Preliminary Ratings: Monday 09/29/14

The second Monday night of the new season saw a tight race between NBC, CBS and ABC, for the most viewers, while NBC had an easy time taking the A18-49 ratings. Just 300k separated CBS (#1) from NBC (#3) in total viewers, with all ABC, NBC and CBS all grabbing 12 million viewers.

Looking at the season premieres first, CASTLE had an easy time defeating CBS' transferred series NCIS: LA. CASTLE collected about two million more viewers and had a 26% margin over NCIS: LA, in the A18-49 ratings. For CASTLE is is the best season premiere in three years. FOR NCIS, it was a major disappointment. Both programs lost to THE BLACKLIST, in the A18-49 ratings.

Looking at the week-to-week gains/losses from last Monday's premieres,

THE BIG BANG THEORY - down 1.8 million viewers and lost 13% in the demo ratings.
SCORPION - down 1.6 million viewers and lost just 3% in the demo ratings.

THE VOICE - down just 300k in viewership and even in the A18-49 ratings.
THE BLACKLIST - down 1.6 million viewers and 18% in the A18- 49 ratings

GOTHAM - down 900,000 viewers and 12% in the demographic ratings
SLEEPY HOLLOW - down 400,000 viewers and 15% in the demo ratings.

Preliminary L+SD Network Averages:

ABC - 12.2 million viewers, 2.1 rating in A18-49

CBS - 12.3 million viewers, 2.9 rating in A18-49

CW - 0.9 million viewers, 0.9 rating in A18-49

FOX - 6.2 million viewers, 2.3 rating in A18-49

NBC - 12.0 million viewers, 3.5 rating in A18-49

Time	Net	Program	Viewers*	A18-49	+/-
8:00	ABC	Dancing With the Stars	12.70	1.9
10:00	ABC	Castle	11.30	2.4	-11%
8:00	CBS	The Big Bang Theory	16.20	4.7
8:30	CBS	The Big Bang Theory [R]	12.30	3.1	-24%
9:00	CBS	Scorpion	12.20	3.0	-1%
10:00	CBS	NCIS: LA	9.40	1.9	-23%
8:00	CW	iHeart Radio Festival, Pt. 1	0.90	0.3
8:00	FOX	Gotham	7.30	2.8
9:00	FOX	Sleepy Hollow	5.10	1.7	-30%
8:00	NBC	The Voice	12.70	3.9
10:00	NBC	The Blacklist	10.70	2.8	-16%

* - in millions