Weekly Broadcast Finals Recap: Slow Start for the CW in Week 3


Recap of scripted television programming for the week ending October 14, 2018.

Premieres:
It was premiere week for the CW, and as per usual, 'The Flash' (0.768, 2.08 million), on Tuesday, got off to the best start on the network. While down from last season's premiere (1.05, 2.84 million), this was the show's second-best performance since the Feb 6. episode which had a 0.80 rating and 2.28 million viewers (spring finale was 0.80, 2.16 million). Behind 'Flash,' the second season premiere of 'Black Lightning' (0.402, 1.16 million) began its season with series-low numbers (previous low was 0.48, 1.45 million).

On Wednesday, the new season of 'Riverdale' (0.526, 1.5 million) brought in the show's best numbers since Dec. 6, 2017 (0.538, 1.48 million), and this episode would rank as the sixth-highest-rated of last season. Behind 'Riverdale' was the series-premiere of 'All-American' (0.194, 685,000) which got off to a disastrous start. Thursday only saw the season premiere of 'Supernatural' (0.468, 1.49 million) , which tumbled from last year's premiere (0.721, 2.1 million), and was also off from its spring finale (0.511, 1.63 million).

On Friday, 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' (0.133, 401,000) bowed to an audience smaller than that of the population of Wyoming (a mere 579K), and hit its lowest numbers ever in either the demo or total viewers. The numbers were also quite off from its spring finale (0.18, 602,000). In front of 'Girlfriend,' was the second season premiere of 'Dynasty' (0.163, 647,000) which, compared to its lead-out, doesn't look as bad as it actually is. Friday's premiere was actually up from its spring finale (0.147, 557,000), but down from last year's season average (0.19, 684,000).

Finally, in the CW's new night of programming, Sunday, 'Supergirl' (0.452, 1.52 million) opened up its new season down from last fall's premiere (0.531, 1.87 million), but on par with its spring finale (0.45, 1.78 million). The reboot of 'Charmed' (0.542, 1.57 million) grew from its 'Supergirl' lead-in, signifying a promising start for the series. Of note, the original series concluded its run back in 2006 with a 2.0 A18-49 rating and 4.49 million viewers.

Items of note:
CBS's 'The Big Bang Theory' (2.30, 12.95 million) edged out 'This Is Us' (2.28, 8.91 million) to lead the week in the demo among scripted originals. ABC's 'American Music Awards' (1.82, 6.58 million) performed solidly, and though CBS's 'The Neighborhood' (1.139, 6.43 million) lost almost two tenths from last week, it's still performing well for the network. Lead-out 'Happy Together' (0.893, 4.9 million) only lost a little more than a tenth from last week.

'FBI,' on CBS, (1.01, 9.17 million) is struggling to retain its audience, losing two tenths and about 200K viewers week-to-week, while NBC's 'Manifest' (1.561, 7.47 million) also dove 0.2 in the demo. '9-1-1' (1.41, 5.93 million) and 'Empire' (1.59, 5.15 million) are both still strong performers for FOX, while 'I Feel Bad' (0.547, 2.21 million) has been the bane of NBC's Thursdays. Finally, CBS's 'SWAT,' (0.83, 5.4 million) saw nice week-to-week increases, as did NBC's 'Chicago Fire' (1.364, 8.41 million).

