Fox Wins Thursday Night in Ratings with THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

FOX (6.589 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 2.0, #1) was still the demo champ on Thursday despite a blowout Broncos-Cardinals game with "Thursday Night Football Pre-Game" (6.024 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.7, #T3) and "Thursday Night Football" (6.702 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 2.1, #1).

CBS (8.084 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.2, #2) then took home the silver with its mix of "The Big Bang Theory" (12.000 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.0, #2), "Young Sheldon" (10.800 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.7, #T3), "Mom" (8.195 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.3, #5), "Murphy Brown" (6.488 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T8) and "SWAT" (5.512 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T14).

Next up was NBC (3.254 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.9, #3) with fresh installments from "Superstore" (3.219 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T10), "The Good Place" (2.801 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T10), "Will & Grace" (3.333 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T8), "I Feel Bad" (2.253 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.6, #16) and "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (3.960 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.0, #7).

Meanwhile, ABC (3.594 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.8, #4) offered up its annual specials "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" (4.522 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.1, #6) and "Toy Story of Terror!" (3.269 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T10) plus originals from "Station 19" (4.137 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T10) and "How to Get Away with Murder" (2.749 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T14).

And finally, a new "Supernatural" (1.508 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.5, #17) and a repeat "Charmed" (0.982 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 0.3, #18) rounded out the evening on The CW (1.245 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.4, #5).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+12.50% - Will & Grace
+11.11% - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
0.00% - Superstore
0.00% - The Good Place
0.00% - I Feel Bad
0.00% - Supernatural
-5.56% - Young Sheldon
-7.14% - Mom
-9.09% - The Big Bang Theory
-10.00% - Murphy Brown
-12.50% - SWAT
-12.50% - How to Get Away with Murder
-34.62% - Thursday Night Football Pre-Game
-38.24% - Thursday Night Football
-38.46% - Station 19

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+200.00% - Thursday Night Football (vs. Gotham/The Orville (Repeat))
+112.50% - Thursday Night Football Pre-Game (vs. Gotham)
+5.26% - THE BIG BANG THEORY (vs. Thursday Night Football Pre-Game)
-9.09% - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (vs. Chicago Fire)
-16.67% - Supernatural
-22.22% - HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER (vs. How to Get Away with Murder)
-25.00% - I FEEL BAD (vs. Good News)
-27.27% - Superstore
-27.27% - The Good Place
-27.27% - STATION 19 (vs. Scandal)
-39.29% - YOUNG SHELDON (vs. Thursday Night Football)
-47.06% - Will & Grace
-53.57% - Mom (vs. Thursday Night Football)
-67.86% - MURPHY BROWN (vs. Thursday Night Football)
-75.00% - SWAT (vs. Thursday Night Football)

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