‘heroes reborn’ rises in ratings with no football; ‘mom’ premiere slips in new slot

UPDATE 2:45 PM: Major downward adjustment for most of CBS’ series as projected. The Season 3 premiere of_ Mom_ (1.5) at 9 PM fell a whopping -.5 from its fast national and is now down -40%

from its Season 2 opener behind _The Big Bang Theory_ at 8:30 PM. The Season 4 premiere of _Elementary_ (1.1) fell -.4 and is off  by -.1 from last fall’s opener. At 8:30 PM, _Life In

Pieces_‘ (1.9) Thursday premiere fell -.3 to finish -.1 below its last Monday outing. The slip for _The Big Bang Theory_ (3.7) was the smallest, -.1, for a -15% drop vs. its last Monday

airing. _LIP_‘s retention improved slightly, from 48%, to 51%. Elsewhere, ABC’s _Scandal_ (2.2) and Fox’s _Bones_ (1.1) each was adjusted down by a tenth. PREVIOUS 9:15 AM: CBS launched its

post-football Thursday lineup last night, but we will have to wait until midday to find out exactly how it did because of fast national ratings inflations from…football. The CBS stations in

both Cleveland and Cincinnati carried the Cleveland Browns-Cincinnati Bengals game, which did very well there, so significant downward adjustments for CBS’ Thursday shows are expected in the

finals. I will update with the correct Live+Same Day results when they become available. One thing is pretty certain: the Season 3 premiere of_ Mom_ (currently at a 2.0 in 18-49) in its new

9 PM slot will be down both from its Season 2 premiere behind _Big Bang_ (2.5) and its season finale (2.0). For now, _The Big Bang Theory_ is at 3.8, down 14% from its last Monday outing

(and may slip even further), so the hit comedy did get dinged in its transfer to Thursdays for a second consecutive year. (_Big Bang_ still was the highest-rated program of the night by a

wide margin.) _Life In Piece_s is at 2.3, +0.2 from its last Monday airing, so the freshman will likely finish about even. The season opener of _Elementary_ (1.5) has a chance to finish on

par or slightly ahead of last fall’s debut (1.2). WATCH ON DEADLINE NBC’s male-skewing _Heroes: Reborn_ (1.3) saw a significant boost from not having to face _Thursday Night Football _on

CBS, up 30% from last week to hit a five-week high. _The Blacklist_ (1.4) was down 7% while _The Player _(0.7) was even. ABC’s female-driven drama lineup was stable, with little impact from

the change in CBS’ Thursday schedule. _Grey’s Anatomy_ (2.3) was down a tenth from the Live+SD result for its most recent original two weeks ago, but the medical soap virtually always gets

adjusted up by a tenth in the finals, so it will likely end up even._ Scandal_ (2.3) was flat with last week while _How To Get Away With Murder_ (1.9) ticked up a tenth. _Bones_ (1.2) dipped

a tenth, while _Sleepy Hollow_ (0.9) dropped 0.2 (-33%) from last week’s crossover episode. The CW’s dramas both were even with last week. _The Vampire Diaries_ did a 0.6 in 18-49, while 

_The Originals_ posted a 0.4.