Thursday Night Football Season-Opener Slips by 23 Percent from Year-Ago Match-Up

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What follows are the metered market (overnight) results in households by network and by half-hour for Thursday, September 15:

Household Rating/Share
CBS: 8.1/13, ABC: 2.2/ 4, NBC: 2.0/ 3, Fox: 1.5/ 3, CW: 0.6/ 1

-Percent Change from the Year-Ago Week:
Fox: +67, ABC: – 4, CW: -14, CBS: -21, NBC: -44

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “Grey’s Anatomy” (R): 2.5/ 4 (#2)
CBS – NFL Thursday Night Kick-Off: 4.8/ 9 (#1)
NBC – “Superstore” (R): 2.4/ 4 (#3)
Fox – “Rosewood” (R): 1.7/ 3 (#4)
CW – “The Flash” (R): 0.7/ 1 (#5)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “Grey’s Anatomy” (R): 2.3/ 4 (#2)
CBS – Thursday Night Football (New York Jets at Buffalo Bills): 8.0/14 (#1) – season premiere
NBC – “Superstore” (R): 1.8/ 3 (#3)
Fox – “Rosewood” (R): 1.6/ 3 (#4)
CW – “The Flash” (R): 0.7/ 1 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “Grey’s Anatomy” (R): 1.8/ 3 (#3)
CBS – Thursday Night Football (New York Jets at Buffalo Bills): 9.1/16 (#1)
NBC – “Superstore” (R): 2.6/ 4 (#2)
Fox – “Bones” (R): 1.4/ 2 (#4)
CW – “Beauty and the Beast”: 0.5/ 1 (#5) – series premiere

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “Grey’s Anatomy” (R): 2.6/ 4 (#2)
CBS – Thursday Night Football (New York Jets at Buffalo Bills): 9.2/15 (#1)
NBC – “Superstore” (R): 1.8/ 3 (#3)
Fox – “Bones” (R): 1.4/ 2 (#4)
CW – “Beauty and the Beast”: 0.5/ 1 (#5) – series premiere

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “How to Get Away With Murder” (R): 1.8/ 3 (#3)
CBS – Thursday Night Football (New York Jets at Buffalo Bills): 8.3/14 (#1)
NBC – “Chicago Med” (R): 2.1/ 4 (#2)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “How to Get Away With Murder” (R): 1.7/ 3 (#3)
CBS – Thursday Night Football (New York Jets at Buffalo Bills): 9.0/16 (#1)
NBC – “Chicago Med” (R): 2.2/ 4 (#2)

Thursday Night Football: 8.7/15 in primetime
Year-ago season opening match-up (Broncos vs. Chargers): 11.3/20 on 9/15/15)

Source: Nielsen Media Research

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