Ratings Review: GREYS ANATOMY (Season 11 - Fall)

The once flagship series of ABC is now just "another series." After being surpassed by SCANDAL last season, it is now third on the night, behind the new drama HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER. However, the move to 8 p.m. has put ABC in a spot to not only be competitive on the night, but win the night, each week.

In its eleventh season, GREY'S ANATOMY is show its age, but that was no different for CSI or even the original LAW & ORDER. Going head to head with THE BIG BANG THEORY, GREY'S usually places second in the time slot, but compared to last year's OUAT: WONDERLAND, it is light years above, with its performance.

The strength of GREY'S ANATOMY is its Live+7 DVR ratings. it gains between three to four million viewers and jumps over 60% in the demo ratings. As long as ABC can capitalize and profit from the L7 ratings, GREY'S should stick around for a while.

For the fall half of the season, GREY'S ANATOMY averaged 8.74 million viewers and a 2.5 rating in Adults 18-49. The series returns January 29th, 2015.

GREY'S ANATOMY (Thursdays at 8 p.m., on ABC)

Date	Viewers*	A18-49	L+3	L+7
09/25/14	10.14	3.1	13.10 (4.5)	13.42 (4.6)
10/02/14	9.44	2.7	12.20 (3.9)	12.47 (4.0)
10/09/14	8.48	2.4		11.93 (4.0)
10/16/14	8.43	2.4		11.96 (4.0)
10/23/14	8.62	2.5		11.82 (3.9)
10/30/14	preempted
11/06/14	8.08	2.4		11.81 (4.1)
11/13/14	8.36	2.4
11/20/14	8.33	2.4

* - in millions