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Thursday Ratings: Winning Season-Ender for CBS’ ‘Young Sheldon’

THURSDAY FAST AFFILIATE AND FINAL RATINGS

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Thursday 05/18/23
Fast Affiliate Data 

Note:
Fox aired all repeats.

-Total Viewers:
CBS: 4.58 million, NBC: 4.00, ABC: 3.16, Fox: 687,000, CW: CW: 207,000

-Adults 18-49:
ABC, CBS and NBC: 0.4 rating/4 share each, Fox: 0.1/ 1, CW: 0.0/ 0 

ABC
8:00 p.m. “Station 19” (season finale)
Viewers: 3.58 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4 rating/4 share (#2)

9:00 p.m. “Grey’s Anatomy” (season finale, two hours)
Viewers: 2.94 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 4 (#1t)

CBS
8:00 p.m. “Young Sheldon”
Viewers: 6.63 million (#1), A18-49: 0.6/ 6 (#1 for the night)

8:30 p.m. “Young Sheldon” (season finale)
Viewers: 6.72 million (#1 for the night), A18-49: 0.5/ 5 (#1)

9:00 p.m. “So Help Me Todd” (season finale)
Viewers: 4.35 million (#2), A18-49: 0.3/ 3 (#3)

10:00 p.m. “CSI: Vegas” (season finale)
Viewers: 2.70 million (#3), A18-49: 0.2/ 2 (#3)

NBC
8:00 p.m. “Law & Order”
Viewers: 3.82 million (#2), A18-49: 0.3/ 3 (#3)

9:00 p.m. “Law & Order: SVU”
Viewers: 4.57 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 4 (#1t)

10:00 p.m. “Law & Order: Organized Crimes”
Viewers: 3.92 million (#1), A18-49: 0.4/ 4 (#1)

CW
8:00 p.m. “Walker” (R)
Viewers: 270,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.0/ 0 (#5)

9:00 p.m. “100 Days to Indy”
Viewers: 144,000 (#4), A18-49: 0.0/ 0 (#5)

UPDATED 5/19/2023 5:42 PM ET: What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Thursday, May 18, 2023:

ABC
• 3.250 million viewers
• 2.1/6 HH (2.594 million households)
• 0.44/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.579 million adults 18-49)

Station 19 (ABC, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 3.716 million viewers
• 2.4/7 HH (2.936 million households)
• 0.46/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.603 million adults 18-49)

Grey’s Anatomy (ABC, 9:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 3.018 million viewers
• 2.0/6 HH (2.423 million households)
• 0.43/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.566 million adults 18-49)

CBS
• 4.712 million viewers
• 2.8/8 HH (3.493 million households)
• 0.36/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.476 million adults 18-49)

Young Sheldon (CBS, 8:00 PM- 8:31 PM)
• 6.886 million viewers
• 4.0/12 HH (5.005 million households)
• 0.60/7 A18-49 rating/share (0.779 million adults 18-49)

Young Sheldon Special (S) (CBS, 8:31 PM- 9:01 PM)
• 6.973 million viewers
• 4.1/12 HH (5.026 million households)
• 0.57/6 A18-49 rating/share (0.748 million adults 18-49)

So Help Me Todd (CBS, 9:01 PM-10:00 PM)
• 4.405 million viewers
• 2.7/7 HH (3.285 million households)
• 0.31/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.404 million adults 18-49)

CSI: Vegas (CBS, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 2.761 million viewers
• 1.7/5 HH (2.149 million households)
• 0.19/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.254 million adults 18-49)

NBC
• 4.106 million viewers
• 2.7/8 HH (3.305 million households)
• 0.40/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.521 million adults 18-49)

Law & Order (NBC, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 3.956 million viewers
• 2.6/8 HH (3.206 million households)
• 0.34/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.449 million adults 18-49)

Law & Order: SVU (NBC, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 4.365 million viewers
• 2.8/8 HH (3.486 million households)
• 0.44/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.573 million adults 18-49)

Law & Order: Organized Crime (NBC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 3.998 million viewers
• 2.6/8 HH (3.223 million households)
• 0.42/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.542 million adults 18-49)

Fox
• 0.698 million viewers
• 0.4/1 HH (0.527 million households)
• 0.13/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.164 million adults 18-49)

Alert: Missing Persons Unit (RP) (Fox, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 0.768 million viewers
• 0.5/1 HH (0.597 million households)
• 0.13/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.164 million adults 18-49)

Animal Control (RP) (Fox, 9:00 PM- 9:30 PM)
• 0.609 million viewers
• 0.4/1 HH (0.434 million households)
• 0.12/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.161 million adults 18-49)

Animal Control (RP) (Fox, 9:30 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.647 million viewers
• 0.4/1 HH (0.481 million households)
• 0.13/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.168 million adults 18-49)

CW
• 0.198 million viewers
• 0.1/0 HH (0.167 million households)
• 0.02/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.025 million adults 18-49)

Walker (R) (CW, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 0.255 million viewers
• 0.2/0 HH (0.206 million households)
• 0.02/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.028 million adults 18-49)

100 Days to Indy (CW, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.142 million viewers
• 0.1/0 HH (0.128 million households)
• 0.02/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.022 million adults 18-49)

Univision
• 1.278 million viewers
• 0.8/2 HH (0.962 million households)
• 0.29/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.384 million adults 18-49)

