Amidst the far more serious damage caused by last night’s East Coast storms, network TV schedules were also largely wrecked.
NBC: Fearless of bad karma, NBC aired a new episode of its blackout drama REVOLUTION last night even as millions of Americans lost their electricity, and scored a 3.1, down about 10% from its last new episode. Prior to that, THE VOICE had an enormous 5.0, which if it holds up in final numbers will be a new season high.
ABC: The only other network to air original programming on Monday also benefited from the lack of competition. DANCING WITH THE STARS has a preliminary 2.7, up half a ratings point from the prior week, and CASTLE‘s 2.7 was up a huge 0.7.
CBS: The network opted to air reruns in first two hours of the evening. Preliminary numbers have them at 1.8-2.5, but the San Francisco affiliate was airing a simulcast of the ESPN NFL feed so, particularly early in the evening, those figures may be inflated. A storm news special at 10PM had a 2.1, not dissimilar from what HAWAII 5-0 has been doing in that slot.
FOX: Because the World Series ended on Sunday, FOX was already scheduled to air a rerun X FACTOR on Monday, and only managed a 1.0.
CW: Due to the storm, the network aired reruns of 90210 and GOSSIP GIRL, with an 0.4/0.3 that weren’t all that different from the ratings those series have been getting with original episodes.
Barring storm-related preemptions, everything is new tonight. Greedy NBC is expanding The Voice to 2 hours for the evening, with GO ON and THE NEW NORMAL airing in the 10PM hour.
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