ABC’s ‘Notorious’ and Fox’s ‘Pitch’ Decline from Already Disappointing Openers

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What follows are the metered market (overnight) results in households by network and by half-hour for Thursday, September 29:

Household Rating/Share
ABC: 4.2/ 7, NBC: 3.8/ 6, CBS: 3.3/ 6, Fox: 2.6/ 4, CW: 0.7/ 1

-Percent Change from the Year-Ago Week:
CW: no change, NBC: – 5, Fox: -10, ABC: -33, CBS: -65
Note: CBS aired Thursday Night Football on the year-ago evening

-Winners:
“Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC), “Chicago Med” (NBC)

-Modest:
“Superstore” (NBC), “The Good Place” (NBC)

-Fading Fast:
“How to Get Away With Murder” (ABC)

-Losers:
“Rosewood” (Fox), “Notorious” (ABC), “Pitch” (Fox)

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Ratings Breakdown:
It was an atypical fall Thursday minus football on CBS, which was replaced last night by encore telecasts of “The Big Bang Theory” (8 p.m.: #2: 4.6 rating/8 share; 9 p.m.: #2: 3.7/ 6), “Kevin Can Wait” (8:30 p.m.: #2, 3.4/ 6; 9:30 p.m.: #3, 2.9/ 5) and a 10 p.m. installment of freshman drama “Bull” (#3: 2.7/ 5). Despite being a repeat, “The Big Bang Theory” at 8 p.m. still managed to beat NBC’s competing “Superstore” (#3: 2.9/ 5) by 59 percent in the household overnight.

Combined with freshman sitcom lead-out “The Good Place” (#3: 3.1/ 5 at 8:30 p.m.) and the combination of NBC’s “Superstore” and “The Good Place” trailed year-ago time period occupant “Heroes Reborn” (3.6/ 6 on 10/01/15) by 17 percent. Additionally, “The Good Place” dipped by 11 percent from its week-ago time period debut (3.5/ 6 on Sept. 22).

Continuing with NBC, relocated “Chicago Med” perked up to a dominant 4.4/ 7 in the 9 p.m. hour, which increased from “The Good Place” in the household overnights by a hefty 42 percent. “The Blacklist,” also relocated, finished first in the 10 p.m. hour with a similar 4.1/ 7. But, comparably, this was 23 percent below the 5.3/ 8 for the year-ago season premiere at 9 p.m.

On ABC, veteran “Grey’s Anatomy” topped the 8 p.m. hour, with a 6.0/10. But the alphabet net has sprung a Thursday leak as a result of new drama “Notorious,” which slipped to a 3.4/ 5 (#2) in the 9 p.m. hour. Comparably, this was 17 percent below the already disappointing week-ago opener (4.1/ 6 on Sept. 22), which translated into just 5.39 million viewers and a 1.1 rating/4 share in adults 18-49, based on the Live + Same Day data. And “Notorious” was 49 percent below year-ago time period occupant “Scandal” in the overnights.

With diluted lead-in support, season three of “How to Get Away With Murder” at 10 p.m. dipped by 39 percent in the household overnights from the year-ago week, with a 3.4/ 6 (#2).

Fox, meanwhile, had nothing positive to report with its combination of sophomore “Rosewood” (#4: 2.6/ 4) and week two of drama “Pitch” (#4: 2.6/ 4), which decreased by 19 percent in the household overnights from its already depressed series-opener (3.2/ 5 on Sept. 22). That 3.2 overnight rating translated into just 4.23 million viewers and a 1.1/ 4 in adults 18-49, based on the Live + Same Day data.

Capping off the night were encore telecasts of “The Flash” (#5: 0.7/ 1) and “Supernatural” (#5: 0.6/ 1) on The CW.

What follows are the results for Thursday, September 29 by half-hour:

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “Grey’s Anatomy”: 6.1/10 (#1)
CBS – “The Big Bang Theory” (R): 4.6/ 8 (#2)
NBC – “Superstore” (R): 2.9/ 5 (#3)
Fox – “Rosewood”: 2.6/ 4 (#4)
CW – “The Flash” (R): 0.7/ 1 (#5)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “Grey’s Anatomy”: 5.9/10 (#1)
CBS – “Kevin Can Wait” (R): 3.4/ 6 (#2)
NBC – “The Good Place”: 3.1/ 5 (#3)
Fox – “Rosewood”: 2.7/ 4 (#4)
CW – “The Flash” (R): 0.7/ 1 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “Notorious”: 3.5/ 6 (#3)
CBS – “The Big Bang Theory” (R): 3.7/ 6 (#2)
NBC – “Chicago Med”: 4.3/ 7 (#1)
Fox – “Pitch”: 2.6/ 4 (#4)
CW – “Supernatural” (R): 0.6/ 1 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “Notorious”: 3.2/ 5 (#3)
CBS – “Kevin Can Wait” (R): 2.9/ 5 (#3)
NBC – “Chicago Med”: 4.6/ 7 (#1)
Fox – “Pitch”: 2.6/ 4 (#4)
CW – “Supernatural” (R): 0.6/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “How to Get Away With Murder”: 3.4/ 6 (#2)
CBS – “Bull” (R): 2.7/ 5 (#3)
NBC – “The Blacklist”: 4.2/ 7 (#1)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “How to Get Away With Murder”: 3.4/ 6 (#2)
CBS – “Bull” (R): 2.7/ 5 (#3)
NBC – “The Blacklist”: 4.0/ 7 (#1)

Source: Nielsen Media Research