Primetime Ratings: Strong Comedies Pace CBS
By Michael Malone published

CBS was the big winner among broadcasters Thursday thanks to its comedies. The Eye scored a 1.7 in adults 18-49, per the Nielsen overnight ratings, and a 6 share. The Big Bang Theory actually fell 8% to 3.3 before The Great Indoors grew 21% to 1.7. Mom was up 31% to 1.7 and Life in Pieces grew 25% to 1.5. Drama Pure Genius fell 20% to 0.8.
Fox and NBC both scored a 1.1/4. Fox had Hell’s Kitchen up 8% at 1.3 and My Kitchen Rules at a flat 0.9.
NBC’s three offerings were flat with their last airings: The Good Place at 1.1, Chicago Med at 1.2 and The Blacklist at 1.0.
ABC did a 0.8/3, with repeated dramas before 20/20 weighed in at 0.9.
The CW scored a 0.2/1 with repeats.
On the Spanish-language front, Univision did a 0.7/3 while Telemundo stood at 0.6/2.
Michael Malone, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.
The smarter way to stay on top of broadcasting and cable industry. Sign up below.
Thank you for signing up to Broadcasting & Cable. You will receive a verification email shortly.
There was a problem. Please refresh the page and try again.