ABC's STATION 19 Jumps 22% to Equal the Series' 2nd Highest Adult 18-49 Rating

ABC Thursday Prime (8:00-11:00 p.m. - 4.6 million and 1.1/5 in AD18-49):
ABC ran a strong 2nd on Thursday night in Adults 18-49 (1.1/5) to a "Big Bang"-led CBS, beating NBC's schedule by 57% (0.7/3) and Fox's by 120% (0.5/2). ABC's drama lineup ranked No. 1 on Thursday in Adults 18-34 (tied w/CBS) and straight out won the evening with Women 18-34.

• At 8:00 p.m., "Grey's Anatomy" built week to week in Total Viewers (+2% - 6.6 million vs. 6.5 million) and Adults 18-49 (+7% - 1.6/7 vs. 1.5/6). The ABC drama took 2nd place in its hour with Adults 18-49 to CBS' "The Big Bang Theory"/"Young Sheldon" combo and finished as Thursday's No. 1 TV show with Adults 18-34 (tied w/"Big Bang") and Women 18-34.

• Showing solid retention out of "Grey's" at 9:00 p.m., ABC's "Station 19" advanced 22% week to week in Adults 18-49 (1.1/4 vs. 0.9/4) to equal theseries' 2nd highest rating ever. ABC's "Station 19" outdelivered NBC's "Chicago Fire" (at 10:00 p.m.) on the night by 10% (1.1/4 vs. 1.0/4).

• At 10:00 p.m., ABC's "Quantico" retained 100% of its week-earlier season premiere in Adults 18-49 (0.5/2). Last week's "Quantico" premiere shot up +60% in Live + 3 Day Adults 18-49 over its Live + Same Day number (0.5/2 to 0.8/3).

Source: The Nielsen Company, Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings for 5/3/18.