The Breakdown: CBS Thursday in 2018-19 (The Big Bang Theory, Mom, S.W.A.T. and more!)

It's time for a journey through the CBS Thursday schedule in 2018-19...

Renewology Week 29: The Code Enters and Fam Exits

Here's a look at the big Renewology developments in week 29.

Spotted Ratings, Thursday 4/11/19

FINALS UPDATE: Gotham (R) (0.3) adjusted down.

WHAT MATTERS:

• NBC's Brooklyn Nine-Nine (0.6) returned to the mix at 9/8c, where it was a tick below last week's Will and Grace and helped Abby's to its first 0.4 at 9:30. Law and Order: SVU (0.7) also ticked down at 10/9c, though Superstore (0.9) led off the NBC evening with an uptick.

• CBS' Fam (0.8) inched up for its season/series finale, leading out of the last repeat Thursday for the Sheldon-verse (1.0/1.0/0.9) before TBBT's series finale in mid-May. 

• Fox's The Orville (0.6) returned from hiatus leading out of a Gotham repeat (0.4). Week two of In the Dark hung at 0.2, leading out of an upticking Supernatural (0.4). And the ABC dramas (1.5/0.9/0.5) were all even.

Spotted Ratings, Thursday 4/4/19

FINALS UPDATE: The Big Bang Theory (2.0) and Young Sheldon (1.5) adjusted up while For the People (0.5) adjusted down.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Numbers to come. New drama In the Dark debuted on the CW.

Spotted Ratings, Thursday 3/14/19

FINALS UPDATE: For the People (0.5), The Big Bang Theory (R) (1.1), Fam (0.9), Fam (0.7), S.W.A.T. (R) (0.5), Superstore (0.9), A.P. Bio (0.5), Brooklyn Nine-Nine (0.6) and Law and Order: SVU (0.7) adjusted down.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Week two of the new TGIT saw drops for Grey's Anatomy (1.4) and Station 19 (0.8), tying a season low for both, but For the People (0.6) eked out a week two uptick if it holds in finals.

• CBS' only originals were Fam at 8:30 (1.0) and 9:30 (0.8), following repeats of The Big Bang Theory (1.2) at 8:00 and Young Sheldon (0.8) at 9:00. Against a weaker CBS, most of the NBC comedy lineup fared better with Superstore (1.0), A.P. Bio (0.6) and Brooklyn Nine-Nine (0.7) all on the rise from last week. But Will and Grace (0.6) and Law and Order: SVU (0.8) inched down.

• Fox did better than usual with the iHeartRadio Music Awards (0.9), returning to broadcast after a three-year stint on cable. The CW's Supernatural (0.4) was even and Legacies (0.3) up.

Spotted Ratings, Thursday 3/7/19

FINALS UPDATE: Station 19 (0.9) and For the People (0.5) adjusted down.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Numbers to come. Superstore and Station 19 returned from months-long hiatuses, while For the People and A.P. Bio had their second season premieres.

Spotted Ratings, Thursday 2/28/19

FINALS UPDATE: No adjustments.

WHAT MATTERS:

• ABC's last two hours, A Million Little Things (1.1) and How to Get Away with Murder (0.6), both wrapped for the season. HTGAWM managed to bounce back from its first ever 0.5 last week, while AMLT tied a series high it's hit five other times this season.

• NBC had a finale of its own with The Titan Games (1.0), but it was actually down week-to-week, as were comedies Brooklyn Nine-Nine (0.7) and Will and Grace (0.6). Fox's Gotham (0.6) and The Orville (0.8) were even, while CBS' Fam (0.8) and CW's Legacies (0.3) were the only originals on their respective networks.

Spotted Ratings, Thursday 2/21/19

FINALS UPDATE: S.W.A.T. (0.9) and The Orville (0.8) adjusted up while Young Sheldon (1.7) and Charmed (R) (0.1) adjusted down.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Numbers to come.

Spotted Ratings, Thursday 2/14/19

FINALS UPDATE: No adjustments.

WHAT MATTERS:

• CBS comedies Mom (1.1) and Fam (0.8) returned after giving up their hour to Celebrity Big Brother a week ago. With their lead-in Sheldon comedies in repeats (1.2/1.1), they were on the low end. But S.W.A.T. (0.9) was up at 10/9c, managing a head-to-head win against NBC's Law and Order: SVU (0.8).

