Positioned against Sunday Night Football, the World Series, and an overlapping “The Walking Dead,” the sixth episode of ABC’s “Quantico” drew series low ratings in adults 18-49 and total viewership.
Thanks to another week of strong time-shifted viewing, it more than doubles those numbers in Nielsen’s live+7 report.
The episode, which drew a 1.2 adults 18-49 rating and 4.049 million viewers on a live+same-day basis, posted a dramatically better 2.8 with 8.703 million in the L+7 report.
The sixth “Quantico” episode therefore received a 133% uptick in adults 18-49 and a 115% increase in viewership. The adults 18-49 lift was the week’s second-greatest percentage gain; only “America’s Next Top Model,” which improved from a 0.2 to a 0.5 (+150%), enjoyed a bigger boost.
The viewership gain is the week’s greatest from a percentage standpoint.
Other notable adults 18-49 gainers: “CSI: Cyber” (0.7 to 1.4, +100%), “The Player” (0.7 to 1.4, +100%), “The Vampire Diaries” (0.6 to 1.2, +100%), “The Originals” (0.4 to 0.8, +100%), and “Jane The Virgin” (0.3 to 0.6, +100%).
Other notable total viewership gainers: “The Vampire Diaries” (1.237 million to 2.349 million, +90%), “The Originals” (1.068m to 1.827m, +71%), “Blindspot” (7.906m to 13.308m, +68%), “Agents of SHIELD” (3.806m to 6.936m +68%).
— While still series lows for “Quantico,” the week six L+7 numbers are considerably more impressive and competitive than the L+SD marks.