Georgie and Mandy’s First Marriage debuts at the top on Thursday

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Georgie and Mandy’s first marriagethe sequel to Young Sheldon (which of course was a spin-off of The Big Bang Theory) debuted on CBS on Thursday, October 17 as the most-watched series of the night. George and Mandy’s first marriage reached 6.56 million viewers, according to Live+ Same Day data from Nielsen Media Research. both of which surpassed the evening’s total viewership and ranked No. 1 among adults 18-49 (0.47 rating, tied with Ghosts) and adults aged 25 to 54 (score 0.83).

From Warner Bros. Television, 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. The cast includes Rachel Bay Jones, Will Sasso, Dougie Baldwin and Jessie Prez. Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro and Steve Holland created the series and serve as executive producers. Mark Cendrowski directed and executive produced the first episode.

Immediately afterwards Georgie and Mandy’s first marriage was the fourth season premiere of the CBS comedy Ghostswhich also dominated the 8:30 p.m. half-hour in total viewers (5.57 million), adults 18-49, and adults 25-54 (0.8/6).

Next up on CBS was the second week of the legal dramedy Matlockstarring Kathy Bates, from which was built Ghosts by 810,000 viewers, including 6.38 million at 9 p.m. ET. In comparison, this is a significant improvement over the previous user So help me, Todd. It’s also a rare example of a scripted drama building off a scripted comedy at 9 p.m. ET.

The second season of the also legal CBS dramedy begins at 10 p.m Elsbeth won the hour in total viewers with 4.76 million. Both Matlock And Elsbeth also led their time periods demographically.

Overall, CBS won the evening with an average of 5.74 million viewers. Second among broadcast networks was ABC with 2.99 million, followed by NBC (2.76), Fox (1.26) and The CW (343,000).

Among adults 18-49, dominant CBS averaged a 0.37 rating in the demo, followed by ABC (0.28), NBC (0.25), Fox (0.20) and The CW ( 0.05).

Among adults 25-45, No. 1 CBS also averaged a 0.63 rating, followed by ABC (0.41), NBC (0.39), Fox (0.33) and The CW (0 ,07).

CBS’ Thursday night win is particularly impressive given strong competition from two Major League Baseball playoff games (featuring three of four teams from the New York and Los Angeles markets) as well as Thursday Night Football.

Competitive…

-ABC showed dramas 9-1-1the recently introduced Doctor Odyssey and veteran Grey’s Anatomywhich did not benefit from the move to the 10 p.m. ET Thursday hour.

-NBC’s law and order And Law & Order: SVU show their age while Found by 10 p.m. the audience has practically lost.

-Fox’s unscripted food-themed duo – Hell’s Kitchen And Crime scene kitchen – couldn’t keep up.

-The CW’s Game Show Strategy – Scrabble And Trivial pursuit – doesn’t resonate.

The bottom line: CBS is the channel to beat on Thursdays this season (among other nights).