TV Ratings: 'Grey's Anatomy' Surges After Patrick Dempsey Shocker
Grey's Anatomy had its highest rated show since the Season 11 premiere, after a shocking twist on Thursday night's episode. It shot up to a 2.8 adult 18-49 rating (from 2.1 last week) and had 9.43 million viewers.
SPOILER: In case you've not been paying attention on the Internet for the last few hours, Patrick Dempsey's character Derek "McDreamy" Shepherd was killed off last night. #RIPMcDreamy
The Big Bang Theory had a 3.9 rating and 14.40 million viewers.
Scandal had a 2.3 rating and 7.77 million viewers.
American Crime had a 0.9 rating and 5.77 million viewers.
Reign had a 0.3 rating and 0.84 million viewers.
TV RATINGS THURSDAY PRELIMINARY - April 23, 2015
Via TVbytheNumbers:
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Share | Viewers Live+SD (million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00PM | CBS | The Big Bang Theory | 3.5 | 13 | 14.40 |
| ABC | Grey's Anatomy | 2.8 | 10 | 9.43 | |
| FOX | Bones | 1.0 | 3 | 4.56 | |
| CW | The Vampire Diaries | 0.6 | 2 | 1.39 | |
| NBC | The Blacklist -R | 0.5 | 2 | 3.44 | |
| 9:30PM | CBS | The Odd Couple | 2.0 | 7 | 9.47 |
| 9:00PM | ABC | Scandal | 2.3 | 7 | 7.77 |
| CBS | Mom | 1.9 | 6 | 9.04 | |
| NBC | The Blacklist | 1.4 | 4 | 7.23 | |
| FOX | Backstrom | 0.8 | 3 | 3.00 | |
| CW | Reign | 0.3 | 1 | 0.84 | |
| 9:30PM | CBS | The Big Bang Theory -R | 1.7 | 5 | 8.26 |
| 10:00 PM | CBS | Elementary | 1.3 | 4 | 7.63 |
| NBC | Dateline | 0.9 | 3 | 5.77 | |
| ABC | American Crime | 0.9 | 3 | 4.14 |