17 Oct 2014 9:00 AM PDT
ABC shows How to Get Away with Murder (down 13%) and Scandal (down 3%) went down in adults 18-29 and overall audience numbers while CW’s The Vampire Diaries (up 13%) and Reign (up 25%) gained in 18-49 adults ratings/share. NBC also went up with Biggest Loser (up 8%) and Bad Judge (down a tenth) , but A to Z and Parenthood maintained level . FOX’s Bones remained level, while Gracepoint went down 11%. See below for details:
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating/Sh | Total Viewers (Millions) |
| 8:00 | CBS | NFL Thursday Night Kickoff – Live | 2.5/9 | 8.86 |
| 8:00 | ABC | Grey’s Anatomy | 2.4/8 | 8.45 |
| 8:00 | FOX | Bones | 1.6/5 | 6.41 |
| 8:00 | NBC | The Biggest Loser | 1.3/4 | 4.71 |
| 8:00 | CW | The Vampire Diaries | 0.9/3 | 1.96 |
| 8:30 | CBS | NFL Thursday Night Football 8:30-11PM – Live | 3.9/12 | 12.48 |
| 9:00 | ABC | Scandal | 2.9/9 | 9.84 |
| 9:00 | NBC | Bad Judge | 1.2/4 | 4.69 |
| 9:00 | FOX | Gracepoint | 0.8/3 | 3.82 |
| 9:00 | CW | Reign | 0.5/1 | 1.36 |
| 9:30 | NBC | A to Z | 1.0/3 | 3.36 |
| 10:00 | ABC | How To Get Away With Murder | 2.7/9 | 9.67 |
| 10:00 | NBC | Parenthood | 1.3/4 | 4.14 |