Thursday TV Ratings: ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ & ‘Station 19’ Rule the Night

Jim Halterman March 20, 2020, 1:30 pm

In these trying times, it seems TV audiences are looking for heroes who, even if they can’t stop the current pandemic, can save the world on a smaller scale.

Case in point, last night’s episodes of Station 19 and Grey’s Anatomy on ABC both ruled in the 18-49 demo and in total viewers. It didn’t hurt that CBS’s Young Sheldon, which typically wins the night in total viewers, aired two rerun episodes in the 8 pm hour.

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In fact, both series reached season-highs with total viewers. The same could be said for Wednesday night airings of NBC’s life-saving procedurals Chicago P.D. and Chicago Fire, which also hit season-highs, so it seems a trend is developing as viewers are spending more and more time at home during the COVID-19 crisis.

Law & Order: SVU also saw a season-high in total viewers with last night’s episode. Comedies continue to do well and while CBS had a night of reruns, NBC’s Superstore and Will & Grace saw their best episodes of the season in total viewers.

Here’s the breakdown for Thursday, March 19, 2020 (numbers are fast-affiliate based):

Time	Show	Adults 18-49 Rating	Total Viewers (millions)
8 p.m.	Station 19 (ABC)	1.3	7.52
	Young Sheldon – R (CBS)	0.8	6.70
	Last Man Standing (Fox)	0.8	4.64
	Superstore (NBC)	0.9	3.75
	Katy Keene (CW)	0.1	515,000
8:30 p.m.	Young Sheldon – R (CBS)	0.7	6.16
	Outmatched (Fox)	0.6	2.58
	Brooklyn Nine-Nine (NBC)	0.7	2.46
9 p.m.	Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)	1.5	7.10
	Mom- R (CBS)	0.7	5.53
	Will & Grace (NBC)	0.7	2.76
	Deputy (Fox)	0.6	3.95
	Legacies (CW)	0.2	642,000
9:30 p.m.	Bob Hearts Abishola – R (CBS)	0.5	4.34
	Indebted (NBC)	0.5	1.93
10 p.m.	Law & Order: SVU (NBC)	0.9	4.24
	A Million Little Things (ABC)	0.7	4.20
	Tommy – R (CBS)	0.4	3.91