RATINGS RECAP: 10/16/14

ABC
8:00 Grey's Anatomy
Viewers: 8.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.4
9:00 Scandal
Viewers: 9.9 million, 18-49 demo: 2.9
10:00 How to Get Away with Murder
Viewers: 9.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.8

CBS
8:00 NFL Thursday Night Kickoff
Viewers: 7.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2
8:30 Thursday Night Football
Viewers: 16.1 million, 18-49 demo: 5.4

NBC
8:00 The Biggest Loser
Viewers: 4.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
9:00 Bad Judge
Viewers: 4.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
9:30 A to Z
Viewers: 3.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
10:00 Parenthood
Viewers: 4.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3

FOX
8:00 Bones
Viewers: 6.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7
9:00 Gracepoint
Viewers: 3.7 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8

On Thursday night, ABC was still strong but their powerhouses dropped below a 3.0 demo. First up, Grey's Anatomy was down a tenth in viewers and even in the demo with last week. This show has transitioned to 8pm extremely well. At 9pm, Scandal was up four tenths in viewers and down a tenth in the demo. How to Get Away with Murder was down a million viewers and three tenths in the demo for a much steeper drop. After beating Scandal in the demo last week, it dropped behind it. It also fell behind Scandal in total viewers for the first time. Hopefully, this isn't a bad sign. It's still been such a beast in DVR ratings. On CBS, a good Jets-Patriots game was pretty much exactly on par with last week's Colts-Texans game. This was surprising since NYC and Boston are much bigger markets.

NBC was low, but pretty steady. At 8pm, The Biggest Loser was up a tenth in viewers and the demo from last week's series low. Bad Judge continues to hold on pretty well. It was down half a million viewers and just a tenth in the demo in week three. It's far from impressive, but I thought this show would fall flat on its face more than it has. At 9:30pm, A to Z was down two tenths in viewers and even in the demo. These comedies aren't big players, but their stable performances are probably enough for them to stay around until The Blacklist arrives on the night. At 10pm, Parenthood was down a tenth in viewers and even in the demo. Finally on FOX, Bones was up two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo for a season high. Gracepoint is continuing to draw no interest. It was down a tenth in viewers and the demo. Even for FOX, this is getting pretty bad, but they'll probably stick with it since it's a limited series.

WINNER OF THE NIGHT: Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
LOSER OF THE NIGHT: Gracepoint (FOX)