The X Factor was adjusted up a tenth, Wipeout was adjusted down two tenths and The Next was adjusted down three tenths among adults 18-49 versus the preliminary Thursday broadcast ratings. Both Wipeout and The Next were pre-mpted for football in local markets.
Final broadcast primetime ratings for Thursday, September 20, 2012:
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 rating/Sh | Viewers (Millions) |
| 8:00 | FOX | The X Factor | 3.5/11 | 10.15 |
| CBS | The Big Bang Theory - R | 2.1/7 | 7.91 | |
| NBC | SNL Weekend Update Thursday (Season Premiere) | 1.6/5 | 5.15 | |
| ABC | Wipeout (Season Finale) | 1.2/4 | 3.94 | |
| CW | The Vampire Diaries - R | 0.3/1 | 0.79 | |
| 8:30 | CBS | The Big Bang Theory - R | 2.5/7 | 9.32 |
| NBC | Up All Night (Season Premiere) | 1.3/4 | 3.11 | |
| 9:00 | FOX | Glee | 2.9/8 | 7.46 |
| NBC | The Office (Season Premiere) | 2.1/6 | 4.28 | |
| CBS | Two and a Half Men - R | 1.8/5 | 7.41 | |
| ABC | Grey's Anatomy - R | 1.1/3 | 3.76 | |
| CW | The Next | 0.3/1 | 0.78 | |
| 9:30 | CBS | Two and a Half Men - R | 1.7/5 | 7.41 |
| NBC | Parks and Recreation (Season Premiere) | 1.7/5 | 3.50 | |
| 10:00 | CBS | Person Of Interest - R | 1.3/4 | 6.65 |
| NBC | Rock Center With Brian Williams | 1.1/3 | 4.09 | |
| ABC | Scandal - R | 0.9/3 | 2.99 |
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Nielsen TV Ratings: ©2012 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.
Yay for X Factor. And over 10 million!
I wanted Glee adjusted down! I hate Murphy and the so-called Gleeks!
The Next has flopped hard. Dayumm
The Big Bang Theory repeats really well. And when it returns it will crush The X Facor.
Man, disappointing to see Parks and Rec’s numbers. That and Community are my favorite shows on TV right now.
lmao at NBC’s ratings. What a hot mess. Up All Night never deserved a renewal.
Not bad for X Factor.
Decent repeat rating for the Grey’s season finale. Can’t wait for premiere!
Looks like lots of The Big Bang Theory fans wanted to see the repeat of last year’s season finale at 8:30 to prepare for next week’s season premiere.
So happy for X Factor the show is really good
I miss when Glee was the top show in 2010.
Whitney/Community/Grimm can beat those Thursday numbers!
It looks like the X Factor is actually picking up steam. Still not a smash hit but not a flop by any means.
I’m surprised there isn’t more comments on how badly the Next has bombed. You’d think a singing competition would get better ratings but since it is on the CW it is getting crushed by the competition. Wonder how Joe Jonas feels ?
I hope next week that Last Resort does *way* better than Wipeout in that death slot. The pilot was brilliant.
@ Andy,
Get a life.
I think Last Resort will surprise a lot of people & do quite well in its premiere. It has good buzz & good promotion & is ideal counter programming to the Comedies & X-F. Hoping it can at least muster a 2.5 or better. Enough has been said about NBC & will need to start from scratch next year. If CBS eventually goes to a 2 Hr comedy block NBC should try for alternate programming at that point.
Whitney/Community/Grimm can beat those Thursday numbers!
No they can’t.
Wipe Out needs to be wiped off the schedule, make this next season the final season
NBC needs to switch Up All Night and Community. Community would do better than 1.3 surely.
CW dropped big in the final ratings, but really nothing to watch tonight unless your into repeats.
“I think Last Resort will surprise a lot of people & do quite well in its premiere.”
I will not be surprised if Last Resort premieres well.
I will be surprised if it airs a 14th episode.
“NBC needs to switch Up All Night and Community. Community would do better than 1.3 surely.”
The fact that it finished last spring with ratings of 1.3, 1.4, 1.3, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.3 somewhat to the contrary.
Still loving P&R. UAN was okay but if it ends soon I’m alright with that (it was nice to see the guy from BFF in a role on UAN though…the one who resembles Colin Firth). The Office was good. After last season I was going to stop watching, but now that it’s in its final season I’ll stick with it. Also love Community, 30R and Go On. Next week TBBT is back. I gave up on Glee.