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| Rating/Share: Adults 18-49 | 3.1/8 | 3.0/8 | 3.0/8 | 2.3/6 | 1.8/5 | 1.5/4 |
| Rating/Share: Adults 18-34 | 3.0/9 | 2.4/7 | 1.8/6 | 2.4/7 | 2.1/6 | 1.8/6 |
| Total Viewers (million) | 8.967 | 9.848 | 12.535 | 5.209 | 4.317 | 3.181 |
In a very close Thursday night overall, ABC edged Fox and CBS for the nightly adults 18-49 ratings win, while NBC's comedies gained vs. their last new episodes.
The first night of the February sweeps period was a close one ratings-wise at the top, but not a particularly strong one overall.
ABC was hobbled by the dead weight that is The Deep End, which sank 28% vs. last week to just a 1.3 adults 18-49 rating. That certainly crushed their night's average and may have directly hurt Grey's Anatomy which was down 4% vs its last original episode to a series low 4.5 adults 18-49 rating for an original episode. Private Practice also fell, down 6% vs. its last original episode.
CBS was dragged down a bit by the Surviving Survivor special at 8, which had a 2.3 rating. When Survivor premieres next week, the competition will not get off nearly so easily. CSI was up slightly compared to its last original (1/21) episode to a 3.2 rating, while The Mentalist increased 6% to a 3.3 rating.
Fox was down vs. last week, but Fringe fans can be relatively pleased by its performance vs. full broadcast competition. Bones fell 8% to a 3.3 adults 18-49 rating but equaled last week's 3 year high in total viewers, while Fringe fell 13% to a 2.6 rating.
NBC's comedies all recovered vs. their last original episodes on 1/21. Community was up 5% to a 2.2 rating. Parks & Recreation increased 15% to a season high 2.3 rating. The Office was up 3% to a 3.8 rating, and 30 Rock gained 7% to a 2.9 rating. The Jay Leno show seems to be going out like a lamb, its 1.2 rating tied its lowest for a Thursday.
CW's Vampire Diares was mixed vs. last week, down a tenth flat for adults 18-49 with a 1.8 rating, but up 7% vs. the CW target to a 3.0 rating for women 18-34. Supernatural's results were not mixed at all, it fell 15% to a 1.1 rating for adults 18-49, and was down a tenth of a point to a 1.5 rating for women 18-34.
In Late-Night Local People Meters Wednesday night:
- Conan O'Brien (0.9/4 in 18-49 in local people meters with an encore telecast) trailed CBS's first-run Late Show (1.0/4) in Nielsen's 25 local markets with People Meters.
- At 12:35 a.m., Jimmy Fallon (0.6/3 in 18-49 in local people meters ) topped CBS's Late Late Show (0.5/3 with an encore telecast).
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Share | Viewers Live+SD (Millions) |
| 8:00 | FOX | Bones | 3.2 | 10 | 11.93 |
| CBS | Surviving Survivor | 2.3 | 7 | 8.18 | |
| NBC | Community | 2.2 | 7 | 5.22 | |
| CW | Vampire Diaries | 1.9 | 6 | 4.05 | |
| ABC | The Deep End | 1.3 | 4 | 5.01 | |
| 8:30 | FOX | Bones | 3.4 | 10 | 12.64 |
| CBS | Surviving Survivor | 2.5 | 7 | 8.39 | |
| NBC | Parks & Recreation | 2.3 | 6 | 4.87 | |
| CW | Vampire Diaries | 1.8 | 5 | 3.98 | |
| ABC | The Deep End | 1.3 | 4 | 5.14 | |
| 9:00 | ABC | Grey's Anatomy | 4.2 | 11 | 12.02 |
| NBC | The Office | 3.8 | 10 | 7.36 | |
| CBS | CSI | 3.1 | 8 | 14.18 | |
| FOX | Fringe | 2.8 | 7 | 7.76 | |
| CW | Supernatural | 1.1 | 3 | 2.39 | |
| 9:30 | ABC | Grey's Anatomy | 4.7 | 12 | 12.98 |
| CBS | CSI | 3.4 | 9 | 14.96 | |
| NBC | 30 Rock | 2.9 | 8 | 5.93 | |
| FOX | Fringe | 2.5 | 7 | 7.06 | |
| CW | Supernatural | 1.1 | 3 | 2.31 | |
| 10:00 | ABC | Private Practice | 3.5 | 10 | 9.63 |
| CBS | The Mentalist | 3.4 | 9 | 14.98 | |
| NBC | The Jay Leno Show | 1.3 | 3 | 4.08 | |
| 10:30 | CBS | The Mentalist | 3.2 | 9 | 14.51 |
| ABC | Private Practice | 3.2 | 9 | 9.03 | |
| NBC | The Jay Leno Show | 1.0 | 3 | 3.80 |
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Fringe didn’t do so hot =[. and it dropped a .3 in the second half hour. Such a good episode too!
