Ratings: ‘The Vampire Diaries’ hits low; ‘Blue Bloods’ finale, ‘Shark Tank’ decline

Given that the seventh season of “The Vampire Diaries” is ending in just one week’s time, you definitely would like to see the show end with some sort of fanfare; it’s with that in mind that it’s rather unfortunate that the series is starting to wind down for the spring with a whimper.

The penultimate episode this season mustered a measly 0.3 rating in the 18-49 demographic, and then also a total viewership of just 900,000 people. There are still devoted fans all over the world, but consider this: Just two seasons ago, the show was averaging a 1.0 rating in the demo for the season. Sure, it wasn’t airing on Fridays then, but some story choices and the departure of Nina Dobrev have hurt commercially in many ways.

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The good news – There’s not too much, but at least “Hawaii Five-0” (1.1) stayed steady! Also, “Beyond the Tank” in a special timeslot improved to a 0.6, not that it matters much since we feel like this show is toast.

The bad news – “The Originals” also stayed low after “The Vampire Diaries” with a 0.3. Meanwhile, this season of “The Amazing Race” (0.9) continues to deliver less-than-amazing numbers, and “Shark Tank” (1.2) won the night despite losing viewers. “Blue Bloods” has been a challenger for it this season, but its season 6 finale posted just a 1.1 rating. Still, kudos to the Tom Selleck series for dropping just 4% in the demo from one season to the next. That’s extremely good in comparison to the network TV average.

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