ABC’s “Fresh Off the Boat” sprung a leak from last week’s debut, falling 32 percent and 22 percent in two primetime episodes on Wednesday night.
“Parks and Recreation” slipped from last week in back-to-back episodes of its own, relegating NBC to a fourth place demo tie with Univision and the CW. CBS comfortably topped the night in both ratings and viewers.
CBS was first in ratings with a 2.2 rating/7 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and in total viewers with an average of 14.6 million, according to preliminary numbers. “NCIS” at 8 p.m. earned primetime-bests of a 2.8/9 and 18.6 million viewers. “NCIS: New Orleans” at 9 received a 2.2/7 and 15.9 million viewers. “Person of Interest” at 10 had a 1.5/5 and 9.4 million viewers.
ABC was second in ratings with a 1.4/4 and in viewers with 4.9 million. “Fresh Off the Boat” at 8 got a 1.7/6 — down 32 percent from last week’s series premiere — and 6 million viewers. A second episode at 8:30 ticked up in the demo to a 1.8/6 but down in total viewers with 5.8 million. At 9, “Marvel’s Agent
Fox was third in ratings with a 1.3/4 and fourth in viewers with 3.5 million. “MasterChef Junior” at 8 got a 1.4/4 and 4.5 million viewers. “New Girl” at 9 had a 1.3/4 and 2.7 million viewers. “Mindy Project” at 9:30 received a 1.0/3 and 2.3 million viewers.
NBC, Univision and the CW tied for fourth in ratings, each with a 1.1. Univision had a 4 share — the other two each had a 3. NBC was third in viewers with 3.8 million; Univision was fifth with 3 million; CW was sixth with 2.8 million.
For NBC, “Parks and Recreation” at 8 had a 1.0/4 and 3 million viewers. At 8:30, a second episode got a 1.0/3 and 2.4 million viewers. “Marry Me” at 9 received a 0.8/2 and 2.1 million viewers. “About A Boy” at 9:30 generated a 0.8/3 and 2.7 million viewers. “Chicago Fire” at 10 pulled in a 1.4/5 and 6.2 million viewers.
For CW, “The Flash” at 8 got a 1.4/5 and 3.5 million viewers. “Supernatural” at 9 had a 0.8/3 and 2 million viewers.
Telemundo was seventh in ratings with a 0.6/2 and in viewers with 1.4 million.