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Ratings: “Will & Grace” Suffers Big Drop In Week Two

“Will & Grace” dropped by 33% in adults 18-49.

While it still fared well from a competitive standpoint, NBC’s revived “Will & Grace” endured a substantial drop from last week’s premiere.

According to fast national data posted by Showbuzz, the comedy drew a 2.0 adults 18-49 rating and averaged 7.04 million overall viewers this week.

Last week’s premiere drew a 3.0 rating and 10.19 million viewers.

Huge post-premiere drops have plagued several of last week’s top performers. “The Big Bang Theory,” “Empire,” “This Is Us” and now “Will & Grace” were all down sharply from last week.

ABC’s “The Good Doctor,” ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy,” and NBC’s “The Voice,” on the other hand, seemed to avoid big losses.

Despite the drop, “Will & Grace” still ranked well in the competitive landscape. It tied “Grey’s Anatomy” to rank as network television’s #2 non-sports program (in adults 18-49) Thursday night.

— NBC’s Thursday lineup also included “Superstore” (1.2, 4.45 million), “The Good Place” (1.2, 4.16 million), “Great News” (1.0, 3.80 million) and “Chicago Fire” (1.2, 6.05 million).

Brian Cantor

Brian Cantor is the editor-in-chief for Headline Planet. He has been a leading reporter in the music, movie, television and sporting spaces since 2002. Brian's reporting has been cited by major websites like BuzzFeed, Billboard, the New Yorker and The Fader -- and shared by celebrities like Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj. Contact Brian at brian.cantor[at]headlineplanet.com.

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