Every network but CBS actually had premieres Thursday night, but CBS’ The Big Bang Theory repeat was the best rated and most watched show of the night. NBC premiered Save Me with Anna Heche, which Fox kicked off Does Someone Have To Go?.
CBS was the most-watched network of the night with just 6.63 million viewers overall and had a 1.4 18-49 rating. The network had all repeats, but its Big Bang repeat was still a big winner, drawing 8.84 million viewers and a 2.2 18-49 rating, reports HitFix.
ABC came in second with 5.35 million viewers and a 1.2 18-49 rating. Wipeout started the night with 4.12 million viewers and a 1.2 18-49 rating, which was up 20 percent from last week, notes Deadline. The rest of the line-up was filled with Canadian imports. Both Motive and Rookie Blue had just under 6 million viewers and 1.2 ratings in the key demo.
Fox had 4.28 million viewers and a 1.7 18-49 rating on the night. Hell’s Kitchen was up to 5.48 million viewers and a 2.1 18-49 rating, while Does Someone HAve To Go had just 3.1 million viewers and a 1.3 rating. However, THR reports that the reality show was still the best-rated show at 9 p.m.
NBC had a dreary night with just 2.6 million viewers and a 0.8 18-49 rating. An hour of Save Me, a new sitcom that probably doesn’t have a savior, drew just 3.1 million viewers and a 0.7 18-49 rating. After sitcom repeats, Hannibal fell to 2.7 million viewers and a 1.0 18-49 rating. That’s a 9 percent drop from last week.
The CW’s reruns drew under 799,000 viewers and a 0.2 18-49 rating.
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