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Thursday Ratings: ABC and CBS Share Modest Dominance; ‘How We Roll’ on the Eye Net Continues to Underwhelm

THURSDAY FAST AFFILIATE RATINGS

Thursday, April 28, 2022

Total Viewers:
CBS: 4.25 million, NBC: 3.99, ABC: 3.61, Fox: 1.42, CW: 508,000

Adults 18-49:
ABC: 0.8 rating/ 6 share, NBC: 0.5/ 4, CBS: 0.4/ 3, Fox: 0.3/ 2, CW: 0.1/ 1

On a rare night of all original programming, two episodes of recent CBS sitcom entry “How We Roll” are two more examples of why a second season is highly unlikely. “Young Sheldon”, as usual, led the evening with the Eye net by show as follows:

CBS/Thursday
8:00 p.m. – “Young Sheldon”
Viewers: 6.51 million (#1), A18-49: 0.6 rating/5 share (#2)

8:30 p.m. – “United States of Al”
Viewers: 4.44 million (#1), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#3)

9:00 p.m. – “How We Roll”
Viewers: 3.33 million (#3), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3t)

9:30 p.m. – “How We Roll”
Viewers: 3.12 million (#3), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3t)

10:00 p.m. – “Bull”
Viewers: 4.01 million (#1), A18-49: 0.3/ 3 (#3)

ABC led the night among all demos with Round 1 of the 2022 NFL Draft. (See network averages above.) The event was also simulcast on ESPN and NFL Network. 

NBC, meanwhile, had a typical Thursday care of the “Law & Order” trio: “Law & Order” (Viewers: #2, 4.05 million; #3, 0.4/ 4 at 8 p.m.), “Law & Order: SVU” (Viewers: #1, 4.73 million; A18-49: #2, 0.6/ 4 at 9 p.m.), and “Law & Order: Organized Crime” (Viewers: #2, 3.18 million; A18-49: #2, 0.5/ 4 at 10 p.m.). Fox featured “MasterChef Junior” (Viewers: #4, 1.70 million; A18-49: #4, 0.3/ 3 at 8 p.m.) and comedies “Call Me Kat” (Viewers: #4, 1.47 million; A18-49: #3t, 0.3/ 2 at 9 p.m.) and failing recent entry “Welcome To Flatch” (Viewers: #4, 780,000; A18-49: 0.2/ 1 at 9:30 p.m.). And The CW offered dramas “Walker” (Viewers: 715,000; A18-49: A18-49: 0.1/ 1) and “Legacies” (Viewers: 302,000; A18-49: 0.1/ 0).

UPDATED 4/29/2022 4:29 PM ET: What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Thursday, April 28:

ABC
• 4.041 million viewers
• 2.4/6 HH (2.940 million households)
• 0.92/7 A18-49 rating/share (1.198 million adults 18-49)

NFL Draft Round One (S) (ABC, 8:00 PM-11:41 PM)
• 3.803 million viewers
• 2.3/6 HH (2.789 million households)
• 0.86/7 A18-49 rating/share (1.118 million adults 18-49)

CBS
• 4.403 million viewers
• 2.7/7 HH (3.302 million households)
• 0.40/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.525 million adults 18-49)

Young Sheldon (CBS, 8:00 PM- 8:31 PM)
• 6.905 million viewers
• 4.2/11 HH (5.163 million households)
• 0.62/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.803 million adults 18-49)

United States of Al (CBS, 8:31 PM- 9:01 PM)
• 4.617 million viewers
• 2.9/7 HH (3.503 million households)
• 0.42/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.552 million adults 18-49)

How We Roll (S) (CBS, 9:01 PM- 9:30 PM)
• 3.318 million viewers
• 2.0/5 HH (2.470 million households)
• 0.35/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.455 million adults 18-49)

How We Roll (CBS, 9:30 PM-10:00 PM)
• 3.167 million viewers
• 1.9/5 HH (2.344 million households)
• 0.32/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.419 million adults 18-49)

Bull (CBS, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 4.147 million viewers
• 2.6/7 HH (3.122 million households)
• 0.35/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.455 million adults 18-49)

NBC
• 4.071 million viewers
• 2.6/7 HH (3.216 million households)
• 0.51/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.665 million adults 18-49)

Law & Order (NBC, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 4.145 million viewers
• 2.7/7 HH (3.279 million households)
• 0.45/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.584 million adults 18-49)

Law & Order: SVU (NBC, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 4.885 million viewers
• 3.2/8 HH (3.861 million households)
• 0.60/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.784 million adults 18-49)

Law & Order: Organized Crime (NBC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 3.181 million viewers
• 2.0/6 HH (2.509 million households)
• 0.48/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.626 million adults 18-49)

