Primetime Ratings: ‘Grey’s’ Grows, ABC Wins
ABC took top Thursday honors among broadcasters with a 1.8 rating in adults 18-49, and a 7 share. CBS did a 1.3/5, then NBC a 1.0/4, Fox a 0.9/3 and The CW a 0.5/2.
ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy did a 2.2 across two hours, up a tenth, before The Catch rated a 1.0, down a tenth.
CBS had a repeat of The Big Bang Theory leading in to The Odd Couple at 1.5, down 6%. Mom and 2 Broke Girls did 1.5s, Mom flat and 2 Broke up a tenth. Rush Hour weighed in at a flat 0.9.
Over NBC’s way, Strong and Game of Silence put up 0.8s; a preview of Strong the night before did a 1.0, and Game of Silence previewed to a 1.5 April 12. The Blacklist climbed 8% to 1.3.
Fox’s Bones spring premiere did a 0.9, same as it did when the veteran drama signed off in December, and American Grit opened at 0.8.
On The CW, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow did a flat 0.7 and The 100 a 0.4, down 20%.
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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.