Primetime Ratings: Fox Wins With Strong ‘Last Man Standing’
Fox had top score in Thursday prime, comedy Last Man Standing leading the way to a 0.7 rating in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 4 share. That squeaked by the 0.6/3s put up by ABC and CBS.
Two episodes of Last Man Standing got a flat 0.8 and Deputy dropped 14% to 0.6.
On ABC, comedy reruns led into special The Last Days of Richard Pryor at 0.6.
On CBS, Young Sheldon did a 1.0 and The Unicorn a 0.6, both comedies flat. Mom lost 13% for a 0.7. Carol’s Second Act was a 0.6 and Evil scored a 0.5, those two flat.
NBC and Univision both posted a 0.5/3. On NBC it was Superstore at 0.6 and The Good Place at 0.5. Will & Grace got a 0.4 and Perfect Harmony a 0.3. All four comedies lost a tenth of a point. Law & Order: SVU posted a flat 0.6.
On Univision, Ringo fell 17% to 0.5. Amor Eterno lost 33% for a 0.4 and El Dragon dropped 20% for a 0.5.
Telemundo tallied a 0.3/2. Decisiones did a 0.2 and La Dona a 0.3, then El Senor de los Cielos a 0.4. All three were flat.
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The CW put up a 0.2/1. Supernatural got a flat 0.3 and Legacies lost a tenth for a 0.2.
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.