TV Ratings Report: The Originals Starts Slow, Scorpion Slides
Matt Richenthal at .Though it did not tank in the ratings nearly as badly as the season premieres of The Vampire Diaries and Reign last week, The Originals Season 2 Episode 1 only opened to a .7 rating among 18-49-year olds last night.
That's a drop from last October's 1.0 for the show's series premiere. Overall, 1.35 million people tuned in to see Klaus regain his murderous mojo.
ELSEWHERE across the dial…
- On CBS, The Big Bang Theory Season 8 Episode 4 brought in 15.4 million viewers and earned 4.4 demographic rating, decreasing 6 and 8 percent, respectively; Scorpion (11.8 million/2.5) fell by nearly 20 percent among young adults; and NCIS: Los Angeles (8.6 million/1.6) was down a bit from last Monday's opener.
- On Fox, Sleepy Hollow held steady across the board, while Gotham Season 1 Episode 3 (6.3 million/2.5) lost 16 percent of its total audience from last week.
- On NBC, The Voice (12.3 million/3.6) fell 5 and 10 percent, respectively; and The Blacklist (10.1 million/2.7) was mostly even with last week.
- On ABC, Dancing With the Stars held firm; while Castle Season 7 Episode 2 (9.7 million/1.9) fell 10 and 14 percent in those fields.
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