Many returnees.
DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ratings), audience skews (women 18-49, men 18-49 and adults 50+ shares) and total viewership (thousands of people over the age of 2).
Ratings analysis and comparisons follow the chart.
ABC: STATION 19 began its previous season in January 2020, and last night’s premiere was down 0.1 from that number to 1.1. The 2-hour GREY’S ANATOMY premiere was at 1.3, down 0.2 from last fall’s 1-hour premiere.
CBS: YOUNG SHELDON gained 0.1 to 0.8, but B POSITIVE was down 0.1 to 0.5 while MOM was steady at 0.6. The season premiere of THE UNICORN was at 0.4, which was down 0.4 from last fall’s premiere, but that had a much higher lead-in from YOUNG SHELDON. STAR TREK: DISCOVERY was at 0.3.
NBC: The new SUPERSTORE was steady at 0.5, followed by a rerun at 0.3. The season premiere of SVU was at 0.6, down 0.1 from last fall. A PALEY CENTER salute to SVU followed at 0.3.
FOX: The preliminary 2.1 for THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was down 0.3 from last week’s early number.
CW: SUPERNATURAL (0.3) and THE OUTPOST (0.1) were steady.
Tonight’s season premiere is NBC’s THE BLACKLIST.
COMPARISONS TO SIMILAR NIGHTS: Preliminary adult 18-49 live+same day ratings versus the same night last year and same night last week.
Note: The fast affiliate-based ratings below measure what aired on network affiliates in 210 U.S. markets from 8-11 pm Eastern & Pacific or 7-10 pm Central & Mountain. The numbers are some combination of the network schedule and any pre-emptions (such as local news or weather coverage). Accurate program ratings will be available this afternoon with the broadcast finals.
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