CBS barely bested ABC in primetime demo ratings Thursday, when NBC was pretty much a non-factor despite airing its “Will & Grace” wedding.
In terms of total viewers, CBS experienced a much more comfortable victory last night. College hoops are great, but “The Big Bang Theory” is no slouch itself.
The Jack/Estefan wedding on Thursday marks the lowest-rated “Will & Grace” season finale ever. It aired between poor-performing NBC sitcoms “A.P. Bio” and “Abby’s.”
Elsewhere, The CW’s “In the Dark” debut was anything but bright.
CBS was first in ratings with a 1.1 rating/5 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and in total viewers with an average of 7.4 million, according to preliminary numbers. “The Big Bang Theory” at 8 p.m. posted a 1.9/10 and 11.9 million viewers. At 8:30, “Young Sheldon” landed a 1.4/7 and 10.3 million viewers. “Mom” at 9 had a 1.1/5 and 7.8 million viewers. At 9:30, “Fam” got a 0.7/3 and 5 million viewers.
ABC was second in ratings with a 1.0/5 and in viewers with 5 million. “Grey’s Anatomy” at 8 put up a 1.5/7 and 6.8 million viewers. At 9, “Station 19” had a 0.9/4 and 5.3 million viewers. “For the People” at 10 got a 0.6/3 and 3.1 million viewers.
NBC was third in ratings with a 0.7/3 and in viewers with 3 million. “Superstore” at 8 had a 0.8/4 and 3.1 million viewers. At 8:30, “A.P. Bio” managed a 0.5/3 and 2 million viewers. “Will & Grace” at 9 got a 0.7/4 and 3 million viewers. At 9:30, “Abby’s” settled for a 0.5/2 and 2.1 million viewers. “Law & Order: SVU” at 10 received a 0.8/4 and 3.9 million viewers.
Telemundo was fourth in ratings with a 0.5/2, but sixth in viewers with 1.27 million.
Univision was fifth in ratings with a 0.4/2 and fourth in viewers with 1.4 million.
Fox and The CW tied for sixth in ratings, both with a 0.3. Fox had a 2 share, CW got a 2. Fox was fifth in total viewers with 1.28 million, airing all reruns; The CW was seventh with 1.1 million.
For CW, “Supernatural” at 8 had a 0.3/2 and 1.3 million viewers. At 9, the series premiere of “In the Dark” got a 0.2/1 and 894,000 viewers.