Final Broadcast Ratings: September 18, 2014

The second outing for CBS' THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was basically over by 9:00 p.m., ET. The Atlanta Falcons got off to a quick 28-0 lead by the time the second quarter started and blew out Tampa Bay 56-14. Fans & viewers bailed on the game early, leaving the ratings at just 11.9 million viewers and a 4.5 rating in Adults 18-49. CBS can not afford to have to many of these games in a season.

THE BIGGEST LOSER dropped 19% of the demographic viewers and 15% of the total viewership, from last week's season premiere. Not bad, but considering the lack of competition and viewers not sticking with the game, the numbers should be better than they are.

Preliminary Network Averages:

ABC - 3.8 million viewers, 0.7 rating in A18-49

CBS - 11.2 million viewers, 4.2 rating in A18-49

CW - 0.6 million viewers, 0.2 rating in A18-49

FOX - 2.1 million viewers, 0.5 rating in A18-49

NBC - 4.4 million viewers, 1.1 rating in A18-49

Time	Net	Program	Viewers*	A18-49	+/-
8:00	ABC	Grey's Anatomy [R]	3.81	0.7	-63%
9:00	ABC	Scandal [R]	3.56	0.7	-7%
10:00	ABC	Scandal [R]	3.99	0.8
8:00	CBS	Thursday Night Football Kick-Off	7.34	2.2
8:30	CBS	TNF (TB v ATL)	11.88	4.5	62%
8:00	CW	The Vampire Diaries [R]	0.54	0.2
9:00	CW	The Originals [R]	0.60	0.2	11%
8:00	FOX	Sleepy Hollow [R]	2.07	0.5
9:00	FOX	Sleepy Hollow [R]	2.07	0.5	0%
8:00	NBC	The Biggest Looser	4.62	1.3
8:45	NBC	The Mysteries of Laura [R]	3.94	0.8	-15%