Even TV’s top comedy is no replacement for NFL football, clearly.
ABC’s Shondaland Thursday edged CBS in the key demographic, when the latter hosted the time period premiere for “The Big Bang Theory,” season premieres for fellow comedies “Mom” and “Two and a Half Men,” the series debut of “The McCarthys” and the return of drama “Elementary.”
CBS, which had “Thursday Night Football” in primetime up until this week, still finished first in viewers last night. The network did have local preemptions for last night’s pro football game, so its numbers are likely inflated.
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ABC was first in ratings with a 2.5