ABC Wins Hump Day Comedy Showdown

Network earns some chuckles in a night dominated by presidential debate

Viewers didn’t exactly roll out the welcome wagon for ABC’s The Neighbors, as the absurdist aliens-among-us comedy was given the cold shoulder in its time-period premiere.

After getting a huge rocket boost from a one-off Modern Family lead-in last week, The Neighbors last night came crashing to earth. Per Nielsenlive-plus-same-day data, Episode 2 delivered 6.32 million viewers and a 1.9 in the 18-49 demo, down from its premiere deliveries of 9.22 million viewers and a 3.2 rating.

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