Debut of ABC's HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER is Time Slot's Most-Watched Drama
By: Caryn Robbins Sep. 26, 2014
ABC Thursday Prime (8-11pm - 11.9 million and 3.5/11 in AD18-49): Opposite CBS' Thursday Night Football, ABC was the dominant non-sports net on season premiere Thursday in Total Viewers (11.9 million) and Adults 18-49 (3.5/11).
With its new drama lineup, the Net delivered the Top 3 entertainment shows of the night in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49 with the debut of HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER (14.0 million and 3.8/11), the premiere of SCANDAL in its new 9pm slot (11.9 million and 3.8/11), and the premiere of Grey's in its new 8pm slot (9.8 million and 3.0/10), respectively. HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER was the night's most-watched show overall. In fact, with HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER and Black-ish, ABC has now delivered the season's Top 2 new TV shows in Adults 18-49, qualifying as the two highest rated debuts on any net since ABC's Resurrection opened in March - since 3/9/14. overall. · In viewers and young adults, ABC marked its strongest Thursday night in 5 years - since 9/24/09. Grey's Anatomy: Despite its earlier slot and facing Thursday Night Football, Grey's was up from its May finale in viewers and young adults (8.9 million and 2.6/8 on 5/15/14) and also topped its year-ago 2-hour season opener in Total Viewers (9.3 million on 9/26/13). In fact, Grey's earned its most-watched telecast overall in 2 years - since 10/4/12.Videos