CBS’ The Big Bang Theory and NBC’s The Voice helped boost ratings for the premieres of Life in Pieces and Blindspot, respectively on Monday, the first night of the 2015-16 TV season.
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ABC: Pending any National Football League related adjustments, a new Dancing with the Stars (11.6 mil/1.8) shed some 2 million viewers while dipping three tenths in the demo – though to be fair the series’ week-ago opener didn’t have to compete with such a strong group of competitors. Fox had a particularly rough night, with “Gotham” (1.6) getting less than half the show’s premiere audience from past year and “Minority Report” (1.1) turning out to be an almost-instant flop.
Will add substantial viewership via time-shifting – last season’s Monday’s “Voice” grew +25% in 18-49 rating (from a 3.22 to a 4.01) going from L+SD to L+7 and 2.1 million viewers overall (11.9 million to 14.0 million).
Blindspot had 10.6 million viewers and a 3.1 rating among grown-ups 18-49, effectively beating the greater part of its 10 p.m. rivals. The latter show hauled in 11.5 million total viewers last night. Minority Report had a 1.1 rating/3 share with 3.1 million viewers, though scifi dramas typically do considerably better in the time-shift.
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In recent seasons, same-day viewing numbers have declined, as more viewers watch recordings later or view on other platforms. “Big Bang” scored a 10.6 household rating. LIP’s viewer retention was a little higher that the demo, 65%. It was down -31% from last season’s debut (3.2) but that debut followed a highly rated original episode of Big Bang (5.3) at 8:30 PM. The premiere did not feature co-lead Stana Katic, we’ll see if there will be a bump when she rejoins the show. The return of “Castle” at 10 posted a 1.2/4 – down 43 percent from last season’s premiere, hitting a series low – and 7.1 million viewers. The matchup between the Colts and the Jets beat all comers with over a 9 rating. As usual, ESPN looks poised to win Monday night overall.
