Thursday TV Ratings: ‘Grey’s’ & ‘Young Sheldon’ Split Night, ‘Broke’ Has Solid Debut
A young genius and the medical professionals from Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital ruled Thursday night in broadcast television. Young Sheldon, the prequel to The Big Bang Theory, hit a season high in total viewers with nearly 10 million viewers. In the 18-49 demo, the comedy slipped to second behind ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy, which drew a 1.4 rating.
The night also saw the premiere of Pauley Perrette’s new sitcom, Broke, which held on to most of its Mom lead-in for a strong first showing. That strong performance in the 9:30 p.m. time slot may have helped CBS’s 10 p.m. entry, Tommy, nab a series high in total viewers with 5.51 million. Also in that 10 o’clock hour, ABC’s How To Get Away With Murder began airing its final six episodes and also hit a season high and its highest total viewers numbers since its November 15, 2018 episode.
Here’s the breakdown for Thursday, April 2, 2020 (numbers are fast-affiliate based):
| Time | Show | Adults 18-49 Rating | Total Viewers (millions) |
| 8 p.m. | Young Sheldon (CBS) | 1.3 | 9.99 |
| Station 19 (ABC) | 1.1 | 7.29 | |
| Last Man Standing (Fox) | 0.7 | 4.10 | |
| Superstore (NBC) | 0.7 | 3.29 | |
| Katy Keene – R (CW) | 0.1 | 413,000 | |
| 8:30 p.m. | Man with a Plan (CBS) | 0.9 | 7.13 |
| Last Man Standing – R (Fox) | 0.6 | 2.79 | |
| Brooklyn Nine-Nine (NBC) | 0.5 | 2.20 | |
| 9 p.m. | Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) | 1.4 | 7.13 |
| Mom (CBS) | 1.0 | 7.62 | |
| Will & Grace – R (NBC) | 0.3 | 1.51 | |
| Mental Samurai – R (Fox) | 0.5 | 1.88 | |
| Legacies – R (CW) | 0.0 | 254,000 | |
| 9:30 p.m. | Broke (CBS) | 0.9 | 7.05 |
| Indebted (NBC) | 0.3 | 1.35 | |
| 10 p.m. | Law & Order: SVU (NBC) | 0.6 | 3.51 |
| How to Get Away with Murder (ABC) | 0.6 | 3.03 | |
| Tommy (CBS) | 0.6 | 5.51 |
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