TV Ratings Report: Manifest Flies High
Paul Dailly at .The second night of the fall season brought some big surprises in the ratings.
Manifest, which has garnered tepid reviews pulled in 10.3 million viewers and a 2.2 rating among adults 18-49.
It marked NBC's highest-rated drama launch in two years since This Is Us.
The biggest surprise is that it managed to build out of The Voice. NBC typically uses it to launch a new drama in the fall.
The singing competition returned for Season 15 with 9.6 million viewers and a 2.0 rating among adults 18-49.
That marked erosion of 23 percent year-to-year in the demo.
Over on CBS, The Big Bang took a hit year-to-year. The final season launched with 12.7 million viewers and a 2.4 rating.
After that, Young Sheldon secured 10.6 million viewers and a 1.7 rating.
The highly anticipated reboot of Magnum PI turned in mediocre results given the lead-in. It had 8.1 million viewers and a 1.2 rating.
Bull moved to Mondays with 7.9 million viewers and a 0.9 rating. It was down considerably from its Tuesday perch.
Over on Fox, The Resident returned to 4.9 million viewers and a 1.1 rating, tying its best Monday outing yet.
9-1-1 took a hit from Sunday's high-flying debut. It slipped to 6.6 million viewers and a 1.6 rating.
Dancing with the Stars returned down 30 percent in the demo vs. its 2017 opener. It had 8.1 million viewers and a 1.1 rating.
The bad news continued for The Good Doctor which matched its smallest audience yet. It had 7.8 million viewers and a 1.4 rating.
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