It's time for a journey through the CBS Thursday schedule in 2017-18...
fall
| Year | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | The Big Bang Theory | The Great Indoors | Mom | Life in Pieces | Pure Genius | 126 | |
| 265 | 123 | 113 | 106 | 73 | |||
| 194 | 110 | ||||||
| 2017-18 | The Big Bang Theory | Young Sheldon | Mom | Life in Pieces | S.W.A.T. | 144 (+14%) | |
| 244 (-8%) | 196 (+58%) | 133 (+17%) | 104 (-2%) | 93 (+26%) | |||
| 220 (+13%) | 119 (+8%) | ||||||
| VsAvg | +24% | -28% | -15% | -5% | |||
| Rank | 1/17 | 13/17 | 13/17 | 9/17 | |||
CBS Thursday became one of the biggest growth nights on TV in 2017-18, largely driven by the megahit newbie Young Sheldon at 8:30. S.W.A.T. was also a double-digit improvement in the last hour, compared with a rotating cast of 10/9c occupants. The fall was actually the smallest growth period of the year, largely because The Big Bang Theory was unable to keep up with its fall 2016 pace.
winter
| Year | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | The Big Bang Theory | The Great Indoors | Mom | Life in Pieces | Training Day | 122 | |
| 251 | 128 | 123 | 107 | 61 | |||
| 190 | 115 | ||||||
| 2017-18 | The Big Bang Theory | Young Sheldon | Mom | Life in Pieces | S.W.A.T. | 152 (+24%) | |
| 260 (+4%) | 214 (+67%) | 143 (+16%) | 111 (+4%) | 91 (+49%) | |||
| 237 (+25%) | 127 (+10%) | ||||||
| VsAvg | +33% | -20% | -16% | +2% | |||
| Rank | 1/17 | 10/17 | 12/17 | 6/17 | |||
The comedies all popped up nicely in January, and S.W.A.T. in the winter was compared against an even bigger bomb than it was in the fall.
spring
| Year | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | The Big Bang Theory | The Great Indoors | Mom | Life in Pieces | The Amazing Race | 110 | |
| 212 | 106 | 112 | 93 | 68 | |||
| 159 | 102 | ||||||
| 2017-18 | The Big Bang Theory | Young Sheldon | Mom | Life in Pieces | S.W.A.T. | 129 (+17%) | |
| 223 (+5%) | 178 (+68%) | 127 (+14%) | 92 (-1%) | 77 (+12%) | |||
| 200 (+26%) | 109 (+7%) | ||||||
| VsAvg | +27% | -25% | -23% | -4% | |||
| Rank | 1/17 | 14/17 | 13/17 | 8/17 | |||
In the spring, S.W.A.T. fell off a bit and was also compared against a more reasonable occupant in The Amazing Race. But there was more massive growth from Young Sheldon and double-digit improvement from Mom, plus a very strong wedding finale from The Big Bang Theory.
Rating the Ratings
| Name | Lo | Avg | Hi | y2y | Plus | Label | Plusy2y | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Big Bang Theory* | 2.0 | 2.75 | 4.1 | -11% | 251 | megahit | -1% | detail |
| Young Sheldon | 1.8 | 2.21 | 3.8 | 202 | megahit | detail | ||
| Mom* | 1.3 | 1.46 | 1.8 | +2% | 133 | hit | +15% | detail |
| Life in Pieces | 0.9 | 1.11 | 1.3 | -12% | 102 | solid | -1% | detail |
| S.W.A.T. | 0.8 | 0.95 | 1.1 | 87 | marginal | detail |
The Big Bang Theory: This show continues its very slow trickle downward: 257 -> 256 -> 253 -> 251 in the last four years. It seemed a little weaker for the most part (especially in the late fall) but was boosted by its highest ever premiere and finale in Plus, and maybe it benefited a bit from the Young Sheldon heat as well. Grade: B.
Young Sheldon: Because it's a spin-off, there are some "we don't really know how strong it is" takes floating around out there. I would think the 1.8 in late December with a repeat lead-in would've made that pretty clear? This was an exceptional performance. Since CBS decided not to change the first 90 minutes of this night, I guess the "questions" will continue for another season. Grade: A.
Mom: With a lead-in that was consistently at least 50% better year-to-year, Mom should have improved this year in Plus. Should it have improved in raw numbers? I think some would say yes, but at least according to True Plus it was still a minor improvement. It nearly made it to the show's career high Plus, from season two when it led out of TBBT. Grade: B+.
Life in Pieces: It deserved the renewal, and still did better in DVR gains than a lot of the Monday comedies. But with a lead-in that was 15% up year-to-year, Life in Pieces should have done a little better than a teeny decline in Plus. Grade: C+.
S.W.A.T.: It was headed for a B+ or even better for most of the year, but ended up being one of a few new shows that felt just a little softer at the end of the season. That may not bode well for the long term, but this was still a nice win by 10/9c standards. It was a key part of making this such a big growth night. Grade: B.
The names in this last table link to the shows' War of 18-49 pages. Links with an asterisk(*) have been updated with the new info. Updates to younger shows will come later in the summer.
Here's the now updated Schedules Plus for CBS Thursday.
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