The X Factor was adjusted up 0.2 with adults 18-49 versus the preliminary numbers to a 4.3 adults 18-49 rating. Both episodes of The Big Bang Theory were adjusted up a tenth. Parks & Recreation and Whitney were also adjusted up a tenth with adults 18-49. There were no other 18-49 adjustments with last night's shows.
Quarter hour detail via @TravisYanan for Prime Suspect, Person Of Interest, Whitney, and Charlie's Angels is below the final numbers data.
Final national broadcast primetime ratings for Thursday, September 22, 2011:
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating/Sh | Viewers (Millions) |
| 8:00 | CBS | The Big Bang Theory (Season Premiere) | 4.9/15 | 14.30 |
| FOX | The X Factor 8-10p | 4.3/12 | 12.51 | |
| ABC | Charlie's Angels (Series Premiere) | 2.1/6 | 8.76 | |
| NBC | Community (Season Premiere) | 1.7/5 | 3.93 | |
| CW | Vampire Diaries | 1.2/3 | 2.52 | |
| 8:30 | CBS | The Big Bang Theory | 5.1/14 | 14.94 |
| NBC | Parks & Recreation (Season Premiere) | 2.1/6 | 4.11 | |
| 9:00 | ABC | Grey's Anatomy (Season Premiere) 9-11p | 4.1/10 | 10.38 |
| NBC | The Office (Season Premiere) | 3.9/10 | 7.64 | |
| CBS | Person Of Interest (Series Premiere) | 3.1/8 | 13.33 | |
| CW | The Secret Circle | 0.9/2 | 2.12 | |
| 9:30 | NBC | Whitney (Series Premiere) | 3.3/9 | 6.84 |
| 10:00 | CBS | The Mentalist (Season Premiere) | 2.8/7 | 13.56 |
| NBC | Prime Suspect (Series Premiere) | 1.8/5 | 6.05 |
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Quarter hour detail via @TravisYanan:
10:00-10:15
- 6.833 million viewers
- 4.5/7 HH
- 2.1/5 A18-49
10:15-10:30
- 5.747 million viewers
- 3.9/6 HH
- 1.7/4 A18-49
10:30-10:45
- 5.822 million viewers
- 3.9/6 HH
- 1.6/4 A18-49
10:45-11:00
- 5.809 million viewers
- 4.0/7 HH
- 1.6/4 A18-49
9:31-9:45
- 7.331 million viewers (final minute of The Office was actually smaller than the rest of the Office, unlike several other overruns we've seen so far this week: 6.801 million)
- 4.3/7 HH (Office: 3.8/6)
- 3.6/9 A18-49 (Office: 3.5/9)
9:45-10:00
- 6.391 million viewers
- 3.9/6 HH
- 3.0/7 A18-49
9:00-9:15
- 14.007 million viewers
- 8.7/13 HH
- 3.3/9 A18-49
9:15-9:30
- 13.336 million viewers
- 8.3/13 HH
- 3.1/8 A18-49
9:30-9:45
- 13.046 million viewers
- 8.1/12 HH
- 3.0/7 A18-49
9:45-10:00
- 12.941 million viewers
- 8.1/12 HH
- 2.9/7 A18-49
8:00-8:15
- 8.929 million viewers
- 5.8/10 HH
- 2.1/6 A18-49
8:15-8:30
- 8.676 million viewers
- 5.6/9 HH
- 2.1/6 A18-49
8:30-8:45
- 8.651 million viewers
- 5.6/9 HH
- 2.1/6 A18-49
8:45-9:00
- 8.764 million viewers
- 5.8/9 HH
- 2.2/6 A18-49
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