Ratings Analysis: New CBS drama
Elsbeth (0.29) looked decent enough on premiere night and only lost a hundredth from
So Help Me Todd (0.30,
+0.01) despite airing in the challenging 10 p.m. time slot. On the comedy front,
Young Sheldon (0.52,
-0.01) shed a hundredth, while
Ghosts (0.51,
+0.07) rebounded after last week's alarming fall. On Fox,
Next Level Chef (0.32,
+0.03) and
Farmer Wants a Wife (0.21,
+0.04) were both on the rise.
Law & Order (0.40,
-0.07) and
SVU (0.48,
-0.10) crashed on NBC, but
Organized Crime (0.39,
-0.02) had a lighter decline. ABC re-ran
American Idol (0.22) and
Will Trent (0.13) once more. The CW aired more reruns of
The Conners (0.06/0.06).
Son of a Critch (0.05,
+0.01) and
Children Ruin Everything (0.04,
+0.02) improved in the 9 p.m. hour.
Time | Show | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Share | Viewers (mil) | Network |
| 8 PM | Young Sheldon | 0.52 | 6 | 7.10 | CBS |
| Law & Order | 0.40 | 5 | 4.70 | NBC |
| Next Level Chef | 0.32 | 4 | 2.02 | Fox |
| American Idol (R) | 0.22 | 3 | 2.01 | ABC |
| The Conners (R) | 0.06 | 1 | 0.35 | CW |
| 8:30 PM | Ghosts | 0.51 | 6 | 6.10 | CBS |
| The Conners (R) | 0.06 | 1 | 0.36 | CW |
| 9 PM | Law & Order: SVU | 0.48 | 6 | 4.72 | NBC |
| So Help Me Todd | 0.30 | 3 | 4.53 | CBS |
| Farmer Wants a Wife | 0.21 | 2 | 1.86 | Fox |
| Son of a Critch | 0.05 | 1 | 0.24 | CW |
| 9:30 PM | Children Ruin Everything | 0.04 | 0 | 0.21 | CW |
| 10 PM | Law & Order: Organized Crime | 0.39 | 5 | 3.28 | NBC |
| Elsbeth (Series Premiere) | 0.29 | 3 | 4.59 | CBS |
| Will Trent (R) | 0.13 | 2 | 1.24 | ABC |
Key:
(R) = repeat
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