The remaining Grey’s Anatomy episode of 2022 started the setup for Ellen Pompeo’s forthcoming break from the present — and drew the largest viewers for the long-running collection since its season 19 premiere.
After seven days of viewing throughout all platforms, the Nov. 10 episode, “Thunderstruck,” gathered 8.7 million viewers, based on Nielsen and inner ABC figures. That’s the most effective displaying for the drama since its Oct. 6 season debut. That’s greater than double the three.72 million individuals who tuned in for the preliminary airing.
The episode additionally tied its season excessive amongst adults 18-49 in Nielsen’s seven-day rankings with a 1.0 score, then grew to a 2.51 with viewing on Hulu and different digital platforms factored in.
“Thunderstruck” had the Grey Sloan workers coping with the consequences of a extreme thunderstorm and — in a teaser for the present’s return in Feburary — confirmed Meredith (Pompeo) receiving a farewell toast as she prepares to maneuver her household to Boston. Pompeo, who’s starring in and government producing a Hulu miniseries, is scheduled seem in two extra episodes of Grey’s this season. She’ll additionally proceed her voiceover narration and stays an exec producer of the collection and its Station 19 spinoff.
For the autumn, Grey’s Anatomy is averaging 8.5 million viewers and a 2.54 score amongst adults 18-49 (equal to about 3.31 million folks in that demographic) after every week of cross-platform viewing. Both figures rank first amongst ABC reveals.
About 41 % of the multi-platform complete viewer tally (3.5 million) comes through same-day viewing. Nielsen-measured delayed viewing, primarily through DVR use, accounts for slightly below 2 million viewers, or 23.5 % of the entire. The remaining 3 million or so viewers — a bit over 35 % — come through streaming.
The present’s streaming viewers additionally skews youthful than those that watch on air or through DVR: Streaming accounts for 63 % of the present’s all-platform score amongst adults 18-49, or 1.61 rankings factors. Same-day viewing (0.49) and DVR catchup (0.44) lag effectively behind.
