‘Law & Order: Organized Crime’ Beats Katey Sagal’s ‘Rebel’ Series Premiere in Ratings

On Thursday, NBC’s “Law & Order: SVU” and its spinoff “Law & Order: Organized Crime” took quite a ratings tumble from last week’s Elliot Stabler (Chris Meloni) return. Meanwhile, Katey Sagal’s new drama “Rebel” did just enough to aid ABC in a total-viewer victory. Head to head at 10 p.m., Week 2 of “Organized Crime” comfortably beat the “Rebel” debut outright. Across the entirety of their three-hour primetime windows, NBC and ABC tied for first-place in the key ratings demo of adults 18-49. On CBS, “United States of Al” actually added a few viewers from last Thursday’s series premiere.

ABC and NBC tied for first in ratings, both with a 0.7 rating/5 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic. ABC was first in total viewers with an average of 4.3 million, according to preliminary numbers. NBC was third in total viewers with 4.18 million.

For ABC, “Station 19” at 8 p.m. landed a 0.7/5 and 4.7 million total viewers. At 9, “Grey’s Anatomy” earned a 0.9/6 and another 4.7 million total viewers. At 10, “Rebel” received a 0.5/3 and 3.6 million total viewers. For NBC, “Manifest” at 8 had a 0.5/3 and 3.1 million total viewers. At 9, “Law & Order: SVU” put up a 0.9/6 and 4.7 million total viewers. “Law & Order: Organized Crime” at 10 posted a 0.8/6 and another 4.7 million total viewers. Yes, “Station 19,” “Grey’s” and both “Law & Orders” all averaged 4.7 million viewers — no wonder the race was so tight.

CBS and Fox tied for third in ratings, both with a 0.5/3. CBS was second in total viewers with 4.24 million. Fox was fourth with 2.1 million total viewers.

For CBS, “Young Sheldon” at 8 scored a 0.7/5 and 6.6 million total viewers. At 8:30, “United States of Al” had a 0.6/4 and 5.2 million total viewers. “Mom” at 9 got a 0.6/4 and 4.7 million total viewers. (Welcome to the 4.7 million club!) At 9:30, “B Positive” managed a 0.4/3 and 3.7 million total viewers. “Clarice” at 10 concluded primetime with a 0.3/2 and 2.6 million total viewers. For Fox, “Hell’s Kitchen” at 8 received a 0.7/5 and 2.5 million viewers. At 9, “Last Man Standing” got a 0.4/3 and 2.2 million viewers. “The Moody” at 9:30 ended the network’s programming block with a 0.3/2 and 1.1 million viewers.

Univision and Telemundo tied for fifth in ratings, both with a 0.3/2. Univision was fifth in total viewers with 1.2 million. Telemundo was sixth with 904,000 total viewers.

The CW was seventh in ratings with a 0.1/1 and in total viewers with 794,000. “Walker” at 8 had a 0.2/1 and 1.1 million total viewers. At 9, “Legacies” got a 0.1/1 and 521,000 total viewers.