The Season 3 premiere of "Nikita" on The CW failed to meet expectations, drawing only 951,000 viewers and a low 0.3 rating in the 18-49 demo according to fast national ratings. This marked a new series low for an original episode and represented a sharp decline from the 1.4 million viewers who tuned in to watch last week's rerun of "Beauty and the Beast", which was also produced by CW.

The viewership figures for "Nikita" were disappointingly low, with only 951,000 people tuning in to watch the show. This is significantly lower than the average viewing figures for Friday night's programming, and represents a significant downturn for the show's third season opener. In terms of demographics, the 18-49 age range had a relatively low viewership of just 0.3, which is well below the average for this demographic.

This poor performance can be attributed to a number of factors, including the fact that "Nikita" is competing against other popular shows on TV at the same time. Last week's rerun of "Beauty and the Beast", which is also produced by CW, drew much larger audiences, with over 1.4 million viewers tuning in to watch the show.

Overall, it seems that "Nikita" has not yet found its footing as a hit television series. With such low viewership numbers and a lack of buzz around the show, it remains to be seen whether it will be able to reverse course and gain a larger audience in future seasons.