Update: Per final broadcast data, Tuesday’s “The Flash” delivered a 1.4 adults 18-49 rating with 3.46 million viewers. The previous episode, which aired against the World Series, drew a 1.4 with 3.53 million viewers.
9PM CW drama “Supernatural” posted a 0.9 with 2.19 million viewers.
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Competition from the World Series was evidently not the sole downward force applied to the previous two “The Flash” broadcasts.
Tuesday’s installment, which did not have to deal with competition from the MLB’s now-concluded championship round, did not receive an uptick in the nightly ratings.
Per fast national data, this week’s episode drew a 1.4 adults 18-49 rating with 3.40 million total viewers
That performance is actually slightly weaker than that of the previous, October 28 broadcast, which drew a 1.4 adults 18-49 rating with 3.53 million viewers. Even if an upward adjustment in the finals creates more parity between the viewership averages, it will doubtfully be enough to spur a significant episode-over-episode uptick for this Tuesday’s broadcast.
And insofar as that is true, the idea that ratings for “The Flash” were being deflated exclusively by World Series competition appears invalid.
Of course, given that the show continues to reign as the network’s most popular show in both adults 18-49 and total viewers, there is still little room to actually complain about the show’s performance.
— “Supernatural,” which aired out of “The Flash,” drew a 0.9 with 2.19 million viewers.