Another bad debut for a CBS drama.
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.
CBS: With the exception of the NCIS-boosted BULL, CBS has had trouble launching this season’s dramas, and that trend continued with DOUBT, which managed just 0.8 for the hour (down to 0.7 by 10:30PM). That’s lower than last week’s season finale of the probably-canceled CODE BLACK. Earlier, HUNTED held at 1.2, and CRIMINAL MINDS gained 0.1 to 1.3.
ABC: THE GOLDBERGS held at 1.8, while SPEECHLESS lost 0.1 to 1.5. MODERN FAMILY crashed by 0.3 to 2.0, but BLACK-ISH was steady at 1.5. MATCH GAME wrapped up the night down 0.1 to 0.9.
NBC: BLINDSPOT (0.9) and SVU (1.5) each fell 0.1, while CHICAGO PD remained at 1.3.
FOX: LETHAL WEAPON grew by 0.1 to 1.4, and STAR dropped 0.1 to 1.2.
CW: ARROW (0.6) and THE 100 (0.4) stayed put.
There’s a full slate of originals from the the networks tonight.
COMPARISONS TO SIMILAR NIGHTS: Preliminary adult 18-49 ratings versus the same night last year and same night last week.
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