Thursday wasn’t a very happy Valentine’s Day for ABC, as “Grey’s Anatomy” sunk to new series lows in both demo ratings and among total viewers.
To be fair to the longstanding hit medical drama, due to the holiday, overall TV viewing levels were down about 4 percent last night. Plus, it was still the No. 1 show of the night among adults 18-49.
NBC’s “Titan Games” actually grey at 8 p.m., when it faced off with “Grey’s,” “Gotham,” and a pair of CBS repeats. In primetime averages, ABC and CBS tied for first place in the key demo. Despite airing reruns of “Big Bang Theory” and “Young Sheldon,” CBS was No. 1 in overall eyeballs.
CBS and ABC tied first in ratings, both with a 1.0 rating/5 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic. CBS was first in total viewers with an average of 6.7 million, according to preliminary numbers. ABC was second in total viewers with 4.7 million.
For CBS, following the reruns, “Mom” at 9 p.m. posted a 1.1/5 and 7.6 million viewers. “Fam” at 9:30 had a 0.8/4 and 5.5 million viewers. At 10, “S.W.A.T.” got a 0.9/4 and 5.6 million viewers.
For ABC, “Grey’s” at 8 put up a 1.4/7 and 6.5 million viewers. At 9, “A Million Little Things” received a 1.0/5 and 5 million viewers. “How to Get Away With Murder” at 10 managed a 0.6/3 and 2.6 million viewers.
NBC was third in ratings with a 0.9/4 and in viewers with 3.8 million. “Titan Games” at 8 had a 1.1/5 and 4.3 million viewers. “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” at 9 got a 0.8/4 and 2.6 million viewers. “Will & Grace” at 9:30 received a 0.7/3 and 3 million viewers. “Law & Order: SVU” at 10 ended the day part with a 0.8/4 and 4.2 million viewers.
Fox was fourth in ratings with a 0.7/3 and in viewers with 2.7 million. “Gotham” at 8 had a 0.6/3 and 2.3 million viewers. At 9, “The Orville” got a 0.7/3 and 3.1 million viewers.
Univision was fifth in ratings with a 0.5/2 and in viewers with 1.5 million.
Telemundo was sixth in ratings with a 0.3/2 and in viewers with 1 million.
The CW was seventh in ratings with a 0.2/1 and in viewers with 657,000. A special at 8 highlighting “The 14 Greatest Valentine’s Day Movies” settled for a 0.2/1 and 803,000 viewers. A rerun followed.