FOX’s sitcoms are going in the wrong direction.
DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ratings), audience skews (women 18-49, men 18-49 and adults 50+ shares) and total viewership (thousands of people over the age of 2).
Ratings analysis and comparisons follow the chart.
FOX: With the exception of GRANDFATHERED (steady at 0.9), the whole line-up was down 0.1, and they weren’t strong to start with: 1.2 for NEW GIRL, 1.0 for BROOKLYN NINE-NINE, and a particularly lethal 0.7 for THE GRINDER.
ABC: After 0.9/0.6 sitcom reruns, AGENT CARTER held at last week’s 0.9, and WHAT WOULD YOU DO? returned at 0.7.
NBC: HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT was down 0.1 to 1.2, then CHICAGO MED (1.6) and CHICAGO FIRE (1.8) remained at last week’s numbers.
CW: THE FLASH gained 0.1 to 1.4, then a rerun of the LEGENDS OF TOMORROW pilot earned 0.6.
CBS: An all-rerun night, although it’s worth noting that even a rerun NCIS tied for the 8PM lead at 1.4. NCIS: NEW ORLEANS and LIMITLESS followed at 1.2/0.8.
NBC and ABC (except for AMERICAN CRIME) are in reruns tonight, and on FOX, HELL’S KITCHEN steps into what had briefly been SECOND CHANCE’s timeslot.
COMPARISONS TO SIMILAR NIGHTS: Preliminary adult 18-49 ratings versus the same night last year and same night last week.
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