| Scoreboard | CBS | ABC | FOX | NBC | UNI | CW |
| Adults 18-49: Rating/Share | 3.7/11 | 2.7/8 | 2.0/6 | 1.7/5 | 1.5/4 | 0.3/1 |
| Adults 18-34: Rating/Share | 2.4/8 | 2.4/8 | 2.0/7 | 1.3/4 | 1.3/4 | 0.3/1 |
| Total Viewers (million) | 14.207 | 7.893 | 5.773 | 5.258 | 3.674 | 0.856 |
Last night’s Thursday Night Football game (49ers/Rams) was simulcast on the ABC affiliate in San Francisco and the CW affiliate in St Louis. As a result, the ABC and CW numbers may be inflated and subject to more than typical adjustments in the finals.
CBS was number 1 in adults 18-49 and with Total Viewers.
On CBS, the one-hour premiere of The Big Bang Theory premiered to a 5.6 adults 18-49 rating up from last year’s 5.0 premiere rating. The premiere of The Crazy Ones earned a 4.0 adults 18-49 rating. The premiere of Two and a Half Men earned a 2.9, down six tenths from last year’s 3.5 adults 18-49 premiere rating. The second season premiere of Elementary earned a 2.1, down a full ratings point from last year’s 3.1 premiere rating Your predictions were too optimistic.
On NBC, the one-hour season premiere of Parks & Recreation earned a 1.3, down four tenths from last year’s 1.7 premiere rating. The series premiere of The Michael J Fox Show notched a 2.1 adults 18-49 rating,making it the lowest rated Thursday fall comedy series premiere ever in NBC history. Your predictions were too optimistic. The season premiere of Parenthood garnered a series low-tying 1.6, down three tenths from last year’s 1.9 adults 18-49 premiere rating.
On ABC, the two-hour season premiere of Grey’s Anatomy earned a 3.4, down a full ratings point from last year’s 4.4 adults 18-49 premiere rating.
On FOX, The X Factor matched last week’s 2.0 adults 18-49 rating. The season premiere of Glee earned a 2.0, down sharply from last year’s 3.1 adults 18-49 premiere rating.
Overnight ratings for Thursday, September 26, 2013:
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Share | Viewers Live+SD (million) |
| 8:00PM | CBS | The Big Bang Theory (8-9PM) -P | 5.6 | 17 | 18.90 |
| FOX | The X Factor (8-9PM) | 2.0 | 6 | 6.38 | |
| ABC | Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. -R | 1.4 | 4 | 5.17 | |
| NBC | Parks and Recreation (8-9PM) | 1.3 | 4 | 3.30 | |
| CW | The Vampire Diaries -R | 0.3 | 1 | 0.92 | |
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| 9:00PM | CBS | The Crazy Ones -P | 4.0 | 11 | 15.60 |
| ABC | Grey’s Anatomy (9-11PM) -P | 3.4 | 9 | 9.26 | |
| NBC | The Michael J. Fox Show -P (9-10PM) | 2.1 | 6 | 7.30 | |
| FOX | Glee -P | 2.0 | 5 | 5.17 | |
| CW | America’s Next Top Model -R | 0.2 | 1 | 0.79 | |
| 9:30PM | CBS | Two and a Half Men -P | 2.9 | 8 | 11.54 |
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| 10:00 PM | CBS | Elementary -P | 2.1 | 6 | 10.14 |
| NBC | Parenthood -P | 1.6 | 5 | 5.17 | |
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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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