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Thursday Ratings: Respectable ‘B Positive’ Season-Ender on CBS; Weak ‘Joe Millionaire’ and ‘Pivoting’ Finales on Fox

THURSDAY FAST AFFILIATE RATINGS

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THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2022
Fast Affiliate Data (time period based)

Total Viewers: 
CBS: 4.62 million, NBC: 3.84, ABC: 3.42, Fox: 1.43, CW: 608,000

Adults 18-49:
NBC: 0.6 rating/4 share, ABC: 0.5/ 4, CBS: 0.4/ 3, Fox: 0.3/ 2, CW: 0.1/ 1

There were three season (or series) finales: sitcoms “B Positive” on CBS, and “Pivoting” and the failed reboot of “Joe Millionaire” on Fox. “B Positive”, which was moved up to the Thursday 9 p.m. ET half-hour (as a test to see if it is worthy or a third season renewal, perhaps), won the half-hour in total viewers (4.41 million) with a third-place 0.4 rating/3 share in adults 18-49. That was perfectly compatible with lead-in “United States of Al” (which is also on the fence for renewal). Here are the fast affiliate results for the Eye net’s two-hour comedy block (which includes an encore telecast of “Ghosts” at 9:30 p.m.).

CBS/Thursday
8:00 p.m. – “Young Sheldon”
Viewers: 6.56 million (#1); Adults 18-49: 0.6 rating/5 share (#1t)

8:30 p.m. – “United States of Al”
Viewers: 5.07 million (#1); Adults 18-49: 0.5/ 4 (#2t)

9:00 p.m. – “B Positive” (season or series finale)
Viewers: 4.62 million (#1); Adults 18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#3)

9:30 p.m. – “Ghosts” (R
Viewers: 3.53 million (#3); Adults 18-49: 0.3/ 3 (#2t)

Considering “B Positive” concluded on a cliffhanger note, my prediction is at least a partial pick-up for next season. For my thoughts, click here

“Pivoting” on Fox, meanwhile, has no shot for a renewal with 953,000 viewers and a 0.2/ 1 in adults 18-49 at 9:30 p.m. Lead-in “Call Me Kat”, starring Mayim Bialik, was equally unimpressive with 1.35 million viewers (#4) and a 0.2/ 2 in the demo (#4) at p.m. No worries, Mayim: there is always hosting “Jeopardy!” to fall back on.

Earlier in the evening on Fox was the conclusion of “Joe Millionaire” with 1.71 million viewers (#4) and a 0.3/ 3 in the demo in the Thursday 8 p.m. hour. That, too, is unlikely to return.

Also on CBS was the soon-to-end drama “Bull” at 4.03 million viewers (#1) and a 0.3/ 3 in adults 18-49 (#2t). You know times have changed when the most-watched show on a broadcast network scores just over 4-million viewers in a time period.

Elsewhere, NBC had a slight advantage over ABC with its “Law & Order” trio: “Law & Order” (Viewers: #2, 4.10 million; A18-49: #2t, 0.5/ 4 at 8 p.m.), “Law & Order: SVU” (Viewers: #1, 4.39 million; A18-49: #1t, 0.6/ 5 at 9 p.m.), and “Law & Order: Organized Crime” (Viewers: #2, 3.02 million; A18-49: #1, 0.5/ 4 at 10 p.m.). The recent return of the parent series is nothing spectacular, no doubt.

ABC, meanwhile, had typical results care of dramas “Station 19” (Viewers: #3, 4.10 million; A18-49: #1, 0.6/ 4 at 8 p.m.), parent “Grey’s Anatomy” (Viewers: #3, 3.76 million; A18-49: #1, 0.6/ 5 at 9 p.m.), and sophomore “Big Sky” (Viewers: #3, 2.41 million; A18-49: #2t, 0.3/ 2 at 10 p.m.). “Big Sky” remains the weak link. And The CW featured dramas “Walker” (Viewers: #5, 908,00; A18-49: #5, 0.1/ 1 at 8 p.m.), its most-watched show, and “Legacies”, which tumbled to just 307,000 viewers (#5) and a 0.1/ 0 (#5) in the demo.

UPDATED 3/19/2022: What follows are the Live + Seven Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Thursday, March 10:

Station 19 (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 4.253 million viewers, 0.61 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 5.699 million viewers, 0.83 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 6.045 million viewers, 0.91 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.792 million viewers (+42%), +0.30 adults 18-49 rating (+49%)

Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 3.875 million viewers, 0.61 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 5.838 million viewers, 1.07 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 6.272 million viewers, 1.21 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +2.397 million viewers (+62%), +0.60 adults 18-49 rating (+98%)

Big Sky (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 2.473 million viewers, 0.27 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 4.817 million viewers, 0.53 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 5.299 million viewers, 0.63 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +2.826 million viewers (+114%), +0.35 adults 18-49 rating (+130%)

Young Sheldon (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 6.790 million viewers, 0.62 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 8.419 million viewers, 0.82 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 8.807 million viewers, 0.87 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +2.017 million viewers (+30%), +0.24 adults 18-49 rating (+39%)

United States of Al (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 5.140 million viewers, 0.48 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 5.792 million viewers, 0.55 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 5.995 million viewers, 0.58 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.855 million viewers (+17%), +0.10 adults 18-49 rating (+20%)

B Positive (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 4.728 million viewers, 0.40 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 5.706 million viewers, 0.51 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 5.940 million viewers, 0.54 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.212 million viewers (+26%), +0.14 adults 18-49 rating (+35%)

Bull (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 4.183 million viewers, 0.36 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 6.805 million viewers, 0.54 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 7.409 million viewers, 0.62 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +3.226 million viewers (+77%), +0.26 adults 18-49 rating (+73%)

Law & Order (NBC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 4.208 million viewers, 0.54 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 5.657 million viewers, 0.77 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 5.940 million viewers, 0.80 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.732 million viewers (+41%), +0.26 adults 18-49 rating (+48%)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 4.508 million viewers, 0.65 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 6.462 million viewers, 1.10 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 6.951 million viewers, 1.19 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +2.443 million viewers (+54%), +0.54 adults 18-49 rating (+84%)

Law & Order: Organized Crime (NBC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 3.110 million viewers, 0.52 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 4.802 million viewers, 0.84 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 5.237 million viewers, 0.92 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +2.127 million viewers (+68%), +0.40 adults 18-49 rating (+78%)

Joe Millionaire (Fox)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.763 million viewers, 0.36 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 2.046 million viewers, 0.42 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 2.117 million viewers, 0.44 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.354 million viewers (+20%), +0.07 adults 18-49 rating (+20%)

Call Me Kat (Fox)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.402 million viewers, 0.25 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 2.263 million viewers, 0.40 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 2.511 million viewers, 0.46 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.109 million viewers (+79%), +0.21 adults 18-49 rating (+84%)

Pivoting (Fox)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.961 million viewers, 0.18 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.409 million viewers, 0.28 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.545 million viewers, 0.33 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.584 million viewers (+61%), +0.14 adults 18-49 rating (+79%)

Walker (CW)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.854 million viewers, 0.11 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.453 million viewers, 0.16 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.611 million viewers, 0.18 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.757 million viewers (+89%), +0.07 adults 18-49 rating (+66%)

Legacies (CW)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.268 million viewers, 0.04 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.520 million viewers, 0.11 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.653 million viewers, 0.15 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.385 million viewers (+144%), +0.11 adults 18-49 rating (+296%)

Source: Nielsen Media Research

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