Primetime Ratings: Halloween Takes Bite Out of Nielsens

NBC won the ratings on a night where TV viewing was impacted by trick or treating. The Voice rated a 2.0 in adults 18-49, down 26%, while Timeless slipped 21% to a 1.1.

NBC scored a 1.7/6 share, according to Nielsen’s overnights, ahead of CBS’ 1.4/5, ABC’s 1.2/4, Fox’s 0.9/3 and The CW’s 0.5/2.

On CBS, Kevin Can Wait was down 13% at 1.4, and Man With a Plan’s 1.5 was down 6% from its premiere. 2 Broke Girls defied the trend by climbing 7% to a 1.5, as did The Odd Couple, up 9% to 1.2. Scorpion grew 17% to 1.4.

On ABC, Dancing With the Stars rated a 1.5, down 6%, and the special All Access Nashville a 0.7.

Fox’s Gotham and Lucifer both did a 0.9. Gotham fell 18% and Lucifer slid 10%.

On The CW, Supergirl slipped 33% to a 0.6 and Jane the Virgin 33% to a 0.4.

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.