Thursday TV Ratings 3/7/24: State of the Union Rises from 2023, Young Sheldon and Ghosts Slip (Final Ratings w/Analysis)

Ratings Analysis: President Biden's State of the Union Address took over primetime, and the ratings were generally higher than they were in 2023. NBC's coverage (0.69 rating/4.47 million viewers) led the way in the Adults 18-49 demographic, but ABC (0.68 rating/5.24 million viewers) had the peacock network beat in terms of total viewership, despite being a hair below them in the demo. CBS (0.49 rating/4.09 million viewers) took a distant fourth, while Fox (0.30 rating/1.77 million viewers) was unsurprisingly in last place. For the 10:30 p.m. Republican Response, it was ABC (0.36 rating/3.36 million viewers) that took the top spot, beating NBC (0.30 rating/2.63 million viewers) in both the demo and viewership. CBS (0.26 rating/2.65 million viewers) pulled slightly ahead of NBC in viewership but was dead-last in the demo. In the 8 p.m. hour, CBS comedies Young Sheldon (0.50, -0.02) and Ghosts (0.48, -0.03) dipped slightly, but Next Level Chef (0.36, +0.04) grew on Fox. ABC had a strong rerun of Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (0.38), while NBC re-ran Law & Order (0.22). Son of a Critch (0.05, 0.00) and Children Ruin Everything (0.04, 0.00) were stable on the CW.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	Young Sheldon	0.50	6	6.82	CBS
	Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (R)	0.38	4	3.84	ABC
	Next Level Chef	0.36	4	1.86	Fox
	Law & Order (R)	0.22	3	2.25	NBC
	The Conners (R)	0.04	0	0.33	CW
8:30 PM	Ghosts	0.48	5	5.64	CBS
	The Conners (R)	0.05	1	0.39	CW
9 PM	2024 State of the Union	0.69	7	4.47	NBC
	2024 State of the Union	0.68	7	5.24	ABC
	2024 State of the Union	0.49	5	4.09	CBS
	2024 State of the Union	0.30	3	1.77	Fox
	Son of a Critch	0.05	0	0.31	CW
9:30 PM	Children Ruin Everything	0.04	0	0.23	CW
10:30 PM	Republican Response	0.36	4	3.36	ABC
	Republican Response	0.30	4	2.63	NBC
	Republican Response	0.26	3	2.65	CBS

Key: 

(R) = repeat

Author : Rebecca Bunch

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