Thursday TV Ratings 2/15/24: So Help Me Todd and Young Sheldon Return Up from Finales, Ghosts Draws Highest Scripted Premiere of the Season, Next Level Chef Rises (UPDATED w/Analysis)

Ratings Analysis: CBS comedies Young Sheldon (0.63) and Ghosts (0.67) returned in very solid shape for their respective season premieres. Both returned a good bit higher than their May finales and were well above all other offerings in the Adults 18-49 demographic. The momentum completely stopped once the clock hit 9 as So Help Me Todd (0.38) remained a poor retainer, but the drama was still up from its own season finale from last May. The night finished with an encore of Tracker (0.27). On Fox, Next Level Chef (0.44, +0.05) and Farmer Wants a Wife (0.24, +0.02) were both on the rise, but Farmer was once more a lot less impressive than its lead-in. ABC went with more Truth and Lies (0.24) and another Will Trent rerun (0.16). NBC re-ran Law & Order (0.30), SVU (0.29), and Organized Crime (0.24). Son of a Critch (0.06, +0.01) inched up on the CW, while Children Ruin Everything (0.04, 0.00) held even.

Finals Update: Ghosts (+0.1) and So Help Me Todd (+0.1) adjusted up.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	Young Sheldon (P)	0.63	7	7.99	CBS
	Next Level Chef	0.44	5	2.09	Fox
	Law & Order (R)	0.30	3	2.95	NBC
	The Doomsday Prophet: Truth and Lies	0.24	2	2.23	ABC
	The Conners (R)	0.06	1	0.46	CW
8:30 PM	Ghosts (P)	0.67	8	7.05	CBS
	The Conners (R)	0.07	1	0.48	CW
9 PM	So Help Me Todd (P)	0.38	4	4.91	CBS
	Law & Order: SVU (R)	0.29	3	2.61	NBC
	Farmer Wants a Wife	0.24	3	1.77	Fox
	Son of a Critch	0.06	1	0.38	CW
9:30 PM	Children Ruin Everything	0.04	0	0.30	CW
10 PM	Tracker (R)	0.27	3	3.51	CBS
	Law & Order: Organized Crime (R)	0.24	3	1.92	NBC
	Will Trent (R)	0.16	2	1.70	ABC