Final Broadcast Ratings: March 1, 2018

CBS wins the Thursday night ratings, posting the top number in the three of the four reported categories. BIG BANG and YOUNG SHELDON easily winning the 8 PM hour, while MOM and LIFE IN PIECES edge out SCANDA for the 9 PM hour. But, at 10 PM, freshman series, SWAT, dropped CBS to last in the hour.

ABC was on not far behind CBS, winning the A18-34 demo for the night. GREY'S ANATOMY was the top program in the younger demographic, with a 1.6 rating. SCANDAL drops about 40% of its lead in, while HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER competes with CHICAGO FIRE for the top spot at 10 PM.

FOX and NBC battle it out for third, with NBC coming out on top. CHICAGO FIRE was the only NBC program competitive in its time slot, winning the 10 PM hour.

FOX brought back GOTHAM, to less than stellar ratings, ranking fourth in the 8 PM hour. the Premiere of SHOWTIME AT THE APOLLO ket FOX consistent in the 4th place slot, during the 9 PM hour.

Final L+SD Network Averages:

	Total viewers	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
ABC	5.50 million	1.1	1.4	1.8
CBS	8.70 million	0.8	1.5	2.3
CW	1.40 million	0.4	0.5	0.5
FOX	2.50 million	0.5	0.7	0.9
NBC	4.00 million	0.5	0.9	1.3
UNI	1.60 million	--	0.5	--
TEL	1.20 million	--	0.4	--

Time	Net	Program	P2*	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
8:00	ABC	Grey's Anatomy	7.52	1.6	2.0	2.4
9:00	ABC	Scandal	4.95	0.9	1.2	1.6
10:00	ABC	HTGAWM	4.14	0.7	1.1	1.3
8:00	CBS	The Big Bang Theory	13.75	1.4	2.5	3.8
8:30	CBS	Young Sheldon	12.42	1.2	2.1	3.3
9:00	CBS	Mom	8.95	0.8	1.5	2.4
9:30	CBS	Life in Pieces	6.49	0.6	1.1	1.7
10:00	CBS	SWAT	5.32	0.5	0.8	1.3
8:00	CW	Supernatural	1.61	0.4	0.6	0.6
9:00	CW	Arrow	1.11	0.3	0.4	0.4
8:00	FOX	Gotham	2.57	0.5	0.8	1.0
9:00	FOX	Showtime at the Apollo (SP)	2.47	0.4	0.6	0.8
8:00	NBC	Superstore	3.38	0.6	0.9	1.2
8:30	NBC	AP Bio	2.60	0.4	0.7	1.0
9:00	NBC	Will & Grace	4.00	0.6	1.1	1.4
9:30	NBC	AP Bio	2.70	0.4	0.7	1.0
10:00	NBC	Chcago Fire	5.67	0.6	1.1	1.5

* - viewers in millions