'The Conners' Sees Ratings Drop in Second Week
by EG
The Conners saw a sizable drop in ratings from its premiere a week ago, but the series' second episode was still one of the most-watched non-sports programs on Tuesday night. Read on for details.
The Conners took a decent-size ratings hit in its second week on the air, and the rest of ABC's Tuesday lineup also declined. Fox's World Series coverage, meanwhile, delivered preliminary numbers about even with those of last year.
The Conners scored a 1.7 rating among adults 18-49 for its second episode, off 29 percent versus its premiere last week. It fell 25 percent in viewers (7.93 million versus 10.56 million). The Kids Are Alright (1.1), Splitting Up Together (0.7) and The Rookie (0.8) also fell by at least 20 percent in the demo, while Black-ish (0.9) was off 10 percent — a 10th of a point — week to week.
ABC notes that The Conners delivered the network's best 8 p.m. Tuesday rating opposite Game 1 of the World Series since 2013.
The World Series opened with a 10.0 household rating in metered markets, on par with the 10.2 for Game 1 in 2017. That puts it in the middle of the pack for World Series openers this decade — behind the previous three years but ahead of every Game 1 from 2011 to 2014. In the fast nationals, the game's 12.62 million viewers is ahead of last year's preliminary 11.53 million.
NBC won the race for second place Tuesday, although both The Voice (1.6, -0.2) and This Is Us (2.1, -0.1) were off a little week to week. New Amsterdam, however, ticked up a 10th to 1.3.
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