• ABC was down to a new low with Grey's Anatomy (1.4) but even with A Million Little Things (1.0) and How to Get Away with Murder (0.6). NBC got a rebound from The Titan Games (1.1), but comedies Brooklyn Nine-Nine (0.8) and Will and Grace (0.7) dropped. Fox's Gotham (0.6) was down vs. two weeks ago, while The Orville had its fifth consecutive 0.7.

Spotted Ratings, Thursday 1/31/19

FINALS UPDATE: Young Sheldon (1.8) adjusted down.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Will and Grace (0.8) returned to NBC, now in the 9:30 timeslot and matching lead-in Brooklyn Nine-Nine (0.8). It skewed older than its lead-in, actually growing in total viewers, and was also up in the demo vs. its last few fall airings. However, Nine-Nine and its own lead-in The Titan Games (1.1) continued trickling downward, while Law and Order: SVU (0.9) was even at 10/9c after a week off.
  

• It was an up night for CBS comedies The Big Bang Theory (2.4), Young Sheldon (1.9), Mom (1.3) and Fam (1.0), while S.W.A.T. (0.9) remained on the high end.

• ABC also got an uptick with Grey's Anatomy (1.7), while A Million Little Things made it three weeks in a row at 1.1 and How to Get Away with Murder was stuck at 0.6.

• Fox's Gotham (0.7) grew as well, while The Orville (0.7) along with the CW dramas (0.4/0.3) matched last week.

Renewology Week 18: The Winter Premieres Revisited; Passage, Orville, Schooled, Brooklyn, Roswell, Blacklist, Fam

Here's a look at the big Renewology developments in week 18. This week, with a lull on the premiere calendar, I'm taking a look back at all the stuff that has premiered since the new year. With some more data in the books, which perceptions have changed?

Spotted Ratings, Thursday 1/24/19

FINALS UPDATE: Brooklyn Nine-Nine (0.9) and The Good Place (0.7) adjusted down.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Numbers to come.

Spotted Ratings, Thursday 1/17/19

FINALS UPDATE: Mom (1.2) and Fam (0.9) adjusted down.

WHAT MATTERS:

• A new timeslot provided some solid initial results for A Million Little Things (1.1), as the ABC drama went to Thursday 9/8c and tied its series premiere rating. That's a major boost over its usual 0.7's on Wednesday, and it hadn't done better than a 0.8 since week two. It's also better than what ABC usually got from fall occupant Station 19 (though Station did better on crossover nights). It was surrounded by Grey's Anatomy (1.9, up a notch from its fall finale) and How to Get Away with Murder (0.7, down a tick).

• NBC Thursday took a noticeable hit with The Titan Games (1.3) and Brooklyn Nine-Nine (0.9) both down by three tenths from last week. The Good Place (0.8) was down one tenth, and Law and Order: SVU (0.9) actually managed an uptick at 10/9c.

• On CBS, week two of Fam (1.0) was down a typical two tenths, and the other three comedies (2.3/1.7/1.3) were all down at least a tenth as well.

• Fox's dramas (0.7/0.7) were even, while the CW's Supernatural (0.4) kicked off 2019 by tying its fall finale.

Renewology Week 16: Schooled, Fam, Brooklyn Nine-Nine Are Early Renewal Favorites

Here's a look at the big Renewology developments in week 16. Let's talk about some solid comedy premieres!

Spotted Ratings, Thursday 1/10/19

FINALS UPDATE: Mom (1.4) adjusted down.

WHAT MATTERS:

• After five years on Fox, Brooklyn Nine-Nine (1.2) made the move to NBC, airing at 9/8c after week two of The Titan Games (1.6). It was a nice week two hold for Titan, and Brooklyn had its highest raw ratings in over two calendar years (since New Year's Day 2017). It's a Plus level the show almost never saw on Fox without big NFL help (though it's actually rather close to the series premiere, which had a 138 in September 2013).

• The Good Place (0.9) went to 9:30, where it was head-to-head with new CBS comedy Fam (1.2). The CBS newbie actually managed to outrate the Murphy Brown premiere (1.1) from the fall, though it also had more help from a season high edition of Mom (1.4). Earlier in the evening, the winter bounces came a week late for the Sheldon-verse, as The Big Bang Theory (2.4) and Young Sheldon (1.9) each piled another couple tenths on top of their winter premiere ratings from last week.

• On Fox, The Orville (0.7) showed some much-needed life in its second Thursday airing of the season, growing by just over a full tenth from last week in the un-rounded prelims. ABC's Truth and Lies special on Monica Lewinsky and Bill Clinton (0.7) matched last week's JFK, Jr. special.

SpotVault - Fam (CBS) - Winter 2019 Ratings