“Thursday Night Football” finally returned to Fox last night, and a good game couldn’t have come at a better time. Five new entertainment shows debuted across NBC and CBS, though none of them inspired much night-of viewing.
Due to the nature of live sports, the below fast-national Nielsen numbers for Fox should be considered subject to significant adjustment.
Fox was first in ratings with a 3.9 rating/18 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and in total viewers with an average of 12.7 million, according to preliminary numbers. Those are the averages of Fox’s NFL pregame show and the game itself.
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ABC was second in ratings with a 1.0/5 and third in viewers with 4.7 million. The “Grey’s Anatomy” return at 8 landed a 1.5/7 and 6.5 million viewers. The new season premiere of “A Million Little Things” at 9 had a 1.1/5 and 5 million viewers. At 10, the kickoff to the final season of “How to Get Away With Murder” got a 0.6/3 and 2.5 million viewers.
CBS was third in ratings with a 0.8/4 and second in viewers with 5.9 million. “Young Sheldon” premiered its first season without “The Big Bang Theory” at 8, getting a 1.0/5 and 8.1 million viewers. At 8:30, “The Unicorn” debuted with a 0.8/4 and 6 million viewers. “Mom” at 9 premiered its new season to a 0.8/4 and 6.2 million viewers. The series premiere of “Carol’s Second Act” at 9:30 received a 0.7/3 and 6 million viewers. At 10, the debut of new drama “Evil” had a 0.7/3 and 4.6 million viewers.
NBC was fourth in ratings with a 0.6/3 and in viewers with 2.9 million. The “Superstore” Season 5 start at 8 had a 0.8/4 and 2.9 million viewers. “Perfect Harmony” debuted at 8:30 with a 0.5/2 and 2.6 million viewers. At 9, “The Good Place” premiered its final season to a 0.7/3 and 2.4 million viewers. The “Sunnyside” debut at 9:30 settled for a 0.4/2 and 1.8 million viewers. At 10, “Law & Order: SVU” finished primetime off with a 0.7/4 and 3.7 million viewers.
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Univision was fifth in ratings with a 0.5/2 and in viewers with 1.3 million.
Telemundo was sixth in ratings with a 0.3/2 and in viewers with 1.1 million.
The CW was seventh in ratings with a 0.1/1 and in viewers with 578,000. “The Outpost” at 8 had a 0.1/1 and 651,000 viewers. At 9, the same show’s season finale got a 0.1/1 and 506,000 viewers.
