Primetime Ratings: CBS Wins With Hefty Comedy Finales
CBS won Thursday prime, as The Big Bang Theory led the network to a 1.6 rating in viewers 18-49, and a 7 share. That topped the 1.1/5 that ABC rated.
The season finale of Big Bang Theory went up 17% to 2.8 and the Young Sheldon finale grew 11% to 2.1, then Mom rated a 1.5 and a second Mom a 1.3. Last week’s Mom did a 1.4. SWAT climbed 13% for a 0.9.
On ABC, Grey’s Anatomy escalated 13% to 1.8 and Station 19 shed 10% for a 0.9. Quantico was good for a flat 0.5.
NBC came in third at 0.8/4. A Law & Order: SVU repeat led into the two-hour Chicago Fire finale at a level 1.0.
Fox did a 0.6/3, with Gotham at 0.7 and Showtime at the Apollo a 0.6, both shows up a tenth of a point.
The CW scored a 0.5/2, with Supernatural growing 50% to 0.6 and Arrow at a flat 0.4.
Telemundo did a 0.5/2, and Univision a 0.4/2.
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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.