TV Ratings Thursday: "Grey"s Anatomy" and "The Blacklist" up, "Bones" returns lower

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TV Ratings Thursday: Greys Anatomy and The Blacklist up, Bones returnslower

Broadcast primetime live + same-day ratings for Thursday, April 14, 2016

The numbers for Thursday, which saw a number of shows, both new and returning, fall below 1.0 in adults 18-49 and slight lifts for a couple of veterans:

TimeShowAdults 18-49 Rating/ShareViewers (millions)8 p.m.Greys Anatomy (ABC) (8-10 p.m.)2.2/87.97The Big Bang Theory (CBS) R1.5/68.54Bones (FOX)0.9/44.36Strong (NBC)0.8/33.24Legends of Tomorrow (The CW)0.7/32.038:30 p.m.The Odd Couple (CBS)1.5/67.209 p.m.Mom (CBS)1.5/57.51The Blacklist (NBC)1.3/56.56American Grit (FOX) P0.8/32.43The 100 (The CW)0.4/11.139:30 p.m.2 Broke Girls (CBS)1.5/56.2810 p.m.The Catch (ABC)1.0/44.81Rush Hour (CBS)0.9/34.26Game of Silence (NBC)0.8/33.98

The good news in the ratings was that Greys Anatomy (2.2 in adults 18-49 with a two-hour episode), The Blacklist (1.3) and 2 Broke Girls (1.5) were all up slightly from last week. And lets see thats about it.

The rest of CBS lineup was on par with last week, with The Odd Couple (1.5) falling a tenth from its premiere and Mom (1.5) and Rush Hour (0.9) even. The Big Bang Theory aired a rerun. Legends of Tomorrow held last weeks 0.7, and The 100 is even with last weeks final rating of 0.4 (although down from its 0.5 in the fast nationals a week ago).

At FOX, Bones (0.9) returned off a tenth from its last episode in the fall, while the premiere of American Grit managed only a 0.8. The Catch (1.0) was off a tenth for ABC, and flanking The Blacklist, the time-period debuts of Strong and Game of Silence each posted 0.8s.

Network averages:

ABCCBSNBCFOXCWAdults 18-49rating/share1.8/71.3/51.0/40.9/30.6/2Total Viewers (millions)6.926.344.593.401.58

Late-night metered marketratings (adults 18-49, households):

11:35 p.m.

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: 0.7/4, 2.4/6

Jimmy Kimmel Live 0.5/3, 1.9/5

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert R: 0.3/2, 1.5/4

12:35 a.m.

Late Night with Seth Meyers: 0.4/3, 1.2/4

Nightline: 0.4/2, 1.2/4

The Late Late Show with James Corden R: 0.2/2, 0.8/3

Definitions:Rating: Estimated percentage of the universe of TV households (or other specified group) tuned to a program in the average minute. Ratings are expressed as a percent.Fast Affiliate Ratings: These first national ratings are available at approximately 11 a.m. ETthe day after telecast. The figures may include stations that did not air the entire network feed, as well as local news breaks or cutaways for local coverage or other programming. Fast Affiliate ratings are not as useful for live programs and are likely to differ significantly from the final results, because the data reflect normal broadcast feed patterns.Share (of Audience):The percent of households (or persons) using television who are tuned to a specific program, station or network in a specific area at a specific time.Time Shifted Viewing:Program ratings for national sources are produced in three streams of data Live, Live +Same-Day and Live +7 Day. Time-shifted figures account for incremental viewing that takes place with DVRs. Live+SD includes viewing during the same broadcast day as the original telecast, with a cut-off of 3 a.m. local time when meters transmit daily viewing to Nielsen for processing. Live +7 ratings include viewing that takes place during the 7 days following a telecast.

Source: The Nielsen Company.

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