| Scoreboard | CBS | FOX | ABC | UNI | NBC | CW |
| Adults 18-49: rating/Share | 3.1/9 | 2.5./7 | 1.7/5 | 1.5/4 | 1.2/4 | 0.8/3 |
| Adults 18-34: Rating/Share | 1.8/6 | 2.0/7 | 1.3/5 | 1.3/4 | 1.1/4 | 0.8/3 |
| Total Viewers (million) | 13.371 | 8.544 | 5.634 | 3.450 | 3.150 | 2.015 |
NOTE: CBS programming was pre-empted/delayed in approximately 3% of the country due to ACC and SEC conference basketball tournaments. Ratings for CBS are tentative and likely to change
CBS won the night in adults 18-49 and with Total Viewers.
Adult 18-49 usage last night was down -9% from 8-9pm and -6% from 8-10pm versus last Thursday
On CBS, The Big Bang Theory earned a season-low tying 4.5 adults 18-49 rating down a full ratings point from the 5.5 for its last original. Two and a Half Men scored a 3.3, down six tenths from its last original's 3.9 adults 18-49. Person Of Interest garnered a 2.9, up a tenth from last week's 2.8 among adults 18-49. Elementary was even with its last original, which earned a 2.4 on February 22
On FOX, American Idol scored a 3.0 adults 18-49 rating, down six tenths from last week’s 3.6. This is an all-time low for a regularly scheduled edition Glee earned a 2.0 adults 18-49 rating down four tenths from last week's 2.4
On ABC, Grey's Anatomy was the only new program and earned a series low 2.6, down half a ratings point after its last original's 3.1.
On NBC, Community garnered a series-low 1.0, down half a ratings point from last week's 1.5 adults 18-49 rating.. The Office earned a 1.9, down a tenth after its last original's 2.0. Parks and Recreation earned a 1.6, up two tenths from its last original's 1.4 adults 18-49 rating 1600 Penn earned a 1.0, up a tenth after last week's 0.9 among adults 18-49.
On The CW, The Vampire Diaries earned a 1.1, down two tenths after its last original's 1.3. Beauty And The Beast was even with its last original's 0.5.
Overnight ratings for Thursday, March 14, 2013:
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Share | Viewers Live+SD (million) |
| 8:00PM | CBS | The Big Bang Theory | 4.5 | 15 | 15.71 |
| FOX | American Idol | 3.0 | 10 | 11.63 | |
| ABC | Shark Tank -R | 1.3 | 4 | 4.60 | |
| CW | The Vampire Diaries | 1.1 | 4 | 2.49 | |
| NBC | Community | 1.0 | 4 | 2.61 | |
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| 8:30PM | CBS | Two and a Half Men | 3.3 | 10 | 12.40 |
| NBC | Parks and Recreation | 1.6 | 5 | 3.01 | |
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| 9:00PM | CBS | Person Of Interest | 2.9 | 8 | 14.57 |
| ABC | Grey's Anatomy | 2.6 | 7 | 8.05 | |
| FOX | Glee | 2.0 | 6 | 5.46 | |
| NBC | The Office | 1.9 | 5 | 3.55 | |
| CW | Beauty And The Beast | 0.5 | 1 | 1.54 | |
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| 9:30 PM | NBC | 1600 Penn | 1.0 | 3 | 2.29 |
| 10:00 PM | CBS | Elementary | 2.4 | 7 | 11.49 |
| ABC | Scandal -R | 1.2 | 4 | 4.28 | |
| NBC | Law & Order: SVU -R | 0.9 | 3 | 3.72 | |
via press note:
In Late-Night Metered Markets Thursday night:
* In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.5/6; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.7/7; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 2.0/5 with an encore.
* In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 Wednesday results were: > "> The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,> "> 0.7/3; "Late Show," 0.7/3; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.8/4 with an encore.
* From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET Wednesday night, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.3/4 in metered-market households and a 0.5/3 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.
* From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (1.3/5 in metered-market households) tied CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1.3/4). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.5/3 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.4/2).
* At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.9/4 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.3/3 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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Expect a boost for “Community” next week. It saw its highest ratings last season for the 2 weeks when CBS aired the NCAA tournament.
Get rid of Nikki and Mariah and the Idol ratings will got up. Nikki’s a walking train wreck and Mariah’s the “Oh, So entitled” diva. BARF!!!!
@JH
That seems to make NBC look even worse – only three markets, all fairly small. Granted, no really huge markets for the others, but more of them.
Good for TVD staying above 1.0. Great for Elementary staying steady.
@I can’t figure out POI’s ratings for the life of me. I was dreading coming to this site to see if it kept falling. Now with increased competition this week it is up? Weird.
Nielsen thursday ratings are strange. The same happen with Greys this season.
ps By the way nielsen was catch in EUROPE in TURKEY with fake ratings. You can check it in google. I don’t remmember what was exactly but some shows take boost other was down and all channels was affected too. It was big scandal
@ Bill Clinton
If you don’t like it, why waste time coming to this site and posting your complaints?
It’s that dingbat with all the stupid whigs, I cant watch anymore.
Even though basketball delayed it, POI still went up.
@Bubba666
Actually, I have really enjoyed Nicki Minaj on the show. Her critiques are very well thought out it seems and she has the total package Idol is looking for. As for Mariah, I have always enjoyed her music but at first I did not like her on the show she seemed like she did nto really know what to say. Now she is great and a fresh voice at the end of the judging table.
K. Urban is great too. They all are.
wow old and expensive TAHM with lower BBT lead in was hit hard. Without BBT lead old veteran will collapse.
@ Bill Clinton,
Ratings determine whether a show gets cancelled or not. If you have a favourite show or two this is obviously important.
@ Bill clinton
Why come here?
Get rid of the two clown judges Minaj and Carey and you’ll get your viewers back. Nicki keeps telling the guys and the gals how she wants her way with them and Mariah keeps fanning herself and crying. This is an embarrassment to viewers. I am sure Keith and Randy are getting ready to strangle both of them. It’s ridiculous.
What I think is pretty good for POI fans is that; people tune into see The Big Bang Theory, then a few leave when 2 1/2 men comes on, then most or a new audience comes in to watch POI.
I wonder would POI or even some of the other shows benefit from being moved to another night, such as Sunday Night for POI.
There seems to be no end to “Idol’s” downward slide.
Awful ratings at NBC… Lol at a “Law and Order” repeat doing better than “Smash” or “Do No Harm”…
Daylight Savings Time wins the night!
Good ratings for The Big Bang Theory despite it not being on in 10 states. For me it was the best episode of the series. Good for VD too.
@qrwanda
LOL – I want HR brought down as well – just think it is a great storyline along w/Elias, Root, etc. All fantastic acting that has me on the edge of my seat every week… not to mention how amazing Michael Emerson is as well. Of course i am not rooting for the bad guys, but there are so many of them around you never know when or where they will turn up. Outstanding writing!!!
@Dan S:
Yeah, Saturdays would be a stretch, but Fridays might be interesting. The shows might carry over the same audience, and that’d be a boost for NBC. It could put anything it wants after those shows, Grimm or something new, in this example, and it’d be a way for the network to revamp Thursdays.
@Ted Craig:
Why would preemptions really affect NBC more than any other network?