The only good night for NBC seems to be Mondays as its shows The Voice and The Blacklist remain strong.
NBC rose to victory thanks to The Voice, which helped the network average 13 million viewers and a 4.0 rating in the all-important 18-49 demographic, Los Angeles Times reports. The singing competition averaged 13.8 million viewers itself and a 4.5 rating. The Blacklist actually increased in the demo for the night to 3.2, up 3 percent.
ABC saw improvements in the demo from its shows for the night. Dancing With the Stars increased 5 percent in the key demo to a 2.1, while Castle was up 16 percent to a 2.2. rating. The channel averaged 12.2. million viewers for the night, landing just behind NBC.
Fox came in third for the night with 7.3 million viewers and an average of 2.3, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Bones dropped slightly to a 2.1 and Sleepy Hollow slipped to a rating of 2.6.
Monday night was the first week of the new tweaked schedule for CBS after it canceled We Are Men last week. The network averaged 7 million viewers and a 2.0 rating. How I Met Your Mother remained steady with a 3.0 in the key demo. Two Broke Girls, in its new time slot, increased to a 2.5 rating. Mom was down to a 1.9 as the schedule changed its lead-in. Hostages remained where it was last week with a 1.2 rating.
The CW had an average of 997,000 viewers for its two shows Hart of Dixie (0.4) and Beauty and the Beast (0.3).
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