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CBS and Fox Win Thursday; ABC Has Sprung a Leak

Absence Does Not Make the Ratings-Heart Grow Fonder for 'Scandal' and 'How To Get Away With Murder'

What follows are the preliminary national ratings for Thursday, February 18 broken out by network and by each half-hour. Note that these results are based on the time period averages and are not program based.

-Total Viewers:

CBS: 8.54 million, Fox: 8.12, ABC: 6.22, NBC: 4.59, CW: 1.81

-Adults 18-49:
Fox: 2.0 rating/7 share, CBS: 1.9/ 6, ABC: 1.8/ 6, NBC: 1.0/ 3, CW: 0.7/ 2

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8:00 p.m.

ABC – Grey’s Anatomy
Viewers: 7.79 million (#2), A18-49: 2.1/ 8 (#2)

CBS – The Big Bang Theory
Viewers: 14.95 million (#1), A18-49: 3.0/13 (#1)

NBC – You, Me and the Apocalypse
Viewers: 2.71 million (#4), A18-49: 0.6/ 2 (#4)

Fox – American Idol
Viewers: 7.52 million (#3), A18-49: 1.7/ 6 (#3)

CW – D.C.’s Legends of Tomorrow
Viewers: 2.22 million (#5), A18-49: 0.8/ 3 (#5)

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8:30 p.m.

ABC – Grey’s Anatomy
Viewers: 7.75 million (#3), A18-49: 2.2/ 7 (#1)

CBS – Life in Pieces
Viewers: 9.46 million (#1), A18-49: 2.1/ 7 (#2)

NBC – You, Me and the Apocalypse
Viewers: 2.40 million (#4), A18-49: 0.6/ 2 (#4)

Fox – American Idol
Viewers: 8.48 million (#2), A18-49: 2.0/ 7 (#3)

CW – D.C.’s Legends of Tomorrow
Viewers: 2.29 million (#5), A18-49: 0.8/ 3 (#5)

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9:00 p.m.

ABC – Scandal
Viewers: 6.11 million (#3), A18-49: 1.8/ 6 (#2t)

CBS – Mom
Viewers: 8.67 million (#1), A18-49: 1.8/ 6 (#2t)

NBC – The Blacklist
Viewers: 5.87 million (#4), A18-49: 1.3/ 4 (#4)

Fox – American Idol
Viewers: 8.39 million (#2), A18-49: 2.1/ 7 (#1)

CW – The 100
Viewers: 1.48 million (#5), A18-49: 0.5/ 2 (#5)

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9:30 p.m.

ABC – Scandal
Viewers: 6.01 million (#3), A18-49: 1.7/ 6 (#2)

CBS – 2 Broke Girls (new day and time)
Viewers: 6.38 million (#2), A18-49: 1.5/ 5 (#3)

NBC – The Blacklist
Viewers: 5.97 million (#4), A18-49: 1.3/ 4 (#4)

Fox – American Idol
Viewers: 8.10 million (#1), A18-49: 2.0/ 6 (#1)

CW – The 100
Viewers: 1.26 million (#5), A18-49: 0.4/ 1 (#5)

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10:00 p.m.

ABC – How To Get Away With Murder
Viewers: 4.97 million (#3), A18-49: 1.5/ 5 (#1)

CBS – Elementary
Viewers: 6.05 million (#1), A18-49: 1.1/ 4 (#2t)

NBC – Shades of Blue
Viewers: 5.45 million (#2), A18-49: 1.1/ 4 (#2t)

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10:30 p.m.

ABC – How To Get Away With Murder
Viewers: 4.71 million (#3), A18-49: 1.4/ 5 (#1)

CBS – Elementary
Viewers: 5.72 million (#1), A18-49: 1.0/ 4 (#2t)

NBC – Shades of Blue
Viewers: 5.15 million (#2), A18-49: 1.0/ 4 (#2t)

Source: Nielsen Media Research