While it was not the least-watched episode on record, Thursday’s “Scandal” did set a new series low in adults 18-49.<\/p>\n
According to fast national data posted by Showbuzz, the episode drew a 1.3 adults 18-49 rating and averaged 5.51 million overall viewers.<\/p>\n
The 1.3 trails the 1.4 drawn by last week’s episode (which, at the time, tied a series low). The 5.51 million viewership figure is down from last week’s 5.63 million sum but above the series low 5.26 million mark garnered on March 9.<\/p>\n
ABC’s 8PM veteran “Grey’s Anatomy” also suffered a week-to-week decline Thursday. This week’s edition drew a 1.9 adults 18-49 rating and 7.75 million viewers, while last week’s episode posted a 2.0 and 7.90 million. The 1.9 demo rating ties a series low.<\/p>\n
10PM drama “The Catch” closed ABC’s primetime slate with a 0.7 rating and 3.471 million. The demo rating ties the series low set by last week’s episode. The viewership figure trails the 3.81 million average garnered last week — and represents a new low.<\/p>\n
ABC’s lineup did face competition from NCAA Men’s Basketball coverage, although it is doubtful the competition made a huge impact.<\/p>\n
Last year, “Scandal” held flat in the demo and endured a slight viewership loss against the Sweet Sixteen games. “Grey’s Anatomy” held flat in the demo and actually ticked up in viewers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":83699,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[1048],"tags":[233,76,228,4130],"adace-sponsor":[],"yoast_head":"\n