TV Ratings Report: Castle Climbs, The Blacklist Gets a Boost

Fox's coverage of the World Series Game 5 once earned the most eyeballs on network television last night, but the Red Sox inching closer to another title didn't deter fans of two hits drama:

Both Castle (10.7 million total viewers, 2.1 ratings among 18-49-year olds) and The Blacklist (10.7 million, 3.1) improved on last week's numbers, while Mom and How I Met Your Mother ticked down…

8 p.m.
The Voice: 12.9 million viewers
World Series: 13.1 million
How I Met Your Mother: 7.6 million/2 Broke Girls: 7.6 million
Dancing with the Stars: 12.9 million
Hart of Dixie: 1.1 million

9 p.m.
Beauty and the Beast: 870,000
The Big Bang Theory rerun: 7.9 million/Mom: 6.6 million

10 p.m.
The Blacklist: 10.6 million
Castle: 10.7 million
Hostages: 4.9 million

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