Halloween, you’re officially no Christmas: ABC’s “Great Halloween Fright Fight” special dipped 21 percent in the advertiser-sought 18-49 demographic on Tuesday from last December’s “Great Christmas Light Fight.”
In a slightly more apples-to-apples comparison, NBC and CW ticked down week-over-week against Fox’s World Series Game 6 coverage. ABC and CBS has mixed results.
Fox was first in ratings with a 3.1 rating in the key demo and second in viewers with an average of 11.9 million, according to preliminary numbers. However, due to the nature of live sports, Fox numbers are approximate for now and subject to change this afternoon.
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CBS was second in ratings with a 2.1/6 share and first in viewers with 14.2 million. “NCIS” at 8 p.m. earned a 2.5/8 and a night-high 17.2 million viewers. “NCIS: New Orleans” at 9 received a 2.3/6 and 15.7 million viewers. “Person of Interest” at 10 had a 1.6/5 and 9.7 million viewers.
NBC was third in ratings with a 2.0/6 and in viewers with 7.7 million. “The Voice” at 8 ticked down to a 2.8/9 and 10.8 million viewers. “Marry Me” at 9 dipped to a 1.6/5 and 5.6 million viewers. “About a Boy” at 9:30 hit a low with a 1.2/3 and had 4.4 million viewers. “Chicago Fire” at 10 got a 1.7/5 and 7.2 million viewers.
ABC was fourth in ratings with a 1.3/4 and in viewers with 4.4 million. At 8, “The Great Halloween Fright Fight” had a 1.1/4 — down 21 percent from December 2013’s Christmas version — and 3.8 million viewers. “Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD” at 9 ticked up to a 1.7/5 and had 4.5 million viewers. “Forever” at 10 got a 1.1/3 and 5 million viewers.
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The CW was fifth in ratings with a 1.1/3 and in total viewers with 2.690 million. “The Flash” at 8 received a 1.3/4 and 3.4 million viewers. “Supernatural” at 9 had a 0.8/2 and 2 million viewers.
Univision was sixth in ratings with a 1.0/3 and in total viewers with 2.686 million.
Telemundo was seventh in ratings with a 0.6/2 and in total viewers with 1.4 million.