Ratings Review: CHICAGO FIRE

CHICAGO FIRE was one of the few bright lights for a dark season for NBC. It was not a huge hit,by any means. It may even be a stretch to call it a "hit." But compared to the rest of NBC, CHICAGO FIRE is a program from which the network can rebuild upon.

Things began to really spark for the series during the spring. As many other programs began the annual "Spring Slide," CHICAGO FIRE maintained its audience and began to challenge CSI: for the time slot, and won the night one time, with both series in originals.

For the season, CHICAGO FIRE collected an average of 5.8 million viewers and a solid 1.6 rating in Adults 18-49. That is a tad better than its lead in program, LAW & ORDER: SVU.

For its second season, FIRE is moving to Tuesdays at 10 p.m. It should have an easy time beating ABC's LUCKY 7, but it now has PERSON OF INTEREST  to go up against. not an easy task.

Date	Viewers*	A18-49	+/-
10/10/12	6.610	1.9
10/17/12	5.850	1.5	-11.50%
10/24/12	6.420	1.8	9.74%
10/31/12	5.620	1.6	-12.46%
11/07/12	7.030	2.2	25.09%
11/14/12	5.770	1.6	-10.12%
11/21/12	5.550	1.4	-3.81%
11/28/12	Preempted
12/05/12	7.210	1.9
12/12/12	4.870	1.4	-32.45%
12/19/12	6.750	1.9	38.60%
12/26/12	4.200	1.1	-37.78%	R
01/02/13	8.540	2.4	103.33%
01/09/13	7.960	2.2	-6.8%
01/16/13	3.450	1.0	-56.7%
01/23/13	2.56	0.8	-25.8%	R
01/30/13	7.31	2.1	185.5%
02/06/13	6.60	1.9	-9.7%
02/13/13	6.65	1.9	0.8%
02/20/13	6.50	1.9	-2.3%
02/27/13	6.62	2.0	1.8%
03/06/13	3.94	1.0	-40.5%	R
03/13/13	3.90	1.1	-1.0%	R
03/20/13	6.39	1.7	64%
03/27/13	6.85	1.7	7%
04/03/13	6.37	1.6	-7%
04/10/13	Preempted
04/17/13	3.54	0.9		R
04/24/13	3.99	1.0	13%	R
05/01/13	6.35	1.7	59%
05/08/13	6.89	1.8	9%
05/15/13	6.90	2.0	0%
05/22/13	6.13	1.7	-11%

* - in millions