Primetime Ratings: Strong ‘Grey’s' Paces ABC

ABC was the big broadcaster Thursday, posting a 1.4 in viewers 18-49, and a 5 share. Grey’s Anatomy tallied a 2.0, up from 1.9, and Scandal did a flat 1.4, before The Catch scored a level 0.8. 

CBS had NCAA basketball action, good for a 1.3. 

NBC weighed in at 1.0/4. Superstore showed a 1.1 before a repeat of Trial & Error, then a new Chicago Med did a 1.4, up 17%, and Blacklist: Redemption a flat 0.8. 

Fox did a 0.8/3, with MasterChef Junior at a flat 1.1 and Kicking and Screaming at 0.6, down from the previous week’s 0.7. 

Among Spanish-language players, Univision and Telemundo both posted a 0.6/2. 

The CW, in repeats, did a 0.1/1. 

Michael Malone

Michael Malone, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.