Preliminary Ratings: October 30, 2018

NBC sweeps the demographic ratings with two of the top three shows of the night. THIS IS US was #1 with a solid 1.4 rating in Adults 18-34 and a 2.1 rating in Adults 18-49, growing a half point in each demographic, out of its THE VOICE lead in. 10 PM drama, NEW AMSTERDAM won the 10 PM hour, despite dropping 40% in the demos, from its lead in.

ABC's THE CONNERS was the other top three program of the night, posting a 1.8 rating in Adults 18-49. But, the rest of the ABC line up gradually drops a full point from its lead of series.

CBS was the #2 network of the night, topping ABC in the A25-54 demo and tying it in the A18-49 demo, and was the #1 network in total viewership. NCIS and FBI were the two most watched show of the night.

The CW nearly topped FOX, tying FOX in the A18-34 demo and is just a tenth of a point behind in the A18-49 demo.

Preliminary L+SD Network Averages:

	Total viewers	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
ABC	5.00 million	0.6	1.1	1.6
CBS	9.70 million	0.5	1.1	1.7
CW	1.40 million	0.4	0.5	0.6
FOX	2.40 million	0.4	0.6	0.9
NBC	8.10 million	1.0	1.7	2.3
UNI	1.50 million	--	0.5	--
TEL	1.20 million	--	0.4	--

Time	Net	Program	P2*	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
8:00	ABC	The Conners	7.70	0.9	1.8	2.5
8:30	ABC	The Kids are Alright	5.50	0.7	1.3	1.8
9:00	ABC	Black-ish	4.30	0.6	1.1	1.6
9:30	ABC	Splitting Up Together	3.30	0.4	0.9	1.2
10:00	ABC	The Rookie	4.50	0.4	0.8	1.2
8:00	CBS	NCIS	12.10	0.6	1.3	2.0
9:00	CBS	FBI	9.40	0.5	1.0	1.7
10:00	CBS	NCIS: New Orleans	7.60	0.4	0.9	1.4
8:00	CW	The Flash	1.70	0.5	0.6	0.7
9:00	CW	Black Lightning	1.00	0.2	0.3	0.4
8:00	FOX	The Gifted	2.00	0.4	0.6	0.9
9:00	FOX	Lethal Weapon	2.70	0.3	0.6	0.9
8:00	NBC	The Voice	8.80	0.9	1.6	2.3
9:00	NBC	This Is Us	8.80	1.4	2.1	2.7
10:00	NBC	New Amsterdam	6.80	0.8	1.3	1.8

* - viewers in millions