Fox
• 1.456 million viewers
• 0.9/2 HH (1.147 million households)
• 0.29/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.382 million adults 18-49)

MasterChef Junior (Fox, 8:00 PM- 9:01 PM)
• 1.823 million viewers
• 1.2/3 HH (1.435 million households)
• 0.37/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.477 million adults 18-49)

Call Me Kat (Fox, 9:01 PM- 9:31 PM)
• 1.456 million viewers
• 0.9/2 HH (1.153 million households)
• 0.27/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.357 million adults 18-49)

Welcome to Flatch (Fox, 9:31 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.687 million viewers
• 0.4/1 HH (0.536 million households)
• 0.16/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.208 million adults 18-49)

CW
• 0.493 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.406 million households)
• 0.06/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.076 million adults 18-49)

Walker (CW, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 0.698 million viewers
• 0.5/1 HH (0.564 million households)
• 0.07/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.089 million adults 18-49)

Legacies (CW, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.288 million viewers
• 0.2/1 HH (0.249 million households)
• 0.05/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.063 million adults 18-49)

Univision
• 1.661 million viewers
• 0.9/2 HH (1.048 million households)
• 0.49/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.643 million adults 18-49)

La Rosa de Guadalupe (Univision, 7:00 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 1.206 million viewers
• 0.6/2 HH (0.772 million households)
• 0.38/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.497 million adults 18-49)

Soltero con Hijas (Univision, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 1.518 million viewers
• 0.7/2 HH (0.915 million households)
• 0.48/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.622 million adults 18-49)

Mi Fortuna es Amarte (Univision, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.653 million viewers
• 0.9/2 HH (1.046 million households)
• 0.52/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.672 million adults 18-49)

Madre (Univision, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 1.812 million viewers
• 1.0/3 HH (1.183 million households)
• 0.49/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.636 million adults 18-49)

UniMás
• 0.565 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.424 million households)
• 0.15/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.197 million adults 18-49)

Las Mil y Una Noches (UniMás, 7:00 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 0.519 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.334 million households)
• 0.12/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.152 million adults 18-49)

Enamorandonos (UniMás, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.670 million viewers
• 0.4/1 HH (0.509 million households)
• 0.16/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.215 million adults 18-49)

Desafio the Box (UniMás, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.357 million viewers
• 0.2/1 HH (0.255 million households)
• 0.12/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.161 million adults 18-49)

Telemundo
• 0.997 million viewers
• 0.5/1 HH (0.638 million households)
• 0.29/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.377 million adults 18-49)

Exatlón Estados Unidos Season 6 (Telemundo, 7:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 0.897 million viewers
• 0.5/1 HH (0.579 million households)
• 0.27/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.347 million adults 18-49)

Hercai: Amor y Venganza II (Telemundo, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.238 million viewers
• 0.7/2 HH (0.803 million households)
• 0.33/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.431 million adults 18-49)

Pasion Gavilanes II (Telemundo, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.784 million viewers
• 0.4/1 HH (0.487 million households)
• 0.25/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.329 million adults 18-49)

NFL Draft Round 1 (ESPN, 8:00 PM, 221 min.)
• 4.446 million viewers
• 2.43 HH (Range: 2.968-2.980 million households)
• 1.60 A18-49 rating (Range: 2.081-2.094 million adults 18-49)

NBA Playoffs Game 6: Dallas Mavericks @ Utah Jazz (TNT, 10:06 PM, 149 min.)
• 3.214 million viewers
• 1.15 A18-49 rating (Range: 1.494-1.507 million adults 18-49)

NBA Playoffs Game 6: Phoenix Suns @ New Orleans Pelicans (TNT, 7:35 PM, 151 min.)
• 2.652 million viewers
• 1.56 HH (Range: 1.903-1.915 million households)
• 0.79 A18-49 rating (Range: 1.024-1.037 million adults 18-49)

NFL Draft Round 1 (NFLN, 8:00 PM, 219 min.)
• 1.782 million viewers
• 0.91 HH (Range: 1.108-1.120 million households)
• 0.69 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.894-0.906 million adults 18-49)

NBA Playoffs Game 6: Philadelphia 76ers @ Toronto Raptors (NBATV, 7:00 PM, 162 min.)
• 0.627 million viewers
• 0.34 HH (Range: 0.410-0.422 million households)
• 0.22 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.280-0.293 million adults 18-49)

College Softball Regular Season Oklahoma State vs. Florida State (ESPN2, 7:00 PM, 170 min.)
• 0.192 million viewers
• 0.13 HH (Range: 0.153-0.165 million households)
• 0.05 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.059-0.072 million adults 18-49)

Source: Nielsen Media Research