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Crossover boosts Fox Thursday dramas

'Bones' draws a 1.3 in 18-49s, up a tenth, while 'Hollow' surges

By Toni Fitzgerald

October 30, 2015

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‘Bones’ posts a 1.3 adults 18-49 rating at 8 p.m.

Fox’s Thursday dramas got a boost from a crossover that lifted both shows’ numbers on the first night of the November sweeps.

“Bones” posted a 1.3 adults 18-49 rating at 8 p.m., according to Nielsen overnights, growing a tenth over last week.

Lead-out “Sleepy Hollow,” which has struggled to start the season, surged 38 percent vs. last week, posting a 1.1. That was a season high for the program.

The Halloween-themed crossover started with the “Hollow” crowd showing up on “Bones,” then the latter finished up their investigation on “Hollow.”

CBS won the night as usual, with its last regularly scheduled “Thursday Night Football” game of the season. Next week entertainment programming returns to the night, though the network does have one addition special “TNF” scheduled for next month.

Elsewhere last night, ABC was the top non-sports network, though its dramas were down from last week. “Scandal” drew a 2.3 at 9 p.m., off 8 percent, while “How to Get Away with Murder” dropped 14 percent, to a 1.8, a new series low.

NBC’s new shows both slid a tenth, with “Heroes: Reborn” drawing a 1.0 and “The Player” averaging a 0.7. But “The Blacklist” grew a tenth from last week to a 1.5, its best rating since its premiere.

The CW’s lineup, meanwhile, was even to last week.

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Top show of the night in 18-49s

CBS’s “Thursday Night Football,” 8:30-11 p.m., 4.4 rating.

Top show of the night in 25-54s

CBS’s “Thursday Night Football,” 8:30-11 p.m., 5.0 rating.

Top show of the night in total viewers

CBS’s “Thursday Night Football,” 8:30-11 p.m., 13.33 million.

(Note: “Thursday Night Football” on CBS aired live. Overnight ratings reflect only timeslot data, not actual program data, and do not account for time zone differences.)

Overnights Networks Ranked on 18-49s Oct. 29
Network	Adults 18-49		Adults 25-54		Households
Network	Rating	Share	Rating	Share	Rating	Share
CBS	4.1	14	4.7	13	8.0	14
ABC	1.9	6	2.4	7	4.5	8
Fox	1.2	4	1.6	5	3.4	6
NBC	1.1	4	1.5	4	3.1	5
CW (8-10 p.m.)	0.5	2	0.5	1	0.8	1
Univision	0.8	3	0.9	3	1.2	2
Telemundo	0.6	2	0.7	2	1.0	2
All ratings based on live-plus-same-day DVR playback, including shows replayed before 3 a.m. Seven-day DVR data won’t be available for several weeks. Forty-nine percent of Nielsen households have DVRs Source: Nielsen

Overnights Primetime by Half Hour Oct. 29
Network - Program	Adults 18-49		Adults 25-54		Households
Network - Program	Rating	Share	Rating	Share	Rating	Share
8 p.m.	26.7		32.2		58.0
CBS - NFL Thursday Kickoff	2.7	10	3.4	10	6.3	11
ABC - It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown	1.7	6	2.3	7	3.9	7
Fox - Bones	1.2	5	1.8	5	3.9	7
NBC - Heroes Reborn	1.0	4	1.4	4	2.7	5
Univision - Antes Muerta que Lichita	0.7	2	0.7	2	1.0	2
CW - The Vampire Diaries	0.6	2	0.6	2	0.9	2
Telemundo - Celia	0.6	2	0.7	2	1.2	2
8:30 p.m.	29.7		35.8		60.7
CBS - Thursday Night Football	4.1	14	4.9	14	8.6	14
ABC - It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown	1.7	6	2.2	6	3.6	6
Fox - Bones	1.3	4	1.8	5	4.0	7
NBC - Heroes Reborn	1.0	3	1.3	4	2.5	4
Univision - Antes Muerta que Lichita	0.7	2	0.7	2	1.0	2
Telemundo - Celia	0.6	2	0.7	2	1.2	2
CW - The Vampire Diaries	0.5	2	0.6	2	0.8	1
9 p.m.	31.7		37.7		61.6
CBS - Thursday Night Football	4.7	15	5.4	14	9.1	15
ABC - Scandal	2.2	7	2.8	7	5.2	8
NBC - The Blacklist	1.5	5	2.1	5	4.3	7
Fox - Sleepy Hollow	1.1	4	1.6	4	3.0	5
Univision - Lo Imperdonable	1.0	3	1.1	3	1.4	2
Telemundo - Bajo el Mismo Cielo	0.6	2	0.6	2	0.8	1
CW - The Originals	0.4	1	0.5	1	0.8	1
9:30 p.m.	32.6		38.4		61.5
CBS - Thursday Night Football	4.6	14	5.3	14	8.6	14
ABC - Scandal	2.3	7	2.9	8	5.4	9
NBC - The Blacklist	1.4	4	2.0	5	4.2	7
Fox - Sleepy Hollow	1.0	3	1.4	4	2.7	4
Univision - Lo Imperdonable	1.0	3	1.1	3	1.5	2
Telemundo - Bajo el Mismo Cielo	0.6	2	0.7	2	0.8	1
CW - The Originals	0.4	1	0.4	1	0.8	1
10 p.m.	31.5		36.6		58.3
CBS - Thursday Night Football	4.4	14	4.9	13	7.9	13
ABC - How to Get Away with Murder	1.9	6	2.3	6	4.5	8
Univision - Yo no Creo en los Hombres	0.9	3	1.0	3	1.3	2
NBC - The Player	0.8	2	1.1	3	2.6	4
Telemundo - Señora Acero	0.7	2	0.8	2	1.0	2
10:30 p.m.	29.6		34.0		54.3
CBS - Thursday Night Football	4.2	14	4.6	14	7.6	14
ABC - How to Get Away with Murder	1.7	6	2.2	7	4.3	8
Univision - Yo no Creo en los Hombres	0.8	3	0.8	2	1.1	2
Telemundo - Señora Acero	0.8	3	0.8	2	1.0	2
NBC - The Player	0.7	2	0.9	3	2.5	5
Note: (R) denotes rerun All ratings based on live-plus-same-day DVR playback, including shows replayed before 3 a.m. Seven-day DVR data won’t be available for several weeks. Forty-nine percent of Nielsen households have DVRs Source: Nielsen