| Scoreboard | CBS | ABC | FOX | NBC | UNI | CW |
| Adults 18-49: rating/Share | 3.4/10 | 2.9/8 | 2.8/8 | 1.7/5 | 1.4/4 | 0.3/1 |
| Adults 18-34: Rating/Share | 2.0/7 | 2.4/8 | 2.5/8 | 1.5/5 | 1.2/4 | 0.3/1 |
| Total Viewers (million) | 13.800 | 9.210 | 7.558 | 4.655 | 3.588 | 0.727 |
The Thursday Night NFL Network Cleveland/Baltimore game was simulcast on the NBC affiliates in both markets. As a result the numbers for NBC are probably inflated and subject to more than typical adjustments in the final numbers
CBS was the number one network among adults 18-49 and total viewers.
On FOX, The X Factor garnered a 3.2 adults 18-49 rating, down from last week's 3.5. Glee earned a 2.5. also down from last week's 2.9 adults 18-49 rating.
On CBS,the season premiere of The Big Bang Theory earned a 4.8, down just a tick from last year's 4.9 premiere 18-49 rating. The season premiere of Two and a Half Men earned a 3.5, compared with last year's Ashton Kutcher-inflated 10.7 premiere rating. The season premiere of Person Of Interest earned a 2.9, down only two tenths from last year's 3.1 premiere rating. The series premiere of Elementary earned a respectable 3.1 adults 18-49 rating.
On ABC, the series premiere of Last Resort earned a 2.2 adults 18-49 rating. Your predictions were too optimistic. The season premiere of Grey's Anatomy earned a 4.3, up two tenths from last year's 4.1 premiere rating. Scandal premiered its second season also up to a 2.2 18-49 rating from last year's 2.0 premiere rating.
NBC's Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update special earned a 1.7, up a tenth after last week's 1.6 18-49 rating. Up All Night earned a 1.8, up half a ratings point from last week's 1.3 adults 18-49 rating. The Office earned a 2.4, up three tenths, after last week's 2.1 adults 18-49 rating. Parks and Recreation earned a 2.1 rating up from last week's 1.7 rating. Rock Center earned a 1.2, up a tenth from last week's 1.1 rating. Its worth mentioning again that all of these numbers are likely inflated due to Thursday Night Football coverage and will look very different in the finals this afternoon.
On the CW, The Next was even with last week's 0.3 among adults 18-49.
Late-night ratings are below the primetime data.
Overnight ratings for Thursday, September 27, 2012:
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Share | Viewers Live+SD (million) |
| 8:00PM | CBS | The Big Bang Theory | 4.8 | 15 | 15.309 |
| FOX | The X Factor | 3.2 | 10 | 9.192 | |
| ABC | Last Resort -P | 2.2 | 7 | 9.079 | |
| NBC | Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update | 1.7 | 6 | 5.433 | |
| CW | The Vampire Diaries -R | 0.3 | 1 | 0.771 | |
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| 8:30PM | CBS | Two and a Half Men | 3.5 | 10 | 12.372 |
| NBC | Up All Night | 1.8 | 5 | 4.455 | |
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| 9:00PM | ABC | Grey's Anatomy | 4.3 | 12 | 11.546 |
| CBS | Person Of Interest | 2.9 | 8 | 14.271 | |
| FOX | Glee | 2.5 | 7 | 5.925 | |
| NBC | The Office | 2.4 | 7 | 5.23 | |
| CW | The Next | 0.3 | 1 | 0.683 | |
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| 9:30PM | NBC | Parks and Recreation | 2.1 | 5 | 4.464 |
| 10:00 PM | CBS | Elementary -P | 3.1 | 9 | 13.288 |
| ABC | Scandal | 2.2 | 6 | 7.006 | |
| NBC | Rock Center With Brian Williams | 1.2 | 3 | 4.17 | |
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Late night ratings:
In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.8/7; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.9/8; and ABC's combo of "Nightline," 3.1/8; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.6/5.
- In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” 1.1/5; "Late Show," 0.8/4; "Nightline," 1.0/4; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.6/3.
- At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.9/4 in metered-market households and a 0.4/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.
NOTE: All ratings are "live plus same day" from Nielsen Media Research unless otherwise indicated.
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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.
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Nothing does that great behind The Big Bang Theory!
Go Elementary!
okay, now I think 2BG premiered huge.
Ouch Glee
But still the highest rated scripted show on Fox.
Grey’s absolutely killed Person of Interest. So much for Two & a Half Men boosting it up. CBS has to be disappointed in those ratings for both shows. Elementary started well. As for Grey’s, terrible episode but I’m glad it did well.
LMAO at Scandal. FLOP. FLOP.
Go CBS! Best ever premiere numbers for TBBT, 2.5 Men stronger than time period average last year, PoI okay and Elemntary cracks a 3.0. This is why CBS are the best, so many different shows getting good ratings! No need to rely on 1 or 2 big shows like NBC or FOX.
I expected more for TBBT, but still it won the night! ROFL at Two and Half Men!!!
damn, greys. its still got it.
Looks like moving 2 Broke Girls to the Monday @ 9 slot was a shrewd decision after all.
OMG NBC comedies are UP!! cannot believe this!!!!
So much for X Factor being “destroyed” by the comedies. Very good rating considering the competition.
NBC is up some. Hope Parks and Rec gets another season!
Disappointed with Last Resort. I was hoping that it could become a great political drama.
Big Bang Theory was atrocious last night. After all the hype that was a stinker of a premiere episode!
PERSON OF INTEREST skews OLD, but it had the 2nd highest number of viewers last night.
I was excited for NBC’s comedies until I saw the likely inflation
NBC comedies actually RECOVERED? Wow!
Really expected better ratings for POI. Shame, it was a great season premiere.
WTF happen to Glee?? UGH!!!
Biggest winner of the night:
GREY’s AANATOMY
Underwhelming results for CBS
Respectable for FOX
NBC inflated due to football