RATINGS RECAP: 4/9/15

ABC
8:00 Grey's Anatomy (Repeat)
Viewers: 4.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1
9:00 Grey's Anatomy
Viewers: 7.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1
10:00 American Crime
Viewers: 4.4 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9

CBS
8:00 The Big Bang Theory
Viewers: 14.8 million, 18-49 demo: 3.5
8:30 The Odd Couple
Viewers: 9.7 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1
9:00 Mom
Viewers: 9.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0
9:30 The Big Bang Theory (Repeat)
Viewers: 7.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8
10:00 Elementary
Viewers: 7.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2

NBC
8:00 Law & Order: SVU (Repeat)
Viewers: 4.2 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9
9:00 The Blacklist (Repeat)
Viewers: 3.9 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8
10:00 Dateline NBC
Viewers: 5.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1

FOX
8:00 Bones
Viewers: 5.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1
9:00 Backstrom
Viewers: 3.3 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8

It was another typical spring night on Thursday with some shows performing alright while others saw new series lows. ABC celebrated the 10th anniversary of Grey's Anatomy with a decently rated rerun of the pilot at 8pm followed by a new episode in the show's old 9pm timeslot. It was up eight tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo from last week's 8pm edition. It pretty much matched what Scandal did in this slot last week. At 10pm, American Crime took another hit. It was down three tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo for another series low. Even if it scores some critical acclaim, this was probably the final nail in the coffin. Over on FOX, Bones was up three tenths in viewers and even in the demo while Backstrom was up a tenth in viewers and even in the demo. Is it worth getting into renewal negotiations with the Bones leads when it's doing numbers like this?

Over on CBS, it looks like last week's huge drop for The Big Bang Theory could be the start of a trend, at least for the rest of the season. It was up nine tenths in viewers and just a tenth in the demo so it barely made up ground for the huge drop of over a demo point that it took last week. The Odd Couple rallied a bit as well as it was up a million viewers and two tenths in the demo. This was a good sign for the bubble sitcom. CBS tried Mom in the 9pm slot and it was up four tenths in viewers and even in the demo from last week's 9:30 episode. This was a potential trial run for a timeslot move and while it wasn't anything special, I'd call it a win since it looked like it can anchor an hour. Mom has been having a great year and I think it's time to let it have the 9pm slot next season. At 10pm, Elementary was down half a million viewers and even in the demo. Finally on NBC, Dateline moved to 10pm and was an improvement on recent numbers from The Slap and Allegiance.

WINNER OF THE NIGHT: Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
LOSER OF THE NIGHT: American Crime (ABC)