Preliminary Ratings: Tuesday 04/29/14

It was an all-original Tuesday night for the broadcast networks and CBS swept the night, claiming the most total viewers and the best A18-49 rating average. Meanwhile, FOX and The CW battle it out for 4th place. Yes, that is how bad it has gotten for FOX.

CBS won every hour on total viewers and took the last two hours of the night, in the A19-49 ratings. At 8 p.m., THE VOICE edged NCIS for the demo lead by just two tenths of a ratings point. All three shows saw gains in one, if not both reported categories, with NCIS jumping 15% in the demo ratings.

NBC, second on the night, did decent numbers, but it is the downward trend of THE VOICE that keeps the network from winning the night. As tghe season progresses, viewers of TH VOICE tend to fade out of the ratings. Compared to just last week, viewership is down nearly 500k and the demo is down another tenth of a point. Ratings will not usually perk up until the final week.

FOX and The CW were separated by just 400k viewers and one tenths of a ratings point in the A18-49 numbers. THE ORIGINALS tied GLEE in the demo numbers and SUPERNATURAL nearly matched the FOX comedies in both categories. I am a little suspect of THE MINDY PROJECT numbers. It has never bested a NEW GIRL original episode in the past.
 

Preliminary Network Averages:

ABC - 4.0 million viewers, 1.3 rating in A18-49

CBS - 14.3 million viewers, 2.2 rating in A18-49

CW - 1.9 million viewers, 0.8 rating in A18-49

FOX - 2.3 million viewers, 0.9 rating in A18-49

NBC - 8.02 million viewers, 2.0 rating in A18-49

Time	Net	Program	Viewers*	A18-49	+/-
8:00	ABC	Agents of SHIELD	5.50	1.9
9:00	ABC	The Goldbergs	4.60	1.6	-16%
9:30	ABC	Trophy Wife	2.90	0.9	-37%
10:00	ABC	Celebrity Wife Swap	2.70	0.8	-7%
8:00	CBS	NCIS	17.00	2.5
9:00	CBS	NCIS: LA	14.80	2.1	-13%
10:00	CBS	Person Of Interest	11.20	1.9	-24%
8:00	CW	The Originals	1.70	0.8
9:00	CW	Supernatural	2.10	1.0	24%
8:00	FOX	Glee	2.30	0.8
9:00	FOX	New Girl	2.20	1.0	-4%
9:30	FOX	The Mindy Project	2.20	1.1	0%
8:00	NBC	The Voice	10.80	2.7
9:00	NBC	About A Boy	6.60	1.7	-39%
9:30	NBC	Growing Up Fisher	5.70	1.5	-14%
10:00	NBC	Chicago Fire	7.20	1.8	26%

* - in millions