Primetime Ratings: Five Million Watch ‘Rocky Horror’

Fox musical The Rocky Horror Picture Show rated a so-so 1.7, according to Nielsen overnights, with 4.95 million tuning in to the remake of the cult classic film, which starred Laverne Cox. Fox was runner-up on the night with that 1.7 and a 6 share.

Fox’s Grease Live drew 12.2 million viewers in January, with a couple million more coming on when delayed viewing was factored in.

CBS won the night at 2.9/10, with Thursday Night Football leading the way. The pregame did a 2.1 before the game itself scored a 3.0.

ABC was next at 1.4/5, NBC at 1.1/4 and The CW at 0.6/2. ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy did a 2.1 and Notorious was up 13% to 0.9. How to Get Away With Murder grew 9% to 1.2.

NBC’s Superstore rated a 1.0 and The Good Place a 0.9. Chicago Med rated a 1.2 before The Blacklist scored a 1.1.

On The CW, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow and Supernatural both scored a 0.6.

More to come…

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.