Simply put, the Season 5 premiere for ABC’s “Great American Baking Show” was…not great. As a result of the low numbers whipped up by the return of the competition’s “Holiday Edition,” ABC settled for last place in primetime ratings among the Big 4 broadcast networks.
Despite a weak “Thursday Night Football” game, Fox easily finished first. CBS was second, and NBC managed to make it into third.
Fox was first in ratings with a 2.5 rating/13 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and in total viewers with an average of 9 million, according to preliminary numbers. Those were the Nielsen averages from the New York Jets-Baltimore Ravens game.
CBS was second in ratings with a 0.7/3 and in viewers with 5.4 million. At 8 p.m., “Young Sheldon” scored a 1.0/5 and 8.2 million viewers. “The Unicorn” at 8:30 had a 0.7/4 and 5.6 million viewers. At 9, “Mom” got a 0.7/4 and 6.2 million viewers. “Carol’s Second Act” at 9:30 received a 0.6/3 and 5 million viewers. At 10, “Evil” ended the night with a 0.5/3 and 3.6 million viewers.
NBC was third in ratings with a 0.6/3 and in viewers with 3.3 million. At 8, the final night of “Ellen’s Greatest Night of Giveaways” earned a 1.0/5 and 5.9 million viewers. At 9, “Superstore” had a 0.6/3 and 2.8 million viewers. At 9:30, “Perfect Harmony” settled for a 0.4/2 and 1.8 million viewers. It was followed by a rebroadcast of John Legend and Chrissy Teigen’s 2018 holiday special.
ABC was fourth in ratings with a 0.5/3 and in viewers with 2.9 million. Following an hour of back-to-back rebroadcasts of animated holiday specials, “The Great American Baking Show: Holiday Edition” premiered at 9 to a 0.5/3 and 2.9 million viewers.
Univision was fifth in ratings with a 0.4/2 and in viewers with 1.3 million.
The CW and Telemundo tied for sixth in ratings, both with a 0.3/1. The CW was sixth in viewers with 1 million. Telemundo was seventh in viewers with 855,000.
For The CW, “Supernatural” at 8 managed a 0.3/1 and 1.1 million viewers. At 9, “Legacies” had a 0.3/1 and 929,000 viewers.
17 New Fall TV Shows Ranked by Premiere Viewers: From 'Batwoman' to 'Prodigal Son' (Photos)
Broadcast is back in session: Fall TV a.k.a. the kickoff to the traditional September-to-May season, began last month with CBS, NBC, Fox, ABC and The CW starting to premiere fresh seasons of their returning shows and debuting new series. To date, 17 new fall programs have premiered on the broadcast networks and we've got each of their starts charted by total viewers below. Find our summer version of these rankings here and the midseason list here.
Rank: 17 Show: "Nancy Drew" Net: The CW Total Viewers: 1.174 million
The CW
Rank: 16 Show: "Sunnyside" Net: NBC Total Viewers: 1.794 million
NBC
Rank: 15 Show: "Batwoman" Net: The CW Total Viewers: 1.799 million
The CW
Rank: 14 Show: "Bless the Harts" Net: Fox Total Viewers: 1.808 million
Fox
Rank: 13 Show: "Perfect Harmony" Net: NBC Total Viewers: 2.601 million
NBC
Rank: 12 Show: "Almost Family" Net: Fox Total Viewers: 2.951 million
Fox
Rank: 11 Show: "Mixed-ish" Net: ABC Total Viewers: 4.009 million
ABC
Rank: 10 Show: "Emergence" Net: ABC Total Viewers: 4.111 million
ABC
Rank: 9 Show: "Prodigal Son" Net: Fox Total Viewers: 4.180 million
Fox
Rank: 8 Show: "Stumptown" Net: ABC Total Viewers: 4.534 million
ABC
Rank: 7 Show: "Evil" Net: CBS Total Viewers: 4.618 million
CBS
Rank: 6 Show: "Bluff City Law" Net: NBC Total Viewers: 4.727 million
NBC
Rank: 5 Show: "Kids Say the Darndest Things" Net: ABC Total Viewers: 5.399 million
ABC
Rank: 4 Show: "Bob Hearts Abishola" Net: CBS Total Viewers: 5.876 million
CBS
Rank: 3 Show: "Carol's Second Act" Net: CBS Total Viewers: 5.965 million
CBS
Rank: 2 Show: "All Rise" Net: CBS Total Viewers: 6.006 million
CBS
Rank: 1 Show: "The Unicorn" Net: CBS Total Viewers: 6.007 million
CBS
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Ratings are ”Mixed-ish“
Broadcast is back in session: Fall TV a.k.a. the kickoff to the traditional September-to-May season, began last month with CBS, NBC, Fox, ABC and The CW starting to premiere fresh seasons of their returning shows and debuting new series. To date, 17 new fall programs have premiered on the broadcast networks and we've got each of their starts charted by total viewers below. Find our summer version of these rankings here and the midseason list here.