Primetime Ratings Thursday: ABC on Top With ‘Celeb Wheel’

Pat Sajak, Drew Carey
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ABC had the winning score in Thursday primetime, with Celebrity Wheel of Fortune falling but still leading the way. ABC rated a 0.7 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 4 share. That topped Fox’s 0.6/4. 

Celeb Wheel of Fortune fell 27% to 0.8 on ABC. The Chase did a 0.7 and The Hustler a 0.5, both off a tenth from last week. 

Fox had Hell’s Kitchen at 0.7 and Call Me Kat at 0.5, the pair flat, and Last Man Standing off 20% to 0.4.

CBS and NBC both scored a 0.5/3. CBS had Young Sheldon at 0.8, B Positive at 0.6 and Mom at 0.6, the three comedies all returning up a tenth. The Unicorn got a flat 0.4 and Star Trek: Discovery grew a tenth to 0.2. 

NBC had Tina Fey comedy Mr. Mayor at a level 0.5 while Superstore slid 20% to 0.4. Law & Order: SVU got a flat 0.6 and Dateline NBC dropped 25% to 0.3.

The CW, Telemundo and Univision all posted a 0.3/2. The series premiere of Walker, top-lined by Jared Padalecki, got a 0.4 on The CW, and the season starter for Legacies got a 0.2.  

On Telemundo, El Domo del Dinero got a 0.2 and Todo Por Mi Hija a 0.3, then Falsa Identidad a 0.2. All three lost a tenth from last week. 

On Univision, Vencer El Desamor got a 0.4 and Imperio de Mentiras a 0.3, both level. Dulce Ambicion went up 50% to 0.3.

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.