NBC’s “Parenthood” came to a conclusion on Thursday night, when it enjoyed a nice Nielsen ratings bump from last season’s finale. The Jason Katims‘ show’s lead-in — “The Biggest Loser” Season 16 finale — was down 36 percent from last year’s season ender.
To be fair to “Loser,” last year the show aired on a Tuesday in a different time slot, so its competition was quite different. In other words, it didn’t have to contend with the monster that Shondaland Thursdays have become.
Speaking of which, the return of ABC’s hit #TGIT programming block handed it first place in the key demo.