Final broadcast primetime live + same-day ratings for Thursday, May 3, 2018
“The Big Bang Theory” and “Gotham” each adjusted up from Thursday’s early adults 18-49 ratings. “Big Bang” ticked up a tenth of a point to 2.4 in the finals; “Gotham” finishes at 0.6, avoiding a new series low.
Three shows adjusted down: “Life in Pieces,” “Showtime at the Apollo” and “Station 19” each came down a tenth.
Upward adjustments in adults 18-49 are in blue; downward adjustments are in red.
| Time | Show | Adults 18-49 rating/share |
Viewers (millions)
|
| 8 p.m. | The Big Bang Theory (CBS) | 2.4/11 | 12.93 |
| Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) | 1.6/7 | 6.66 | |
| Superstore (NBC) – F | 0.8/4 | 2.97 | |
| Gotham (FOX) | 0.6/2 | 1.94 | |
| Supernatural (The CW) | 0.4/2 | 1.39 | |
| 8:30 p.m. | Young Sheldon (CBS) | 1.9/8 | 11.67 |
| AP Bio (NBC) – F | 0.6/3 | 2.03 | |
| 9 p.m. | Mom (CBS) | 1.4/6 | 8.63 |
| Station 19 (ABC) | 1.0/4 | 5.14 | |
| Showtime at the Apollo (FOX) | 0.5/2 | 2.22 | |
| Will & Grace (NBC) – R | 0.5/2 | 2.02 | |
| Arrow (The CW) | 0.4/2 | 1.10 | |
| 9:30 p.m. | Life in Pieces (CBS) | 1.0/4 | 6.25 |
| Champions (NBC) | 0.4/2 | 1.53 | |
| 10 p.m. | Chicago Fire (NBC) | 1.0/4 | 5.54 |
| SWAT (CBS) | 0.8/4 | 5.09 | |
| Quantico (ABC) | 0.5/2 | 2.15 |
Network averages:
| CBS | ABC | NBC | FOX | CW | |
| Adults 18-49 rating/share | 1.4/6 | 1.0/4 | 0.7/3 | 0.6/2 | 0.4/2 |
| Total Viewers (millions) | 8.27 | 4.65 | 3.27 | 2.08 | 1.25 |
Definitions:
Rating: Estimated percentage of the universe of TV households (or other specified group) tuned to a program in the average minute. Ratings are expressed as a percent.
Fast Affiliate Ratings: These first national ratings are available at approximately 11 a.m. ET the day after telecast. The figures may include stations that did not air the entire network feed, as well as local news breaks or cutaways for local coverage or other programming. Fast Affiliate ratings are not as useful for live programs and are likely to differ significantly from the final results, because the data reflect normal broadcast feed patterns.
Share (of Audience): The percent of households (or persons) using television who are tuned to a specific program, station or network in a specific area at a specific time.
Time Shifted Viewing: Program ratings for national sources are produced in three streams of data – Live, Live +Same-Day and Live +7 Day. Time-shifted figures account for incremental viewing that takes place with DVRs. Live+SD includes viewing during the same broadcast day as the original telecast, with a cut-off of 3 a.m. local time when meters transmit daily viewing to Nielsen for processing. Live +7 ratings include viewing that takes place during the 7 days following a telecast.
Source: The Nielsen Company.
