Ratings: 9-1-1 Grows With ABC Move, Gives Time Slot a 2-Year Audience High
In the latest TV ratings, CBS’ Young Sheldon was Thursday’s most-watched show, while ABC‘s 9-1-1 and Grey’s Anatomy led the night in the demo.
ABC | 9-1-1 christened its new network with 4.93 million total viewers and a 0.6 demo rating (per Nielsen finals), improving on its average Season 6 audience while rock-steady in the demo. (In fact, it looks to be 9-1-1‘s biggest audience since 6×10.) The first responders drama also improved 26% and 20% on what Station 19 did in the Thursday leadoff spot last season, giving the ABC time slot its largest audience in a little over two years (since Feb. 24, 2022). TVLine readers gave the 9-1-1 season opener an average grade of “A-.”
Enjoying a beefier lead-in, Grey’s Anatomy (3.6 mil/0.6, TVLine reader grade “B”) improved on its previous averages (3.3 mil/0.4), while Station 19 (2.8 mil/0.4, TVLine reader grade “A”) — now closing out Thursday nights, with its farewell run — hit and matched series lows.
CBS | Facing stiffer competition, Young Sheldon (6.5 mil/0.5), Ghosts (5.5 mil/0.5) and So Help Me Todd (4.2 mil/0.4) each dropped a handful of eyeballs, though Todd rose in the demo.
NBC | Law & Order (4.2 mil/0.4, readers gave Tony Goldwyn’s debut as the new DA a “B”) dropped some eyeballs, SVU (4.7 mil/0.5) was steady and Organized Crime (3.4 mil/0.3) dipped in the demo.
FOX | Next Level Chef (1.8 mil/0.3) ticked down, Farmer Wants a Wife (1.8 mil/0.2) held steady.
THE CW | Son of a Critch (349K/0.1) and the Children Ruin Everything season finale (239K/0.1) each added some eyeballs.
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I think that the question of why they cancelled Station 19 and brought 9-1-1 over can be put to rest.
For sure, I also foresee more Ryan Murphy productions on ABC in the future.
Severe weather coverage on ALL of my local affiliates wiped out the literal entirety of network primetime last night, starting late in the 6 pm (Central) hour, and ending just after when the affiliates’ 10 pm newscasts would usually end.
On my area (which just have been west of you as storms passed), NBC and The first Law & Order was most impacted. Our CBS was only cutting in during commercial breaks and our ABC doesn’t have a strong local news presence. Not sure about FOX as I don’t watch the reality shows so didn’t check in.
In case you want to know, I live in Camden, Arkansas, and am served by the Broadcast affiliates of the Little Rock (the capital of Arkansas) market (KATV being my local ABC affiliate).
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The Good Doctor and Station 19 fans gave up watching it live since it’s their last season.
An 0.4 for 10 o’clock is pretty solid compared to most shows airing at that time.
The plot line on 9-1-1 was so implausible. A cruise ship gets board by armed gunmen in Mazatlan, but the captain is taking the ship straight to LA which means going South around Cabo and all the way North which will take several days.
It’s okay to just enjoy the dramatics. It’s not a hyperrealistic HBO show.
Explaining this is as easy as “the captain is in on it”
the decision was made before the gunmen. you missed the part about the coming storm and in this case the captain either change his route or anchor away from it
What a fun episode of SHMTodd last night! The two elderly ladies were fantastic! 😄
Just watched with my daughter & I hope the Lee sisters return. They were a hoot!
It really was. I love this show; it’s hysterical.
Not impressed with 911! Station 19 has much better story lines!
I love 911 and I hope they keep the series on for a long time
And of course, Law and order SVU I Crave this series with Marika, Haggerty and iced T
The whole crew. I love all the law and orders but this is my favorite.
Renew So Help Me Todd already!
Anyone else kind of get a jump scare with Marisol characters constant huge grin? Otherwise, great episode! lol
Save Station 19. I refuse to watch 9-1-1 this season and not watching Grey’s hasn’t ever been a issue.
Since 911 moved to CBS. It’s horrible.First 3 esp were insane. I know it’s TV. Try to write to make it a little believable. This crazy mess with Buck being Gay. That’s a slap in the face to the gay community. He’s always played the part he loved woman.Now all of a sudden he ‘s going to be gay.. Is he not going to be truly gay Or just going to be Bisexual. I love Hen and her wife that story.Please don’t write the story that Hen or her wife is going to start have sex with men.