La Rosa de Guadalupe (Thu.) (Univision, 7:00 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 1.109 million viewers
• 0.6/2 HH (0.778 million households)
• 0.30/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.391 million adults 18-49)

Perdona Nuestros Pecados (Thu.) (Univision, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 1.316 million viewers
• 0.8/2 HH (0.983 million households)
• 0.28/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.366 million adults 18-49)

Amor Invencible (Thu.) (Univision, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.452 million viewers
• 0.9/2 HH (1.086 million households)
• 0.35/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.459 million adults 18-49)

Mujer (Thu.) (P) (Univision, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 1.067 million viewers
• 0.7/2 HH (0.818 million households)
• 0.25/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.326 million adults 18-49)

UniMás
• 0.331 million viewers
• 0.2/1 HH (0.273 million households)
• 0.08/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.103 million adults 18-49)

Sientese Quien Pueda (Thu.) (UniMás, 7:00 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 0.122 million viewers
• 0.1/0 HH (0.106 million households)
• 0.03/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.037 million adults 18-49)

Enamorandonos (Thu.) (UniMás, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.388 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.326 million households)
• 0.08/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.109 million adults 18-49)

Desafio the Box Season 2 (Thu.) (UniMás, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.215 million viewers
• 0.1/0 HH (0.169 million households)
• 0.07/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.092 million adults 18-49)

Telemundo
• 1.253 million viewers
• 0.6/2 HH (0.771 million households)
• 0.45/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.588 million adults 18-49)

Top Chef VIP Season 2 (Thu.) (Telemundo, 7:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 0.856 million viewers
• 0.5/1 HH (0.566 million households)
• 0.24/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.319 million adults 18-49)

El Señor de los Cielos VIII (Thu.) (Telemundo, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.072 million viewers
• 0.6/2 HH (0.706 million households)
• 0.38/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.493 million adults 18-49)

Futbol Estelar Chivas Guadalajara vs. America (S) (Telemundo+Universo, 10:00 PM-12:21 AM)
• 1.919 million viewers
• 0.8/3 HH (1.035 million households)
• 0.80/8 A18-49 rating/share (1.041 million adults 18-49)

CABLE

PGA Championship (ESPN, 1:00 PM-7:30 PM, 390 min.)
• 1.070 million viewers
• 0.20 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.254-0.267 million adults 18-49)

PGA Championship (ESPN2, 7:30 PM-8:51 PM, 81 min.)
• 0.451 million viewers
• 0.29 HH (Range: 0.353-0.365 million households)
• 0.10 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.124-0.137 million adults 18-49)

NBA Pre-Game (ESPN, 7:30 PM-8:25 PM, 55 min.)
• 1.441 million viewers
• 0.85 HH (Range: 1.046-1.058 million households)
• 0.41 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.529-0.541 million adults 18-49)

NBA Courtside (ESPN, 8:25 PM-8:35 PM, 10 min.)
• 3.073 million viewers
• 1.76 HH (Range: 2.173-2.185 million households)
• 0.91 A18-49 rating (Range: 1.181-1.194 million adults 18-49)

NBA Playoffs-Conference Finals Game 2: Los Angeles Lakers @ Denver Nuggets (ESPN, 8:35 PM-11:14 PM, 159 min.)
• 7.655 million viewers
• 4.07 HH (Range: 5.032-5.045 million households)
• 2.62 A18-49 rating (Range: 3.413-3.426 million adults 18-49)

NBA Playoffs-Conference Finals Game 2: Los Angeles Lakers @ Denver Nuggets (ESPD, 8:30 PM-11:14 PM, 164 min.)
• 0.058 million viewers
• 0.03 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.033-0.046 million adults 18-49)

SportsCenter Late (ESPN, 11:14 PM-1:00 AM, 106 min.)
• 2.139 million viewers
• 0.79 A18-49 rating (Range: 1.025-1.037 million adults 18-49)

SportsCenter 1AM (ESPN, 1:00 AM-2:00 AM, 60 min.)
• 0.703 million viewers
• 0.26 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.333-0.346 million adults 18-49)

NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs-Conference Final Pre-Game (TNT, 7:00 PM-8:02 PM, 62 min.)
• 0.299 million viewers
• 0.19 HH (Range: 0.229-0.241 million households)
• 0.07 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.085-0.098 million adults 18-49)

NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs-Conference Final Game 1: Florida Panthers @ Carolina Hurricanes (TNT, 8:02 PM-1:57 AM, 355 min.)
• 1.431 million viewers
• 0.49 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.633-0.646 million adults 18-49)

NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs-Conference Final Post Game (TNT, 1:57 AM-2:32 AM, 35 min.)
• 0.480 million viewers
• 0.18 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.228-0.241 million adults 18-49)

Showcase Game Los Angeles Dodgers @ St. Louis Cardinals or New York Yankees @ Toronto Blue Jays (MLBN, 7:30 PM-10:57 PM, 207 min.)
• 0.273 million viewers
• 0.16 HH (Range: 0.192-0.204 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.046-0.059 million adults 18-49)

Futbol-Estelar-Chivas-Telemundo-Universo Guadalajara vs. America (UNVSO, 10:00 PM-12:21 AM, 141 min.)
• 0.368 million viewers
• 0.13 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.163-0.176 million adults 18-49)

Source: Nielsen Media Research