'Mom' Series Finale Hits Season High in Viewers

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‘Mom’ Series Finale Hits Season High in Viewers

by Tony Maglio | May 14, 2021 @ 8:35 AM

But CBS finishes second in Thursday’s key-demo ratings

Moms are the best, and “Mom” reached a season-best 6.05 million total viewers with Thursday’s series finale.

While CBS had the most primetime viewers last night, NBC edged the competition in the key adults 18-49 ratings demographic with its “Law & Order: Organized Crime”-“SVU” crossover event.

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CBS’ “Young Sheldon” and “B Positive” aired season finales last night. For “B Positive,” the episode will probably serve as its series finale.

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Despite airing mostly reruns, ABC bested Fox on Thursday.

NBC was first in ratings with a 0.6 rating/5 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and second in total viewers with an average of 3.8 million, according to preliminary numbers. “Manifest” at 8 p.m. had a 0.4/3 and 2.9 million total viewers. At 9, the “SVU” hour of the crossover put up a 0.7/5 and 4.3 million total viewers. The “Organized Crime” hour of the event at 10 averaged the same Nielsen numbers.

CBS was second in ratings with a 0.5/4 and in viewers with 4.5 million. “Young Sheldon” at 8 posted a 0.7/6 and 6.8 million total viewers. “United States of Al” at 8:30 had a 0.6/4 and 5.1 million total viewers. “Mom” at 9 drew a 0.7/5 and those 6 million total viewers. “B Positive” at 9:30 got a 0.5/4 and 4.3 million total viewers. “Clarice” at 10 received a 0.3/2 and 2.3 million total viewers.

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ABC was third in ratings with a 0.4/3 and in viewers with 2.7 million. After airing a pair of “Grey’s Anatomy” repeats, “Rebel” at 10 managed a 0.3/3 and 2.5 million total viewers.

Fox, Telemundo and Univision tied for fourth in ratings, each with a 0.3/2. Fox was fourth in total viewers with 1.5 million, Telemundo was fifth with 1.1 million and Univision was sixth with 833,000.

For Fox, following a rerun, “Last Man Standing” at 9 had a 0.3/2 and 2.2 million total viewers. “Let’s Be Real” at 9:30 managed a 0.2/1 and 846,000 total viewers.

The CW was seventh in ratings with a 0.1/1 and in viewers with 714,000. “Walker” at 8 had a 0.1/1 and 904,000 total viewers. At 9, “Legacies” got a 0.1/1 and 523,000 total viewers.