The analysis below is based on the early household numbers and are NOT the same as the numbers that will be posted in the above table later. (See the About section below)
NOTE: The opinions expressed here are NOT those of SpoilerTV but of the Author of this Article,
Marc Berman.
What follows are the metered market household rating results for Thursday, October 8 broken out by network and by each half-hour.
Household Rating/Share
CBS: 7.8 / 13
ABC: 6.3/10
NBC: 3.6/ 6
Fox: 2.7/ 4
CW: 1.0/ 2
Percent Change From the Year-Ago Period:
NBC: +20, CBS: – 7, ABC: -14, Fox: -21, CW: -17
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-Winners:
Thursday Night Football (CBS), Grey’s Anatomy (ABC), Scandal (ABC)
-Honorable Mention:
How To Get Away With Murder (ABC)
-Fading:
Heroes Reborn (NBC)
-Losers:
The Vampire Diaries (CW), Sleepy Hollow (Fox), The Originals (CW), The Player (NBC)
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8:00 p.m.
ABC – Grey’s Anatomy: 6.3/ 8 (#1)
CBS –Thursday Night Football Kick-Off: 4.7/ 8 (#2)
NBC – Heroes Reborn: 3.2/ 5 (#4)
Fox – Bones: 3.6/ 6 (#3)
CW – The Vampire Diaries (season premiere: 1.2/ 2 (#5)
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8:30 p.m.
ABC – Grey’s Anatomy: 6.4/10 (#2)
CBS –Thursday Night Football (Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans): 8.0/14 (#1)
NBC – Heroes Reborn: 2.8/ 5 (#4)
Fox – Bones: 3.6/ 6 (#3)
CW – The Vampire Diaries (season premiere: 1.1/ 2 (#5)
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9:00 p.m.
ABC – Scandal: 6.8/11 (#2)
CBS –Thursday Night Football (Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans): 8.8/14 (#1)
NBC – The Blacklist: 4.8/ 8 (#3)
Fox – Sleepy Hollow: 2.0/ 3 (#4)
CW – The Originals (season premiere: 0.8/ 1 (#5)
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9:30 p.m.
ABC – Scandal: 6.8/11 (#2)
CBS –Thursday Night Football (Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans): 8.9/14 (#1)
NBC – The Blacklist: 4.8/ 8 (#3)
Fox – Sleepy Hollow: 1.8/ 3 (#4)
CW – The Originals (season premiere: 0.8/ 1 (#5)
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10:00 p.m.
ABC – How To Get Away With Murder: 5.8/10 (#2)
CBS –Thursday Night Football (Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans): 7.7/13 (#1)
NBC – The Player: 3.2/ 5 (#3)
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10:30 p.m.
ABC – How To Get Away With Murder: 5.4/10 (#2)
CBS –Thursday Night Football (Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans): 8.7/15 (#1)
NBC – The Player: 3.0/ 6 (#3)
Source: Nielsen Media Research
