Preliminary Ratings: Tuesday 02/17/15

The newest ABC series, REPEAT AFTER ME, had a rather lackluster premiere. Following FRESH OFF THE BOAT, the series premiere lost 30% of its total audience lead in and 26% of the demo rating. The 4.3 million viewers dropped ABC from second in the first half hour, to a distant third in the second half hour. Tag REPEAT AFTER ME as a lame duck series, waiting to be axed in May.

CBS was the night's #1 network, winning in both total viewers and in the A18-49 demographic. It was the top network in every hour, with the top three most watched programs and three of the top four shows in the demo. Only FRESH OFF THE BOAT kept the network from a clean sweep. CBS was down 15% in the demo and lost a million viewers, over last week.

FOX rose, week-to-week, with MASTERCHEF JUNIOR tying its season best rating in the A18-49 demo. Also, NEW GIRL and THE MINDY PROJECT rose a tenth of a point, in the demo.

The CW and NBC tied in the demo, with THE FLASH trouncing PARKS & REC, at 8 p.m. SUPERNATURAL had an easy time topping the other two NBC sitcoms, at 9 p.m. If NBC didn't have CHICAGO FIRE in the mix, it would have been a distant 5th place on the night.

Preliminary L+SD Network Averages:

ABC - 4.1 million viewers, 1.3 rating in A18-49

CBS - 13.7 million viewers, 2.0 rating in A18-49

CW - 3.0 million viewers, 1.1 rating in A18-49

FOX - 4.1 million viewers, 1.5 rating in A18-49

NBC - 3.7 million viewers, 1.1 rating in A18-49

Time	Net	Program	Viewers*	A18-49	+/-
8:00	ABC	Fresh Off The Boat	6.10	1.9
8:30	ABC	Repeat After Me	4.30	1.4	-30%
9:00	ABC	Agent Carter	4.10	1.4	-5%
10:30	ABC	Countdown to the  Oscars	3.10	0.8	-24%
8:00	CBS	NCIS	17.71	2.5
9:00	CBS	NCIS: New Orleans	14.30	2.0	-19%
10:30	CBS	Person Of Interest	9.10	1.6	-36%
8:00	CW	The Flash	3.70	1.4
9:00	CW	Supernatural	2.30	0.9	-38%
8:00	FOX	Masterchef Junior	5.40	1.8
9:00	FOX	New Girl	3.11	1.4	-42%
9:30	FOX	The Mindy Project	2.50	1.1	-20%
8:00	NBC	Parks & Rec	2.90	1.2
8:30	NBC	Parks & Rec	2.50	1.1	-14%
9:00	NBC	Marry Me	2.10	0.8	-16%
9:30	NBC	About A Boy	2.40	0.7	14%
10:00	NBC	Chicago Fire	6.20	1.4	158%

* - in millions