Nielsen Multiplatform+35 Day Ratings / Live+35 Day Big Data Plus Panel and Streaming Content Ratings

Over 35 days, ABC’s Thursday night drama premieres — including the highly anticipated “9-1-1: Nashville” debut, “9-1-1” and “Grey’s Anatomy” — amassed impressive audiences based on competitive cross-platform broadcast series rankings, with all three dramas landing in the Top 10 among Adults 18-49 and “9-1-1: Nashville” standing as the season’s No. 1 new series in the key Adult demo.

“9-1-1: Nashville” (9 p.m. EDT/PDT)

• After 35 days of viewing on ABC, Hulu, Hulu on Disney+, and digital platforms, “9-1-1: Nashville” jumped to a whopping 19.29 million Total Viewers, representing a +414% lift over the show’s initial Live+Same Day audience (vs. 3.75 million).
• Excluding encores, the series debut garnered 10.44 million Total Viewers and a 2.15 rating among Adults 18-49.

• Season to date through 11/16/25 (based on 7-day viewing), “9-1-1: Nashville” stands as the No. 1 new show among Adults 18-49 (1.22 rating) in competitive cross-platform broadcast series rankings.

“9-1-1” (8 p.m. EDT/PDT)

• In its Season 9 premiere, “9-1-1” earned 46 million Total Viewers and a 2.17 rating among Adults 18-49, growing over the show’s initial Live+Same Day audience by +148% among Total Viewers (vs. 4.22 million) and +623% among Adults 18-49 (vs. 0.30 rating).
• Drawing strong interest after a dramatic Season 8, “9-1-1” also grew by double digits over the show’s previous season finale (5/15/25) in both Total Viewers (+16% – 10.46 million vs. 8.98 million) and Adults 18-49 (+17% – 2.17 rating vs. 1.86 rating).
• Season to date through 11/16/25 (based on 7-day viewing) among all original broadcast series in competitive cross-platform rankings, “9-1-1” ranks No. 4 in Adults 18-49 (1.47 rating) and ranks as the No. 2 drama behind only ABC’s “High Potential.”

“Grey’s Anatomy” (10 p.m. EDT/PDT)

• Returning for Season 22 with a shocking twist, “Grey’s Anatomy” earned 7.40 million Total Viewers and a 1.74 rating among Adults 18-49, scoring its biggest audience over 35 days among Total Viewers since last season’s premiere and its best performance among Adults 18-49 in nearly a year — since 9/26/24 and 11/7/24, respectively.
• The show rose dramatically over its initial Live+Same Day audience in both Total Viewers (+184% – 7.40 million vs. 2.61 million) and Adults 18-49 (+544% – 1.74 rating vs. 0.27 rating).
• Season to date through 11/16/25 (based on 7-day viewing), “Grey’s Anatomy” ranks in the Top 10 among Adults 18-49 in competitive cross-platform rankings.

All three dramas return with their midseason premieres on Thursday, Jan. 8 (8 p.m. on ABC, streaming next day on Hulu).

Source: Cross platform analysis of Nielsen Linear + SCR data based on 7/35 days of viewing from the linear air date and streaming FSD.  Includes pre-premieres.  Broadcast original series only. Excludes, sports, specials, news and repeats. 9/22/25-11/16/25.  Linear based on Nielsen’s Updated Big Data Plus Panel Sample.

 

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