Primetime Ratings: Strong Comedies Pace CBS
CBS was the big winner among broadcasters Thursday thanks to its comedies. The Eye scored a 1.7 in adults 18-49, per the Nielsen overnight ratings, and a 6 share. The Big Bang Theory actually fell 8% to 3.3 before The Great Indoors grew 21% to 1.7. Mom was up 31% to 1.7 and Life in Pieces grew 25% to 1.5. Drama Pure Genius fell 20% to 0.8.
Fox and NBC both scored a 1.1/4. Fox had Hell’s Kitchen up 8% at 1.3 and My Kitchen Rules at a flat 0.9.
NBC’s three offerings were flat with their last airings: The Good Place at 1.1, Chicago Med at 1.2 and The Blacklist at 1.0.
ABC did a 0.8/3, with repeated dramas before 20/20 weighed in at 0.9.
The CW scored a 0.2/1 with repeats.
On the Spanish-language front, Univision did a 0.7/3 while Telemundo stood at 0.6/2.
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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.