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Down from Game 1 highs, the second Mets-Royals showdown still easily wins the night for Fox.
The World Series was still the thing to beat on Wednesday night — not that anyone came close.
After a six-year record start for the Mets-Royals series, Game 2 was a tad softer. Very much in line with the comparable game from last fall, it was still up six percent in early ratings for a 9.3 overnight rating among metered market households.
Fox will win another night in both total viewers and the key demo — likely a similar draw as the third GOP debate on CNBC.
All of the added competition didn't really dampen broadcast's other offerings for the night.
The ABC block of The Middle (1.9 adults), The Goldbergs (2.1 adults), Black-ish (1.9 adults) and Nashville (1.1 adults) were all steady — even with the lack of an original Modern Family.
CBS' lineup — Survivor (2.0 adults), Criminal Minds (1.6 adults), Code Black (1.1 adults) — and NBC's block — Mysteries of Laura (1.1 adults), Chicago P.D. (1.5 adults) — were similarly steady.
The only big development was Supernatural, on the CW, which rebounded three-tenths of a point from last week. That number stands to have some adjustment since the NBA preempted the network's Chicago affiliate.
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