It was certainly an "interesting" premiere Thursday, but that's not necessarily a good thing for fans of any Thursday show. Because pretty much everything returned to a disappointing level. Whether it was the Murphy Brown revival, The Good Place, or Grey's Anatomy, pretty much everything rated near the low-end of people's expectations. NBC's night was probably the least bad, but The Good Place is certainly in a less good ratings place than it was a year ago. With a 0.9-ish average for its premiere hour (with a 1.0 in in the 8:00 slot), it's a hefty decline from last year's premiere (1.4), and it marks a new low. Law & Order: SVU didn't return much better, but at least it showed growth over its two hours and was reasonably close to its finale rating. Still, its performance leaves something to be desired. Over on CBS, the night was a very disappointing one. The Big Bang Theory dipped a further four tenths from its already-low (for it) premiere, while Young Sheldon was down one tenth. Mom had a tepid premiere at 1.3, which ties last season's low. But it was the rest of the night that truly was disappointing. Murphy Brown's revival got off to an awful start. After heavy network hype, the series could only muster a 1.1, below what Life In Pieces did in this slot last year. Behind it, SWAT collapsed to 0.7, with a 0.6 in its second half. Over on ABC, Grey's Anatomy hit a new premiere low and was down from its finale, while How to Get Away With Murder hit an abysmal 0.8, with potential to go down further in the finals to 0.7.
Final numbers to come.
Time
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Show
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18-49 Ratings
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Viewers (mil)
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Channel
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| 8 PM | Thursday Night Football | 3.3/14 | 10.08 | Fox |
| The Big Bang Theory | 2.1/10 | 11.74 | CBS |
| Grey's Anatomy (P) | 1.8/8 | 6.79 | ABC |
| The Good Place (P) | 0.9/4 | 3.12 | NBC |
| Supernatural (R) | 0.2/1 | 0.78 | The CW |
| 8:30 PM | Young Sheldon | 1.6/7 | 10.08 | CBS |
| 9 PM | Mom (P) | 1.3/5 | 7.99 | CBS |
| Law & Order: SVU (P) | 1.1/5 | 5.08 | NBC |
| The Originals (R) | 0.1/1 | 0.50 | The CW |
| 9:30 PM | Murphy Brown (Revival Premiere) | 1.1/4 | 7.42 | CBS |
| 10 PM | How To Get Away With Murder (P) | 0.8/4 | 2.99 | ABC |
| SWAT (P) [10:05] | 0.7/4 | 4.98 | CBS |
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