'Agents of SHIELD' ratings a Hulk smash

POSTED BY: HAKEN
UPDATED: Thursday, September 26, 2013 04:25
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HAKEN

Thursday, September 26, 2013 12:16 AM

EW.COM - Fall’s buzziest new drama had a super-powered premiere Tuesday night: ABC’s Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. — a show so big it takes two company names to officially describe it — delivered 11.9 million viewers and a 4.6 adults 18-49 rating. That makes S.H.I.E.L.D. TV’s highest-rated drama debut in nearly four years (since ABC’s V premiere in November, 2009).

That adult demo number is particular impressive given the show’s time slot. S.H.I.E.L.D. had to self-start at 8 p.m. — no lead-in — and ran against huge competition: NBC’s The Voice and CBS’ NCIS are two of the most popular shows on television. And how did it stand up? S.H.I.E.L.D. (recap here) actually managed to tie the two-hour The Voice overall in the demo (4.6) — and beat it head-to-head during the 8 p.m. hour — while trouncing the return of NCIS in the demo (3.4), though obviously losing among total viewers (19.4 million)...

http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/09/25/agents-of-shield-ratings/

WHOZIT

Thursday, September 26, 2013 3:45 AM

Who's the dimwit at Disney who thought of putting it up against NCIS? It did well with the 18-49 crowd which is the networks fav demo, but it finished 3rd in it's time slot overall. They should put it on Wendsday night where it would become the "must see" show of the night.

AURAPTOR

Thursday, September 26, 2013 4:11 AM

Thank the maker for OnDemand.

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WISHIMAY

Thursday, September 26, 2013 4:25 AM

That's 'zactly what I thought....Maybe they were thinkin' "Trial by Fire"....If it can survive against NCIS then it'll probably go the distance....