2:14 pm - 02/08/2013
TV Ratings Thursday
'Community' Returns Up, 'The Big Bang Theory' Gets Bigger, 'Parks and Recreation' Hits High, 'Scandal' & 'Grey's Anatomy' Up

CBS won the night in adults 18-49 and in Total Viewers.
On CBS The Big Bang Theory earned a huge 6.1 up 13 percent from last week’s 5.4 adults 18-49 rating. Two and a Half Men scored a 4.1 adults 18-49 rating up 5 percent from a 3.9 last week. Person Of Interest garnered a 3.2 among adults 18-49 even with last week. Elementary notched a 2.3 adults 18-49 rating up 5 percent from last week’s 2.2.
On FOX, American Idol scored a 4.1 down 9 percent from last week’s 4.5. Glee earned a 2.2, up 5 percent from last week's 2.1 adults 18-49 rating.
On ABC, Grey’s Anatomy earned a 3.1 up 11 percent from last week’s 2.8 adults 18-49 rating. Scandal matched its season high with a 2.8 among adults 18-49 up 4 percent from last week’s 2.7.
On NBC, the season premiere of Community scored a 1.8, up 6 percent from a 1.7 for its prior season premiere on September 22, 2011 and up 38 percent from a 1.3 for the previous season finale on May 17. Your predictions were too pessimistic. Parks and Recreation earned a season high 2.0 up 18 percent from a 1.7 adults 18-49 rating on January 24. The Office garnered a 2.1 adults 18-49 rating, even with last week. 1600 Penn notched a series low 1.1 adults 18-49 rating down 15 percent from a 1.3 on January 24. Do No Harm scored a 0.7 adults 18-49 rating, down 22 percent from a 0.9 for last week’s premiere.
On the CW, The Vampire Diaries earned a 1.1 adults 18-49 rating down 15 percent from last week’s 1.3. Beauty And The Beast scored a 0.6 adults 18-49 down 14 percent from last week’s 0.7 adults 18-49 rating.
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| Scoreboard | CBS | FOX | ABC | UNI | NBC | CW |
| Adults 18-49: rating/Share | 3.5/10 | 3.1/9 | 2.4/7 | 1.7/5 | 1.4/4 | 0.8/2 |
| Adults 18-34: Rating/Share | 2.0/7 | 2.6/8 | 1.9/6 | 1.4/5 | 1.4/5 | 0.8/3 |
| Total Viewers (million) | 14.226 | 9.609 | 7.199 | 4.043 | 3.206 | 2.009 |
CBS won the night in adults 18-49 and in Total Viewers.
On CBS The Big Bang Theory earned a huge 6.1 up 13 percent from last week’s 5.4 adults 18-49 rating. Two and a Half Men scored a 4.1 adults 18-49 rating up 5 percent from a 3.9 last week. Person Of Interest garnered a 3.2 among adults 18-49 even with last week. Elementary notched a 2.3 adults 18-49 rating up 5 percent from last week’s 2.2.
On FOX, American Idol scored a 4.1 down 9 percent from last week’s 4.5. Glee earned a 2.2, up 5 percent from last week's 2.1 adults 18-49 rating.
On ABC, Grey’s Anatomy earned a 3.1 up 11 percent from last week’s 2.8 adults 18-49 rating. Scandal matched its season high with a 2.8 among adults 18-49 up 4 percent from last week’s 2.7.
On NBC, the season premiere of Community scored a 1.8, up 6 percent from a 1.7 for its prior season premiere on September 22, 2011 and up 38 percent from a 1.3 for the previous season finale on May 17. Your predictions were too pessimistic. Parks and Recreation earned a season high 2.0 up 18 percent from a 1.7 adults 18-49 rating on January 24. The Office garnered a 2.1 adults 18-49 rating, even with last week. 1600 Penn notched a series low 1.1 adults 18-49 rating down 15 percent from a 1.3 on January 24. Do No Harm scored a 0.7 adults 18-49 rating, down 22 percent from a 0.9 for last week’s premiere.
On the CW, The Vampire Diaries earned a 1.1 adults 18-49 rating down 15 percent from last week’s 1.3. Beauty And The Beast scored a 0.6 adults 18-49 down 14 percent from last week’s 0.7 adults 18-49 rating.
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating/Sh | Viewers (Millions) |
| 8:00 | CBS | The Big Bang Theory | 6.1/18 | 18.85 |
| FOX | American Idol | 4.1/12 | 13.15 | |
| NBC | Community -Season Premiere | 1.8/6 | 3.98 | |
| ABC | Shark Tank - R | 1.3/4 | 4.78 | |
| CW | The Vampire Diaries | 1.1/3 | 2.50 | |
| 8:30 | CBS | Two and a Half Men | 4.1/11 | 14.15 |
| NBC | Parks and Recreation | 2.0/5 | 3.83 | |
| 9:00 | CBS | Person Of Interest | 3.2/8 | 15.16 |
| ABC | Grey's Anatomy | 3.1/8 | 8.82 | |
| FOX | Glee | 2.2/6 | 6.06 | |
| NBC | The Office | 2.1/6 | 4.25 | |
| CW | Beauty And The Beast | 0.6/1 | 1.52 | |
| 9:30 | NBC | 1600 Penn | 1.1/3 | 2.81 |
| 10:00 | ABC | Scandal | 2.8/8 | 8.00 |
| CBS | Elementary | 2.3/6 | 11.02 | |
| NBC | Do No Harm | 0.7/2 | 2.18 |
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Community was good. I love the Dean. Chang is gross.
i like Kathys talk show. it's basically Gram Norton
Same goes for The Mindy Project (which isn't on Thursdays, but I'm giving it an honorable mention because it has to stay on the air as well).
Edited at 2013-02-08 09:25 pm (UTC)
I'm glad I still have Parks and Rec.
blahhh.
Are they still somehow managing to have a triangle between Stefon, Damon and Elena?
still need to watch tbbt & glee