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Thursday Ratings: NFL on Fox Wins; Modest Opening for CBS Sitcom ‘Ghosts’; ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ on ABC is Showing Its Age

Thursday Fast Affiliate Ratings

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2021
Fast Affiliate Ratings

Total Viewers:
Fox: 8.15 million, CBS: 5.10, ABC: 3.59, NBC: 3.01, CW: 459,000

Adults 18-49:
Fox: 2.1 rating/15 share, NBC: 0.5/ 4, ABC and CBS: 0.5/ 3 each, CW: 0.1/ 0

It was no contest, with the Seattle Seahawks vs. the Los Angeles Rams enough to beat the four competing networks combined in adults 18-49. See network averages above.

In series-premiere news, one hour of CBS comedy “Ghosts” had modest sampling with an average 5.34 million viewers (#2) and a 0.5 rating/4 share (#4) in adults 18-49 from 9-10 p.m. ET. While this was a slight total viewer increase over the season premiere of sophomore sitcom lead-in “United States of Al” (Viewers: #2, 4.74 million; A18-49: #2t, 0.5/ 3 at 8:30 p.m.), keep in mind that most new series drop 10 to 20 percent in week two.

Earlier in the evening on CBS was the season-opening installment of “Young Sheldon” (Viewers: #2, 6.89 million; A18-49: #2, 0.7/ 5 at 8 p.m.), which was on par with its year-ago opener. Airing out of the “Ghosts” double-pop was the season premiere of drama “Bull” at 4.13 million viewers (#2) and a 0.3/ 3 in the demo (#3t) at 10 p.m. At this point, this should clearly be the final season of “Bull.”

On ABC. veteran “Grey’s Anatomy” is showing its age, which does not benefit the sophomore season of relocated drama lead-out “Blue Sky.” Take a look at the alphabet net for the evening:

Thursday/ABC
8:00 p.m. “Station 19”
Viewers: 4.14 million (#3), A18-49: 0.5/ 4 (#3)

9:00 p.m. “Grey’s Anatomy”
Viewers: 3.88 million (#3), A18-49: 0.6/ 4 (#2t)

10:00 p.m. “Blue Sky”
Viewers: 2.74 million (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#4)

Elsewhere, granddaddy “Law & Order: SVU” on NBC (Viewers: #4, 3.70 million; A18-49: #2t, 0.6/ 4 at 9 p.m.) was virtually identical to competing “Grey’s Anatomy.” But sophomore spin-off “Law & Order: Organized Crime” (Viewers: #3, 3.06 million; A18-49: #2, 0.5/ 4 at 10 p.m.) was a stronger option than ABC’s competing “Blue Sky” at 10 p.m. NBC opened the evening with an encore telecast of “SVU.”

Observing the half-hour breakdowns of ABC and NBC:

8:00 p.m.
ABC — Station 19
Viewers: 4.18 million (#3); A18-49: 0.5/4 (#3)

8:30 p.m.
ABC — Station 19
Viewers: 4.10 million (#3); A18-49: 0.5/4 (#2)

9:00 p.m.
ABC — Grey’s Anatomy
Viewers: 4.03 million (#3); A18-49: 0.6/4 (#2t)
NBC — Law & Order: SVU
Viewers: 3.64 million (#4); A18-49: 0.6/4 (#2t)

9:30 p.m.
ABC — Grey’s Anatomy
Viewers: 3.74 million (#4); A18-49: 0.6/4 (#2t)
NBC — Law & Order: SVU
Viewers: 3.76 million (#3); A18-49: 0.6/4 (#2t)

10:00 p.m.
ABC — Big Sky
Viewers: 2.91 million (#4); A18-49: 0.4/3 (#3t)
NBC — Law & Order: Organized Crime
Viewers: 3.13 million (#3); A18-49: 0.5/4 (#2)

10:30 p.m.
ABC — Big Sky
Viewers: 2.57 million (#4); A18-49: 0.3/2 (#3t)
NBC — Law & Order: Organized Crime
Viewers: 2.98 million (#3); A18-49: 0.5/4 (#2)

On The CW, drama “Coroner” (Viewers: #5, 590,000; A18-49: #5, 0.1/ 1 at 8 p.m.) led into the series finale of “The Outpost” (Viewers: #5, 329,000; A18-49: #5, 0.0/ 0 at 9 p.m.).

