Even without The Voice as an excuse, most networks headed downward.
FOX: AMERICAN IDOL continued to plunge, down half a ratings point to 3.1, which happens to be just 0.1 ahead of X Factor’s average last fall.
ABC: Three of the night’s shows returned with their first fresh episodes in a month, and as is increasingly the case, the long hiatus hurt them. THE MIDDLE fell 0.3 to 1.8, MODERN FAMILY plunged 0.7 to a season low 3.2, and NASHVILLE slipped 0.1 to match its series low 1.5. Surrounded by new programming instead of reruns, the season finale of THE NEIGHBORS rose a tick to 1.5 (just slightly above its series low), and SUBURGATORY climbed 0.4 to 1.9.
NBC: Back to back season finale episodes of WHITNEY were at 1.0/1.1, at or slightly above its series low. SVU and CHICAGO FIRE were each up 0.1, to 1.7/1.8.
CBS: Only SURVIVOR was new last night, slightly above its series low with 2.4. Reruns of CRIMINAL MINDS and CSI both registered with 1.3s.
CW: ARROW hit a series low 0.8, down 0.2 from last week, while SUPERNATURAL held even with 1.0.
It’s a hodgepodge tonight facing Week 2 of the NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT on CBS. ABC and CW are all new, while NBC is in reruns except for 2 episodes of 1600 PENN, and FOX preempts GLEE for the 1-hour season finale of RAISING HOPE.
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