| Scoreboard | CBS | FOX | ABC | UNI | NBC | CW |
| Adults 18-49: Rating/Share | 3.4/10 | 2.3/6 | 2.2/6 | 1.5/4 | 1.3/4 | 0.8/2 |
| Adults 18-34: Rating/Share | 2.1/7 | 2.3/7 | 1.9/6 | 1.5/5 | 1.1/3 | 0.9/3 |
| Total Viewers (million) | 13.913 | 6.587 | 7.262 | 3.904 | 3.479 | 1.906 |
Last night’s Thursday Night Football game (Broncos/Raiders) was simulcast on the CBS affiliate in Denver and the ABC affiliate in Oakland. As a result, the CBS and ABC numbers may be inflated and subject to more than typical adjustments in the finals.
CBS won the night in adults 18-49 and in Total Viewers.
On CBS, The Big Bang Theory earned a 5.3, down a tenth from last week’s 5.5 adults 18-49 rating Two and a Half Men garnered a 4.2, up two tenths from last week’s 4.0 among adults 18-49. Person of Interest scored a 3.2, up three tenths from last week’s 2.9 adults 18-49 rating. Elementary notched a 2.3, up a tenth from last week’s 2.2 adults 18-49 rating.
On FOX, The X Factor earned a 2.4, down three tenths from last week’s 2.7 adults 18-49 rating. Glee scored a 2.1, down a tenth from last week’s 2.2 adults 18-49 rating.
On ABC, Last Resort earned a 1.2, up two tenths after last week’s series-low 1.0 adults 18-49 rating down. Grey’s Anatomy earned 3.0, down a tenth after last week’s 3.1 rating and tying its season low. Scandal earned a season high 2.5 after last week’s 2.2 adults 18-49 rating.
On NBC, 30 Rock scored a 1.1, down two tenths after last week’s 1.3 adults 18-49 rating and tying its season low. Up All Night was even with its previous 1.2 adults 18-49. The Office notched a 2.1, up two tenths after last week’s series low 1.9 rating. Parks & Recreation earned a 1.5, up a tenth after last week’s series low 1.4. Rock Center garnered a 1.0, up a tenth after last week’s 0.9 adults 18-49 rating.
On the CW, Vampire Diaries scored a 1.1, down from last week’s 1.4 rating. Beauty and the Beast earned a 0.5 rating, down from last week’s 0.6 rating
Late-night ratings are below the primetime data.
Overnight ratings for Thursday, December 6, 2012:
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Share | Viewers Live+SD (million) |
| 8:00PM | CBS | The Big Bang Theory | 5.3 | 16 | 17.413 |
| FOX | The X Factor | 2.4 | 7 | 7.719 | |
| ABC | Last Resort | 1.2 | 4 | 5.741 | |
| NBC | 30 Rock | 1.1 | 3 | 3.329 | |
| CW | The Vampire Diaries | 1.1 | 3 | 2.400 | |
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| 8:30PM | CBS | Two and a Half Men | 4.2 | 12 | 14.216 |
| NBC | Up All Night | 1.2 | 3 | 2.935 | |
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| 9:00PM | CBS | Person of Interest | 3.2 | 9 | 14.983 |
| ABC | Grey’s Anatomy | 3.0 | 8 | 8.927 | |
| FOX | Glee | 2.1 | 6 | 5.456 | |
| NBC | The Office | 2.1 | 6 | 4.175 | |
| CW | Beauty and the Beast | 0.5 | 1 | 1.413 | |
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| 9:30 PM | NBC | Parks and Recreation | 1.5 | 4 | 3.275 |
| 10:00 PM | ABC | Scandal | 2.5 | 7 | 7.389 |
| CBS | Elementary | 2.3 | 6 | 10.943 | |
| NBC | Rock Center With Brian Williams | 1.0 | 3 | 3.580 | |
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Late night ratings:
via press note
* 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,” 2.6/7; and ABC’s combo of “Nightline,” 3.1/8; and “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” 1.6/5 with an encore.
* In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: > “> The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,> “> 0.7/4; “Late Show,” 0.8/4; “Nightline,” 1.2/5; and “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” 0.5/3 with an encore.
* At 12:35 a.m., “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” (1.4/5 in metered-market households) beat CBS’s “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” (1.3/4). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, “Late Night” (0.4/3 in 18-49) tied “Late Late Show” (0.4/3).
* At 1:35 a.m., “Last Call with Carson Daly” averaged a 0.9/4 in metered-market households and a 0.2/2 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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Rating: Estimated percentage of the universe of TV households (or other specified group) tuned to a program in the average minute. Ratings are expressed as a percent.
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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