Although “The Event” slowed the pace of its descent into ratings misery Monday, it still suffered another decline for its fourth episode.
NBC’s serialized-drama fell to a 2.2 adults 18-49 rating with 6.45 million viewers. While that performance does not register as horrible within the context of NBC, it represents a drop of almost 40% from the show’s September 20 premiere performance.
Given the hefty sports competition from the Jets-Vikings game and the MLB Playoffs, the drop might not reflect a true loss of interest from last week. Regardless, the show is still going to have to stabilize, and quickly, in order to demonstrate its viability beyond a single season.
The show nonetheless remains the high point of NBC’s Monday schedule. “Chuck” posted a 1.9 with 5.35 million viewers at 8PM, while new series “Chase” dipped to a 1.5 with 5.10 million at 10PM.