Primetime Ratings: CBS Wins With Comedies

CBS was the top earner in Thursday ratings, its comedies leading to a 1.7 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 7 share. That topped the 1.5/6 that ABC posted.

CBS had Big Bang Theory at 2.9 and Young Sheldon at 2.4, both down a tenth of a point from last week. Mom did a 1.6 and Life in Pieces a 1.2, both comedies flat, then SWAT dropped 9% to 1.0.

On ABC, the TGIT lineup returned with some pop after a two-month break. Grey’s Anatomy grew 22% to a 2.2 and Scandal went up 18% to a 1.3, then How to Get Away With Murder increased 11% to a 1.0.

Fox did a 1.1/4. The Four: Battle For Stardom took up all of Fox’s prime and went up 10%.

NBC was at 1.0/4. Superstore dropped 9% to 1.0 and The Good Place rated a flat 1.0, then Will & Grace grew 18% to 1.3 and Great News climbed 17% to 0.7. Chicago Fire increased 11% to a 1.0.

The CW did a 0.5/2. Supernatural was at 0.6 and Arrow at 0.5, both up a tenth from their last fresh airings last month.

Telemundo and Univision both did a 0.5/2.

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.