Primetime Ratings: Fox Rides World Series to Win

Fox won the primetime ratings battle on the backs of the Royals and Mets. Its World Series telecast posted a 3.5 rating in adults 18-49, according to Nielsen’s overnights, with an 11 share.

ABC was runner up at a 1.7/6, then CBS with a 1.6/5, NBC at 1.3/4 and The CW at 0.9/3.

Game One rated a 4.6 in adults 18-49.

The Kansas City Royals took Game 2 of the Fall Classic with a 7-1 pasting of the Mets, the game drawing a 9.3 overnight household rating in primetime.

On ABC, The Middle scored a 1.9 and The Goldbergs a 2.1, both scores level with last week. Modern Family was a repeat while a fresh Black-ish scored a 1.9, up 6%. Drama Nashville then posted a 1.1, flat with last week.

On CBS, Survivor had a 2.0, down 5%, Criminal Minds a flat 1.6 and Code Black a 1.1, down 8%.

Over on NBC, it was Mysteries of Laura at a flat 1.1, then two hours of Chicago P.D. averaging a 1.5, gaining 7% from last week.

CW had Arrow at 1.0, up 11%, then Supernatural at 0.9, gaining 50% from last week’s airing.  

Michael Malone

Michael Malone is content director at B+C and Multichannel News. He joined B+C in 2005 and has covered network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television, including writing the "Local News Close-Up" market profiles. He also hosted the podcasts "Busted Pilot" and "Series Business." His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The L.A. Times, The Boston Globe and New York magazine.