SHOWA
18-49
F
18-49
M
18-49
A
18-34
A
25-54
Viewers
(millions)
20/20 (ABC)0.540.70.30.30.84.274
60 Minutes (CBS)1.891.62.21.22.711.739
9-1-1 (Fox)1.411.71.10.81.95.925
A Million Little Things (ABC)0.8421.10.60.61.13.659
All American (P) (CW)0.1940.20.20.20.20.685
America’s Funniest Videos (ABC)0.891.00.80.61.35.668
American Housewife (ABC)1.0211.20.80.51.44.261
American Music Awards (ABC)1.822.31.41.42.26.577
Black Lightning (P) (CW)0.4020.40.40.30.51.161
Blindspot (P) (NBC)0.510.60.40.30.72.946
Blue Bloods (CBS)0.800.90.70.31.38.319
Bob’s Burgers (Fox)0.930.81.00.71.22.140
Bull (CBS)0.7530.90.60.31.26.520
Charmed (P) (CW)0.5420.70.40.40.61.570
Chicago Fire (NBC)1.3641.71.00.71.98.410
Chicago Med (NBC)1.2751.70.90.71.88.146
Chicago PD (NBC)1.1771.50.90.71.67.156
Child Support (ABC)0.360.50.20.20.52.033
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (P) (CW)0.1330.20.10.10.20.401
Criminal Minds (CBS)0.801.00.60.51.24.660
Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
0.981.30.60.61.37.234
Dancing with the Stars: Juniors (ABC)0.750.90.60.41.04.665
Dateline Friday (NBC)0.720.90.50.31.14.415
Dynasty (P) (CW)0.1630.20.10.20.20.647
Empire (Fox)1.592.01.21.12.05.151
Family Guy (Fox)0.870.71.00.61.01.991
FBI (CBS)1.011.20.90.61.69.172
Fresh Off The Boat (ABC)0.4610.50.40.30.72.690
God Friended Me (CBS)1.0411.11.00.61.77.907
Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)1.5382.20.81.12.06.710
Happy Together (CBS)0.8931.00.70.41.44.895
Hawaii Five-0 (CBS)0.790.90.70.31.37.683
Hell’s Kitchen (Fox)0.760.80.70.51.02.669
How to Get Away w/ Murder (ABC)0.7681.10.40.61.03.222
I Feel Bad (NBC)0.5470.70.40.30.82.211
Last Man Standing (Fox)1.371.41.30.92.06.323
Law & Order: SVU (NBC)0.8961.10.60.51.24.443
Lethal Weapon (Fox)0.680.60.70.41.02.940
MacGyver (CBS)0.760.80.70.41.26.159
Madam Secretary (CBS)0.610.70.50.31.05.483
Magnum P.I. (CBS)0.8781.00.80.41.46.084
Manifest (NBC)1.5611.91.21.02.17.469
Modern Family (ABC)1.3871.61.10.81.95.099
Mom (CBS)1.351.71.00.72.18.212
Murphy Brown (CBS)0.991.20.80.51.56.768
NCIS (CBS)1.381.61.20.72.112.363
NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS)0.9511.00.90.51.57.638
NCIS: New Orleans (CBS)0.931.10.80.51.47.907
New Amsterdam (NBC)1.3991.90.80.91.87.035
Rel (Fox)0.540.50.60.40.71.396
Riverdale (P) (CW)0.5260.70.30.50.51.504
S.W.A.T. (CBS)0.831.00.70.41.35.402
SEAL Team (CBS)0.860.90.80.41.35.461
Shark Tank (ABC)0.730.80.60.51.03.645
Single Parents (ABC)0.9781.20.80.61.33.638
Speechless (ABC)0.4490.60.30.20.62.263
Star (Fox)1.271.70.91.01.54.113
Station 19 (ABC)1.3071.80.80.91.76.542
Sunday Night Football (NBC)6.994.99.15.68.321.177
Supergirl (P) (CW)0.4520.50.40.30.61.524
Supernatural (P) (CW)0.4680.50.40.30.61.492
Superstore (NBC)0.7920.90.60.51.03.014
Survivor: David vs. Goliath (CBS)1.571.71.51.02.37.676
The Alec Baldwin Show (P) (ABC)0.340.40.30.20.52.074
The Big Bang Theory (CBS)2.302.71.91.13.512.948
The Cool Kids (Fox)1.021.10.90.61.54.770
The Flash (P) (CW)0.7680.60.90.60.92.075
The Gifted (Fox)0.660.60.70.50.82.059
The Goldbergs (ABC)1.2941.51.10.61.85.043
The Good Doctor (ABC)1.081.50.80.91.67.179
The Good Place (NBC)0.8310.90.70.61.02.711
The Neighborhood (CBS)1.1391.30.90.51.86.434
The Resident (Fox)0.961.20.80.61.34.919
The Simpsons (Fox)0.990.81.10.61.32.520
The Voice-Monday (NBC)1.922.41.41.12.89.577
The Voice-Tuesday (NBC)1.852.41.31.02.79.211
This Is Us (NBC)2.283.11.51.62.98.908
Thursday Night Football (Fox)4.773.16.33.95.514.759
Will & Grace (NBC)0.8281.10.60.41.23.399
Young Sheldon (CBS)1.822.11.51.02.811.189

Live+same day data, Nielsen Media Research. Saturday broadcast programs excluded. Columns 1 through 5 include demographic ratings with each number representing a percentage of the population. Column 6 is total viewership presented in millions. 

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