NBC dominated Thursday primetime with Night 2 of the Democratic primary debate. The CW, airing its “In the Dark” Season 1 finale, decidedly did not.
Yeah, CW finished in last place last night. A little higher — but not much — up the Nielsen broadcast sheets, CBS settled for fourth in ratings. Along with an original “Elementary” and a pair of “Young Sheldon” repeats, CBS aired the final two “Life in Pieces” episodes on Thursday.
Due to the nature of live-TV events, the following fast-national numbers for NBC and Telemundo should be considered subject to significant adjustment. We’ll get final ratings and viewers for the debate later today.
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For now, NBC was first in ratings with a 1.5 rating/8 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and in total viewers with an average of 7.3 million, according to preliminary numbers. The Democratic debate followed a rerun of “The Wall.”
Fox was second in ratings with a 0.7/3, but fourth in viewers with 2.7 million. “MasterChef” at 8 p.m. landed a 0.7/4 and 2.9 million viewers. At 9, “Spin the Wheel” had a 0.6/3 and 2.5 million viewers.
ABC was third in ratings with a 0.6/3 and in viewers with 2.9 million. “Holey Moley” at 8 earned a 0.9/5 and 4.3 million viewers. At 9, “Family Food Fight” got a 0.6/3 and 2.5 million viewers. “Reef Break” at 10 received a 0.3/2 and 2 million viewers.
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CBS was fourth in ratings with a 0.5/3 and second in viewers with 3.7 million. Following reruns, the first “Life in Pieces” at 9 had a 0.6/3 and 3.8 million viewers. The second episode at 9:30 — the season and series finale — got a 0.5/2 and 3.4 million viewers. At 10, “Elementary” received a 0.4/2 and 3.1 million viewers.
Univision was fifth in ratings with a 0.4/2 and in viewers with 1.3 million.
Telemundo was sixth in ratings with a 0.3/1 and in viewers with 850,000.
The CW was seventh in ratings with a 0.2/1 and in viewers with 639,000. At 8, “iZombie” managed a 0.2/1 and 665,000 viewers. The “In the Dark” season finale at 9 settled for a 0.2/1 and 612,000 viewers.
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