Ratings: 9-1-1 Returns Bigger, Doctor Odyssey Gives ABC a 5-Year High, TNF Makes History

In the latest TV show ratings… but pending possible adjustment due to Hurricane Helene-related news preemptions in some markets… ABC’s 9-1-1 was Thursday’s most-watched broadcast program, while CBS’ Big Brother delivered broadcast’s best demo rating.

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Opening ABC’s night, 9-1-1 dialed up 4.77 million total viewers and a 0.5 demo rating, improving on its average Season 7 audience and matching its demo number; TVLine readers gave the episode an average grade of “A-.”

The freshman… something … Doctor Odyssey led out of that with 4.2 mil and a 0.4, marking ABC’s most-watched drama debut in five years and the highest-rated in four; readers gave the series an average grade of “C+,” with fewer than 70% planning to book a return trip.

Now airing in its latest (Thursday) time slot ever, Grey’s Anatomy opened Season 21 with 2.7 mil and a 0.3 ( reader grade “B+” ), matching and hitting series lows.

Elsewhere…..

Though facing stiffer competition, CBS’ Big Brother (3.1 mil/0.6, read double-eviction recap ) held steady week-to-week.

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The People’s Choice Country Awards on NBC (3.3 mil/0.3) were down 18% in audience from last year, but steady in the demo. A Brilliant Minds rerun added 1.8 mil/0.2 to the freshman drama’s opening week tally.

Of Fox’s kitchen-themed season premieres, Hell’s Kitchen (1.6 mil/0.3) returned down from its previous averages, while Crime Scene Kitchen (1.1 mil/0.2) was steady.

And on the streaming front: The Cowboys’ 20-15 victory over the Giants averaged 16.22 million viewers, marking an all-time high for Thursday Night Football on Prime Video and the most-streamed NFL regular season game in history.

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