ABC Thursday Prime (8-11pm - 11.9 million and 3.5/11 in AD18-49): Opposite CBS' Thursday Night Football, ABC was the dominant non-sports net on season premiere Thursday in Total Viewers (11.9 million) and Adults 18-49 (3.5/11).
With its new drama lineup, the Net delivered the Top 3 entertainment shows of the night in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49 with the debut of
HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER (14.0 million and 3.8/11), the premiere of
SCANDAL in its new 9pm slot (11.9 million and 3.8/11), and the premiere of Grey's in its new 8pm slot (9.8 million and 3.0/10), respectively.
HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER was the night's most-watched show overall.
In fact, with
HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER and Black-ish,
ABC has now delivered the season's Top 2 new TV shows in Adults 18-49, qualifying as the two highest rated debuts on any net since ABC's Resurrection opened in March - since 3/9/14. overall.
· In viewers and young adults,
ABC marked its strongest Thursday night in 5 years - since 9/24/09.
Grey's Anatomy: Despite its earlier slot and facing Thursday Night Football, Grey's was up from its May finale in viewers and young adults (8.9 million and 2.6/8 on 5/15/14) and also topped its year-ago 2-hour season opener in Total Viewers (9.3 million on 9/26/13). In fact, Grey's earned its most-watched telecast overall in 2 years - since 10/4/12.
Scandal: Despite shifting back an hour into its new 9pm slot,
SCANDAL scored series highs in Total Viewers (11.9 million) and Adults 18-49 (3.8/11), building over the year-ago premiere by 13% and 6%, respectively.
How to Get Away with Murder: Building on its
SCANDAL lead-in in Total Viewers (+18%) and holding 100% in Adults 18-49 at 10pm, ABC's
HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER (14.0 million and 3.8/11) opened as TV's most-watched 10pm drama debut in 2 years and tied and the highest among Adults 18-49 (matching last year's Blacklist debut) in 2 years - since 9/25/12 and 9/17/12, respectively.
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