Preliminary Ratings: Thursday 11/20/14

ABC was the clear and dominate network on Thursday night, hauling in an average of 9.4 million viewers and a 2.9 rating in Adults 18-49. The network won two of the three hours of primetime, had three of the five most watched programs of the night and was the only network to end the night with more viewers than it did to began the night.

The biggest gainer for ABC was the freshman crime drama HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER. It rose 7% in the demographic ratings and added over a half million total viewers. It held 98% of the audience that its lead in, SCANDAL, served up to it at 10 p.m.

After posting its best Thursday night ratings, last week, THE BIG BANG THEORY posted its lowest numbers of the season. Week-to-week, the hit comedy lost 2.3 million viewers and dropped 11% in the A18-49 ratings. However, not all was sour at CBS. TWO AND A HALF MEN collected its best numbers since the season premiere and was the only CBS series to see gains, over last week.

Although the numbers are still bad, NBC saw a nice pump up in the ratings. The two comedies each saw an increase of the tenths of a point in their A18-49 ratings, and PARENTHOOD jumped 50%, week-to-week. All four programs increased viewership from its November 13th episodes.

Things at FOX seem to only get worse, week-to-week. BONES was once on of the more stable and solid programs on the schedule, but it can now be lumped in with the likes of NEW GIRL, THE MINDY PROJECT and GRACEPOINT. It is still 3rd in its time slot, but just barely.

Preliminary L+SD Network Averages:

ABC - 9.4 million viewers, 2.9 rating in A18-49

CBS - 8.9 million viewers, 2.1 rating in A18-49

CW - 1.4 million viewers, 0.6 rating in A18-49

FOX - 4.2 million viewers, 1.0 rating in A18-49

NBC - 4.4 million viewers, 1.3 rating in A18-49

Time	Net	Program	Viewers*	A18-49	+/-
8:00	ABC	Grey's Anatomy	8.30	2.4
9:00	ABC	Scandal	10.00	3.1	20%
10:00	ABC	How To Get Away With Murder	9.80	3.1	-2%
8:00	CBS	The Big Bang Theory	14.60	4.0
8:30	CBS	Mom	10.60	2.7	-27%
9:00	CBS	Two And A Half Men	9.00	2.3	-15%
9:30	CBS	The McCarthys	6.40	1.4	-29%
10:00	CBS	Elementary	6.40	1.0	0%
8:00	CW	The Vampire Diaries	1.70	0.8
9:00	CW	Reign	1.20	0.4	-29%
8:00	FOX	Bones	5.20	1.3
9:00	FOX	Gracepoint	3.20	0.8	-38%
8:00	NBC	The Biggest Looser	5.10	1.3
9:00	NBC	Bad Judge	4.10	1.2	-20%
9:30	NBC	A to Z	3.00	0.9	-27%
10:00	NBC	Parenthood	4.60	1.5	53%

* - in millions