ABC's Agents of SHIELD has earned the unfortunate bragging rights of the biggest drop-off from its premiere this season. Last week's big scripted launch, which bested a four-year ratings record for a drama premiere, fell a significant 33 percent on Tuesday night.
Fast National returns have the latest SHIELD averaged a 3.1 rating among adults 18-49 and 8.4 million viewers. In the demo, that's steep drop from last week's 4.7 rating. The rest of the new lineup dropped accordingly, with The Goldbergs (2.2 adults), Trophy Wife (1.4 adults) and Lucky 7 (0.8 adults) all falling well below premieres.
The series also lost the common hour to CBS' relatively steady NCIS. The episode, the last featuring star Cote de Pablo, averaged a 3.4 rating in the key demo -- down just two-tenths of a point from last week.
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