Monday Overnights: Both ‘Happy Together’ and ‘Magnum P.I.’ Continue to Struggle on CBS

MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2018

Household Rating/Share
NBC: 6.0/10, ABC: 5.1/ 8, CBS: 4.2/ 7, Fox: 4.0/ 6, CW: 0.8/ 1

Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening
Fox: +67, NBC: +11, CBS: – 5, CW: -11, ABC: -23

-Ratings Breakdown:
NBC remains the network to beat on Monday this season, with mainstay “The Voice” topping the night at a 6.5 rating/10 share in the household overnights from 8-10 p.m. ET. Comparably, this beat competing “Dancing With the Stars” on ABC (#2: 5.2/ 8) by 25 percent and it led into recently introduced drama “Manifest” at a 4.9/ 9 (#1) at 10 p.m. “Manifest” inched past both “The Good Doctor” on ABC and “Bull” on CBS (#2: 4.8/ 9 each) by one-tenth of a rating point, and it was 58 percent above failed year-ago time period occupant “The Brave” (3.1/ 5 on 10/17/17).

Worth positively noting for “Bull,” meanwhile, was household overnight growth out of struggling lead-in “Magnum P.I.” (#4: 3.9/ 6 at 9 p.m.) of 23 percent.

Earlier in the evening on CBS were freshman comedies “The Neighborhood” (#3: 4.5/ 7 at 8 p.m.), which is likely to get a full season renewal, and “Happy Together” (#4: 3.2/ 5), which is expected to be canceled at any moment. Keep in mind that returning “Man With a Plan” with Matt LeBlanc is waiting in the wings.

In season premiere news was The CW’s “Arrow,” now the Monday 8 p.m. ET anchor, at a 1.1/ 2 in the household overnights (#5). This led into 9 p.m. special, “Constantine: The Legend Continues” at a mere 0.4/ 1 (#5). Next Monday, “D.C.’s Legends of Tomorrow” opens its new season out of “Arrow.”

On Fox, both “The Resident” (#4: 3.6/ 6 at 8 p.m.) and “9-1-1” (#3: 4.4/ 7 at 9 p.m.) remain vast improvements over the year-ago time period. “The Resident” increased by 50 percent from the 2.4/ 4 for “Lucifer,” while “9-1-1” was 76 percent above “The Gifted.”

What follows are the household overnights for Monday, October 15:

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8:00 p.m.
ABC – “Dancing With the Stars”: 5.6/ 9 (#2)
CBS – “The Neighborhood”: 4.5/ 7 (#3)
NBC – “The Voice”: 6.4/10 (#1)
Fox – “The Resident”: 3.6/ 6 (#4)
CW – “Arrow” (season premiere): 1.1/ 2 (#5)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “Dancing With the Stars”: 5.3/ 8 (#2)
CBS – “Happy Together”: 3.2/ 5 (#4)
NBC – “The Voice”: 6.7/11 (#1)
Fox – “The Resident”: 3.5/ 6 (#4)
CW – “Arrow” (season premiere): 1.0/ 2 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “Dancing With the Stars”: 4.9/ 8 (#2)
CBS – “Magnum, P.I.”: 3.9/ 6 (#4)
NBC – “The Voice”: 6.5/10 (#1)
Fox – “9-1-1”: 4.3/ 7 (#3)
CW – “Constantine: The Legend Continues”: 0.5/ 1 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “Dancing With the Stars”: 5.0/ 8 (#2)
CBS – “Magnum, P.I.”: 3.8/ 6 (#4)
NBC – “The Voice”: 6.3/10 (#1)
Fox – “9-1-1”: 4.4/ 7 (#3)
CW – “Constantine: The Legend Continues”: 0.4/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Good Doctor”: 5.0/ 8 (#2)
CBS – “Bull”: 4.9/ 8 (#3)
NBC – “Manifest”: 5.2/ 9 (#1)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “The Good Doctor”: 4.6/ 9 (#3)
CBS – “Bull”: 4.7/ 9 (#1t)
NBC – “Manifest”: 4.7/ 9 (#1t)

LATE NIGHT

11:30 p.m.
ABC – “Jimmy Kimmel”: 2.5/ 6 (#2)
CBS – “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”: 3.4/ 8 (#1)
NBC – “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (repeat): 1.9/ 5 (#2)

12:00 a.m.
ABC – “Jimmy Kimmel”: 1.7/ 5 (#2)
CBS – “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”: 2.4/ 7 (#1)
NBC – “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (repeat): 1.1/ 3 (#3)

12:30 a.m.
ABC – “Nightline”: 1.3/ 5 (#2)
CBS – “The Late Late Show with James Corden”: 1.5/ 5 (#1)
NBC – “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (repeat): 1.0/ 3 (#3)

1:00 a.m.
CBS – “The Late Late Show with James Corden”: 1.1/ 4 (#1)
NBC – “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (repeat): 0.8/ 3 (#2)

1:30 a.m.
NBC – “Last Call with Carson Daly” (repeat): 0.6/ 3

Source: Nielsen Media Research