NFL Thursday Night Football led the night by a wide margin across all networks but CBS saw some encouraging steady numbers for The Unicorn and much of its Thursday night lineup.
The only CBS series that was down week-to-week was Young Sheldon which dipped down a tenth to a 1.0 demo rating and 8.13 million viewers. The Unicorn followed it with a 0.8 demo score and 6.01 million viewers, matching its rating from a week ago, while Mom (0.8, 6.40 million viewers), Carol’s Second Act (0.7, 5.68 million viewers), and Evil (0.6, 4.25 million viewers) all stayed even week-to-week as well.
On ABC, Grey’s Anatomy remained the top scripted series of the night with a 1.3 demo rating and 6.01 million viewers, although it did drop two-tenths week to week. A Million Little Things followed the pattern of its lead-in and also dropped two tenths to a 0.8 demo score and 4.77 million viewers. How to Get Away with Murder slipped a tenth week to week with a 0.5 demo rating and 2.66 million viewers.
On NBC, Superstore (0.8, 2.84 million viewers), Perfect Harmony (0.5, 2.14 million viewers), and Law & Order: SVU (0.7, 3.34 million viewers) all matched their ratings from last Thursday. The Good Place dipped a tenth to a 0.6 demo score and 2.15 million viewers while newbie Sunnyside also slipped a tenth to a 0.3 demo rating and 1.28 million viewers. Sunnyside is quickly looking like it may be the first casualty of the fall TV season.
Recapping Thursday ratings, CBS should be happy with a steady performance from most of its line-up and the same can be said for the majority of NBC’s offerings as well. NBC does seem to have the first real loser of the fall tv season with Sunnyside and I wouldn’t be surprised if it was canceled swiftly.
