Preliminary Ratings: Thursday 03/29/2018

With the return of its regular line up, CBS sweeps the Thursday night ratings, lead by THE BIG BANG THEORY with 12.9 million viewers and a 2.4 rating in Adults 18-49. CBS won each hour of the night, with SWAT edging out CHICAGO PD in the 10 PM hour.

ABC was second, with its new line up. Week two of STATION 19 rose, slightly, from last week's 2 hour premiere. SCANDAL, now at 10 PM, was last in the hour.

NBC edges FOX for third place, with none of its five shows making a 1.0 rating in the key, A18-49 demographic.

The CW rose to third place, during the 8 PM hour as SUPERNATURAL topped NBC and FOX in the younger demographics.

Preliminary L+SD Network Averages:

	Total viewers	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
ABC	5.50 million	0.8	1.2	1.5
CBS	8.40 million	0.7	1.4	2.2
CW	1.60 million	0.5	0.6	0.6
FOX	2.50 million	0.5	0.7	0.9
NBC	3.50 million	0.4	0.8	1.0

Time	Net	Program	P2*	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
8:00	ABC	Grey's Anatomy	7.00	1.2	1.7	2.0
9:00	ABC	Station 19	5.80	0.7	1.2	1.5
10:00	ABC	Scandal	3.80	0.5	0.8	1.1
8:00	CBS	The Big Bang Theory	12.90	1.1	2.4	3.6
8:30	CBS	Young Sheldon	11.70	1.0	2.0	3.1
9:00	CBS	Mom	8.70	0.6	1.4	2.3
9:30	CBS	Life in Pieces	6.20	0.5	1.0	1.6
10:00	CBS	SWAT	5.30	0.5	0.9	1.3
8:00	CW	Supernatural	2.00	0.6	0.7	0.8
9:00	CW	Arrow	1.10	0.3	0.4	0.4
8:00	FOX	Gotham	2.40	0.5	0.7	0.9
9:00	FOX	Showtime at the Apollo	2.50	0.4	0.6	0.8
8:00	NBC	Superstore	2.90	0.5	0.8	1.1
8:30	NBC	AP Bio	2.10	0.4	0.6	0.8
9:00	NBC	Will & Grace	3.70	0.4	0.9	1.3
9:30	NBC	Champions	1.90	0.3	0.5	0.6
10:00	NBC	Chicago Fire	5.30	0.5	0.9	1.2

* - viewers in millions