Primetime Ratings: ABC Takes it All with Farrah Fawcett Special

ABC and CBS tied in Thursday's primetime ratings with a 0.6 and a 3 share but ABC stood out with the This Is Farrah Fawcett special from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. NBC had it's Red Nose Day special and came in second with a .4 on the night in ages 18-49.

The Red Nose Day special from 8 to 11 p.m. had more than two million viewers and saw a 10% increase from the previous year. This special has raised almost $40 million this year. Following the Red Nose Day special was Hollywood Game Night: Red Nose Day which also did a .04 on the night and had two million viewers.

CBS had repeats of Young Sheldon, Mom, and Life in Pieces before the season premiere of Elementary which averaged a .5 and 3 share.

Fox, Telemundo and Univision also tied with NBC at a .4 on the evening overall. Fox had Paradise Hotel which scored a .4, a 33% increase from last week.

The CW did a .2/1 with iZombie and In The Dark.

Chelsea Anderson
Assistant Content Producer

Chelsea Anderson has been with Future for two years. She started as an intern with NewBay Media/Multichannel News in 2015. During her time she wrote bylined articles and program reviews as well as helped with research graphics for the magazine. She later became News Assistant for Broadcasting & Cable in 2017 until 2020 when she became Assistant Content Producer. Chelsea graduated from Niagara University in 2016 with a Bachelor's in Communication Studies and a double minor in Writing Studies and Sociology.