After 2 strong years, THE WORLD SERIES crashed to earth.
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: It was probably inevitable that the 2017 WORLD SERIES would suffer in comparison to 2016, a once-in-a-lifetime saga thanks to the Chicago Cubs breaking their curse. But the preliminary 2.9 for Game 1 isn’t just way below 2016’s early 5.4, it’s also much lower than 2015’s 4.6. (It is on par with 2014.)
NBC: THE VOICE fell 0.3 from last Tuesday to 1.9, and THIS IS US was down 0.2 to 2.7. LAW & ORDER: TRUE CRIME is currently up 0.1 to 1.1, but the show started at 10:01PM, so the number may be adjusted this afternoon.
ABC: THE MIDDLE was steady at 1.3, and FRESH OFF THE BOAT dropped 0.1 to 1.0. BLACK-ISH (1.1) and THE MAYOR (0.8) held last week’s numbers. But KEVIN (PROBABLY) SAVES THE WORLD fell 0.2 to a new low 0.6.
CBS: NCIS (1.4), BULL (1.2) and NCIS: NEW ORLEANS (1.1) were all steady.
CW: THE FLASH was 0.1 speedier to 1.0, and LEGENDS OF TOMORROW remained at 0.5.
THE WORLD SERIES continues tonight.
COMPARISONS TO SIMILAR NIGHTS: Preliminary adult 18-49 ratings versus the same night last year and same night last week.
PREVIOUS TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS)
PREVIOUS TUESDAY CABLE & BROADCAST NATIONALS
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