Snapshot: New series premiere: the CW’s No Tomorrow (2.6 in 18-49, 1.59 million); Returning series premiere: the CW’s The Flash (1.2 in 18-49, down -14%, 3.1 million, down -14%). The night’s main attraction, the VP debate, logged more than 20 million viewers in the fast nationals across the Big 4 networks from 9-11 PM. (See our debate ratings story)
Two and a half weeks into the fall season, the CW joined the fray last night with the return of flagship drama The Flash and the debut of new comedy No Tomorrow.
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The Flash opened its third season with a 1.2 adults 18-49 rating and 3.1 million total viewers, off both from its sophomore opener (1.4, 3.6 million) and finale (1.3, 3.4 million). But the Live+same day erosion was modest (there could be upward adjustments later), and in its core adults 18-34 demo, The Flash matched its Season 2 premiere and finales (1.1 rating).
No Tomorrow (0.5 in 18-49, 1.59 million) was down -29% from the iZombie opener in the slot last fall though up +4% in viewers. It was also was on par with the series debut of the CW’s flagship comedy, Jane the Virgin (1.58 in 18-49, 1.6 million), with a smaller lead-in. No Tomorrow also was on par with the debut of the now-defunct Containment behind Flash last midseason (0.5, 1.7 million) though comedies traditionally take longer to take hold.
Elsewhere in the pre-debate 8 PM hour, CBS’ NCIS (1.8, 13.9 million) surprisingly slipped -14% in the demo after a solid Week 2 hold. Fox comedies Brooklyn Nine-Nine (1.0) and New Girl (1.0) held steady, while ABC’s Dancing with the Stars (1.4) ticked up a tenth. NBC aired a Voice clip show (2.0) and is projected to win the night in the demo. CBS should take the viewership crown.
