Primetime Ratings: CBS Wins With Consistent Comedies

CBS took Thursday ratings honors with its high-powered comedies, which led to a 1.4 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 6 share. That beat the 1.2/5 that ABC put up.

Big Bang Theory did a 2.3 on CBS, and Young Sheldon a 1.9, both shows flat. Mom did a flat 1.4 and Life in Pieces grew 22% to 1.1, before SWAT went up 13% to 0.9.

ABC had Grey’s Anatomy at 1.6 and Station 19 at 1.0, then Scandal at 0.9. All three were level with last week.

Fox and NBC both did a 0.7/3. For Fox, Gotham rated a flat 0.7 and Showtime at the Apollo grew 17% to 0.7.

For NBC, Superstore scored a 0.8 and A.P. Bio a 0.6, both flat. After a Will & Grace repeat, Champions lost 20% for a 0.4, before Chicago Fire rated a flat 1.0.

Univision scored a 0.5/2.

The CW did a 0.4/2, with Supernatural down 17% to 0.5 and Arrow at a flat 0.4.

Telemundo also rated a 0.4/2.

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.