TV Ratings Report: Few Scream for These Queens
Matt Richenthal
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Fox is officially 0-2.
Following an abysmal premiere for Minority Report, Scream Queens Season 1 Episode 1 aired on Monday night... though few television viewers appeared to care.
The Ryan Murphy-penned drama opened to just 4 million total viewers and a 1.6 rating among 18-49-year olds, topping the numbers garnered by Utopia in the same timeslot last September.
But that is saying very little.
Elsewhere around the dial:
- The Muppets debuted to strong numbers, 8.9 million viewers and a 2.8 demographic rating. It finished second on the night among young adults to The Voice.
- Also on ABC, Fresh Off the Boat returned to 6.1 million viewers, a full million more than witnessed its May finale; while the Dancing with the Stars elimination special was a marked increase over last Tuesday’s recap special.
- Limitless opened well for CBS (9.8 million/1.8 rating), actually improving on the Person of Interest finale in the same time slot from this spring.
- NCIS Season 13 Episode 1 (17.7 million/2.4) led the evening in total viewers, while NCIS: New Orleans (12.5 million/1.7) fell far short of its series debut in terms of those same total viewers.
- On NBC, The Voice and Best Time Ever remained relatively even when compared to last week's airings.
Matt Richenthal is the Editor in Chief of TV Fanatic. Follow him on Twitter and on Google+.
