Primetime Ratings Thursday: Fox Touches Down Title
‘Thursday Night Football’ sets the pace
Fox won the Thursday ratings contest thanks to football. Chargers-Raiders paced Fox to a 2.2 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 13 share. In second was ABC at 0.8/5.
Thursday Night Football took up all of Fox’s prime. It was down a tenth of a point from Patriots-Rams last week.
ABC had Station 19 up 13% to 0.9 and Grey’s Anatomy down 9% to 1.0. A Million Little Things got a flat 0.5.
CBS and NBC both got a 0.4/2. CBS had Young Sheldon off 13% for a 0.7. B Positive and Mom both lost a tenth for a 0.5 and The Unicorn shed a tenth for a 0.4. Star Trek: Discovery posted a level 0.2.
On NBC it was movie Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors at 0.4 and Dateline NBC at a flat 0.4.
Univision rated a 0.3/2 and Telemundo a 0.2/1. On Univision, Vencer El Desamor got a flat 0.5. Imperio de Mentiras and Dulce Ambicion both got a 0.3, Imperio down a tenth and Dulce flat.
On Telemundo, El Domo del Dinero gained a tenth for a 0.2. Todo Por Mi Hija scored a flat 0.3 and Falsa Identidad a level 0.2.
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The CW got a 0.1/1. Dogs of the Year and World’s Funniest Animals both rated a 0.1.
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.