Grimm And Chuck Post Lower Ratings In Week 2

NBC premiered both Chuck and Grimm last week, which could have easily ended badly, since the two were pitted off against Fox’s World Series coverage playing late after rain delays. Luckily, Grimm especially ended up pulling in a pretty good 6.5 million viewers, although Chuck fared less well, pulling in 3.4 million. Without baseball, week 2 of the NBC scheduling seemed to have a whole lot of promise.

This week, Fringe started its regular schedule, so there was a worry the returning program might take away from NBC’s numbers. Let’s start with the bad news. Both Chuck and Grimm were down in week 2.Chuck's second episode this season brought in right at 3.1 million viewers. For a Friday this isn’t terrible, but since Fox’s little-watched Kitchen Nightmares even managed 3.7 million viewers, if Chuck continues on its current path, it could be a sad way for the niche show to finish out its last season. I’ll go ahead and blame it on the show’s lead losing the intersect. If you missed last week’s episode, check out Lauren’s recap.

Now, to the good news. According to THR, though Grimm pulled in fewer viewers this week (5.9 million), the show won its 9 p.m. time slot in the ratings, pulling in a 1.8 in the 18-49 demographic. CSI:NY was a close second, pulling in a 1.6. Grimm’s has earned some weird press since its inception. It’s been getting a lot of comparisons to Once Upon A Time, but it’s certainly the more grounded retelling. If you are a fan of reworked fairytales, give it a chance. Maybe fans can pop those ratings back into the 6 million range.