Primetime Ratings Thursday: ABC, NBC Best in Broadcast

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ABC and NBC were virtually tied atop the Thursday prime ratings pecking order. Thanks to Grey’s Anatomy, ABC had a 0.6 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 5 share. NBC, with its Law & Order double bill, had a 0.6/4. 

CBS, Fox, Telemundo and Univision all rated a 0.3/2. The CW scored a 0.1/1. 

Station 19 had a flat 0.7 on ABC and Grey’s lost 11% for a 0.8. Rebel went up a tenth to 0.4. 

On NBC, Manifest earned a 0.4 and Law & Order: SVU a 0.7, before Law & Order: Organized Crime got a 0.7. All three stayed level with last week. 

CBS had reruns and a new episode of United States of Al shed 33% for a 0.4. 

Fox had a Family Guy rerun and the Let’s Be Real finale at a flat 0.2. The Last Man Standing series closer did a 0.4 and 0.3 across two episodes, up a little from last week’s 0.3. 

On Telemundo, Exatlon Estados Unidos got a 0.3, as did La Suerte De Loli, both flat. Buscando A Frida grew 33% for a 0.4. 

Univision had Disenando Tu Amor down 25% from its last airing to 0.3 and Te Acuerdas De Mi was up 33% to 0.4. La Hija Del Embajador got a flat 0.3. 

On The CW, Walker did a 0.2 and Legacies a 0.1. Walker picked up a tenth and Legacies stayed flat. 

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.