“‘Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage’ Premiere, ‘Matlock’ Ratings”

Georgie and Mandy’s first marriage follows on from its predecessors The Big Bang Theory And The young Sheldon stopped – as the most watched program on Thursday evening.

The Young Sheldon The spinoff opened with a total of 6.563 million viewers in the Live+Same Day linear ratings on October 17 in the Thursday 8 p.m. slot previously occupied by BBT And Young Sheldon, according to Nielsen data.

That was the top score for the evening that was presented Thursday Night Football and two baseball playoff games on cable/streaming, as well as some of television’s most popular series, led by the best breakout of the season so far, CBS’ Matlock.

The legal drama starring Kathy Bates attracted 6.383 million viewers in its premiere. That was 18% less than the big 7.73 million (L+SD) that watched the special “sneak peak” behind an NFL boost on September 22nd 60 minutes but still a very solid number, just surpassed Georgie and Mandy’s first marriage last night.

Of the other high-profile series last night, including ABC’s 9-1-1, Doctor Odyssey And Grey’s Anatomy and NBC’s Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU And Foundjust one, CBS’ third season premiere ghosts, stuck in between Georgie and Mandy’s first marriage And Matlockdrew more than 5 million viewers in L+SD, 5.57 million. CBS had the four most-watched shows of the night, with Elsbeth reaching 7.761 million at 10 p.m., up 4% from last season’s series debut.)

Georgie and Mandy’s first marriage was also ranked as the No. 1 program among adults 25-54 (0.83 rating) and adults 18-49 (0.47 rating, tied) on Thursday night Ghosts).

The L+SD viewership for Georgie and Mandy’s first marriage was beyond that for such stalwarts as CBS NCIS and the FBI franchise, which debuted earlier this week, and NBC’s One Chicago, meaning the multi-camera comedy enters the weekend as the most-watched entertainment show Monday through Friday (with Matlock just behind).

Georgie and Mandy’s first marriage was away from the premiere last fall Young Sheldon (7.991 million), which was boosted by the series’ Netflix run and the fact that Season 7 is the series’ final chapter. Vs. Season 6’s debut (6.879 million) was tied with the sequel’s premiere.

From Warner Bros. TV, Georgie and Mandy’s first marriage follows Georgie (Montana Jordan) and Mandy (Emily Osment) as they raise their young family in Texas while navigating the challenges of adulthood, parenthood and marriage. In addition to Jordan & Osment, the cast also includes Rachel Bay Jones, Will Sasso, Dougie Baldwin and Jessie Prez. Series creators Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro and Steve Holland serve as executive producers. Mark Cendrowski directed and executive produced the first episode.