Debuts ' River ' with good grades, but the series paranormal mystery the ABC sees ominous signs in numbers

Debuts ' River ' with good grades, but the series paranormal mystery the ABC sees ominous signs in numbers:  ABC's new abstruseness ball "The River" drew a appropriate army for its admission Tuesday night. The bad account is that about forth the ride, about 20% of the admirers bailed.

"The River," in which the ancestors of a missing charlatan tries to acquisition him in the Amazon boscage and encounters some austere abstruse issues, averaged 8.2 actor admirers for the aboriginal of its two hours.

It alone in anniversary bisected hour, though, and by the end it had afterpiece to 6.45 million, according to aboriginal Nielsen ratings data.

Good account for ABC and admirers of the show: It captivated a lot of of the 18- to 49-year-old admirers that advertisers absolutely want. "The River" started with a 2.5 allotment of that key demographic and alone slipped to 2.2 at the end.

The additional anniversary will be cogent for "The River," because the archetypal arrangement for TV shows is to draw their better admirers the aboriginal week, if admirers are sampling.

The amount who acknowledgment for consecutive weeks is decidedly acute with a appearance like "The River," back its circuitous adventure and extra-worldly elements accomplish it harder for new admirers to appear in already it has started.

In absolute admirers Tuesday, "The River" trailed two CBS cop shows. "NCIS: Los Angeles" averaged 16.12 actor admirers at 9 p.m. and "Unforgettable" averaged 11.7 actor admirers at 10.

The night's big champ was the aboriginal "NCIS," which drew added than 20 actor admirers at 8 for its 200th episode.