| Scoreboard | FOX | CBS | UNI | ABC | NBC | CW |
| Adults 18-49: Rating/Share | 2.5/7 | 1.9/5 | 1.3/4 | 1.1/3 | 1.0/3 | 0.9/2 |
| Adults 18-34: Rating/Share | 1.7/6 | 1.1/4 | 1.1/4 | 0.8/3 | 1.0/3 | 0.8/3 |
| Total Viewers (million) | 9.577 | 8.787 | 3.065 | 3.934 | 3.225 | 2.222 |
FOX was number one with adults 18-49 and with total viewers.
On FOX, American Idol earned a 3.3 down 13 percent from last Thursday’s 3.9 adults 18-49 rating. The premiere of Rake garnered a 1.7 adults 18-49 rating. Your predictions were too optimistic.
On ABC, The Taste earned a 1.1 up 22 percent from last week’s 0.9 adults 18-49 rating.
On NBC, Community matched last week’s 1.1 adults 18-49 rating. Parks & Recreation matched last week’s 1.2 adults 18-49 rating . Sean Saves the World and The Michael J. Fox Show swapped timeslots this week. At 9PM, The Micheal J. Fox Show garnered a 0.7 adults 18-49 rating up 7 percent from last week’s 0.6. At 9:30, Sean Saves The World notched a series low 0.7 adults 18-49 rating down 13 percent from last week’s 0.8. Parenthood earned a 1.3 up 8 percent from last week’s series low 1.2 adults 18-49 rating.
On The CW, the one hundredth episode of The Vampire Diaries scored a 1.1 adults 18-49 rating, even with its most recent episode on December 12. Reign returned to a 0.7 up 17 percent from a 0.6 adults 18-49 rating for its most recent episode on December 12.
Overnight ratings for Thursday, January 23, 2014:
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating/Sh | Viewers (Millions) |
| 8:00 | FOX | American Idol | 3.3/10 | 12.10 |
| CBS | The Big Bang Theory – R | 2.9/9 | 12.78 | |
| ABC | The Taste (8-10PM) | 1.1/3 | 3.94 | |
| NBC | Community | 1.1/3 | 3.05 | |
| CW | The Vampire Diaries | 1.1/3 | 2.68 | |
| 8:30 | CBS | The Millers – R | 1.9/5 | 8.83 |
| NBC | Parks & Recreation (8:31-9:01PM) | 1.2/3 | 2.96 | |
| 9:00 | CBS | The Big Bang Theory- R | 2.4/6 | 9.75 |
| FOX | Rake – Premiere | 1.7/5 | 7.06 | |
| NBC | The Michael J . Fox Show | 0.7/2 | 2.24 | |
| CW | Reign | 0.7/2 | 1.77 | |
| 9:30 | CBS | The Crazy Ones – R | 1.4/4 | 6.12 |
| NBC | Sean Saves the World | 0.7/2 | 2.60 | |
| 10:00 | NBC | Parenthood | 1.3/4 | 4.25 |
| CBS | Elementary – R | 1.2/4 | 7.62 | |
| ABC | Shark Tank – R | 1.1/3 | 3.93 |
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Via NBC Press Note:
In Late-Night Metered Markets Thursday night:
- In Nielsen’s 56 metered markets, household results were: “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” 2.8/7; CBS’s “Late Show with David Letterman,” 2.4/6; and ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” 2.2/6.
- In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” 0.9/4; “Late Show,” 0.5/2; and “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” 0.8/4.
- From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC’s “Nightline” averaged a 1.3/4 in metered-market households and a 0.4/3 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.
- From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” (1.6/5 in metered-market households) beat CBS’s “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” (1.2/4). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, “Late Night” (0.6/4 in 18-49) topped “Late Late Show” (0.3/2).
- 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.
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