The fourth episode of Life in Pieces on CBS grabbed an audience of 7.84 million on Monday night, which made it the least watched episode since the show’s premiere. Life in Pieces has lost 1.32 million viewers since last week and 3.44 million since the premiere. Despite the 15% drop in total viewership, Life in Pieces only went down .1 in its 18-49 rating, going from a 1.9 last week to a 1.8 this week.
While critics still remain very lukewarm in their reviews of the show, Life in Pieces is doing pretty well among its sitcom competition. With the exception of its lead-in, The Big Bang Theory, and family-sitcom juggernaut, Modern Family, Life in Pieces has consistently shown stronger viewership than other broadcast sitcoms, both new and not-so-new.
Despite boasting strong total viewership, Life in Pieces still needs to find a way to draw in more 18-49 viewers. Several shows that have lower total viewership are showing better 18-49 ratings. ABC sitcom The Goldbergs, which airs Wednesday nights at 8:30pm, drew in 6.6 million viewers this week with a 18-49 rating of 2.1. The lack of 18-49 viewers may prove to be the biggest hurdle for Life in Pieces as the first season progresses.