UPDATED 10/08/2021 4:33 PM ET: What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Thursday, October 7:

ABC
• 3.713 million viewers
• 2.5/6 HH (3.039 million households)
• 0.5/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.672 million adults 18-49)

Station 19 (ABC, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 4.294 million viewers
• 2.9/7 HH (3.512 million households)
• 0.6/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.753 million adults 18-49)

Grey’s Anatomy (ABC, 9:00 PM-10:01 PM)
• 4.044 million viewers
• 2.7/6 HH (3.361 million households)
• 0.6/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.836 million adults 18-49)

Big Sky (ABC, 10:01 PM-11:00 PM)
• 2.782 million viewers
• 1.8/5 HH (2.227 million households)
• 0.3/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.421 million adults 18-49)

CBS
• 5.236 million viewers
• 3.2/8 HH (3.887 million households)
• 0.5/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.657 million adults 18-49)

Young Sheldon (P) (CBS, 8:00 PM- 8:31 PM)
• 7.118 million viewers
• 4.2/10 HH (5.102 million households)
• 0.7/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.915 million adults 18-49)

United States Of Al (P) (CBS, 8:31 PM- 9:01 PM)
• 4.837 million viewers
• 2.9/7 HH (3.518 million households)
• 0.5/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.640 million adults 18-49)

Ghosts (P) (CBS, 9:01 PM-10:00 PM)
• 5.522 million viewers
• 3.3/8 HH (4.050 million households)
• 0.6/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.730 million adults 18-49)

Bull (P) (CBS, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 4.181 million viewers
• 2.7/7 HH (3.284 million households)
• 0.4/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.460 million adults 18-49)

NBC
• 3.150 million viewers
• 2.1/5 HH (2.512 million households)
• 0.5/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.678 million adults 18-49)

Law & Order: SVU (NBC, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 3.882 million viewers
• 2.5/6 HH (3.107 million households)
• 0.6/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.812 million adults 18-49)

Law & Order: Organized Crime (NBC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 3.200 million viewers
• 2.1/5 HH (2.540 million households)
• 0.6/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.720 million adults 18-49)

Fox
• 13.703 million viewers
• 7.6/18 HH (9.300 million households)
• 3.8/27 A18-49 rating/share (4.977 million adults 18-49)

Fox+NFLN Thursday Night Pregame (P) (Fox, 7:30 PM- 8:04 PM)
• 3.209 million viewers
• 2.0/5 HH (2.447 million households)
• 0.8/8 A18-49 rating/share (1.085 million adults 18-49)

Fox+NFLN Thursday Night Pre-Kick (P) (Fox, 8:04 PM- 8:23 PM)
• 7.570 million viewers
• 4.5/11 HH (5.490 million households)
• 1.8/15 A18-49 rating/share (2.370 million adults 18-49)

Fox+NFLN Thursday Night Football Los Angeles Rams @ Seattle Seahawks (P) (Fox, 8:23 PM-11:28 PM)
• 14.761 million viewers
• 8.2/20 HH (9.994 million households)
• 4.2/29 A18-49 rating/share (5.435 million adults 18-49)

CW
• 0.433 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.358 million households)
• 0.0/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.061 million adults 18-49)

Coroner (CW, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 0.551 million viewers
• 0.4/1 HH (0.460 million households)
• 0.1/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.083 million adults 18-49)

The Outpost (CW, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.315 million viewers
• 0.2/0 HH (0.255 million households)
• 0.0/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.038 million adults 18-49)

Univision
• 1.559 million viewers
• 0.8/2 HH (0.938 million households)
• 0.6/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.749 million adults 18-49)

Seleccion EE.UU. 10/7 United States vs. Jamaica (S) (Univision, 7:00 PM- 9:37 PM)
• 1.078 million viewers
• 0.6/1 HH (0.731 million households)
• 0.3/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.448 million adults 18-49)

Seleccion Mexicana Mexico vs. Canada (S) (Univision, 9:37 PM-11:52 PM)
• 1.921 million viewers
• 0.9/2 HH (1.094 million households)
• 0.7/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.966 million adults 18-49)

UniMás
• 0.569 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.363 million households)
• 0.2/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.209 million adults 18-49)

Las Mil y Una Noches (UniMás, 7:00 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 0.497 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.347 million households)
• 0.1/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.158 million adults 18-49)

Enamorandonos (UniMás, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.632 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.422 million households)
• 0.2/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.241 million adults 18-49)

Inseparables, Amor al Limite Season 2 (UniMás, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.442 million viewers
• 0.2/1 HH (0.244 million households)
• 0.1/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.146 million adults 18-49)

Telemundo
• 1.325 million viewers
• 0.7/2 HH (0.904 million households)
• 0.4/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.503 million adults 18-49)

