Preliminary Ratings: Thursday 09/20/2018

Everything was a repeat, on Thursday night, except BIG BROTHER on CBS. The reality series drew in 6.2 million viewers and a 1.6 rating in Adults 18-49, during the 9 PM hour. it was the top rated show of the night, in the key demographic categories, and third in total viewership. BB's lead ins, BIG BANG and YOUNG SHELDON were #1 and #2, respectively, in viewers, with 7.5 and 6.9 million viewers. CBS also won the 10 PM hour with an encore of SWAT. For the night, CBS averaged 6.1 million viewers and a 1.2 rating in Adults 18-49.

NBC, with two encore episodes of THE GOOD PLACE and two hours of LAW & ORDER: SVU, averaged 3.1 million viewers and a 0.7 demographic rating, for second place.

ABC's regular Thursday night line up was in encores, getting 2.4 million viewers and a 0.4 demo rating. That tied FOX in the demo, while the #4 network averaged just 1.5 million viewers for a double hit of THE GIFTED.

The CW was at a 0.2 demo and 600,000 viewers for encores of SUPERNATURAL and THE ORIGINALS.