Final broadcast primetime live + same-day ratings for Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015.
The good news for Tuesday's prime-time shows is that none of them adjusted down. The bad news is that they were all on the low side to begin with.
Three shows adjusted up by 0.1 in the final same-day ratings: "NCIS" (to 2.1), "The Flash" (to 1.4) and "The Voice" (to 2.6, the night's best rating). Everything else held at its initial rating, but that means a low-ish premiere for "Chicago Fire," "Limitless" recording its lowest rating to date and more declines for "The Muppets."
It will be interesting to see how the ratings shake out in a week, when eyeballs won't be taken away by a presidential debate.
Upward adjustments in adults 18-49 are in green; downward adjustments are in red.
| Time | Show | Adults 18-49 Rating/Share | Viewers (000s) |
| 8 p.m. | NCIS (CBS) | 2.1/7 | 16.04 |
| The Muppets (ABC) | 1.3/5 | 4.34 | |
| The Flash (The CW) | 1.4/4 | 3.49 | |
| Best Time Ever (NBC) | 1.2/4 | 4.48 | |
| Grandfathered (FOX) | 1.0/3 | 3.17 | |
| 8:30 p.m. | Fresh Off the Boat (ABC) | 1.4/4 | 3.96 |
| The Grinder (FOX) | 0.9/3 | 2.53 | |
| 9 p.m. | The Voice (NBC) | 2.6/8 | 10.14 |
| NCIS: New Orleans (CBS) | 1.5/4 | 12.47 | |
| Agents of SHIELD (ABC) | 1.4/4 | 3.74 | |
| Scream Queens (FOX) | 1.0./3 | 2.39 | |
| iZombie (The CW) | 0.5/1 | 1.22 | |
| 10 p.m. | Chicago Fire (NBC) - P | 1.8/6 | 7.37 |
| Limitless (CBS) | 1.4/5 | 8.03 | |
| Shark Tank (ABC) - R | 0.7/2 | 2.36 |
Network averages:
| Network averages | NBC | CBS | ABC | FOX | CW |
| Adults 18-49 rating/share | 1.8/6 | 1.7/5 | 1.1/4 | 0.9/3 | 0.9/3 |
| Total Viewers (000s) | 7.33 | 12.18 | 3.42 | 2.62 | 2.36 |
Definitions:
Rating: Estimated percentage of the universe of TV households (or other specified group) tuned to a program in the average minute. Ratings are expressed as a percent.-Fast Affiliate Ratings: These first national ratings, including demographics, are available at approximately 11 AM (ET) the day after telecast, and are released to subscribing customers daily. These data, from the National People Meter sample, are strictly time-period information, based on the normal broadcast network feed, and include all programming on the affiliated stations, sometimes including network programming, sometimes not. The figures may include stations that did not air the entire network feed, as well as local news breaks or cutaways for local coverage or other programming. Fast Affiliate ratings are not as useful for live programs and are likely to differ significantly from the final results, because the data reflect normal broadcast feed patterns. For example, with a World Series game, Fast Affiliate Ratings would include whatever aired from 8-11PM on affiliates in the Pacific Time Zone, following the live baseball game, but not game coverage that begins at 5PM PT. The same would be true of Presidential debates as well as live award shows and breaking news reports.-
Share (of Audience): The percent of households (or persons) using television who are tuned to a specific program, station or network in a specific area at a specific time. (See also, Rating, which represents tuning or viewing as a percent of the entire population being measured.)
Time Shifted Viewing – Program ratings for national sources are produced in three streams of data – Live, Live+Same Day (Live+SD) and Live+7 Day. Time shifted figures account for incremental viewing that takes place with DVRs. Live+Same Day (Live+SD) include viewing during the same broadcast day as the original telecast, with a cut-off of 3:00AM local time when meters transmit daily viewing to Nielsen for processing. Live+7 Day ratings include incremental viewing that takes place during the 7 days following a telecast.
For more information see Numbers 101 and Numbers 102.
Source: The Nielsen Company.