Primetime Ratings Thursday: Fox Touches Down Title
‘Thursday Night Football’ sets the pace
Fox won the Thursday ratings contest thanks to football. Chargers-Raiders paced Fox to a 2.2 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 13 share. In second was ABC at 0.8/5.
Thursday Night Football took up all of Fox’s prime. It was down a tenth of a point from Patriots-Rams last week.
ABC had Station 19 up 13% to 0.9 and Grey’s Anatomy down 9% to 1.0. A Million Little Things got a flat 0.5.
CBS and NBC both got a 0.4/2. CBS had Young Sheldon off 13% for a 0.7. B Positive and Mom both lost a tenth for a 0.5 and The Unicorn shed a tenth for a 0.4. Star Trek: Discovery posted a level 0.2.
On NBC it was movie Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors at 0.4 and Dateline NBC at a flat 0.4.
Univision rated a 0.3/2 and Telemundo a 0.2/1. On Univision, Vencer El Desamor got a flat 0.5. Imperio de Mentiras and Dulce Ambicion both got a 0.3, Imperio down a tenth and Dulce flat.
On Telemundo, El Domo del Dinero gained a tenth for a 0.2. Todo Por Mi Hija scored a flat 0.3 and Falsa Identidad a level 0.2.
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The CW got a 0.1/1. Dogs of the Year and World’s Funniest Animals both rated a 0.1.
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.