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Thursday Ratings: Football Dominates; CBS and NBC Finish in the Distant No. 2 Spot

THURSDAY FAST AFFILIATE RATINGS

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Thursday 12/09/21
Fast Affiliate Ratings

Total Viewers: 
Fox: 9.51 million, CBS: 4.86, ABC: 3.28, NBC: 3.22, CW: 668,000

Adults 18-49:
Fox: 2.3 rating/17 share, NBC: 0.5/ 4, ABC and CBS: 0.4/ 3 each, CW: 0.1/ 1

Fox, of course, dominated Thursday, care of the Minnesota Vikings’ 36 to 28 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. See network averages above and keep in mind that results for any live sporting event are always approximate.

Elsewhere, it was Thursday night business as usual. CBS and NBC tied for the distant No. 2 spots (CBS in total viewers; NBC in adults 18-49) as follows:

CBS/Thursday
8:00 p.m. “Young Sheldon”
Viewers: 6.79 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.6 rating/ 5 share (#2)

8:30 p.m. “United States of Al”
Viewers: 4.90 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#3)

9:00 p.m. “Ghosts”
Viewers: 5.57 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.5/ 4 (#2t)

9:30 p.m. “B Positive”
Viewers: 4.19 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#4)

10:00 p.m. “Bull”
Viewers: 3.84 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3t)
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NBC/Thursday
8:00 p.m. “The Blacklist”
Viewers: 2.30 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#4)

9:00 p.m. “Law & Order: SVU”
Viewers: 6.58 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.5/ 4 (#2t)

10:00 p.m. “Law & Order: Organized Crime”
Viewers: 5.49 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.6/ 5 (#2)

ABC. meanwhile, featured the regularly schedule combination of dramas “Station 19” (Viewers: #3, 3.92 million; A18-49: #2t, 0.5/ 4 at 8 p.m.), “Grey’s Anatomy” (Viewers: #3, 3.51 million; A18-49: #2t, 0.5/ 3 at 9 p.m.) and “Big Sky” (Viewers: #3, 2.40 million; A18-49: #2t, 0.3/ 2 at 10 p.m.). And The CW aired “Walker” (Viewers: #5, 984,000; A18-49: #5, 0.2/ 1 at 8 p.m.) and “Legacies” (Viewers: #5, 351,000; A18-49: #5, 0.1/ 1 at 9 p.m.), which only magnifies “Legacies” being a weak link. 

UPDATED 12/10/2021 5:05 PM ET: What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Thursday, December 9:

ABC
• 3.391 million viewers
• 2.2/5 HH (2.748 million households)
• 0.47/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.609 million adults 18-49)

Station 19 (ABC, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 4.074 million viewers
• 2.7/6 HH (3.267 million households)
• 0.55/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.723 million adults 18-49)

Grey’s Anatomy (ABC, 9:00 PM-10:01 PM)
• 3.649 million viewers
• 2.4/6 HH (2.988 million households)
• 0.54/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.709 million adults 18-49)

Big Sky (ABC, 10:01 PM-11:00 PM)
• 2.429 million viewers
• 1.6/4 HH (1.971 million households)
• 0.30/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.389 million adults 18-49)

CBS
• 5.003 million viewers
• 3.0/7 HH (3.686 million households)
• 0.44/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.568 million adults 18-49)

Young Sheldon (CBS, 8:00 PM- 8:31 PM)
• 6.957 million viewers
• 4.1/10 HH (5.071 million households)
• 0.66/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.864 million adults 18-49)

United States of Al (CBS, 8:31 PM- 9:01 PM)
• 4.999 million viewers
• 3.0/7 HH (3.650 million households)
• 0.45/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.584 million adults 18-49)

Ghosts (CBS, 9:01 PM- 9:30 PM)
• 5.748 million viewers
• 3.4/8 HH (4.101 million households)
• 0.55/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.711 million adults 18-49)

B Positive (CBS, 9:30 PM-10:00 PM)
• 4.339 million viewers
• 2.5/6 HH (3.112 million households)
• 0.42/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.544 million adults 18-49)

