Preliminary Ratings: Thursday 04/28/2016

CBS edges out ABC for the Thursday night win, taking three of the four reported ratings categories, including the A18-49 demographic, with a 1.7 score. THE BIG BANG THEORY was the night's #1 program, posting a 3.3 rating in Adults 18-49, up a tenth over last week's episode. THE ODD COUPLE and 2 BROKE GIRLS also saw gains in the demo, while MOM stayed even. Lame duck series, RUSH HOUR dropped from last week;s ratings.

ABC did take the A18-34 demographic, with GREY'S ANATOMY and SCANDAL being the #2 and #3 shows, respectively, in the category. GREY'S was only a tenth of a point behind BIG BANG, despite drawing about six million viewers less than the CBS comedy.

For a third place showing, NBC edged out FOX and THE CW. Between the three networks, ONLY THE BLACK LIST scored an A18-49 demographic rating above a 0.9 score. STRONG, GAME OF SILENCE and THE 100 all tied for the night's worst A18-34 number, with a 0.4 rating.

Preliminary L+SD Network Averages:

	Total viewers	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
ABC	6.20 million	1.1	1.6	2.0
CBS	7.70 million	0.9	1.7	2.5
CW	1.60 million	0.5	0.6	0.7
FOX	3.30 million	0.6	0.8	1.0
NBC	4.20 million	0.5	0.9	1.2

Time	Net	Program	Viewers*	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
8:00	ABC	Grey's Anatomy	7.80	1.6	1.9	2.4
9:00	ABC	Scandal	6.30	1.2	1.6	2.1
10:00	ABC	The Catch	4.60	0.6	1.0	1.4
8:00	CBS	The Big Bang Theory	13.90	1.7	3.3	4.7
8:30	CBS	The Odd Couple	8.40	0.9	1.8	2.6
9:00	CBS	Mom	8.40	0.9	1.8	2.7
9:30	CBS	2 Broke Girls	6.60	0.9	1.6	2.3
10:00	CBS	Rush Hour	4.40	0.6	0.9	1.2
8:00	CW	Legends of Tomorrow	1.80	0.5	0.7	0.8
9:00	CW	The 100	1.30	0.4	0.5	0.6
8:00	FOX	Bones	4.30	0.6	0.8	1.2
9:00	FOX	American Grit	2.20	0.6	0.7	0.8
8:00	NBC	Strong	2.70	0.4	0.7	0.9
9:00	NBC	The Blacklist	6.60	0.8	1.2	1.8
10:00	NBC	Game of Silence	3.20	0.4	0.7	0.9

* - in millions