Preliminary Ratings: Thursday 10/11/2018

Thursday Night Football lead FOX to another nightly win, as the Eagles top the Giants, in a lopsided 34-13 win. FOX took in 11.1 million viewers and 3.4 rating in Adults 18-49, up two million viewers and over 10% in the demo, from last week's preliminary numbers.

CBS takes second place, averaging 8.3 million viewers and a 1.3 rating in the key demographic. THE BIG BANG THEORY scored 12.7 million viewers and a 2.2 demo rating, while YOUNG SHELDON retained 11.0 million viewers and a 1.8 demo. t 9 PM, MOM attracted 8.3 million viewers, with a 1.4 demo rating, and MURPHY BROWN kept 6.8 million viewers and  and a 1.0 demo. In the final hour, SWAT was a weak second place, grabbing 5.4 million viewers and a 0.8 demographic rating.

ABC had a successful crossover with GREY'S ANATOMY and STATION 19, with the veteran drama collecting 6.7 million viewers and a 1.5 demographic rating. STATION 19 retained 6.5 million viewers and a 1.3 demo rating. HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER dropped 50% of its lead in viewership and 40% in the demo. For the night, ABC averaged a 1.2 demo rating and 5.5 million viewers.

A fourth place NBC averaged a 0.8 rating in Adults 18-49 and had 3.4 million viewers. SUPERSTORE kicked off the night with a 0.8 demo rating and 3.1 million viewers. THE GOOD PLACE fell to 2.8 million viewers, but held onto all of its lead in demographic. At 9 PM, WILL AND GRACE posted the same 0.8 demo rating, but grew viewership to 3.4 million viewers. New comedy, I FEEL BAD, dropped 1.2 million viewers and 25% in the demo, from W&G. Closing the night, LAW & ORDER was #1 in the A18-49 demo, with a 0.9 rating, while collecting 4.3 million viewers.

Over on the CW, SUPERNATURAL opened its new season to 1.5 million viewers and a 0.5 rating in Adults 18-49.