{"id":24628,"date":"2014-04-25T09:55:28","date_gmt":"2014-04-25T13:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/?p=24628"},"modified":"2014-04-25T11:16:11","modified_gmt":"2014-04-25T15:16:11","slug":"abcs-black-box-delivers-unremarkable-ratings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2014\/04\/25\/abcs-black-box-delivers-unremarkable-ratings\/","title":{"rendered":"Update: ABC&#8217;s &#8220;Black Box&#8221; Delivers Unremarkable Ratings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><b>Update:<\/b> Not an instant flop in the vein of &#8220;Mind Games&#8221; or &#8220;Lucky 7,&#8221; ABC&#8217;s &#8220;Black Box&#8221; nonetheless failed to make a significant impact in the Thursday ratings race.<\/p>\n<p>The premiere episode, which aired out of &#8220;Grey&#8217;s Anatomy&#8221; (2.3 adults 18-49 rating with 7.6 million viewers), delivered a 1.5 rating with 6.6 million viewers.<\/p>\n<p>While its sampling among older viewers was respectable, its demo number represents a significant step down from that typically posted by usual timeslot occupant &#8220;Scandal.&#8221;<\/em><br \/>\n============<\/p>\n<p>While it might have been competitive in the adults 18-49 demographic, the premiere of ABC&#8217;s &#8220;Black Box&#8221; did not dazzle in the ratings Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Airing in the Thursday at 10PM slot that normally belongs to &#8220;Scandal,&#8221; the new series posted a 4.6 overnight household rating.<\/p>\n<p>Neither objectively terrible nor as bad as many of ABC&#8217;s dramatic offerings this season, at least as far as overnight household numbers go, it did represent a sizable step down from the numbers routinely delivered by &#8220;Scandal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Most season 3 &#8220;Scandal&#8217; episodes, meanwhile, delivered overnights in the 6.0-7.0 range.  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