Preliminary Ratings: Thursday 10/29/15

The final THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL of the season, on CBS, dominated the Thursday night ratings, pulling in 13.3 million viewers and a solid 5.0 rating in Adults 25-54. The 36-7 blowout game is currently is the lowest rated game of the package, for CBS. The regular CBS Thursday night line up returns next week.

ABC got some more mileage out of the Halloween classic, IT'S THE GREAT PUMPKIN, CHARLIE BROWN, as the second airing this month brought in another 6.6 million viewers and a 1.7 rating inAdults 18-49. It basically equaled the numbers HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER delivered at 10 p.m. SCANDAL, at 9 p.m., was the most watched regular series of the night, with 7.8 million viewers.

FOX did better than usual on the night, as the BONES/SLEEPY HOLLOW crossover event pumped up the 9 p.m. hour to its best numbers of the season and allowed FOX to leap over NBC for the #3 spot of the night. But, SLEPPY HOLLOW was still fourth in the hour.

Speaking of NBC, HEROES REBORN is dropping to the level of THE PLAYER, in the ratings. Both freshmen series fell under the four million total viewer level. HEROES REBORN did do better in the demos, but placed 4th in the 8 p.m. hour in all five categories and tied THE VAMPIRE DIARIES in the A18-34 demo.

Preliminary L+SD Network Averages:

	Total viewers	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
ABC	6.90 million	1.3	1.9	2.5
CBS	12.80 million	3.4	4.1	4.7
CW	1.20 million	0.5	0.5	0.6
FOX	5.50 million	0.7	1.2	1.7
NBC	4.90 million	0.5	1.1	1.5

Time	Net	Program	Viewers*	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
8:00	ABC	it’s the Great Pumpkin	6.60	1.0	1.7	2.2
9:00	ABC	Scandal	7.80	1.7	2.3	2.9
10:00	ABC	HTGAWM	6.30	1.3	1.8	2.3
8:00	CBS	TNF Kickoff	10.00	2.1	2.7	3.4
8:30	CBS	TNF:NE vs MIA	13.30	3.6	4.4	5.0
8:00	CW	The Vampire Diaries	1.20	0.5	0.5	0.6
9:00	CW	The Originals	1.10	0.4	0.4	0.5
8:00	FOX	Bones	6.40	0.7	1.3	1.8
9:00	FOX	Sleepy Hollow	4.60	0.6	1.1	1.5
8:00	NBC	Heroes Reborn	3.90	0.5	1.0	1.4
9:00	NBC	The Blacklist	6.90	0.7	1.5	2.0
10:00	NBC	The Player	3.90	0.3	0.7	1.0

* - in millions