It could not stay put forever.
After matching the premiere’s 1.3 adults 18-49 rating last week, NBC’s new 9PM comedy “Bad Judge” this week dipped to a 1.2 rating. Viewership for the Thursday entry slid by 11% to 4.68 million viewers.
Lead-out “A to Z,” meanwhile, matched last week’s 1.0 rating but endured a 7% viewership decline. This week’s audience total clocked in at 3.37 million.
Two weeks ago, “Bad Judge” launched with a 1.3 rating and 5.84 million viewers. “A to Z” posted a 1.2 rating with 4.79 million.
— NBC’s other programming on Thursday, October 16 included “The Biggest Loser” (1.3 rating with 4.66 million viewers at 8PM) and “Parenthood” (4.20 million viewers).