Poof! Fox’s “Houdini & Doyle” series debut disappeared without any genuine impact on Monday night,when its premiere pulled just a 0.7 rating in the key 18-49 demographic and 2.6 million total viewers.
NBC and ABC did their normal Monday thing, splitting demo and overall audience victories with “The Voice” and “Dancing With the Stars, or ” respectively.
NBC was first in ratings with a 1.8 rating/6 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and second in total viewers with an average of 8.4 million,according to preliminary numbers. “The Voice” at 8 p.m. ET earned a 2.1/7 and 9.8 million viewers. At 10, “Blindspot” posted a 1.3/4 and 5.5 million viewers.
Also Read: 'Dancing With the Stars' Delivers a Double Elimination on Icons Night (Video)ABC was second in ratings with a 1.5/5 and first in viewers with 9.8 million. “Dancing With the Stars” at 8 p.m. ET scored a 1.8/6 and 11.6 million viewers. “Castle” at 10 received a 1.0/4 and 6.2 million viewers.
CBS was third in ratings with a 1.4/5 and in viewers with 7.2 million. “Mike & Molly” at 8 p.m. ET had a 1.3/5 and 7 million viewers. A second half hour at 8:30 got a 1.4/5 and 7.2 million viewers. Following a rerun, or at 9:30,“The Odd Couple” dropped to a 1.3/4 and 6 million viewers. The “NCIS: Los Angeles” season finale at 10 put up a 1.3/4 and 7.9 million viewers.Fox was fourth in ratings with a 0.9/3 and in viewers with 3.1 million. “Gotham” at 8 p.m. ET landed a 1.2/4 and 3.6 million viewers. “Houdini & Doyle” followed at 9.
Also Read: Review: 'Houdini & Doyle' Gets All Tied UpUnivision was fifth in ratings with a 0.6/2 and in viewers with 1.7 million.
Telemundo was sixth in ratings with a 0.5/2 and in viewers with 1.4 million.
The CW was seventh in ratings with a 0.3/1 and in viewers with 951000. “Reign” at 8 p.m. ET managed a 0.3/1 and 1 million viewers. At 9, “Jane the Virgin” had the same demo rating but 100000 fewer viewers.
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