“So Help Me Todd” debuted to 4.8 million viewers, making it the most-watched new show premiere of the fall broadcast TV season to date.
CBS’s Thursday night comedy slate is back with a bang. Not only was the season 6 premiere of “Young Sheldon” the most-watched program of the night with 6.9 million viewers, but the debut of “So Help Me Todd” drew 4.8 million viewers, making it the best-performing broadcast of the night. became a pilot. So far of the fall TV season.
“Ghosts” is also back, with the first episode of Season 2 garnering an impressive 6.5 million viewers, up more than 11% from its pilot viewership last year. It was the highest-rated show of the night among the 18–49 demographic with episode 0.55.
It should come as no surprise that CBS averaged the highest viewership in primetime. But while “Ghosts” and “Young Sheldon” (rating 0.51) did well in the demo, “So Help Me Toad” and “CSI: Vegas” couldn’t hold on to the pace.
NBC’s “Law & Order” lineup managed to beat CBS’ highest-rated title by an average of 0.5, out of CBS’ 0.39 (3rd place).
Here’s how the rest of primetime fares among broadcasters:
NBC ranked first in ratings with an average 0.5 rating in the major demos. Official Live+ came in first place in total viewership on the same day, according to Nielsen data, with CBS averaging 4.9 million.
ABC was second in ratings with a demo average of 0.44, while NBC came in second with an average of 4.3 million in total viewers. CBS ranked third in ratings with an average of 0.39 in demos, and ABC was in third place with an average of 2.9 million in total viewers.
On NBC, “Law & Order” kicked things off at 8 p.m. with a 0.49 demo rating and 4.5 million total viewers, “Law & Order: SVU” closed things up with 0.53 in demos and 4.7 million total viewers. “Law & Order: Organized Crime” finished the night at 10 with a 0.49 demo rating and 3.6 million total viewers.
For CBS, the Thursday night comedy slate began with “Young Sheldon” airing at 8:30 p.m. to a 0.51 demo rating and 6.9 million total viewers, with the “Ghosts” season 2 premiere garnering a 0.55 demo rating. . and a total of 6.5 million viewers. “So Help Me Toad” sank to a 0.37 demo rating and 4.8 million total viewers at 9, and “CSI: Vegas” managed only 0.27 demo ratings and 3.2 million total viewers at 10.
On ABC, “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune” with Tiki Barber, Lauren Ashe and Jim Jefferies garnered a 0.48 demo rating and 3.7 million total viewers at 8 p.m., “Hocus Pocus” garnered 0.42 in the demo and 2.5 million total viewers. did. ,
Fox was in fourth place in the ratings with an average of 0.29 in demos and 1.5 million in total viewers. “Hell’s Kitchen” peaked at 0.39 in the demo and 1.9 million total at 8 p.m., at 9 p.m. “Welcome to Flech” dropped to a 0.18 demo rating and a total of 821,000 viewers. “Call Me Cat” rounded things up with a 0.2 demo rating and a total of 1.2 million viewers at 9:30.
The CW ranked fifth in ratings with an average of 0.04 in demos and 249,000 in total viewers. “Bump” received a 0.05 demo rating and aired to a total of 243,000 viewers at 8 p.m., followed by a special episode of the show at 8:30 p.m., which saw a total of 0.04 and 162,000 viewers. The “Great Chocolate Showdown” had 9.04 and 295,000 total viewers.
Neither Fox nor The CW air primetime programming on 10.
Among the Spanish-language networks, Telemundo came first, airing the 2022 Billboard Latin Music Awards in full primetime with a 0.5 demo rating and a total of 1.6 million viewers.
Univision was in second place with a total of 0.4 million viewers in demos and 1.3 million in primetime. “La Herencia, un legado de amor” received a demo rating of 0.4 and a total of 1.3 million viewers at 8 p.m. “Los Ricos Tambien Loran”, which aired from 9 to 11, also received 0.4 in the demo and 1.3 million total viewers .
