The CW fired off its final “Arrow” on Tuesday, when the series finale actually dropped 21% in total viewers from last week. It stayed steady in the key demo.
Moving back from 8 o’clock to 9 p.m. probably didn’t help. The “Arrow” finale’s lead-in was an “Arrow” retrospective special.
Over on ABC, the “Emergence” season finale didn’t make any case for a renewal. As per usual on Tuesdays, NBC topped the demo and CBS was No. 1 in total viewers.
NBC was first in ratings with a 1.0 rating/5 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and second in total viewers with an average of 5.4 million, according to preliminary numbers. “Ellen’s Game of Games” at 8 had a 1.0/5 and 4.9 million viewers. At 9, “This Is Us” posted a 1.3/7 and 6.4 million viewers. “New Amsterdam” at 10 got a 0.7/4 and 4.9 million viewers.
CBS was second in ratings with a 0.9/5 and first in viewers with 9.1 million. “NCIS” at 8 drew a 1.1/6 and 12 million viewers. “FBI” at 9 had a 0.9/4 and 9.2 million viewers. “FBI: Most Wanted” at 10 got a 0.7/4 and 6.1 million viewers.
Fox and Univision tied for third in ratings, both with a 0.6/3. Fox was third in total viewers with 3.1 million, Univision fifth with 1.6 million viewers.
For Fox, “The Resident” at 8 had a 0.7/3 and 4 million viewers. At 9, “24 Hours to Hell and Back” got a 0.6/3 and 2.2 million viewers.
ABC was fifth in ratings with a 0.5/3 and fourth in viewers with 2.8 million. At 8, “The Conners” had a 0.9/5 and 5.3 million viewers. “Bless This Mess” at 8:30 got a 0.6/3 and 3.4 million viewers. “Mixed-ish” at 9 received a 0.5/2 and 2.3 million viewers. At 9:30, “Black-ish” closed the comedy block with a 0.5/2 and 2.2 million viewers. The “Emergence” season finale at 10 settled for a 0.3/2 rating and 1.9 million viewers.
Telemundo was sixth in ratings with a 0.4/2 and in viewers with 1.1 million.
The CW was seventh in ratings with a 0.2/1 and in viewers with 693,000. At 8, the “Arrow: Hitting the Bullseye” special had a 0.2/1 and 663,000 viewers. The actual “Arrow” finale at 9 drew a 0.3/1 rating and 723,000 viewers.