Primetime Ratings: ‘Big Bang’ Finale Pops

CBS topped ABC by just a tenth of a point for the top score in Thursday’s broadcast ratings battle, the Eye scoring a 1.7 in adults 18-49, with a 6 share. ABC posted a 1.6/6.

The season finale of The Big Bang Theory did a 3.3, with 14.45 million viewers, up 10%. The Odd Couple was a flat 1.6, while Mom grew 13% to 1.8. The season finale of 2 Broke Girls was up 6% to 1.7 while Rush Hour was flat at 0.9.

ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy rated a 2.1, up a tenth, and Scandal was up 20% to 1.8, then The Catch was a flat 0.9.

NBC rated a 0.9/3, Fox a 0.7/3 and The CW a 0.5/2.

On NBC, Strong tallied a 0.7, up a tenth, and Blacklist a 1.3, also up a tenth. Game of Silence was a flat 0.7.

Fox’s Bones rated a 0.8, down a tenth, and American Grit a flat 0.6.

On The CW, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow did a 0.6 and The 100 a 0.4, both flat.

Michael Malone

Michael Malone is content director at B+C and Multichannel News. He joined B+C in 2005 and has covered network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television, including writing the "Local News Close-Up" market profiles. He also hosted the podcasts "Busted Pilot" and "Series Business." His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The L.A. Times, The Boston Globe and New York magazine.