Primetime Ratings: CBS Wins With Comedies
CBS took the top ratings honors Thursday, its popular sitcoms leading to a 1.7 in viewers 18-49, according to the Nielsen overnights, and a 7 share. That beat the 1.2/5 posted by ABC.
Big Bang Theory did a 3.0 and Young Sheldon a 2.5 on CBS, both shows down a tenth of a point. Mom rated a 1.6 and Life in Pieces a 1.2, both also down a tenth. Drama SWAT closed out prime at a flat 1.1.
ABC had a repeat of game show Child Support, then Truth and Lies: The Tonya Harding Story at 1.4, up 27% from the previous week’s Truth and Lies: Waco at 1.1. Skater Harding sat for an interview on ABC.
Fox did a 1.0/4. The Four: Battle for Stardom fell 17% from its premiere to a 1.0. It aired 8-10 p.m.
NBC rated a 0.9/4. Superstore did a 1.1 and The Good Place a 1.0, both shows flat. Will & Grace fell 21% to 1.1 and Great News did a flat 0.6. Chicago Fire slipped 18% to 0.9.
Univision rated a 0.6/2 and Telemundo a 0.5/2.
The CW scored a 0.3/1 with the 23rd Annual Critics Choice Awards.
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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.