Premiere Week Year-to-Year, Thursday 9/22/11

Despite lots of returnees dropping 20%+, it was actually a slightly up day for broadcast as a whole thanks to the big gains by The X Factor. The double-sized premieres for Big Bang and Grey's helped too.

title	SHOW	day/time	SLOT	previous occupant
Charlie's Angels	n/a		+31%	My Generation
Grey's Anatomy	-24%	Thu 9:00 (1hr)	-5%	Grey's Anatomy/Private Practice
The Big Bang Theory	+0%		+0%
The Big Bang Theory	+4%	Thu 8:00	+28%	$#*! My Dad Says
Person of Interest	n/a		-9%	CSI
The Mentalist	-18%		-18%
Community	-23%		-23%
Parks & Recreation	n/a		-19%	30 Rock
The Office	-11%		-11%
Whitney	n/a		-8%	Outsourced
Prime Suspect	n/a		+29%	The Apprentice
X Factor Thu	n/a		+79%	Bones/Fringe
The Vampire Diaries	-25%		-25%
The Secret Circle	n/a		-18%	Nikita

HOW TO READ THIS: These are adults 18-49 rating comparisons between the date in the post title and the corresponding night in premiere week 2010. The 'SHOW' column compares each show with how that same show did during premiere week 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.')

Previous posts on corresponding evening: 2010