| 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 | |
| tvbythenumbers.com | |||||
| 8:30PM | CBS | Two and a Half Men | 3.5 | 10 | 12.372 |
| NBC | Up All Night | 1.8 | 5 | 4.455 | |
| tvbythenumbers.com | |||||
| 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 | |
| tvbythenumbers.com | |||||
| 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 | |
-
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.
- --
NOTE: All ratings are "live plus same day" from Nielsen Media Research unless otherwise indicated.
Nielsen TV Ratings: ©2012 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.
-
You can see TV ratings from other recent Overnight ratings reports here.
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.
A shame that Last Resort did mediocre. If it can stay steady, it’ll probably survive, like Scandal did.
Nice for TBBT and POI, excellent for Elementary. 2.5 Men is dead. I think ¡Rob!’s premiere did better than that.
CBS schedule should have been:
Mon-
8: HIMYM
8:30: 2.5 Men
9: 2BG
9:30: new comedy
Thu-
8: TBBT
8:30: Mike & Molly
M&M is the only comedy that needs the TBBT help but won’t flop after it.
Two cool promos from Chicago Fire and Revenge:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4759MLkruo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaQ0QIm1Q8k
@Ultima- Aren’t the “we didn’t cancel everything” renewals usually granted to midseason dramas? Both Body of Proof and V were midseason shows (V only had a four episode fall run).
When I mentioned Body Of Proof, what I meant was that BOP’s 2nd season had ratings that should have gotten it cancelled, but somehow it got renewed. I could see the same thing happening for Last Resort given it’s critical acclaim (most critics view it as the best new network drama this season) especially if their other new dramas underachieve as well.
Stop it with the Freaking promos… Just for that I refused to watch those damn shows… Screw Chicago Fire and Revenge…..
If you want to say something on this site, say it. Don’t F___ put damn unpaid promos.
Last Resort deserved better. I think ABC dropped the ball on its marketing. Revolution debuted bigger and among high concept shows Last Resort is a more interesting premise that they should’ve been able to sell. Its also better written, better shot, and better acted but its hard to translate that into viewers if you can’t sell people on the premise. ABC failed to do that and now the show is going to struggle.
Love that Revenge promo! Cant wait for Sunday!!!
“THE BIG BANG THEORY” GAINS AN ADDITIONAL +0.2 RATING POINTS TO A 5.0 IN ADULTS 18-49, MARKING ITS BIGGEST PREMIERE IN THE DEMO AS WELL AS VIEWERS
This Just In…
…From CBS Entertainment
THE BIG BANG THEORY was adjusted upwards +0.2 rating points among adults 18-49 to 5.0/16, marking its biggest premiere in adults 18-49, according to updated Nielsen ratings for Thursday, Sept. 27.
THE BIG BANG THEORY also recorded premiere highs in viewers, with 15.66m
Slam- We can only hope that GLEE is done. Now I am sure the cable landscape was pretty good in 2000-2003 not anywhere near today but I always see how people mention that CABLE has been a contributing factor since the 80′s..Dunno not gonna comment..I wasn’t born till 87 but if memory serves TITANS premired to either a 9.1 or 9.3 rating. That is amazing under any standards no matter how you wanna cut it. I think it even was around the 8-9 million mark when it was moved to mondays at 8pm to replace DEADLINE.
BACK TO GLEE- I said it would go down and it did. This show has lost all it’s steam and whatever FOX can promote with X FACTORS not-so-great numbers after it they should put there! FOX needs to know GLEE has been going down and down each season ITS NOT GETTING BETTER. It’s on it’s 9th life. SYNDICATION SYNDICATION LOL
I got the chills watching those two promos I’m really excited for Sunday and October 10th.
@ Dave C
I believed from the get go that ABC will keep failing on their new shows as long as they keep placing them on Thursdays at 8p they probably had some potential hits in years pasts had they put them in right timeslots. I would’ve liked to had seen Resort get the same treatment that the Grey’s spin-offs were getting at 10pm on Tuesday or Thursday.
The Big Bang Theory was trash last night.
Two and a half men was funny.
2.5 Men should have been a 4.2/14
The Big Bang Theory hits the jackpot with a +0.2 adjustment to 5.0. I can’t wait to see Idol and other singing competitions to get mauled on a weekly basis by titans like Modern Family and TBBT.
@ eridapo, who ruined your day? Cool out dude its not that serious you don’t want to see them then don’t click on them its as simple as that. I’m glad the guy posted them or I would’ve never seen them.
@eridapo who said:
Stop it with the Freaking promos… Just for that I refused to watch those damn shows… Screw Chicago Fire and Revenge…..
If you want to say something on this site, say it. Don’t F___ put damn unpaid promos.
YYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
HMMMM……Chicago Fire…? Does NBC not remember TRAUMA?
SIGH
@Casey
Thanks!! I always wondered how that works.
@ ToXiX
If you want to see something 10x better than Two and a Half Men then watch Anger Management.
@ Vance
Good to see BBT hit that 5.0 in finals it beat Modern Family in viewers but not in the demo.
@ Sean922
Thank you!
NBC has a problem. Watching Parks and Rec, it is a different show now since Leslie and Ben have different jobs. Wont last past this season. And with the Office and 30 Rock ending, they will need 3 or 4 new comedies just for thursday alone.
The bitter queen called SJ has spoken. Seriously, I think your pessimistic attitude towards Scandal works in the reverse. You hope and wished for a horrible finale and no renewal, we got a renewal and a kick ass finale number (higher than what you thought). What is your headache with this show?
I’ve yet to see anyone go out of their way to bash a show and hope for cancellation. Just don’t watch it! Saves you time and energy.
That little nerd SJ better be quiet.