ABC on top with Thursday dramas

April 25, 2008 Led by the return of "Grey's Anatomy," ABC's full drama lineup resumed its Thursday run and ruled the opening of May sweeps despite some distressing viewership drops for the network and its competitors. "Grey's" (16 million viewers, 6.3 preliminary adults 18-49 rating and a 16 share) continued the trend of serialized dramas returning post-strike to lower-than-average returns. The medical drama and its lead-in, "Ugly Betty" (8.5 million, 2.5/8) both had their lowest first-run rating ever.

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