‘9-1-1’ Fuels Buzzy Return For ABC’s Thursday Night Procedural Slate With ‘9-1-1: Nashville’ & ‘Grey’s Anatomy’
ABC’s Thursday night procedural dramas returned to strong audiences, with the season premieres of *9-1-1*, *9-1-1: Nashville* and *Grey’s Anatomy* all exceeding their previous-season averages after seven days of viewing. The figures show how much these programmes’ reach grows when catch-up and streaming audiences are included.
*9-1-1* drew 8.14 million viewers across ABC, Hulu, Hulu on Disney+ and digital platforms, 4% above its previous-season average; its live same-day audience was 4.33 million. *9-1-1: Nashville* reached 6.76 million, 1% above its previous average, while *Grey’s Anatomy* drew 5.58 million, a 129% rise on its 2.44 million live same-day audience. The *Nashville* premiere also set a series high among adults aged 18 to 49, with a 0.33 rating.
In short
- ABC’s three Thursday dramas all beat their previous-season averages after seven days.
- *9-1-1* led with 8.14 million viewers across platforms.
- *9-1-1: Nashville* reached a series high among adults aged 18 to 49.
Explained simply
US television audiences are often measured first by how many people watch a programme on the day it airs, then updated to include people who catch up later or stream it. The broader figure gives a fuller picture of a show’s reach, though it is not the same as its live audience.
ABC is a major US broadcaster, and its Thursday schedule includes long-running medical drama Grey’s Anatomy and the emergency-services drama 9-1-1. 9-1-1: Nashville is a newer series in the same franchise, set in Tennessee and following emergency responders there.
These viewing figures matter to broadcasters and advertisers because they help show which programmes attract audiences across different ways of watching. The 18-to-49 rating is a measure of viewers in an age group often used by the television industry when assessing a programme’s appeal to advertisers.
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