Demos Year-to-Year, Tuesday 2/28/12

A lot of ugly year-to-year things happen on broadcast TV, but this is one of the first days that has seen every single network significantly down. ABC's usually not nearly this weak year-to-year on Tuesday, but they benefited big last year from the 20/20 special with Charlie Sheen.

title	SHOW	day/time	SLOT	previous occupant
Last Man Standing	n/a		+83%	No Ordinary Family
Cougar Town	n/a		+33%	No Ordinary Family
The River	n/a		-17%	V
Body of Proof	n/a		-56%	20/20
ABC: -23%
NCIS	-8%		-8%
NCIS: Los Angeles	-3%		-3%
Unforgettable	n/a		-14%	The Good Wife
CBS: -8%
The Biggest Loser	-17%		-17%
Parenthood	+0%		+0%
NBC: -14%
American Idol Wed	-33%		-22%	American Idol Wed/Raising Hope
Fox: -22%
Hart of Dixie (R)	n/a		-60%	One Tree Hill
Ringer	n/a		-33%	Hellcats
CW: -48%
BROADCAST: -19%

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These are adults 18-49 rating comparisons between the date in the post title and the corresponding night in February sweeps 2011. The 'SHOW' column compares each show with how that same show did during the same week of February sweeps 2011, no matter where it aired in 2011. 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 2011, no matter what aired there last year. If it's different, I tell you what it is in 'previous occupant.'

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