CBS and Fox Win Thursday; ABC Has Sprung a Leak

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