The long, long, long drawn out exit of Ellen Pompeo from ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” did ok but not great in fast overnight ratings from last night.
“Law & Order SVU” beat it handily, by about a million viewers. NBC and Dick Wolf won the night, too.
What’s really weird is that “Station 19,” the “Greys” spin off at 8pm, beat “Greys” slightly in total viewers.
I think fans have had enough of Pompeo and the revolving door at “Greys.” It’s had a negative effect.
Meantime, beloved Mariska Hargitay directed last night’s “SVU” in which she referenced her late mom, 60s star Jayne Mansfield. “SVU” has a devoted audience, and they wouldn’t have missed Hargitay in charge.
“SVU” did 4.89 million, “Greys”: only 3.46 million. CBS was in a rerun night because, I don’t know, we’re still in sweeps?
And get this: also beating “Greys” in total viewers last night was NBC’s finally-growing “Organized Crime.” Thanks to “SVU” and crossovers, “OG” is at last hitting its stride.
