Ratings: ABC’s Shonda Rhimes Lineup Still Strong Against CBS’s ‘Thursday Night Football’

Fox’s “Gracepoint” falls, NBC’s “Bad Judge” stays flat

Viola Davis in "How to Get Away With Murder"
ABC

Shondaland Thursdays continue to be a hit for ABC, though the dramas finished second to CBS’s “Thursday Night Football.”

CBS was first in ratings with a 3.6 rating/11 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and first in viewers with an average of 11.4 million, according to preliminary numbers. The pregame show at 8 p.m. earned a 2.5/9 and 8.9 million viewers. The game itself at 8:30 scored night-highs of a 3.8/12 and 11.9 million viewers.

ABC was second in ratings with a 2.8/9 and in viewers with 9.5 million. “Grey’s Anatomy” at 8 had a 2.4/8 and 8.4 million viewers. “Scandal” at 9 received a 3.0/9 and 9.5 million viewers. “How to Get Away With Murder” at 10 earned a 3.1/10 and 10.7 million viewers.

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Fox and NBC tied for third in ratings, each with a 1.2/4. Fox was third in viewers with 5.1 million, NBC was fourth with 4.4 million.

For Fox, “Bones” at 8 got a 1.5/5 and 6.3 million viewers. “Gracepoint” at 9 dipped 25 percent to a 0.9/3 and 3.9 million viewers.

For NBC, “Biggest Loser” at 8 had a 1.2/4 and 4.6 million viewers. “Bad Judge” at 9 received a 1.3/4 and 5.2 million viewers. “A to Z” at 9:30 got a 1.0/3 and 3.6 million viewers. “Parenthood” at 10 had a 1.3/4 and 4.3 million viewers.

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Univision was fifth in ratings with a 1.0/3 and in total viewers with 2.6 million.

The CW was sixth in ratings with a 0.6/2 and in total viewers with 1.4 million. “Vampire Diaries” at 8 got a 0.7/2 and 1.7 million viewers. “Reign” at 9 received a 0.4/1 and 1.1 million viewers.

Telemundo was seventh in ratings with a 0.5/2 and in total viewers with 1.3 million.

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