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Thursday Ratings: NBC Leads Opposite ABC’s Season-Opening Episodes

Thursday Fast Affiliate Ratings

Thursday 9/30/21
Fast Affiliate Ratings

Total Viewers:
NBC: 4.38 million, ABC: 4.18, CBS: 3.67, Fox: 892,000, CW: 627,000

Adults 18-49:
NBC: 0.7 rating/5 share, ABC: 0.6/ 4, CBS: 0.4/ 3, Fox: 0.2/ 1, CW: 0.1/ 1

Despite facing the season premiere episodes of ABC’s Thursday line-up, another Thursday of all Law & Order”-themed programming led NBC to victory. “Law & Order: SVU” opened with 4.71 million viewers (#2) and a dominant 0.8 rating/6 share in adults 18-49 at 8 p.m. ET. It faced the season premiere of “Station 19” on ABC, which scored a similar 4.78 million viewers (#1) and a 0.7/ 5 in the demo (#2).

At 9 p.m., NBC offered a two-hour edition of sophomore “Law & Order: Organized Crime”, which averaged 4.21 million viewers and a 0.7/ 5 in adults 18-49 — first in both categories overall from 9-11 p.m. (and also very similar the season-opening episode of “Grey’s Anatomy” in the Thursday 9 p.m. hour). “Grey’s Anatomy” scored 4.63 million viewers (#1) and a 0.7/ 5 in the demo (tied with “Law & Order: Organized Crime”), and it led into the second season premiere of drama “Big Sky” (Viewers: #3, 3.13 million; A18-49: #3, 0.4/ 3 at 10 p.m.).

Observing the half-hour breakdowns of ABC and NBC:

8:00 p.m.
ABC — Station 19
Viewers: 4.98 million (#1); A18-49: 0.7/6 (#1t)
NBC — Law & Order: SVU
Viewers: 4.64 million (#2); A18-49: 0.7/6 (#1t)

8:30 p.m.
ABC — Station 19
Viewers: 4.58 million (#2); A18-49: 0.7/5 (#2)
NBC — Law & Order: SVU
Viewers: 4.78 million (#1); A18-49: 0.8/6 (#1)

9:00 p.m.
ABC — Grey’s Anatomy
Viewers: 4.73 million (#1); A18-49: 0.8/5 (#1)
NBC — Law & Order: Organized Crime
Viewers: 4.38 million (#2); A18-49: 0.7/5 (#2)

9:30 p.m.
ABC — Grey’s Anatomy
Viewers: 4.54 million (#1); A18-49: 0.7/5 (#1t)
NBC — Law & Order: Organized Crime
Viewers: 4.21 million (#2); A18-49: 0.7/5 (#1t)

10:00 p.m.
ABC — Big Sky
Viewers: 3.36 million (#3); A18-49: 0.4/3 (#3)
NBC — Law & Order: Organized Crime
Viewers: 4.23 million (#1); A18-49: 0.7/5 (#1)

10:30 p.m.
ABC — Big Sky
Viewers: 2.90 million (#3); A18-49: 0.3/3 (#3)
NBC — Law & Order: Organized Crime
Viewers: 4.03 million (#1); A18-49: 0.7/5 (#1)

On CBS, the network offered two-hour special “The Price Is Right Celebrates 50 Years”, which averaged 3.80 million viewers (#3) and a 0.5/ 3 in the demo (#2t) from 9-11 p.m. It aired out of two encore telecasts of “Young Sheldon.” Next week, CBS will feature the one-hour premiere of comedy “Ghosts” in the 9 p.m. hour out of the season premieres of “Young Sheldon” and “United States of Al” and into the season premiere of drama “Bull.”

Elsewhere, dramas “Coroner” (Viewers: 750,000; A18-49: 0.1/ 1 at 8 p.m.) and “The Outpost” (Viewers: 504,000; A18-49: 0.1/ 0 at 9 p.m.), as expected, generated minimal interest. Both were buried in fifth place. And Fox featured repeats of recently introduced “The Big Leap” and “Our Kind of People.” Next week, Fox will be on the map care of Thursday Night Football, the Los Angeles Rams versus the Seattle Seahawks.

UPDATED 10/04/2021 9:53 AM ET: What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Thursday, September 30:

ABC
• 4.328 million viewers
• 2.8/7 HH (3.474 million households)
• 0.6/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.831 million adults 18-49)

Station 19 (P) (ABC, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 5.039 million viewers
• 3.3/8 HH (4.000 million households)
• 0.8/6 A18-49 rating/share (0.997 million adults 18-49)

Grey’s Anatomy (P) (ABC, 9:00 PM-10:01 PM)
• 4.788 million viewers
• 3.2/7 HH (3.858 million households)
• 0.8/5 A18-49 rating/share (1.008 million adults 18-49)

Big Sky (P) (ABC, 10:01 PM-11:00 PM)
• 3.129 million viewers
• 2.1/5 HH (2.543 million households)
• 0.4/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.478 million adults 18-49)

