| Scoreboard | CBS | ABC | UNI | FOX | NBC | CW |
| Adults 18-49: Rating/Share | 2.1/7 | 1.9/6 | 0.9/3 | 0.9/3 | 0.8/3 | 0.5/2 |
| Adults 18-34: Rating/Share | 1.2/5 | 1.5/6 | 0.7/3 | 0.5/2 | 0.4/2 | 0.5/2 |
| Total Viewers (million) | 9.560 | 6.627 | 2.527 | 4.057 | 4.207 | 1.170 |
CBS was number one among adults 18-49 and with total viewers.
On CBS, The Big Bang Theory earned a3.7, up 6 percent from last week’s season 3.5 adults 18-49 rating. The Odd Couple scored a 2.2, up 5 percent from last week’s 2.1 adults 18-49 rating. Mom garnered a 2.2, up 10 percent from last week’s 2.0 adults 18-49 rating. Elementary notched a 1.4, up 17 percent from last week’s 1.2 adults 18-49 rating.
On ABC, Grey’s Anatomy matched last week’s 2.1 adults 18-49 rating. Scandal garnered a2.4, up 14 percent from a season low 2.1 adults 18-49 rating for its most recent episode. Your predictions were a bit too pessimistic. American Crime garnered a 1.1, up 22 percent from last week’s series low 0.9 adults 18-49 rating.
On FOX, Bones earned a series low 1.0, down 9 percent from last week’s 1.1 adults 18-49 rating. Backstrom notched a 0.7, down 13 percent from last week’s 0.8 adults 18-49 rating.
On NBC, Dateline matched last week’s 1.1 adults 18-49 rating.
On The CW, The Vampire Diaries returned to a series low 0.6, down 14 percent from a 0.7 adults 18-49 rating for its most recent original episode. Reign garnered a 0.4, up 33 percent from a 0.3 adults 18-49 rating for its most recent original episode.
Overnight ratings for Thursday, April 16, 2015 (all Live+Same Day ratings):
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating/Sh | Total Viewers (Millions) |
| 8:00 | CBS | The Big Bang Theory | 3.7/15 | 14.50 |
| ABC | Grey’s Anatomy | 2.1/8 | 7.58 | |
| FOX | Bones | 1.0/4 | 4.75 | |
| NBC | Law & Order: SVU – R | 0.7/ | 3.85 | |
| CW | The Vampire Diaries | 0.6/2 | 1.34 | |
| 8:30 | CBS | The Odd Couple | 2.2/8 | 9.77 |
| 9:00 | ABC | Scandal | 2.4/8 | 7.86 |
| CBS | Mom | 2.2/7 | 9.66 | |
| FOX | Backstrom | 0.7/2 | 3.36 | |
| NBC | The Blacklist – R | 0.7/2 | 3.33 | |
| CW | Reign | 04/1 | 1.00 | |
| 9:30 | CBS | The Big Bang Theory – R | 1.9/6 | 8.58 |
| 10:00 | CBS | Elementary | 1.4/ | 7.43 |
| NBC | Dateline | 1.1/ | 5.44 | |
| ABC | American Crime | 1.1/4 | 4.44 |
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via NBC press note:—
In Late-Night Metered Markets Thursday Night:
· In Nielsen’s 56 metered markets, household results were: “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” 2.3/6 with an encore telecast; CBS’s “Late Show with David Letterman,” 2.1/6; and ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” 2.3/6.
· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” 0.9/4 with an encore; “Late Show,” 0.5/2; and “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” 0.8/4.
· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC’s “Nightline” averaged a 1.5/5 in metered-market households and a 0.5/3 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.
· From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (1.1/4 in metered-market households with an encore) trailed CBS’s first-run “Late Late Show with James Corden” (1.2/4). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, “Late Night” (0.4/3 in 18-49 with an encore) topped “Late Late Show” (0.3/2).
· At 1:35 a.m., “Last Call with Carson Daly” averaged a 0.7/3 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.2/2 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.
You can see TV ratings from other recent Overnight ratings reports here.
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.
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. (See also, Rating, which represents tuning or viewing as a percent of the entire population being measured.)
Time Shifted Viewing – Program ratings for national sources are produced in three streams of data – Live, Live+Same Day (Live+SD) and Live+7 Day. Time shifted figures account for incremental viewing that takes place with DVRs. Live+Same Day (Live+SD) include viewing during the same broadcast day as the original telecast, with a cut-off of 3:00AM local time when meters transmit daily viewing to Nielsen for processing. Live+7 Day ratings include incremental viewing that takes place during the 7 days following a telecast.
For more information see Numbers 101 and Numbers 102.
