Thursday TV Ratings: ‘Parks and Rec’ Special Wins Key Demo, ‘Young Sheldon’ Finale Strong
A virtual one-off special reuniting the cast of NBC’s sitcom Parks and Recreation was a big hit with viewers on Thursday’s primetime broadcast schedule, taking the night in the valued 18-49 demographic. The special reunited the entire cast for a virtual scripted episode of the beloved series. Prior to the special, the Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreation special also scored well, coming in second in the 18-49 demo in the 8 pm timeslot.
In total viewers, the season finale of CBS’s Young Sheldon hit a high note, taking the night with nearly 10 million viewers. An hour later, the season finale of Mom also grabbed the most total viewers for the 9 o’clock hour (ABC’s Station 19 took the hour in the 18-49 demo).
Here’s the breakdown for Thursday, April 30, 2020 (numbers are fast-affiliate based):
| Time | Show | Adults 18-49 Rating | Total Viewers (millions) |
| 8 p.m. | Young Sheldon – F (CBS) | 1.1 | 9.97 |
| Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreation (NBC) | 1.0 | 3.37 | |
| Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (ABC) | 0.8 | 6.21 | |
| Last Man Standing (Fox) | 0.7 | 4.11 | |
| Katy Keene (CW) | 0.1 | 446,000 | |
| 8:30 p.m. | A Parks and Recreation Special (NBC) | 1.4 | 3.67 |
| Man with a Plan (CBS) | 0.7 | 6.63 | |
| Last Man Standing – R (Fox) | 0.5 | 2.74 | |
| 9:00 p.m. | Station 19 (ABC) | 0.9 | 5.53 |
| Mom – F (CBS) | 0.7 | 6.16 | |
| Council of Dads –R (NBC) | 0.4 | 1.81 | |
| Mental Samurai – R (Fox) | 0.3 | 1.61 | |
| In The Dark (CW) | 0.1 | 392,000 | |
| 9:30 p.m. | Broke (CBS) | 0.6 | 5.05 |
| 10 p.m. | How to Get Away With Murder (ABC) | 0.6 | 2.84 |
| Tommy (CBS) | 0.5 | 5.14 | |
| Council of Dads (NBC) | 0.3 | 2.01 |
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