison Break
Viewers: 2.8 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9

CW
8:00 The Flash

Viewers: 2.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
9:00 iZombie
Viewers: 1.0 million, 18-49 demo: 0.3

Tuesday night marked the last scripted series premiere before Upfronts and well it may not have lived up to its title, it wasn't horrible news for NBC. The new comedy Great News was well above recent Trial & Error episodes and even its premiere was only two tenths behind the premiere for Trial (which followed a 3.4 demo for the This is Us season finale). The 9:30pm episode dropped to a 1.0 demo, which equals the opening night demo for episode two of Trial. All in all, it might have put itself in consideration for Upfronts but we'll see how next week goes. At 10pm, Chicago Fire was up six tenths in viewers and even in the demo. CBS had a premiere of its own but the filler 48 Hours: NCIS, which followed repeats, skewed old and was mostly ignored.

On ABC, Imaginary Mary had to follow repeats and it was down three tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo while Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. was down two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. On FOX, Brooklyn Nine-Nine was even in viewers and the demo for a third straight week. At 8:30pm, The Mick had a positive performance, rising two tenths from its lead-in. It was up a tenth in viewers and the demo from its last new episode. Prison Break finally stabilized at 9pm, rising four tenths in viewers and staying even in the demo. Finally on the CW, The Flash was new for the first time in a month and was up three tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo while iZombie was up two tenths in viewers and even in the demo.

WINNER OF THE NIGHT: Great News (NBC)
LOSER OF THE NIGHT: 48 Hours: NCIS (CBS)

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