CBS ended Thursday night with a bang thanks to The Big Bang Theory.
The sitcom, which consistently pulls top numbers for not only its timeslot but also Thursday night, aired to 15.7 million viewers and a 3.0. Following that stellar lead-in was Young Sheldon (14 mil/2.5), Mom (9.5 mil/1.6), and Life in Pieces (7.1 mil/1.2), which each dipped slightly from last week’s ratings, while S.W.A.T. (6.3 mil/1.1) held steady.
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Meanwhile, the heat of Chicago Fire dulled as Thursday night TV ratings began rolling in. The NBC drama, which follows firefighters, rescue squads, and paramedics of Chicago Firehouse 51, drew in a total of 5.2 million viewers and a 0.9 demo rating. Those measurements, which are down 13% and two tenths, mark series lows.
Meanwhile, Will and Grace (4.1 mil/1.1) didn’t fare much better. Airing at the 9 o’clock hour, the sitcom slipped 16% and 21% to a second consecutive week of series lows. Superstore (3.9 mil/1.1), The Good Place (3.1 mil/1.0), and Great News (2.4 mil/0.6) were all even.
Putting up the tough competition was ABC‘s two-hour special Truth & Lies: The Tonya Harding Story. The broadcast brought in 6.6 million total viewers and a 1.5 key demo rating. Not only did it win the demo rating for that time slot of the night, but it also marked ABC’s best Thursdays-at-10 numbers in a year.
On Fox, the first new episode of singing competition The Four was down in both measures from its debut, drawing in 3.1 million viewers and a 0.9. The competition’s second episode grabbed 3.5 million viewers and a 1.1, building slightly on its lead-in.
The CW’s coverage of the 23rd Annual Critics’ Choice Awards drew 1.27 million total viewers and a 0.3.
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