The Deep End is really that bad? I guess this make Community look a lot better?
The Deep End is finished, as it seems. Private Practice figures are still good, although not as good as past weeks. Hopefully it can make a ratings comeback next week.
Supernatural was pre-empted for… football, IIRC, that’s why it’s so low…
Not used to seeing “Bones” in first place.
supernatural ratings are awfulfor its lead in!next season it should move to fridays at 9 with smallville!!
im kinda sad for the deep end!its an okay show! i wonder how it will perform in sundays after DHW!
Mentalist outperforming CSI again..
I’m quite surprised Surviving Survivor special didn’t do that well
Wow Vampire Diaries almost hit 2.0!
Last Nights Episode of Fringe was AMAZING… If people are watching Grey’s Anatomy over Fringe, There is something mentally wrong with them.
To Timotey Supernatural’s ratigns this season has been lacklustered. Yet again Vampire Diaries owns The CW. Last night was spectacular.
Supernatural dropped becaause last weeks episode was poor, but all those people who didnt bother to tune in last night missed one of the best episodes of the series! I’m a huge fan so I like all the episodes but last night was just brilliant! I feel sorry for all those people who missed out!
Is it just me or is Greys dropping by the week? And ABC really need to dump The Deep End and get a decent lead in for their medical dramas STAT!
Good for VD but in all fairness 8pm is a really weak hour!
Is that the first time Parks and Rec has outdone Community in the demo?
NBC Comedy Night Done Right deserves the ratings rise
Over all Thursday ratings are low with only Grey’s Anatomy hitting the 4.0 zone and that’s still low given that it usually crosses over 5.0
Too bad about the Deep End. It really has the potential to be a decent show, but there is too little focus on the interactions of the senior members of the firm and too much focus on the sexual escapades of the first-year associates. Really, the “whiz-snap” in last night’s episode took away from an otherwise engaging storyline and I found myself changing the channel after the first half-hour.
I’m predicting Bones to beat Greys for viewers within the next few episodes!
SN numbers are awful, since it was preempted for sports that means its numbers (normally) should fall even more with finals. Though VD numbers should also fall, but VD numbers start off good, so a drop wont be so bad for that show. This I beleive is the 2nd worst fast national score SN has had since it started (and that was when it returned after the writers strike and being off the air for 6 weeks).
Is that the first time Parks has beaten Community?
CSI’s still looking pretty soft there. It doesn’t seem to have very many years left in the tank.
Bones is the quiet little show that Fox plugs around its schedule and it always thrives. That’s pretty rare and amazing if you ask me.
ABC needs to dump the Deep End ASAP. It is dragging their whole lineup down. Why not try out Castle repeats to see how it does against Bones. They couldn’t do much worse!
Community is fantastic. You see what happens when NBC picks up Parks…people can commit. They should pick up Community and watch those ratings rise. Also nice to see a build from Community to Parks. That’s the way it ought to be.