Tuesday TV Ratings 10/8/24: Accused Returns to Series Low, The Irrational Solid in Premiere, High Potential Rises [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: It was another rough night for Fox as crime drama Accused (0.16) began its second season with a new series low. The news was barely better in the 8 p.m. hour as Murder in a Small Town (0.18, -0.03) set a new low of its own and once more lost to the CW's WWE NXT (0.24, -0.02). Over on NBC, The Irrational (0.31) was down just three-hundredths from last year's series premiere (0.34) and retained close to two-thirds of The Voice (0.47). On ABC, Dancing with the Stars (0.62, +0.06) was up from yesterday, and High Potential (0.34, +0.03) also grew. CBS aired an Oprah Winfrey special about the Presleys (0.27) and drama reruns (0.21/0.16). Key: (P) = premiere. (R) = repeat.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	Dancing with the Stars	0.62	8	4.52	ABC
	The Voice	0.47	6	5.20	NBC
	An Oprah Special: The Presleys	0.27	3	3.78	CBS
	WWE NXT	0.24	3	0.87	CW
	Murder in a Small Town	0.18	2	2.20	Fox
9 PM	Matlock (R)	0.21	2	3.19	CBS
	Accused (P)	0.16	2	1.75	Fox
10 PM	High Potential	0.34	5	3.78	ABC
	The Irrational (P)	0.31	4	3.09	NBC
	FBI (R)	0.16	2	2.10	CBS

Cable:

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
MLB: Dodgers v. Padres	FS1	1.31	4.65
NHL: Bruins v. Panthers	ESPN	0.27	0.79
Jesse Watters Primetime	Fox News	0.20	3.56
Gutfeld!	Fox News	0.20	3.05
WNBA Playoffs: Sun v. Lynx	ESPN2	0.19	0.98
AEW: Dynamite	TBS	0.10	0.33
American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez	FX	0.06	0.18