Ratings: ‘Will & Grace’ Hits New Low vs ‘Thursday Night Football’ Game With Brawl Conclusion

Univision finishes second in key demo with Latin Grammys

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Photo by: Chris Haston/NBC

If you think Univision’s Latin Grammys were muy caliente, you should have seen the end of the Cleveland Browns-Pittsburgh Steelers game on Fox.

NBC’s “Will and Grace” hit a new low in the adults 18-49 demographic with Thursday’s episode of the revival’s final season, which was pitted against Fox’s “Thursday Night Football” game between the Browns and Steelers. Cleveland’s 21-7 victory over Pittsburgh ended with multiple NFL players ejected after Browns defensive end Myles Garrett ripped the helmet off Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph and hit him in the head with it, starting a big brawl that resulted in big Nielsen returns for Fox.

Fox was first in ratings with a 3.3 rating/16 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and in total viewers with an average of 11.7 million, according to preliminary numbers. Those numbers are the averages of Fox’s half-hour pregame show and then the Browns-Steelers “TNF” game, itself.

Univision was second in ratings with a 1.1/5 and fourth in viewers with 3.1 million, airing the 20th Annual Latin Grammys throughout primetime.

ABC was third in ratings with a 0.9/4 and third in viewers with 4.4 million. At 8 p.m., “Grey’s Anatomy” scored a 1.3/6 and 6.3 million viewers. At 9, “A Million Little Things” received a 0.8/4 and 4.6 million viewers. “How to Get Away With Murder” at 10 ended the night with a 0.5/2 and 2.3 million viewers.

CBS was fourth in ratings with a 0.7/3 and second in viewers with 5.4 million. At 8, “Young Sheldon” earned a 1.2/6 and 9 million viewers. “The Unicorn” at 8:30 had a 0.7/3 and 5.7 million viewers. At 9, “Mom” got a 0.9/4 and 6.3 million viewers. At 9:30, “Carol’s Second Act” saw a 0.6/3 and 4.8 million viewers. “Evil” at 10 settled for a 0.5/2 and 3.3 million viewers.

NBC was fifth in ratings with a 0.6/3 and in viewers with 2.7 million. At 8, “Superstore” started the night with a 0.7/4 and 2.7 million viewers. At 8:30, “Perfect Harmony” managed a 0.4/2 and 1.9 million viewers. At 9, “The Good Place” got a 0.6/3 and 2.1 million viewers. “Will & Grace” at 9:30 settled for a 0.4/2 and 2.1 million viewers. At 10, “Law & Order: SVU” closed primetime with a 0.7/3 and 3.8 million viewers.

Telemundo was sixth in ratings with a 0.5/2 and in viewers with 1.3 million.

The CW was seventh in ratings with a 0.3/1 and in viewers with 1.1 million. “Supernatural” at 8 received a 0.3/2 and 1.3 million viewers. At 9, “Legacies” had a 0.3/1 and 882,000 viewers.

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