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Primetime Ratings: ‘Big Bang’ Paces CBS to Win

CBS got the top spot in Thursday ratings, with The Big Bang Theory leading to a 1.1 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 5 share. In second was ABC at 0.8/4. Big Bang Theory lost 5% for a 1.8 and the season premiere of Life in Pieces did a 1.0, after it opened to a 1.5 in fall 2017. ...

Biggish drop for ‘Grey’s’ on ABC, soft start for ‘Life in Pieces’ on CBS

CBS got the top spot in Thursday ratings, with The Big Bang Theory leading to a 1.1 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 5 share. In second was ABC at 0.8/4.

Big Bang Theory lost 5% for a 1.8 and the season premiere of Life in Pieces did a 1.0, after it opened to a 1.5 in fall 2017. Mom dipped 9% to 1.0 and another Life in Pieces scored a 0.8. SWAT climbed 14% for a 0.8.

On ABC, Grey’s Anatomy lost 20% for a 1.2 and Station 19 rated a level 0.9, then For the People was flat at 0.5.

Fox scored a 0.6/3 and NBC a 0.5/3.

On Fox, Gotham and The Orville both rated a 0.6, the pair flat.

On NBC, Superstore got a 0.9 and AP Bio a 0.5, both comedies flat. Brooklyn Nine-Nine lost 17% for a 0.5 and Abby’s was a level 0.4, before a Law & Order: SVU repeat.

Telemundo did a 0.4/2 and Univision a 0.3/2.

The CW rated a 0.3/1. Supernatural got a 0.4 and In the Dark a 0.2, both dramas flat. 


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