Thursday Ratings: ‘Joe Millionaire’ Reboot Left at the Starting Gate on Fox; Quiet ‘Women of the Movement’ on ABC

Thursday, January 6, 2022
Fast Affiliate Ratings

Total Viewers: 
CBS: 5.46 million, NBC: 3.54, ABC: 2.87, Fox: 1.67, CW: 425,000

Adults 18-49:
CBS: 0.5 rating/4 share, NBC: 0.5/ 3, ABC and Fox: 0.4/ 3 each, CW: 0.1/ 1

There were three premieres last night: ABC limited series “Women of the Movement” and docuseries “Let the World See”, and the reboot of relationship-themed “Joe Millionaire” on Fox. “Joe Millionaire”, as this writer expected, was a total fizzle. See network averages above. “Women of the Movement”, based on the true story of Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley, opened with 2.97 million viewers (#3) and a 0.4 rating/3 share in adults 18-49 (#3t) in the Thursday 8-10 p.m. ET block. That led into docuseries “Let The Word See” at 2.68 million viewers (#3) and a 0.4/ 3 in the demo (#2t) in the Thursday 10 p.m. hour.

CBS led the evening, fueled by above average fast affiliate tallies for its Thursday 8-10 p.m. sitcom clock as follows:

CBS/Thursday
8:00 p.m. – “Young Sheldon”
Viewers: 7.19 million (#1 for the night); A18-49: 0.7/ 5 (#1 for the night)

8:30 p.m. p.m. – “United States of Al”
Viewers: 5.35 million (#1); A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#1)

9:00 p.m. – “Ghosts”
Viewers: 6.22 million (#1); A18-49: 0.6/ 5 (#1)

9:30 p.m. – “B Positive”
Viewers: 4.82 million (#1); A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2t)

Drama “Bull” capped off the night for the Eye net with 4.60 million viewers (#1) and a 0.4/ 3 in adults 18-49 (#2t),

NBC, meanwhile, had a typical Thursday in these tallies (see below), while The CW remained in repeats.

NBC/Thursday
8:00 p.m. – “The Blacklist”
Viewers: 3.43 million (#2); A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2t)

9:00 p.m. – “Law & Order: SVU”
Viewers: 3.96 million (#2); A18-49: 0.6/ 4 (#1)

10:00 p.m. – “Law & Order: Organized Crime”
Viewers: 3.22 million (#2); A18-49: 0.5/ 4 (#1)

Source: Nielsen Media Research