Demos Year-to-Year, Thursday 5/19/11

I should note that since the Idol Thursday airings occur in a different sweeps week than the Wednesday airings, those comparisons have all been off by a week. So Idol's -23% is actually relative to the season finale (the week 4 Wednesday airing last year). It's actually +3% vs. the penultimate results show from last season.

title	SHOW	day/time	SLOT	previous occupant
Winter Wipeout	n/a		+6%	Flashforward
Grey's Anatomy	-33%	Thu 9:00 (2hr)	-33%
Private Practice	n/a		-54%	Grey's Anatomy
The Big Bang Theory	-32%	Mon 9:30	+157%	The Mentalist (oR)
Rules of Engagement	-22%	Mon 8:30	+79%	The Mentalist (oR)
The Mentalist	-13%	Thu 10:00	-14%	CSI/The Mentalist
The Office (R)	n/a		-40%	Community
The Office (R)	n/a		-32%	Parks & Recreation
The Office	+15%	Thu 9:00 (30min)	+28%	The Office/30 Rock
Parks & Recreation	+9%	Thu 8:30	+20%	The Marriage Ref
Parks & Recreation	-9%	Thu 8:30	+0%	The Marriage Ref
American Idol Th	-23%	Wed 8:00	+125%	Bones
Bones	+14%	Thu 8:00	+60%	Fringe
Smallville (oR)	+0%		+0%

HOW TO READ THIS: These are adults 18-49 rating comparisons between the date in the post title and the corresponding night in May sweeps of 2010. The "SHOW" column compares each show with how that same show did during the fourth week of May sweeps 2010, no matter where it aired in 2010. (If it aired somewhere else, I tell you when in the "day/time" column.) The "SLOT" column compares each timeslot's rating with the timeslot's rating on the corresponding night in 2010, no matter what aired there last year. (If it's different, I tell you what it is in "previous occupant.")

Stats in blue are less accurate due to lack of access to half-hour breakdowns.

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