However, the network linked to Fox’s baseball broadcast in the advertiser-iconic demo.
The “Law & Order” franchise came back with a bang on Thursday night, with a three-hour crossover event airing primetime on NBC. Unsurprisingly, this secured the network the most viewers of any broadcaster, with an average of about 5 million people tuning in.
However, in terms of ratings in the coveted 18–49 demographic, NBC tied with Fox, which was airing a matchup between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. Both networks netted 0.6 in the demo.
The highest rated show of the night was “Law & Order: SVU”, which aired in demos from 9 pm to 0.69 pm. It also drew the largest audience with 5.5 million viewers.
Here’s how primetime broke down across the major broadcasters:
NBC and Fox ranked first in ratings with an average rating of 0.65 across major demos. According to official Live Plus Same-Day Nielsen data, NBC came out on top in terms of total viewers with an average of 5 million, and Fox came in second with 3.2 million.
On NBC, it was a three-hour “Law & Order” crossover event. “Law & Order: Organized Crime” kicked things off at 8 p.m. with a 0.62 demo rating and 5 million total viewers, “Law & Order: SVU” scored 0.69 in demos and 5.5 million total viewers. Rake it. “Law & Order” rounded things out at 10 with a 0.6 demo rating and 4.7 million total viewers.
As mentioned above, Thursday Night Baseball airs on Fox from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
CBS ranked third in ratings with an average of 0.38 in demos, while ABC was in third place with an average of 3 million in total viewers. ABC was in fourth place in ratings with an average of 0.34 in demos, and CBS was in fourth place with an average of 2.8 million in total viewers.
CBS opted to rerun with back-to-back episodes of “Young Sheldon” primarily at 8 p.m. At 9 p.m., a new episode of “Big Brother” received a 0.62 demo rating and a total of 3.1 million viewers. This was followed by two back-to-back reruns of “Ghosts” at 10. The first garnered 0.19 demo ratings and 1.6 million total viewers, and the second garnered 0.14 demo ratings and 1.6 million total viewers.
On ABC, a new episode of “Celebrity Family Feud” aired at 8 p.m. with a 0.45 demo rating and 3.7 million total viewers, “Norman Liar: 100 Years of Music and Laughter” aired to a 0.29 demo rating and 2.7 million total viewers. . ,
The CW ranked fifth in ratings, with an average of 0.05 in demos and 306,000 in total viewers. “Bump” received a 0.04 demo rating and a total of 221,000 viewers at 8:30 p.m. The reruns of “Kiss Line Is It Anyway” had between 0.03 and 258,000 total viewers. “The Great Chocolate Showdown” ended the night at 9 with a 0.06 demo rating and 372,000 total viewers.
Among the Spanish-language networks, Univision and Telemundo tied in the ratings, each scoring an average 0.3 in the demo in primetime. Univision averaged 1.1 million in terms of total viewers compared to Telemundo’s 970,000.
On Univision, the Univisionrios Gala, which aired from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., garnered a 0.3 demo rating and a total of 1.1 million viewers. “Los Ricos Tambián Llorán” received a total of 1 million viewers at 0.3 and 10 in the demo.
For Telemundo, “Top Chef: VIP”, which ran from 7 pm to 9 pm, cooked up a 0.3 demo rating and a total of 1 million viewers. This was followed by “Fuego del Destino”, which earned a 0.2 demo rating and a total of 846,000 viewers from 9 to 10. “Infill: Historia de un Angano” ended the night with a 0.3 demo rating and 986,000 total viewers.
