RATINGS RECAP: 10/23/14

ABC
8:00 Grey's Anatomy
Viewers: 8.6 million, 18-49 demo: 2.5
9:00 Scandal
Viewers: 10.0 million, 18-49 demo: 3.0
10:00 How to Get Away with Murder
Viewers: 10.0 million, 18-49 demo: 3.0

CBS
8:00 Thursday Night Football Kickoff
Viewers: 8.9 million, 18-49 demo: 2.4
8:30 Thursday Night Football
Viewers: 20.2 million, 18-49 demo: 6.7

NBC
8:00 The Biggest Loser
Viewers: 4.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
9:00 Bad Judge
Viewers: 4.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
9:30 A to Z
Viewers: 3.1 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9
10:00 Parenthood
Viewers: 4.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2

FOX
8:00 Bones (Repeat)
Viewers: 4.4 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9
9:00 Gracepoint
Viewers: 3.5 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8

Thursday night had the final Thursday Night Football of the season for CBS (it will continue on NFL Network). The Broncos-Chargers tilt delivered the best numbers since the first CBS game before the TV season officially started. Football on broadcast networks on Thursday was successful, but it didn't get the numbers the networks get on Sunday. The regular CBS Thursday lineup including The Big Bang Theory and the new series The McCarthys premieres next Thursday. ABC had a pretty strong night with everything going up from last week. At 8pm, Grey's Anatomy was up two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. It will have to face The Big Bang Theory for the first time next week. At 9pm, Scandal was up a tenth in viewers and the demo. How to Get Away with Murder closed out the night with a nice rebound as it was up two tenths in viewers and the demo, tying Scandal exactly. This is a hit lineup for sure. We'll see what happens with CBS next week, but the only show I see potentially being affected is Grey's.

Over on NBC, The Biggest Loser started things out down a tenth in viewers and the demo, tying a series low. After a couple surprisingly steady weeks, Bad Judge was down three tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo to a weak 1.0. At 9:30pm, A to Z was down three tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. These shows could go even lower next week when they have to face comedies in the hour. At 10pm, Parenthood was down two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo for a season low. FOX started with a repeat Bones. Considering how things have been for them, Bones pulled pretty good repeat numbers (better than some FOX shows' originals). At 9pm, Gracepoint was down two tenths in viewers and even in the demo.

WINNER OF THE NIGHT: Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
LOSER OF THE NIGHT: Bad Judge (NBC)

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