Primetime Ratings: ABC, CBS, Fox Tie on Repeats-Rich Night

ABC, CBS and Fox were virtually tied in Thursday’s ratings. CBS was technically on top with its 0.7 rating in viewers 18-49, according to Nielsen’s overnights, and a 4 share. ABC and Fox were both at 0.7/3.

None of the networks had much to brag about in Thursday prime. CBS had repeated comedies, then a SWAT rerun.

ABC offered repeated game shows throughout prime.

Fox aired The Four: Battle For Stardom from 8 to 10 at 0.7, flat with its premiere.

NBC did a 0.6/3. Little Big Shots was good for a 0.8, down 27% from last season’s premiere, and the season premiere of comedy Marlon did a 0.7 and 0.6 in a double run. Last year’s season premiere did a 1.2 leading out of America’s Got Talent.

Telemundo had a 0.5/3 and Univision a 0.5/2.

The CW was at 0.2/1 with repeats.

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.