We now know who shot Annalise Keating on “How to Get Away With Murder,” and ABC rode the cliffhanger reveal to a comfortable Thursday ratings victory. CBS finished first in total viewers for the night — both networks saw their entire lineups rise week over week.
NBC’s “The Player” finished its run up one-tenth of a ratings point last night. Actually, Fox’s “Sleepy Hollow” and the CW’s “Vampire Diaries” were the only shows that declined.
Univision managed to finish third in the key 18-49 demographic on Thursday.
ABC was first in ratings with a 2.4 rating/8 share in the demo and second in total viewers with an average of 7.9 million, according to preliminary numbers. “Grey’s Anatomy” at 8 p.m. earned a 2.5/8 and 8.5 million viewers. “Scandal” at 9 posted a 2.4/8 and 8.1 million viewers. “HTGAWM” at 10 scored a 2.3/8 and 7.1 million viewers.
CBS was second in ratings with a 1.9/6 and first in viewers with 8.5 million. “The Big Bang Theory” at 8 p.m. put up a 3.8/13 and 15.2 million viewers. “Life in Pieces” at 8:30 had a 2.0/7 and 9 million viewers. “Mom” at 9 rose 20 percent to a 1.8/6, with 8 million viewers. At 9:30, “2 Broke Girls” landed a 1.9/6 — up 19 percent from last week — and 6.8 million viewers. “Elementary” at 10 ticked up 25 percent to a 1.0/3, along with 6 million viewers.
Univision was third in ratings with a 1.5/5, but fifth in viewers with 3.6 million.
NBC was fourth in ratings with a 1.1/4 and third in viewers with 4.6 million. “Heroes: Reborn” at 8 got a 1.1/4 and 3.7 million viewers. “The Blacklist” at 9 received a 1.5/5 and 6.8 million viewers. “The Player” at 10 had a 0.8/3 and 3.4 million viewers.
Fox was fifth in ratings with a 0.9/3 and fourth in viewers with 4 million. “Bones” at 8 got a 1.0/3 and 5.2 million viewers. “Sleepy Hollow” at 9 had a 0.8/2 and 2.8 million viewers.
Telemundo was sixth in ratings with a 0.6/2 and in viewers with 1.6 million.
The CW was seventh in ratings with a 0.4/1 and in viewers with 993,000. “Vampire Diaries” at 8 slipped to a 0.5/2 and 1.2 million viewers. “The Originals” at 9 received a 0.4/1 and 824,000 viewers.