| Scoreboard | CBS | ABC | UNI | FOX | NBC | CW |
| Adults 18-49: rating/Share | 1.8/5 | 1.4/4 | 1.2/4 | 1.1/3 | 1.0/3 | 0.5/1 |
| Adults 18-34: Rating/Share | 1.3/5 | 1.0/3 | 1.0/3 | 1.0/3 | 0.6/2 | 0.4/1 |
| Total Viewers (million) | 5.737 | 5.265 | 2.903 | 3.506 | 3.627 | 1.292 |
Note: Due to the live nature of the Republican National Convention coverage as well as TONS of local football preemption (FOX was preempted in almost 20% of the country) these time-period based Fast Affiliate Ratings are subject to more than the typical adjustments.
CBS was the number one network among adults 18-49 and in total viewers.
On CBS, Big Brother was even with 2.3 adults 18-49 rating.
On ABC,Wipeout at 8PM scored a 1.6 adults 18-49 rating, up three tenths from last week's 1.3 rating at 8PM. Rookie Blue at earned a 1.5 18-49 rating, up half a ratings point from last week's 1.0 rating.
On NBC, Saving Hope earned a summer-high 1.1 rating, up three tenths from last week's 0.8 adults 18-49 rating.
On The CW,The Next garnered a 0.5, up two tenths from last week's 0.3 among adults 18-49 rating.
FOX was all repeats for the evening
Late-night ratings are below the primetime data.
Overnight ratings for Thursday, August 30, 2012:
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Share | Viewers Live+SD (million) |
| 8:00PM | CBS | The Big Bang Theory -R | 2.1 | 7 | 7.791 |
| ABC | Wipeout | 1.6 | 5 | 5.835 | |
| FOX | Raising Hope -R | 1.1 | 4 | 3.339 | |
| NBC | The Office -R | 1.1 | 4 | 3.817 | |
| CW | The Vampire Diaries -R | 0.5 | 1 | 1.314 | |
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| 8:30PM | CBS | Two and a Half Men -R | 2.1 | 7 | 6.657 |
| FOX | New Girl -R | 1.2 | 4 | 3.397 | |
| NBC | Parks and Recreation -R | 1.0 | 3 | 3.064 | |
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| 9:00PM | CBS | Big Brother -Live | 2.3 | 6 | 6.512 |
| ABC | Rookie Blue | 1.5 | 4 | 5.791 | |
| FOX | Glee -R | 1.1 | 3 | 3.645 | |
| NBC | Saving Hope | 1.1 | 3 | 4.135 | |
| CW | The Next | 0.5 | 1 | 1.269 | |
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| 10:00 PM | ABC | Republican National Convention | 1.0 | 3 | 4.169 |
| CBS | Republican National Convention | 1.0 | 3 | 3.474 | |
| NBC | Republican National Convention | 0.8 | 2 | 3.307 | |
In Late-Night Metered Markets Thursday night:
In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 1.9/5; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 1.4/4; and ABC's combo of "Nightline," 2.0/5; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.1/4 with an encore.
- In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” 0.6/3; "Late Show," 0.3/2; "Nightline," 0.7/4; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.4/3 with an encore.
- At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.6/3 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.2/2 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.
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NOTE: All ratings are "live plus same day" from Nielsen Media Research unless otherwise indicated.
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Definitions:
Fast Affiliate Ratings: These first national ratings, including demographics, are available at approximately 11 AM (ET) the day after telecast, and are released to subscribing customers daily. These data, from the National People Meter sample, are strictly time-period information, based on the normal broadcast network feed, and include all programming on the affiliated stations, sometimes including network programming, sometimes not. The figures may include stations that did not air the entire network feed, as well as local news breaks or cutaways for local coverage or other programming. Fast Affiliate ratings are not as useful for live programs and are likely to differ significantly from the final results, because the data reflect normal broadcast feed patterns. For example, with a World Series game, Fast Affiliate Ratings would include whatever aired from 8-11PM on affiliates in the Pacific Time Zone, following the live baseball game, but not game coverage that begins at 5PM PT. The same would be true of Presidential debates as well as live award shows and breaking news reports.
Rating: Estimated percentage of the universe of TV households (or other specified group) tuned to a program in the average minute. Ratings are expressed as a percent.
Share (of Audience): The percent of households (or persons) using television who are tuned to a specific program, station or network in a specific area at a specific time. (See also, Rating, which represents tuning or viewing as a percent of the entire population being measured.)
Time Shifted Viewing – Program ratings for national sources are produced in three streams of data – Live, Live+Same Day (Live+SD) and Live+7 Day. Time shifted figures account for incremental viewing that takes place with DVRs. Live+Same Day (Live+SD) include viewing during the same broadcast day as the original telecast, with a cut-off of 3:00AM local time when meters transmit daily viewing to Nielsen for processing. Live+7 Day ratings include incremental viewing that takes place during the 7 days following a telecast.
For more information see Numbers 101.
@Aja
Anyone who offshores their investments and American jobs
If you’re against offshoring jobs, then I assume you think that, for example, BMW and Toyota should close their American plants and get rid of those American jobs and bring them back to Germany and Japan, respectively.
Also, why is foreign aid and private donations through charities to other countries a good thing, but when a corporation does it by opening a plant there and providing local jobs, it’s a bad thing?