Bull (CBS, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 3.968 million viewers
• 2.5/7 HH (3.076 million households)
• 0.27/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.352 million adults 18-49)

NBC
• 3.294 million viewers
• 2.1/5 HH (2.622 million households)
• 0.50/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.648 million adults 18-49)

The Blacklist (NBC, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 2.894 million viewers
• 1.8/4 HH (2.256 million households)
• 0.31/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.402 million adults 18-49)

Law & Order: SVU (NBC, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 3.487 million viewers
• 2.3/5 HH (2.792 million households)
• 0.57/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.739 million adults 18-49)

Law & Order: Organized Crime (NBC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 3.500 million viewers
• 2.3/6 HH (2.819 million households)
• 0.62/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.803 million adults 18-49)

Fox
• 13.458 million viewers
• 7.7/18 HH (9.415 million households)
• 3.56/26 A18-49 rating/share (4.645 million adults 18-49)

Fox+NFLN Thursday Night Pregame (Fox, 7:30 PM- 8:06 PM)
• 4.030 million viewers
• 2.5/6 HH (3.084 million households)
• 0.92/9 A18-49 rating/share (1.206 million adults 18-49)

Fox+NFLN Thursday Night Pre-Kick (Fox, 8:06 PM- 8:23 PM)
• 8.774 million viewers
• 5.2/13 HH (6.342 million households)
• 2.09/18 A18-49 rating/share (2.726 million adults 18-49)

Fox+NFLN Thursday Night Football Pittsburgh Steelers @ Minnesota Vikings (Fox, 8:23 PM-11:43 PM)
• 14.040 million viewers
• 8.0/20 HH (9.821 million households)
• 3.78/28 A18-49 rating/share (4.927 million adults 18-49)

CW
• 0.669 million viewers
• 0.4/1 HH (0.536 million households)
• 0.12/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.152 million adults 18-49)

Walker (CW, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 0.981 million viewers
• 0.6/1 HH (0.752 million households)
• 0.15/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.200 million adults 18-49)

Legacies (CW, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.357 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.320 million households)
• 0.08/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.103 million adults 18-49)

Univision
• 1.657 million viewers
• 0.9/2 HH (1.043 million households)
• 0.55/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.722 million adults 18-49)

Que Le Pasa A Mi Familia (Univision, 6:55 PM- 7:55 PM)
• 1.122 million viewers
• 0.6/2 HH (0.747 million households)
• 0.34/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.443 million adults 18-49)

La Rosa de Guadalupe (Univision, 7:55 PM- 8:55 PM)
• 1.491 million viewers
• 0.8/2 HH (0.958 million households)
• 0.47/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.615 million adults 18-49)

Vencer el Pasado (Univision, 8:55 PM- 9:55 PM)
• 1.519 million viewers
• 0.8/2 HH (0.986 million households)
• 0.46/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.601 million adults 18-49)

Liga MX Thursday (Univision, 9:55 PM-12:09 AM)
• 1.845 million viewers
• 0.9/2 HH (1.116 million households)
• 0.70/6 A18-49 rating/share (0.910 million adults 18-49)

UniMás
• 0.568 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.417 million households)
• 0.16/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.207 million adults 18-49)

Las Mil y Una Noches (UniMás, 7:00 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 0.437 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.310 million households)
• 0.11/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.144 million adults 18-49)

Enamorandonos (UniMás, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.654 million viewers
• 0.4/1 HH (0.485 million households)
• 0.19/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.243 million adults 18-49)

Inseparables, Amor al Limite Season 2 (UniMás, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.397 million viewers
• 0.2/1 HH (0.281 million households)
• 0.10/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.136 million adults 18-49)

Telemundo
• 0.934 million viewers
• 0.5/1 HH (0.645 million households)
• 0.26/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.338 million adults 18-49)

Por Amor O Por Dinero (Telemundo, 7:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 0.775 million viewers
• 0.5/1 HH (0.584 million households)
• 0.18/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.237 million adults 18-49)

