Preliminary Ratings: Thursday 09/28/2017
CBS kicked of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL to less than stellar numbers, grabbing 10.7 million viewers and a 3.2 rating in Adults 18-49. Compared to last year's first CBS game, the numbers are down by 4.7 million viewers and 40% in the A18-49 demographic. But, the numbers will grow once finals are released tonight.ABC took second, on the strength of a two-hour season premiere of GREY'S ANATOMY. From 8 to 10 PM, the drama averaged 7.9 million viewers and a 2.3 rating in Adults 18-49. Last fall, GREY'S drew 8.8 million viewers and a 2.9 demo rating. HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER is a dying series, as it dropped 50% of its GREY'S lead in. One year ago, the crime drama held onto 5.1 million viewers and a 1.4 rating in Adults 18-49.
CBS was third on the night, with a near full night of premieres. The highlight is the return of WILL & GRACE to the airwaves. The sitcom was the #1 non-NFL program, drawing 10.0 million viewers and a 2.9 rating in Adults 18-49. Time will tell if this is a one-time ratings boost, or if viewers are wanting more W&G. The rest of the night for NBC was decent, ranking third for most of the night. CHICAGO FIRE grew from its GOOD NEWS lead in and was the #3 entertainment program of the night.
FOX is pretty much dead on night, in a distant 4th place finish. Neither GOTHAM or THE ORVILLE finished above fourth place. GOTHAM was the lowest rated program of the night, excluding The CW.
Preliminary L+SD Network Averages:
| Total viewers | A18-34 | A18-49 | A25-54 | |
| ABC | 6.60 million | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.3 |
| CBS | 10.50 million | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
| CW | 1.40 million | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| FOX | 3.30 million | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| NBC | 6.50 million | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.1 |
| Time | Net | Program | P2* | A18-34 | A18-49 | A25-54 |
| 8:00 | ABC | Grey's Anatomy (SP) | 7.90 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.8 |
| 10:00 | ABC | HTGAWM (SP) | 4.00 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| 8:00 | CBS | TNF Kickoff | 9.30 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.9 |
| 8:30 | CBS | TNF: GB v CHI | 10.70 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| 8:00 | CW | Penn & Teller: Fool Us | 1.70 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| 9:00 | CW | Who's Line Is It Anyway? | 1.00 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| 9:30 | CW | Whose Lline [R] | 1.10 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| 8:00 | FOX | Gotham | 2.80 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| 9:00 | FOX | The Orville | 3.70 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| 8:00 | NBC | Superstore (SP) | 4.60 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| 8:30 | NBC | The Good Place | 4.60 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| 9:00 | NBC | Will & Grace (SP) | 10.00 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
| 9:30 | NBC | Great News (SP) | 5.10 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| 10:00 | NBC | Chicago Fire (SP) | 7.20 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
* - viewers in millions
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