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ABC
| 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | Avg | |
| 2013-14 | Dancing with the Stars Fall | Castle | 110 | ||||
| 113 | 113 | 103 | |||||
| 2014-15 | Dancing with the Stars Fall | Castle | 112 (+2%) | ||||
| 122 (+8%) | 122 (+8%) | 93 (-10%) | |||||
| VsAvg | +13% | -11% | -21% | -7% | |||
| Rank | 6/14 | 10/14 | 11/14 | 10/14 | |||
| 2015-16 | Dancing with the Stars Fall | Castle | |||||
The improbable Dancing with the Stars comeback rolled on in the fall but slowed down in the spring season, which was just barely up in Plus. Much of DWTS' positive movement was given back at 10/9c, as Castle got some CBS procedural competition and was down to its lowest Plus since season two. The long-running combo is together for one more year in 2015-16.
CBS
| 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | Avg | |
| 2013-14 | How I Met Your Mother | 2 Broke Girls | Mike and Molly | Mom | Hostages | 111 | |
| 180 | 134 | 115 | 111 | 63 | |||
| 157 | 113 | ||||||
| 2014-15 | 2 Broke Girls | Mike and Molly | Scorpion | NCIS: Los Angeles | 116 (+4%) | ||
| 120 (-33%) | 116 (-14%) | 135 (+19%) | 95 (+50%) | ||||
| 118 (-25%) | |||||||
| VsAvg | +2% | -6% | -25% | -10% | |||
| Rank | 7/14 | 11/14 | 12/14 | 12/14 | |||
| 2015-16 | The Big Bang Theory | LIFE IN PIECES | Scorpion | NCIS: Los Angeles | |||
This may only be the 12th best CBS Monday in 14 years, but to lose How I Met Your Mother and still grow year-to-year was a win. NCIS: Los Angeles improving on the dreadful year-ago occupants was a given, but the real victory came in the other hours. 2BG and Mike and Molly held up just fine with no HIMYM, and the decision to kill another comedy hour paid off as Scorpion was one of the biggest new CBS dramas this generation.
The Big Bang Theory and newbie Life in Pieces air here for just over a month before moving to Thursday; Supergirl takes over at 8/7c for the late fall.
NBC
| 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | Avg | |
| 2013-14 | The Voice Fall | The Blacklist | 193 | ||||
| 213 | 213 | 153 | |||||
| 2014-15 | The Voice Fall | The Blacklist | 186 (-4%) | ||||
| 199 (-7%) | 199 (-7%) | 160 (+4%) | |||||
| VsAvg | +66% | +55% | +60% | +60% | |||
| Rank | 3/14 | 3/14 | 1/14 | 2/14 | |||
| 2015-16 | The Voice Fall | BLINDSPOT | |||||
The Voice was down both in fall and spring, but the rate of decline isn't alarming and certainly nothing like what Fox has experienced with American Idol. The real Monday issue for NBC was what happened at 10/9c after The Blacklist headed to Thursday; November newbie State of Affairs (74) and the summer import The Night Shift (77) both struggled. They're certainly hoping their latest thriller Blindspot will be closer to Blacklist territory.
Fox
| 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | Avg | |||
| 2013-14 | Bones | Sleepy Hollow | 117 | ||||
| 95 | 138 | ||||||
| 2014-15 | Gotham | Sleepy Hollow | 111 (-5%) | ||||
| 129 (+36%) | 92 (-34%) | ||||||
| VsAvg | +29% | +12% | +21% | ||||
| Rank | 3/14 | 6/14 | 3/14 | ||||
| 2015-16 | Gotham | MINORITY REPORT | |||||
Sleepy Hollow was one of the surprise hits of 2013-14, but it suffered a massive sophomore slump. (And the winter/spring 9/8c occupant The Following also took another big hit in season three.) However, the network stayed within striking distance of last year's Plus thanks to another new drama hit in Gotham. Once again, the higher-rated show stays and the lower-rated show departs for a newbie in fall 2015.
The CW
| 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | Avg | |
| 2013-14 | Hart of Dixie | Beauty and the Beast | 19 | ||
| 21 | 16 | ||||
| 2014-15 | The Originals | Jane the Virgin | 31 (+69%) | ||
| 34 (+62%) | 29 (+80%) | ||||
| VsAvg | +12% | -7% | +3% | ||
| Rank | 3/9 | 6/9 | 4/9 | ||
| 2015-16 | CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND | Jane the Virgin | |||
Though there was a much flashier night in the CW's 2014-15 resurgence, don't discount the Monday improvement, as the network finally had enough depth to turn its Surrender Night into something in line with the CW's historical Monday average. The Originals was a massive improvement, even if down a lot from its season one ratings on Tuesday. And newbie Jane the Virgin did surprisingly OK at 9/8c. But the Monday respectability will be put to the test this fall as The Originals departs to try to help patch up flailing Thursday. That makes the new Monday (with former Showtime pilot Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) seemingly more compatible but also more of a wild card.
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