| Scoreboard | CBS | UNI | ABC | NBC | FOX | CW |
| Adults 18-49: Rating/Share | 2.7/7 | 1.3/3 | 1.1/3 | 1.1/3 | 0.7/2 | 0.2/1 |
| Adults 18-34: Rating/Share | 1.6/5 | 1.1/4 | 0.7/2 | 1.0/3 | 0.5/1 | 0.2/1 |
| Total Viewers (million) | 10.850 | 3.202 | 4.418 | 3.338 | 2.549 | 0.815 |
CBS was number one with adults 18-49 and with total viewers.
On CBS, The Big Bang Theory earned a 5.3, up two tenths from its last original’s 5.1 adults 18-49 rating. The Millers earned a 2.9, up three tenths from its last original’s 2.6 adults 18-49 rating. The Crazy Ones returned to a 2.0, up a tenth from its last original’s 1.9 adults 18-49 rating. Two and a Half Men notched a 2.1, up two tenths from the 1.9 it earned three weeks ago. Elementary notched a 1.8, up a tenth adults 18-49 rating from its last original’s 1.7.
On NBC, the season premiere of Community notched a 1.3, down six tenths from the 1.9 adults 18-49 rating last season’s premiere earned and an all-time low for a premiere. Your predictions were about right. A second episode at 8:30 earned a 1.2 adults 18-49 rating. Sean Saves the World earned a series low 0.8, down two tenths from its last original’s 1.0 adults 18-49 rating. The Michael J. Fox Show notched a series low 0.8, down a tenth from its last original’s 0.9 adults 18-49 rating. Parenthood earned a 1.3 adults 18-49 rating, up a tenth from its last original’s 1.2 adults 18-49 rating.
On ABC, the second season premiere of The Taste earned a 1.2 adults 18-49 rating, a far cry from last year’s 2.1 adults 18-49 premiere rating. The premiere of The Assets earned a dismal 0.7 adults 18-49 rating, and has the distinction of being the lowest rated in-season drama debut ever among the “Big 4”.
Overnight ratings for Thursday, January 2, 2014:
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Share | Viewers Live+SD (million) |
| 8:00PM | CBS | The Big Bang Theory | 5.3 | 15 | 18.93 |
| NBC | Community -P | 1.3 | 4 | 3.74 | |
| ABC | The Taste (8-10PM) -P | 1.2 | 3 | 4.74 | |
| FOX | Sleepy Hollow -R | 0.6 | 2 | 2.05 | |
| CW | The Vampire Diaries -R | 0.3 | 1 | 0.84 | |
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| 8:30PM | CBS | The Millers | 2.9 | 8 | 11.55 |
| NBC | Community | 1.2 | 3 | 3.03 | |
| 9:00PM | CBS | The Crazy Ones | 2.0 | 5 | 8.24 |
| NBC | Sean Saves the World | 0.8 | 2 | 2.77 | |
| FOX | Bones -R | 0.7 | 2 | 3.04 | |
| CW | Reign -R | 0.2 | 1 | 0.79 | |
| 9:30PM | CBS | Two and a Half Men | 2.1 | 5 | 8.55 |
| NBC | The Michael J Fox Show | 0.8 | 2 | 2.52 | |
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| 10:00 PM | CBS | Elementary | 1.8 | 5 | 8.92 |
| NBC | Parenthood | 1.3 | 3 | 3.99 | |
| ABC | The Assets | 0.7 | 2 | 3.78 | |
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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,” 2.5/6 with an encore telecast; CBS’s “Late Show with David Letterman,” 2.2/5 with an encore; and ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” 1.7/4 with an encore.
- In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” 0.8/3 with an encore; “Late Show,” 0.5/2 with an encore; and “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” 0.6/2 with an encore.
- From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC’s “Nightline” averaged a 1.1/3 in metered-market households and a 0.3/2 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.
- From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” (1.2/4 in metered-market households with an encore) beat CBS’s “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” (1.1/3 with an encore). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, “Late Night” (0.4/2 in 18-49 with an encore) topped “Late Late Show” (0.3/1 with an encore).
- At 1:35 a.m., “Last Call with Carson Daly” averaged a 0.7/3 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.2/2 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.
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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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