Final Broadcast Ratings: October 26, 2014

ABC was the lone broadcast network to not air any sports programming, placing it in 4th place throughout the night. all four programs were last in their respective time slots, and ONCE UPON A TIME posted a season low, in both measured categories. This is the downside to Disney's strategy of placing nearly all sports programs on ESPN and keeping ABC nearly sports free. But, they are compensated by the $6 per subscriber, per month fee the extract from the cable companies.

CBS was second in total viewers (14.0 million) and in the demo ratings (3.0), helped by an hour overrun of the late NFL games. However, it looks as if neither of the two dramas benefited from the NFL boost, as both were near average levels.

The WORLD SERIES would have been good enough to push FOX into second place, but the one hour pre-game, at 7 p.m., was so bad it dropped FOX's numbers by more than 20%. Just 1.4 million viewers tuned into see talking heads pump up the game, over actual NFL action, on CBS.

The SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL game between Green Bay and New Orleans could end up being the lowest rated game of the season. Just 18.8 million viewers and a 7.1 demo ratin, helped keep it from the bottom of the season's rankings for SNF.

Final L+SD Network Averages:

ABC - 4.5 million viewers, 1.3 rating in A18-49

CBS - 14.0 million viewers, 3.0 rating in A18-49

CW - 0.0 million viewers, 0.0 rating in A18-49

FOX - 9.8 million viewers, 2.6 rating in A18-49

NBC - 15.7 million viewers, 5.9 rating in A18-49

Time	Net	Program	P2+*	A18-49	L+3^	L+7^
7:00	ABC	Star Wars: Rebels [R]	2.40	0.6	3.50(0.8)	3.90(0.9)
8:00	ABC	Once Upon A Time	6.87	2.4	9.40(3.1)	10.20(3.3)
9:00	ABC	Resurrection	4.36	1.2	6.30(1.7)	6.80(1.8)
10:00	ABC	Revenge	4.32	1.1	6.70(1.6)	7.30(1.8)
7:00	CBS	NFL Overrun	20.74	6.6
8:00	CBS	60 Minutes	13.23	2.3
9:00	CBS	Madam Secretary	11.71	1.5		13.91(2.0)
10:00	CBS	The Good Wife	10.21	1.5		(2.1)
8:00	FOX	World Series Pre-Game	1.42	0.3
8:00	FOX	World Series Game 5	12.63	3.3
7:30	NBC	FNiA	2.88	0.8
8:00	NBC	FNiA	9.82	3.4
8:30	NBC	SNF (SF v DEN)	18.80	7.1

* - total viewers, in millions
^ - projected Live+3 and Live+7:
millions of viewers(18-49 demo rating)