Preliminary Ratings: Monday 10/27/14

Now that CBS's early season run of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL is over and BIG BANG has moved back to Thursdays, 2 BROKE GIRLS had its fourth season premiere on Monday night. The episode collected 8.7 million viewers and a 2.4 rating in Adults 18-49. That is slightly down, from last year's 8.9 million viewers and a 2.8 demo rating, which aired after HIMYM, at 8:30 p.m. But, it is up over two million viewers and 20% in the demo, from the season three ender, which aired in May at 8:00 p.m.

THE VOICE powered NBC to the nightly sweep, as the competition series saw week-to-week gains in both viewers and demo ratings. Last night was up 200,000 viewers and 6% in the demo. THE BLACKLIST followed suit, jumping 8% in the demo and about a half million total viewers.

GOTHAM, on FOX, posted it series low, getting just 5.8 million viewers and a 2.2 demo rating. However, it was good enough to place second in the 8 p.m. hour, in the A18-49 ratings. SLEEPY HOLLOW remains constant in its ratings, getting close to five million viewers and a high one, in the demo.

DANCING WITH THE STARS saw a small boost in its numbers as it rose 600k in total viewers and one tenth of a point in the A18-49 ratings. CASTLE was up one million viewers and 27% in the demo, from last week's numbers.

Preliminary L+SD Network Averages:

ABC - 12.0 million viewers, 2.0 rating in A18-49

CBS - 8.9 million viewers, 2.0 rating in A18-49

CW - 1.2 million viewers, 0.5 rating in A18-49

FOX - 5.3 million viewers, 1.9 rating in A18-49

NBC - 11.3 million viewers, 3.3 rating in A18-49

Time	Net	Program	Viewers*	A18-49	+/-
8:00	ABC	Dancing With the Stars	13.20	2.1
10:00	ABC	Castle	9.70	1.9	-27%
8:00	CBS	2 Broke Girls	8.70	2.4
8:30	CBS	The Millers	7.20	1.8	-17%
9:00	CBS	Scorpion	10.10	2.3	40%
10:00	CBS	NCIS: LA	8.60	1.6	-15%
8:00	CW	The Originals	1.30	0.7
9:00	CW	Jane The Virgin	1.10	0.4	-15%
8:00	FOX	Gotham	5.80	2.2
9:00	FOX	Sleepy Hollow	4.70	1.7	-19%
8:00	NBC	The Voice	12.10	3.6
10:00	NBC	The Blacklist	9.80	2.6	-19%

* - in millions