{"id":80617,"date":"2017-02-17T11:13:16","date_gmt":"2017-02-17T16:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/?p=80617"},"modified":"2017-02-17T16:48:36","modified_gmt":"2017-02-17T21:48:36","slug":"ratings-scandal-rises-htgawm-holds-steady-greys-anatomy-dips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2017\/02\/17\/ratings-scandal-rises-htgawm-holds-steady-greys-anatomy-dips\/","title":{"rendered":"Ratings Update: &#8220;Scandal,&#8221; &#8220;HTGAWM,&#8221; &#8220;Grey&#8217;s Anatomy&#8221; Hold Steady This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Update:<\/b> The morning ratings report suggested that Thursday&#8217;s &#8220;Scandal&#8221; enjoyed a slight gain while &#8220;Grey&#8217;s Anatomy&#8221; endured a slight loss in the adults 18-49 demographic.<\/p>\n<p>The final ratings report reveals otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>It turns out that &#8220;Scandal&#8221; and &#8220;Grey&#8217;s,&#8221; like fellow &#8220;TGIT&#8221; series &#8220;How To Get Away With Murder,&#8221; held steady in the demo.  They suffered losses in average viewership.<\/p>\n<p>Final data posted by Showbuzz lists &#8220;Scandal&#8221; at a 1.6 in adults 18-49 and 6.60 million in viewership (versus 1.6, 6.22 million last week), &#8220;Grey&#8217;s&#8221; at a 2.1 in adults 18-49 and 7.68 million in viewership (versus a 2.1 and 8.46 million last week) and &#8220;HTGAWM&#8221; at a 1.3 in adults 18-49 and 4.66 million in viewership (versus a 1.3 and 4.92 million last week).<br \/>\n====<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to performance in the adults 18-49 demographic, ABC&#8217;s three Thursday night programs each fared differently in comparison to last week&#8217;s broadcasts.<\/p>\n<p>9PM drama &#8220;Scandal&#8221; topped last week&#8217;s broadcast in the adults 18-49 demographic. 10PM entry &#8220;How To Get Away With Murder&#8221; held steady, while 8PM veteran &#8220;Grey&#8217;s Anatomy&#8221; dipped.<\/p>\n<p>All three shows, meanwhile, suffered losses in average viewership.<\/p>\n<p>According to fast national data posted by Showbuzz, &#8220;Scandal&#8221; drew a 1.7 adults 18-49 rating and averaged 6.07 million total viewers.  Last week&#8217;s episode posted a 1.6 rating and reached 6.22 million.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;HTGAWM&#8221; drew a 1.3 rating and 4.63 million this week; last week&#8217;s show garnered a 1.3 and 4.92 million.<\/p>\n<p>ABC&#8217;s Thursday night opener (and leader) posted a 2.0 in the demo and 7.63 million in viewership this week.  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