Primetime Ratings: Strong Night Paces CBS to Win
CBS was the top broadcaster Thursday, putting up a 1.4 rating in adults 18-49, according to Nielsen’s overnights, and a 6 share. The Big Bang Theory rated a flat 2.4, then Mom went up 15% to 1.5, and Life in Pieces ticked up 9% to 1.2. The Amazing Race grew 29% to 0.9.
ABC had a 1.2/5. Grey’s Anatomy was a flat 1.7, while Scandal did a 1.3, down a tenth of a point, before The Catch scored a 0.6, also off a tenth.
NBC did a 0.9/4. A double run of Superstore rated a 0.6 and 0.8. The latter was the season finale and was level with the week before. Chicago Med climbed 10% to 1.1, and The Blacklist did a flat 0.8.
Fox had a 0.7/3, as MasterChef Junior grew 29% to 0.9 before a repeated double run of The Mick.
The CW rated a 0.4/2, with Supernatural at a flat 0.5 while Riverdale grew 33% to 0.4.
Among Spanish-language networks, Univision did a 0.6/2 and Telemundo a 0.3/1.
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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.