Primetime Ratings: ‘You, Me and the Apocalypse’ Opens Modest

Fox won the Thursday ratings race with a 2.3 on the night in terms of viewers 18-49, according to Nielsen’s overnights, with an 8 share. CBS trailed at 1.5/5, then NBC at 1.4/5 and ABC and The CW both at 0.8/3.

NBC debuted offbeat, end-of-days dramedy You, Me and the Apocalypse, which showed a 1.2. Before that, The Blacklist ticked up 7% to 1.6, and Shades of Blue fell 7% to 1.3.

Idol, fully ensconced in Hollywood mode, and all its drama, rated a 2.3 on the night across its two hours, down 4% from last Thursday.  

CBS aired repeated comedies before a new Angel From Hell, at 1.4, then drama Elementary at 1.1; both were flat with last week.

On ABC, Beyond the Tank ticked up 10% to a 1.1, and two hours of My Diet is Better Than Yours was a flat 0.7.  

The CW’s DC’s Legends of Tomorrow did a 1.1, down 8% from last week, and The 100 slid 14% in week two to 0.6.  

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.