Preliminary Ratings: Thursday 01/11/2018

CBS sweeps the Thursday night ratings, as its entire line up was in original episodes. BIG BANG and YOUNG SHELDON were the top two shows of the night and the only programs over 10 million viewers and a 2.0, or better, in the A18-49 demographic.

ABC was a surprise #2 on the night, thanks to a relatively strong outing by TRUTH & TIES: TONYA HARDING. The two-hour special won the 9 & 10 PM hours in the demographic ratings and topped CHICAGO FIRE in total viewers.

THE FOUR retained 88% of viewers and 83% of its A18-49 age group, from last week's series premiere. That was good enough for the network to place third on the night.

NBC saw week-to-week losses across the board, with WILL & GRACE dropping over 20% in the A18-49 demo.

For the CW, the Critic's Choice Awards drew 1.3 million viewers and a 0.3 rating in Adults 18-49. Significantly better than last year's event, airing on A&E, which took in just 550,000 viewers and a 0.1 demo rating.

Preliminary L+SD Network Averages:

	Total viewers	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
ABC	5.60 million	0.7	1.2	1.6
CBS	9.80 million	0.9	1.8	2.7
CW	1.30 million	0.2	0.3	0.4
FOX	3.30 million	0.8	1.0	1.3
NBC	4.00 million	0.5	0.9	1.2

Time	Net	Program	P2*	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
8:00	ABC	Child Support [R]	3.50	0.4	0.7	0.9
9:00	ABC	Truth & Lies: Tonya Harding	6.60	0.8	1.5	2.0
8:00	CBS	The Big Bang Theory	15.60	1.8	3.0	4.4
8:30	CBS	Young Sheldon	14.00	1.4	2.5	3.8
9:00	CBS	MOM	9.50	0.8	1.6	2.5
9:30	CBS	Life in Pieces	7.10	0.6	1.2	1.9
10:00	CBS	SWAT	6.30	0.5	1.1	1.7
8:00	CW	23rd Critic's Choice Awards	1.30	0.2	0.3	0.4
8:00	FOX	The Four: Battle for Stadom	3.30	0.8	1.0	1.3
8:00	NBC	Superstore	3.90	0.6	1.1	1.0
8:30	NBC	The Good Place	3.10	0.5	1.0	1.2
9:00	NBC	Will & Grace	4.10	0.5	1.1	1.6
9:30	NBC	Great News	2.40	0.3	0.6	0.8
10:00	NBC	Chicago Fire	5.20	0.5	0.9	1.2

* - viewers in millions