ABC scored big TV ratings numbers on Thursday night thanks to the Station 19-Greys Anatomy crossover.

The first part of the two-hour crossover delivered a 1.2 rating among adults 18-49 and 7 million total viewers, which represents a series high for Station 19. Part 2 built on its lead-ins rating, scoring a 1.4 and 6.6 million total viewers, a season 16 high for the Ellen Pompeo-led series. Krista Vernoff, who runs both shows, broke down how she and the writers managed to pull off the crossover withVariety.

A Million Little Things capped off the night for ABC with a 0.8 and 4.2 million viewers, meaning the network finished comfortably above its rivals with a 1.1 average rating and just under 6 million averaged viewers.

Fox came second, with the series premiere of Outmatched scoring a 0.7 rating and 3.2 million total viewers, which is about on par with most other scripted debuts this season. Last Man Standing led the network with a 0.8 and 4.4 million total viewers, with freshman drama Deputy scoring a 0.5 and 3.2 million pairs of eyeballs. That represents a small tick down for the Stephen Dorff series, which scored a 0.6 and 3.7 million viewers last episode.

Almost all of NBCs Thursday night lineup was up a fraction week-to-week, with Superstore coming in at a 0.7 and 2.7 million total viewers, followed by The Good Place with a 0.6 and 2.1 million. Will & Grace rallied from a 0.4 and 2.1 million viewers last time around to a 0.5 and 2.3 million viewers for this episode, while Perfect Harmony remained even at a 0.3 and 1.4 million. A Law & Order: SVU replay capped off the night with a 0.4 and 2.4 million viewers.

CBS aired only replays other than Gayle Kings Grammy Special in the 10 p.m. slot which scored a 0.3 rating and 2.6 million viewers. Reruns of Young Sheldon, The Unicorn, Young Sheldon again, and Mom came in at a 0.7, a 0.4, a 0.5 and a 0.5 respectively.

Over on the CW, Supernatural was down a little on last week, posting a 0.2 and just over 1 million total viewers. Legacies followed that up with a 0.2 and 720,000 total viewers, even on last episode.

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TV Ratings: Station 19-Greys Anatomy Crossover Scores Series High 7 Million Viewers - Variety