Casa De Los Famosos (Telemundo, 7:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 1.302 million viewers
• 0.7/2 HH (0.900 million households)
• 0.4/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.498 million adults 18-49)

Hercai: Amor Venganza (Telemundo, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.500 million viewers
• 0.8/2 HH (1.023 million households)
• 0.4/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.524 million adults 18-49)

Malverde: Santo (Telemundo, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 1.068 million viewers
• 0.6/2 HH (0.720 million households)
• 0.3/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.436 million adults 18-49)

Thursday Night Football Los Angeles Rams @ Seattle Seahawks (NFLN, 8:23 PM, 185 min.)
• 3.389 million viewers
• 1.95 HH (2.387 million households)
• 1.03 A18-49 rating (1.261 million adults 18-49)

American League Division Series Game 1: Boston Red Sox @ Tampa Bay Rays (FS1, 8:00 PM, 195 min.)
• 2.628 million viewers
• 1.90 HH (2.326 million households)
• 0.58 A18-49 rating (0.710 million adults 18-49)

Seleccion EE.UU United States vs. Jamaica (TUDN, 7:30 PM, 157 min.)
• 0.192 million viewers
• 0.12 HH (0.147 million households)
• 0.08 A18-49 rating (0.098 million adults 18-49)

Seleccion Mexicana Mexico vs. Canada (TUDN, 9:37 PM, 135 min.)
• 0.514 million viewers
• 0.26 HH (0.318 million households)
• 0.23 A18-49 rating (0.282 million adults 18-49)

World Cup Qualifying Match United States vs. Jamaica (ESPN2, 7:30 PM, 150 min.)
• 0.596 million viewers
• 0.34 HH (0.416 million households)
• 0.22 A18-49 rating (0.269 million adults 18-49)

College Football Prime Houston @ Tulane (ESPN, 7:28 PM, 208 min.)
• 0.464 million viewers
• 0.30 HH (0.367 million households)
• 0.10 A18-49 rating (0.122 million adults 18-49)

UPDATED 10/12/2021: What follows are the Live + Three Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Thursday, October 7:

Station 19 (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 4.294 million viewers, 0.58 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 5.587 million viewers, 0.83 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.293 million viewers (+30%), +0.25 adults 18-49 rating (+43%)

Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 4.044 million viewers, 0.64 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 5.983 million viewers, 1.19 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.939 million viewers (+48%), +0.54 adults 18-49 rating (+85%)

Big Sky (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 2.782 million viewers, 0.32 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 5.463 million viewers, 0.60 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +2.681 million viewers (+96%), +0.27 adults 18-49 rating (+85%)

Young Sheldon (P) (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 7.118 million viewers, 0.70 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 8.869 million viewers, 0.95 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.751 million viewers (+25%), +0.25 adults 18-49 rating (+35%)

United States Of Al (P) (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 4.837 million viewers, 0.49 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 5.546 million viewers, 0.57 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.709 million viewers (+15%), +0.08 adults 18-49 rating (+16%)

Ghosts (P) (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 5.522 million viewers, 0.56 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 7.314 million viewers, 0.77 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.792 million viewers (+32%), +0.21 adults 18-49 rating (+37%)

Bull (P) (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 4.181 million viewers, 0.35 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 6.784 million viewers, 0.52 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +2.603 million viewers (+62%), +0.17 adults 18-49 rating (+47%)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 3.882 million viewers, 0.62 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 5.672 million viewers, 1.05 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.790 million viewers (+46%), +0.43 adults 18-49 rating (+69%)

Law & Order: Organized Crime (NBC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 3.200 million viewers, 0.55 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 4.740 million viewers, 0.92 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.540 million viewers (+48%), +0.36 adults 18-49 rating (+66%)

Fox+NFLN Thursday Night Pre-Kick (P) (Fox)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 7.570 million viewers, 1.82 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 7.592 million viewers, 1.82 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.022 million viewers (+0%), +0.00 adults 18-49 rating (+0%)

Fox+NFLN Thursday Night Football Los Angeles Rams @ Seattle Seahawks (P) (Fox)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 14.764 million viewers, 4.17 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 14.888 million viewers, 4.19 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.124 million viewers (+1%), +0.02 adults 18-49 rating (+0%)

Coroner (CW)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.551 million viewers, 0.06 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.820 million viewers, 0.10 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.269 million viewers (+49%), +0.03 adults 18-49 rating (+52%)

The Outpost (CW)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.315 million viewers, 0.03 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.473 million viewers, 0.04 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.158 million viewers (+50%), +0.02 adults 18-49 rating (+52%)

Source: Nielsen Media Research

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