Hercai: Amor y Venganza II (Telemundo, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.143 million viewers
• 0.6/1 HH (0.764 million households)
• 0.31/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.407 million adults 18-49)

Malverde: Santo (Telemundo, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.862 million viewers
• 0.5/1 HH (0.594 million households)
• 0.27/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.348 million adults 18-49)

UPDATED 12/18/2021: What follows are the Live + Seven Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Thursday, December 9:

Station 19 (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 4.075 million viewers, 0.55 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 5.508 million viewers, 0.82 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 5.821 million viewers, 0.89 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.746 million viewers (+43%), +0.34 adults 18-49 rating (+61%)

Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 3.648 million viewers, 0.54 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 5.627 million viewers, 1.04 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 6.135 million viewers, 1.18 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +2.487 million viewers (+68%), +0.63 adults 18-49 rating (+116%)

Big Sky (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 2.429 million viewers, 0.30 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 5.050 million viewers, 0.57 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 5.784 million viewers, 0.67 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +3.355 million viewers (+138%), +0.37 adults 18-49 rating (+125%)

Young Sheldon (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 6.958 million viewers, 0.66 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 8.577 million viewers, 0.88 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 8.980 million viewers, 0.94 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +2.022 million viewers (+29%), +0.28 adults 18-49 rating (+42%)

United States of Al (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 4.999 million viewers, 0.45 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 5.812 million viewers, 0.54 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 5.998 million viewers, 0.57 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.999 million viewers (+20%), +0.12 adults 18-49 rating (+28%)

Ghosts (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 5.748 million viewers, 0.54 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 7.684 million viewers, 0.83 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 8.233 million viewers, 0.93 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +2.485 million viewers (+43%), +0.39 adults 18-49 rating (+71%)

B Positive (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 4.339 million viewers, 0.42 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 5.350 million viewers, 0.54 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 5.575 million viewers, 0.59 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.236 million viewers (+28%), +0.17 adults 18-49 rating (+41%)

Bull (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 3.968 million viewers, 0.27 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 6.625 million viewers, 0.49 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 7.342 million viewers, 0.57 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +3.374 million viewers (+85%), +0.30 adults 18-49 rating (+112%)

The Blacklist (NBC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 2.894 million viewers, 0.31 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 4.345 million viewers, 0.45 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 4.756 million viewers, 0.51 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.862 million viewers (+64%), +0.20 adults 18-49 rating (+66%)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 3.487 million viewers, 0.57 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 5.515 million viewers, 1.01 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 6.063 million viewers, 1.13 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +2.576 million viewers (+74%), +0.57 adults 18-49 rating (+100%)

Law & Order: Organized Crime (NBC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 3.500 million viewers, 0.62 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 5.532 million viewers, 1.14 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 6.131 million viewers, 1.31 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +2.631 million viewers (+75%), +0.69 adults 18-49 rating (+112%)

Fox+NFLN Thursday Night Pre-Kick (Fox)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 8.775 million viewers, 2.09 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 8.813 million viewers, 2.09 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 8.815 million viewers, 2.09 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.040 million viewers (+0%), +0.00 adults 18-49 rating (+0%)

Fox+NFLN Thursday Night Football Pittsburgh Steelers @ Minnesota Vikings (Fox)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 14.042 million viewers, 3.78 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 14.210 million viewers, 3.79 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 14.222 million viewers, 3.79 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.180 million viewers (+1%), +0.02 adults 18-49 rating (+0%)

Walker (CW)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.981 million viewers, 0.15 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.495 million viewers, 0.25 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.691 million viewers, 0.29 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.710 million viewers (+72%), +0.13 adults 18-49 rating (+86%)

Legacies (CW)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.357 million viewers, 0.08 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.652 million viewers, 0.18 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.718 million viewers, 0.20 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.361 million viewers (+101%), +0.12 adults 18-49 rating (+151%)

Source: Nielsen Media Research

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