RATINGS RECAP: 5/2/17

ABC
8:00 The Middle
Viewers: 5.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
8:30 American Housewife
Viewers: 4.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
9:00 Fresh Off the Boat
Viewers: 3.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
9:30 Imaginary Mary
Viewers: 2.6 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7
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
Viewers: 12.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
9:00 Bull
Viewers: 10.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
10:00 NCIS: New Orleans
Viewers: 8.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0

NBC
8:00 The Voice
Viewers: 8.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
9:00 Great News
Viewers: 3.6 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8
9:30 Great News
Viewers: 2.4 million, 18-49 demo: 0.6
10:00 Chicago Fire
Viewers: 6.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2

FOX
8:00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Viewers: 1.7 million, 18-49 demo: 0.6
8:30 The Mick
Viewers: 1.9 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7
9:00 Prison Break
Viewers: 2.4 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8

CW
8:00 The Flash
Viewers: 2.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
9:00 iZombie
Viewers: 0.9 million, 18-49 demo: 0.3

It was a rough Tuesday night for NBC. At 8pm, The Voice was down eight tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo to tie a series low set last year this same week. Then Great News completely tumbled in its second week with each episode dropping four tenths in the demo from last week. This was a show that seemed like it might make things interesting in the renewal discussion last week but now it looks like it's knocked itself out of the conversation as it has already dipped lower than any Tuesday airing of Trial & Error. At 10pm, Chicago Fire doubled its lead-in in the demo but was still down eight tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo for a series low. On CBS, NCIS was down four tenths in viewers but up two tenths in the demo for a nice rebound from its series low two weeks ago. Bull was up half a million viewers and a tenth in the demo. Despite the two lead-ins being up, NCIS: New Orleans tumbled 1.5 million viewers and a tenth in the demo.

On ABC, The Middle was down two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo for a series low. American Housewife was down a tenth in viewers and even in the demo. This is the first time it has tied its lead-in since Valentine's Day. At 9pm, Fresh Off the Boat was down four tenths in viewers and even in the demo. Despite having new lead-ins, Imaginary Mary was down three tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. Like Great News, this probably seals its fate. At 10pm, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. was even. It was series lows across the board for FOX starting with Brooklyn Nine-Nine falling two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. The season finale of The Mick was down four tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo to go out on a bad note. Due to its production schedule, it will not return until midseason. At 9pm, Prison Break was down four tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. Finally on the CW, The Flash was even. It tied or beat nine of the fifteen shows on the big four broadcast networks. iZombie was down a tenth in viewers and even in the demo at 9pm.

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