Schedules Plus: Network Averages on Thursday

This is a compilation of all the broadcast networks' Schedules Plus averages on Thursday, providing a look at how the network race has evolved over time on this night. These averages come directly from the night's Schedules Plus posts, which are linked in the table headers below. As with the individual Schedules Plus, it is important to keep in mind that these are not averages of every single thing that aired on the network, but just the most frequent occupant in each timeslot in each section of the year. See the Schedules Plus primer for more. The 'Avg' column and the charts cover only ratings for the big four networks.

Spotted Ratings, Wednesday 8/2/17

FINALS UPDATE: Law and Order: SVU (R) (0.6) and MasterChef (1.1) adjusted up while Arrow (R) (0.1) adjusted down.

WHAT MATTERS:

• America's Got Talent (0.9) had the first of two Wednesday recap specials before live Wednesday results shows begin. It had no real effect on The Carmichael Show, which preliminarily ticked back up to its usual 0.7.

• Despite an uptick from Big Brother (1.9), it was a rough night for the CBS drama Salvation (0.5/0.4) in its first double-pump of the season (it's got another one coming in two weeks).

SpotVault - The Sinner (USA) - Summer 2017 Ratings

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Spotted Ratings, Tuesday 8/1/17

FINALS UPDATE: NCIS (R) (0.5) and America's Got Talent (2.8) adjusted up while Somewhere Between (0.3) and World of Dance (1.7) adjusted down.

Cablemetrics: Rick and Morty, Game of Thrones, Insecure, Teen Wolf

These numbers are current through Monday, July 31.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Two years after its last premiere, Adult Swim cartoon Rick and Morty (1.48) returned with a breakout performance on Sunday, exploding to 44% above its 2015 premiere and 32% above its series high (which was a 1.12 in the second episode of last season). 1.48 is great, but like all things Adult Swim, it is far more impressive in the even younger adult demos; it averaged a 1.94 in A18-34, which is well within megahit territory by broadcast standards.

SpotVault - Rick and Morty (ADULT SWIM) - Summer 2017 Ratings

SpotVault - Teen Wolf (MTV) - 2016-17 Ratings

Spotted Ratings, Monday 7/31/17

FINALS UPDATE: To Tell the Truth (0.7) adjusted down.

WHAT MATTERS:

• To Tell the Truth (0.8) took up yet another new timeslot, at 10/9c after The Bachelorette (1.5/1.4). The show improved on its recent run of 0.6's on Wednesday after comedy repeats, and was also much higher than ABC's recent scripted offerings in the Monday 10/9c hour.

• TTTT tied NBC's Midnight, Texas (0.8), which was down just a tenth in its second week. It led out of a steady American Ninja Warrior (1.4).

• There were a couple other low-key maneuvers on this Monday, including CBS debuting newsmagazine CBSN: On Assignment (0.4) in the 10/9c hour. Also, the CW swapped Hooten and the Lady (0.2) over to the night, while Whose Line Is It Anyway? will make the move to Thursday later in the week.

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