Tuesday TV Ratings 9/24/24: Murder in a Small Town Has Modest Premiere, Dancing with the Stars Rises, Storm/Aces WNBA Playoffs Game Tops Cable [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: Murder in a Small Town (0.22) underwhelmed in its Fox debut, barely tying a repeat of CBS's FBI (0.22) in the Adults 18-49 demographic. On ABC, Dancing with the Stars (0.76, +0.03) climbed even higher, but High Potential (0.31, -0.04) dipped. NBC's America's Got Talent (0.44, +0.01) inched up for its season finale. The CW once more re-aired episodes of ABC sitcom The Conners (0.04/0.05/0.08/0.08). Key: (R) = repeat. (F) = finale.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	Dancing with the Stars	0.76	10	4.89	ABC
	America's Got Talent: Countdown to the Finale	0.41	5	4.36	NBC
	Murder in a Small Town (Series Premiere)	0.22	3	2.26	Fox
	FBI (R)	0.22	3	3.04	CBS
	The Conners (R)	0.04	1	0.43	CW
8:30 PM	The Conners (R)	0.05	1	0.40	CW
9 PM	America's Got Talent (F)	0.44	6	5.46	NBC
	FBI: International (R)	0.19	2	2.44	CBS
	The Conners (R)	0.08	1	0.37	CW
9:30 PM	2024 Fox Fall Preview	0.14	2	1.01	Fox
	The Conners (R)	0.08	1	0.39	CW
10 PM	High Potential	0.31	5	3.68	ABC
	FBI: Most Wanted (R)	0.16	2	2.21	CBS

Cable:

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
WNBA Playoffs: Storm v. Aces	ESPN	0.23	0.99
Gutfeld!	Fox News	0.22	2.85
WWE NXT	USA	0.19	0.62
WNBA Playoffs: Dream v. Liberty	ESPN	0.19	0.86
MLB: Orioles v. Yankees	TBS	0.09	0.47
Last Bite Hotel	Food	0.08	0.44
American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez	FX	0.07	0.21
House of Payne	BET	0.06	0.31
Assisted Living	BET	0.04	0.23