Primetime Ratings: CBS Wins With Comedies
CBS took top broadcast ratings Thursday, putting up a 1.4 rating in adults 18-49, per Nielsen’s overnights, and a 6 share. The Big Bang Theory did a 2.6, up a tenth from last week, and The Great Indoors was a flat 1.4. Mom too did a 1.4, which was up a tenth. Life in Pieces had a 1.2, a tenth better than last week, and The Amazing Race had a flat 0.9.
The networks were up against news coverage from Syria.
ABC was just off the pace at 1.3/5. Grey’s Anatomy was off 19% at 1.7, and Scandal too was off 19% at 1.3, before The Catch did a 0.7, down 13%.
Fox and NBC both had a 0.8/3. Fox’s MasterChef Junior did a 0.9, which was off a tenth of a point, and Kicking and Screaming was a flat 0.6.
On NBC, Superstore had a 0.8, down 27%, and Powerless was a flat 0.6. Chicago Med rated a 1.0, up 11%, and Blacklist: Redemption fell 25% to 0.6.
The CW had Supernatural at 0.5 and Riverdale at 0.3, both down a tenth of a point.
Among the Spanish-language networks, both Telemundo and Univision had a 0.6/2 on the night.
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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.