NBC topped Thursday with the New Orleans Saints-Carolina Panthers game, when Univision finished fourth thanks to its Latin Grammy Awards.
CBS and ABC tied for second in ratings among the key 18-49 demographic.
NBC was first in ratings with a 2.6 rating/9 share in the main demo and in total viewers with an average of 9.2 million, according to preliminary numbers. That was all pregame and pigskin.
CBS and ABC tied for second in ratings, both with a 1.5/5. CBS was second in total viewers with 7.8 million, ABC was third with 5.7 million viewers.
For CBS, “The Big Bang Theory” at 8 p.m. scored a 3.1/12 and 14.2 million viewers. At 8:30, “The Great Indoors” got a 1.5/5 and 7.5 million viewers. “Mom” at 9 had a 1.4/5 and 7.6 million viewers. At 9:30, “Life in Pieces” followed with the same demo numbers and 6.6 million viewers. “Pure Genius” at 10 closed prime to a 0.9/3 and 5.5 million viewers.
For ABC, “Grey’s Anatomy” earned a 2.1/8 and 8 million viewers. At 9, “Notorious” had a 0.9/3 and 4.1 million viewers. “How to Get Away With Murder” got a 1.4/5 and 4.9 million viewers.
Univision was fourth in ratings with a 1.2/4 and in viewers with 3.1 million.
Fox was fifth in ratings with a 0.7/2 and in viewers with 2.7 million. “Rosewood” at 8 had a 0.7/2 and 3.1 million viewers. At 9, “Pitch” matched its lead-in rating/share, but slipped to 2.4 million viewers.
The CW and Telemundo tied for sixth in ratings, both with a 0.6/2. The CW was sixth in viewers with 1.8 million viewers, Telemundo was seventh with 1.6 million.
For CW, “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow” at 8 received a 0.6/2 and 1.9 million viewers. At 9, “Supernatural” had a 0.7/2 and 1.8 million viewers.