EXCLUSIVE: ABC’s Thursday nights are back in action with the return of its popular procedural slate: 9-1-1, 9-1-1: Nashville And Grey’s Anatomy.
All three series premiered ahead of the previous season’s averages after seven days of viewing, led by the 8.14 million people who watched the season 10 debut of 9-1-1 on ABC, Hulu, Hulu on Disney+ and digital platforms. The episode was up 88% from its live + same-day audience of 4.33 million and up 4% from last season’s average of 7.82 million.
In L+SD, 9-1-1 had already generated a lot of interest in the fiery emergency 118 faced when a volcano erupted in the middle of Los Angeles, up 49% from last season’s premiere among adults 18-49. 9-1-1 was the top drama of the evening in competitive cross-platform measurement, according to Nielsen.
9-1-1: Nashville attracted 6.76 million total viewers after seven days for its Season 2 premiere, up 90% from the 3.55 million who watched Live+ on the same day. The episode was up 9% from the Season 1 finale and up 1% from last season’s average.
The episode, in which Station 113 responds to a museum overrun by events of biblical proportions, peaked among adults 18-49 with a 0.33 rating, up 16% from the series’ debut.
As for Grey’s Anatomythe must-watch medical drama returns for season 23 with 5.58 million total viewers, a 129% increase over the L+SD audience of 2.44 million.
In Thursday’s episodes, 9-1-1 is still dealing with the consequences of this volcanic eruption, while 9-1-1: Nashvillea blinding agent hits Nashville during a pollen storm, leaving Blythe and others seriously ill. There’s a lot going on for Grey’s Anatomy Blue fights to get her place back at Gray Sloan as Joe is taken out of maternity ward and returned to the operating room, and Jules and Winston navigate their strained relationship.
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