- It was finale night for most of the big four. The only real standout in a good way was The Office, up 18% from last week and 12% year-to-year as it brought in a cavalcade of guest stars. It and Bones (3.2) were the only season finales to finish with above-season-average numbers. Bones was also significantly up year-to-year thanks to its move to the post-American Idol slot.
- The Big Bang Theory and Grey's Anatomy both got week-to-week bumps but were hugely down (over 30%) year-to-year. In the case of Grey's, it just has the misfortune of going up against the show's huge finale of last year, a number so improbable it actually inspired me to write the Finale Spike post. Big Bang continues to suffer from its Thursday move, meanwhile.
- Several other finales got zero or almost zero bump week-to-week: Bones, The Mentalist, Parks & Recreation, Rules of Engagement and Wipeout. But a couple of these non-bumps come with caveats. The Mentalist aired two hours rather than one and, in posting just a 2.5 at 9:00, perhaps illustrated why exactly CBS kept it in its 10:00 slot. Parks & Recreation aired for an hour at 10:00 and took a big dip at 10:30 (2.4 -> 2.0).
FULL TABLE:
| A18-49 | Share | Last | Lead | LeLa | Comp | CoLa | bcShr | Avg | Rank | |
| Winter Wipeout | 1.7 | 5 | +0% | n/a | n/a | 11.2 | -9% | 13 | -27% | 13/15 |
| Grey's Anatomy | 3.6 | 9 | +13% | +112% | +0% | 10.4 | +11% | 26 | -12% | 18/21 |
| Private Practice | 2.5 | 7 | +9% | -31% | +13% | 8.8 | +12% | 23 | -7% | 14/21 |
| The Big Bang Theory | 3.6 | 12 | +6% | n/a | n/a | 9.7 | -13% | 27 | -10% | 21/24 |
| Rules of Engagement | 2.5 | 7 | +0% | -31% | +6% | 10.0 | -8% | 20 | -14% | 19/24 |
| The Mentalist | 2.8 | 7 | +4% | +12% | -4% | 9.7 | +37% | 20 | -4% | 15/23 |
| The Office (R) | 1.2 | 4 | -8% | n/a | n/a | 12.1 | +0% | 9 | -10% | 17/27 |
| The Office (R) | 1.5 | 4 | +25% | +25% | +0% | 11.0 | -9% | 12 | +12% | 6/28 |
| The Office | 3.9 | 10 | +18% | +160% | +15% | 10.1 | +4% | 28 | +5% | 7/24 |
| Parks & Recreation | 2.4 | 6 | +20% | -38% | +63% | 9.3 | +6% | 21 | -1% | 6/15 |
| Parks & Recreation | 2.0 | 5 | -17% | -17% | -38% | 9.3 | +0% | 19 | -18% | 14/16 |
| American Idol Th | 6.3 | 20 | -3% | n/a | n/a | 6.6 | -11% | 49 | -9% | 14/18 |
| Bones | 3.2 | 8 | +0% | -49% | -3% | 10.8 | +16% | 23 | +7% | 7/23 |
| Smallville (oR) | 0.5 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 13.0 | n/a | 4 | n/a | n/a |
VIEWING LEVELS:
| Slot | Min HUT | Calc HUT | Max HUT |
| 8-9pm | 30.5 | 31.9 | 32.6 |
| 9-10pm | 37.4 | 38.9 | 41.6 |
| 10-11pm | 35.8 | 38.5 | 39.2 |
| 8-10pm | 34.7 | 35.2 | 35.6 |
This evening compared to last year
KEY (much more detail at What? and Why? page)
A18-49 - Percentage of US TV-owning adults 18-49 watching the program.
Share - Percentage of US TV-watching adults 18-49 watching the program.
Last - Percent difference from previous episode.
Lead - Percent difference from lead-in program.
LeLa - Percent difference between lead-in and previous episode's lead-in.
Comp - Total rating of other broadcast programs in the same timeslot. 10:00 programming multiplied by 1.75 to attempt a level playing field.
CoLa - Percent difference between competition and previous episode's competition.
bcShr - Percentage of US national big-5 broadcast TV-watching adults 18-49 watching the program. 10:00 programming multiplied by two-thirds to attempt a level playing field.
Avg - Percent difference from show's previous demo average this season.
Rank - Rank among show's episodes to date this season.
Min HUT/Max HUT - Smallest/largest percentage of TV-owning adults 18-49 that could be watching any TV in the timeslot.
Calc HUT - Estimate of the percentage of TV-owning adults 18-49 watching any TV in the timeslot.
(R) = Regular-night repeat. These are ranked/averaged as if they were separate shows.
(oR) = Other-night repeat. These are not ranked/averaged in any way.
Stats in blue are less accurate due to lack of access to half-hour breakdowns.
Source: TVByTheNumbers
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