Game 1 of the World Series brought strong ratings for FOX, scoring the best preliminary numbers for a series opener since 2009. TV shows up against the series all took hits, but The Voice decline was the steepest. Ratings fell 3/10ths of a point vs last week to a 2.1 for NBC.
8 p.m.
World Series Game 1 (FOX) (8-11 p.m.) 5.4/18 18.72
The Voice (NBC) 2.1/7 9.40
NCIS (CBS) 1.7/6 13.86
The Middle (ABC) 1.5/6 5.59
The Flash (The CW) 1.0/3 2.78
8:30 p.m.
American Housewife (ABC) 1.5/5 5.03
9 p.m.
This Is Us (NBC) 2.4/8 8.68
Bull (CBS) 1.5/5 11.59
Fresh Off the Boat (ABC) 1.2/4 3.84
No Tomorrow (The CW) 0.3/1 0.85
9:30 p.m.
The Real O’Neals (ABC) 1.0/3 3.20
10 p.m.
Chicago Fire (NBC) 1.6/6 6.94
NCIS: New Orleans (CBS) 1.3/5 9.63
Agents of SHIELD (ABC) 0.8/3 2.47