Ratings Report for Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026

Nielsen Multiplatform+7 Day Ratings / Live+7 Day Big Data Plus Panel and Streaming Content Ratings

ABC Thursday Returns Strong With '9-1-1' and '9-1-1: Nashville' Rising Over Previous Season Averages

'9-1-1' Is Most-Watched Drama of the Night Across Platforms - Leading the Competition by Double Digits

ABC Thursday kicked off strong with "9-1-1" and "9-1-1: Nashville" returning for new seasons ahead of previous season averages, with "9-1-1" standing as the top drama of the night and outperforming the competition by double digits. "Grey's Anatomy" rose by triple digits over its initial Live+Same Day audience.

· The Season 10 debut of "9-1-1" (8 p.m.) earned 8.14 million Total Viewers after seven days of viewing on ABC, Hulu, Hulu on Disney+ and digital platforms, based on Nielsen's competitive multiplatform measurement.

· "9-1-1" (8.14 million) jumped ahead of the show's previous season average in Total Viewers by +4% (vs. 7.82 million) and rose double digits over its initial Live+Same Day audience (+88%; vs. 4.33 million).

· In fact, in Live+Same Day, "9-1-1" grew +49% over last season's premiere among Adults 18-49 (0.45 rating vs. 0.30 rating on 10/9/26), matching the show's top performance in the key Adult demo in over two years - since the Season 8 premiere on 9/26/24.

· With the 118 facing an earth-shattering emergency, "9-1-1" (8.14 million) was the top drama of the night in competitive multiplatform measurement, outperforming its closest competition by double digits, including CBS' "Elsbeth" (+12%; vs. 7.30 million) and "Cupertino" (+20%; vs. 6.80 million), along with NBC's "Law & Order: SVU" (+22%; vs. 6.67 million) and "Law & Order" (+75%; vs. 4.64 million).

· The buzzy second season premiere of "9-1-1: Nashville" (9 p.m.) earned 6.76 million Total Viewers after seven days, outperforming the show's Season 1 finale (+9%; vs. 6.21 million on 5/7/26) as well as its previous season average (+1%; vs. 6.72 million), and nearly doubling its initial Live+Same Day audience (+90%; vs. 3.55 million).

· In Live+Same Day, "9-1-1: Nashville" hit a series high among Adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), rising +16% over the show's series debut (0.29 rating on 10/9/26).

· At 10 p.m., "Grey's Anatomy" returned for Season 23 with 5.58 million Total Viewers, rising by triple digits over the show's initial Live+Same Day audience (+129%; vs. 2.44 million).

New episodes of all three series will air Thursday, Oct. 29. On "9-1-1" (8 p.m. on ABC, streaming next day on Hulu), in the wake of the volcanic eruption, Maddie and the 118 race to divert a river of lava before it consumes a packed hospital while Athena, still trapped underground, faces a massive obstacle that cuts her off from any chance of calling for help. Then at 9 p.m. on "9-1-1: Nashville," a blinding agent strikes Nashville during a pollen storm, leaving Blythe and others critically ill. Rogue and the 113 race to find a cure and the source, while Sam and Roxie perform an emergency heart transplant. Blythe discovers Sam's secret.

At 10 p.m. on "Grey's Anatomy," Blue fights to reclaim his place at Grey Sloan while Jo is pulled from motherhood back into the OR. Jules and Winston's relationship remains strained, and Bailey struggles to find her footing as a student.

Source: Nielsen Linear + SCR data based on 7 days of viewing from the linear air date of 10/15/26 and streaming FSD. Linear based on Nielsen's Big Data Plus Panel Measurement.