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‘Indebted’ Indebted to Coronavirus Shut-ins: Fran Drescher Sitcom Reaches New High in Ratings

NBC jumps to second place among adults 18-49 with an original “Superstore”

| March 20, 2020 @ 8:46 AM Last Updated: March 20, 2020 @ 9:28 AM
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NBC’s “Indebted” starring Fran Drescher is indebted to folks watching more TV while self-quarantined due to the coronavirus pandemic. The first-year sitcom hit a new series-high in ratings last night.

Unfortunately, that series high is still pretty low — but it was enough to keep NBC ahead of Fox and in second place among adults 18-49. Big ups to a new “Superstore” starting out primetime with strong Nielsen numbers.

CBS assisted in NBC’s silver-medal finish by airing only reruns. Thursday would have otherwise featured March Madness action on CBS, and these primetime ratings would have shaken out much differently.

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ABC was first in ratings with a 1.2 rating/6 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and in total viewers with an average of 6.3 million, according to preliminary numbers. “Station 19” at 8 p.m. posted a 1.3/6 and 7.5 million viewers. At 9, “Grey’s Anatomy” put up a 1.5/7 and 7.1 million viewers. “A Million Little Things” at 10 received a 0.7/3 and 4.2 million viewers.

NBC was second in ratings with a 0.8/4, but fourth in viewers with 3.2 million. “Superstore” at 8 drew a 0.9/5 and 3.8 million viewers. “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” at 8:30 had a 0.7/3 and 2.5 million viewers. At 9, “Will & Grace” got a 0.7/3 and 2.8 million viewers. “Indebted” at 9:30 managed a 0.5/2 and 1.9 million viewers. An NBC News special on the coronavirus pandemic at 10 received a 0.9/4 and 4.2 million viewers.

Fox was third in ratings with a 0.7/3 and in viewers with 3.8 million. “Last Man Standing” at 8 had a 0.8/4 and 4.6 million viewers. At 8:30, “Outmatched” got a 0.6/3 and 2.6 million viewers. “Deputy” at 9 received a 0.6/3 and 4 million viewers.

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CBS and Univision tied for fourth in ratings, both with a 0.6/3. CBS was second in total viewers with 5.1 million viewers, Univision fifth with 1.7 million.

Telemundo was sixth in ratings with a 0.4/2 and in viewers with 1.2 million.

The CW was seventh in ratings with a 0.1/1 and in viewers with 579,000. “Katy Keene” at 8 had a 0.1/1 and 515,000 viewers. At 9, “Legacies” got a 0.2/1 and 642,000 viewers.

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