The Big Bang Theory, The Vampire Diaries, Grey's Anatomy and The Office were each adjusted up a tenth while 30 Rock, Up All Night and Scandal were each adjusted down a tenth among adults 18-49 versus the preliminary Thursday broadcast ratings. Final baseball ratings are also in the table below.
Final broadcast primetime ratings for Thursday, October 18, 2012:
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 rating/Sh | Viewers (Millions) |
| 8:00 | CBS | The Big Bang Theory | 4.8/15 | 15.73 |
| ABC | Last Resort | 1.7/5 | 7.06 | |
| FOX | MLB Baseball Playoffs (8-11PM) - Live | 1.6/5 | 6.04 | |
| CW | Vampire Diaries | 1.3/4 | 2.91 | |
| NBC | 30 Rock | 1.2/4 | 3.04 | |
| 8:30 | CBS | Two and a Half Men | 4.0/11 | 13.60 |
| NBC | Up All Night | 1.3/4 | 2.99 | |
| 9:00 | ABC | Grey's Anatomy (9-10:02PM) | 3.4/9 | 9.69 |
| CBS | Person Of Interest | 2.8/7 | 13.93 | |
| NBC | The Office (9-9:31PM) | 2.1/6 | 4.28 | |
| CW | Beauty And The Beast | 0.7/2 | 2.00 | |
| 9:30 | NBC | Parks and Recreation | 1.6/4 | 3.46 |
| 10:00 | CBS | Elementary | 2.3/6 | 10.91 |
| ABC | Scandal | 1.9/5 | 6.17 | |
| NBC | Rock Center With Brian Williams | 0.9/3 | 3.47 |
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Nielsen TV Ratings: ©2012 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.
I can not believe Scandal is not higher. That show is really good. It keeps it interesting with all the twist and turns. Maybe Shonda should have promoted it everywhere not just on ABC.
Scandal is GREAT. Entire cast is AWESOME !