CBS
• 3.786 million viewers
• 2.3/6 HH (2.863 million households)
• 0.5/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.610 million adults 18-49)

The Price Is Right 50th Anniversary (S) (CBS, 9:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 3.931 million viewers
• 2.4/6 HH (2.975 million households)
• 0.5/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.648 million adults 18-49)

NBC
• 4.302 million viewers
• 2.8/7 HH (3.452 million households)
• 0.7/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.903 million adults 18-49)

Law & Order: SVU (NBC, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 4.660 million viewers
• 3.1/7 HH (3.771 million households)
• 0.7/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.952 million adults 18-49)

Law & Order: Organized Crime (NBC, 9:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 4.123 million viewers
• 2.7/7 HH (3.293 million households)
• 0.7/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.878 million adults 18-49)

Fox
• 0.760 million viewers
• 0.5/1 HH (0.642 million households)
• 0.2/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.250 million adults 18-49)

CW
• 0.435 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.366 million households)
• 0.0/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.064 million adults 18-49)

Coroner (CW, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 0.552 million viewers
• 0.4/1 HH (0.464 million households)
• 0.1/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.095 million adults 18-49)

The Outpost (CW, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.318 million viewers
• 0.2/1 HH (0.269 million households)
• 0.0/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.034 million adults 18-49)

Univision
• 1.732 million viewers
• 0.9/2 HH (1.127 million households)
• 0.6/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.739 million adults 18-49)

Que Le Pasa A Mi Familia (Univision, 7:00 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 1.211 million viewers
• 0.6/2 HH (0.747 million households)
• 0.4/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.462 million adults 18-49)

Disenando Tu Amor (Univision, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 1.549 million viewers
• 0.8/2 HH (1.002 million households)
• 0.5/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.628 million adults 18-49)

Si Nos Dejan (Univision, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.770 million viewers
• 1.0/2 HH (1.177 million households)
• 0.6/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.739 million adults 18-49)

La Desalmada (Univision, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 1.877 million viewers
• 1.0/3 HH (1.203 million households)
• 0.7/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.851 million adults 18-49)

UniMás
• 0.395 million viewers
• 0.2/1 HH (0.287 million households)
• 0.1/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.149 million adults 18-49)

Las Mil y Una Noches (UniMás, 7:00 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 0.417 million viewers
• 0.2/1 HH (0.289 million households)
• 0.1/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.150 million adults 18-49)

Enamorandonos (UniMás, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.476 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.352 million households)
• 0.1/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.174 million adults 18-49)

Inseparables, Amor al Limite Season 2 (UniMás, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.233 million viewers
• 0.1/0 HH (0.157 million households)
• 0.1/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.099 million adults 18-49)

Telemundo
• 1.255 million viewers
• 0.7/2 HH (0.845 million households)
• 0.4/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.476 million adults 18-49)

Casa De Los Famosos (Telemundo, 7:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 1.208 million viewers
• 0.7/2 HH (0.797 million households)
• 0.3/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.445 million adults 18-49)

Hercai: Amor Venganza (Telemundo, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.443 million viewers
• 0.8/2 HH (0.964 million households)
• 0.4/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.501 million adults 18-49)

Malverde: Santo (Telemundo, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 1.062 million viewers
• 0.6/2 HH (0.730 million households)
• 0.4/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.461 million adults 18-49)

UPDATED 10/05/2021: What follows are the Live + Three Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Thursday, September 30:

Station 19 (P) (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 5.039 million viewers, 0.76 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 6.695 million viewers, 1.04 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.656 million viewers (+33%), +0.28 adults 18-49 rating (+36%)

Grey’s Anatomy (P) (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 4.769 million viewers, 0.77 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 7.045 million viewers, 1.26 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +2.276 million viewers (+48%), +0.50 adults 18-49 rating (+65%)

Big Sky (P) (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 3.129 million viewers, 0.37 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 6.206 million viewers, 0.74 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +3.077 million viewers (+98%), +0.38 adults 18-49 rating (+103%)

The Price Is Right 50th Anniversary (S) (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 3.931 million viewers, 0.50 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 4.246 million viewers, 0.54 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.315 million viewers (+8%), +0.04 adults 18-49 rating (+8%)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 4.660 million viewers, 0.73 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 6.272 million viewers, 1.07 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.612 million viewers (+35%), +0.34 adults 18-49 rating (+47%)

Law & Order: Organized Crime (NBC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 4.128 million viewers, 0.67 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 5.653 million viewers, 0.95 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.525 million viewers (+37%), +0.27 adults 18-49 rating (+40%)

Coroner (CW)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.552 million viewers, 0.07 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.796 million viewers, 0.11 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.244 million viewers (+44%), +0.04 adults 18-49 rating (+52%)

The Outpost (CW)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.318 million viewers, 0.03 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.468 million viewers, 0.05 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.150 million viewers (+47%), +0.02 adults 18-49 rating (+85%)

Source: Nielsen Media Research

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