- The two hottest Thursday shows in recent weeks found heights anew on the last pre-American Idol Thursday. The Big Bang Theory hit yet another highest number in both series history and for all entertainment programming in the 2012-13 season. And ABC's Scandal returned from its month-long hiatus at three tenths above its already impressive high point in early December.
- The loser on Thursday, as usual, was NBC, where 1600 Penn began its Thursday run at just below the Parks and Recreation average in the slot this fall, and 27% below its post-Voice preview number in December. The repeat of the pilot at 8:30 was probably more impressive. The consolation prize for NBC is that 30 Rock and The Office were both on the high end.
- Despite the new high from TBBT, the rest of the CBS lineup came down a notch against the return of some competition. But Two and a Half Men, Person of Interest and Elementary still had relatively upper-echelon outings. It looks like PoI will finally edge Grey's Anatomy head-to-head, though the latter also rose a bit from its last couple 2012 airings.
FULL TABLE:
| Info | Show | Timeslot | True2 | ||||||
| Viewers | A18-49 | Last | LeLa | Rank | y2y | TLa | Ty2y | ||
| Last Resort | 5.81 | 1.2 | +20% | n/a | 7/11 | n/a | +71% | -44% | 1.20 |
| Grey's Anatomy | 9.34 | 3.2 | +10% | +20% | 5/10 | -16% | +357% | -16% | 3.42 |
| Scandal | 8.37 | 2.8 | +17% | +10% | 1/10 | n/a | +195% | +22% | 2.87 |
| The Big Bang Theory | 20.00 | 6.4 | +5% | n/a | 1/13 | +21% | +5% | +21% | 5.70 |
| Two and a Half Men | 14.40 | 4.2 | -7% | +5% | 2/13 | n/a | -7% | +2% | 2.85 |
| Person of Interest | 15.67 | 3.3 | -3% | -7% | 2/12 | +3% | -1% | +2% | 2.97 |
| Elementary | 11.48 | 2.4 | -8% | -3% | 4/12 | n/a | -6% | -11% | 2.43 |
| 30 Rock | 3.79 | 1.5 | +36% | n/a | 1/9 | -17% | +88% | -17% | 1.90 |
| 1600 Penn (R) | 3.96 | 1.5 | +88% | -21% | 1.57 | ||||
| The Office | 4.54 | 2.2 | +5% | +25% | 2/10 | -24% | +144% | -24% | 2.38 |
| 1600 Penn | 3.86 | 1.6 | -27% | -48% | 2/2 | n/a | +129% | -20% | 1.67 |
| Rock Center | 3.77 | 1.1 | +38% | +100% | 3/14 | +57% | +38% | +5% | 1.30 |
| Mobbed | 3.23 | 1.2 | +0% | n/a | 1/5 | -8% | +14% | -50% | 1.54 |
| Glee (R) | 2.02 | 0.7 | -44% | -58% | 0.89 | ||||
| Critic's Choice Movie Awards | 1.88 | 0.6 | n/a | +60% | -40% | 0.71 | |||
KEY (click to expand)
Viewers - The total number of viewers (age 2+, in millions) that watched the program.
A18-49 - Adults 18-49 rating. Percentage of US TV-owning adults 18-49 watching the program.
Last - A18-49 percent difference from previous episode.
LeLa - A18-49 percent difference between the show's lead-in and its lead-in for the previous episode.
Rank - The A18-49 rating's rank among the show's episodes that have aired so far this season.
y2y - The show's A18-49 rating compared to its rating a year ago.
TLa - The show's A18-49 rating compared to the network's rating in the timeslot one week ago.
Ty2y - The show's A18-49 rating compared to the network's rating in the timeslot one year ago.
True2 - The second edition of True Strength, a metric that adjusts the A18-49 rating for overall viewing levels, competition and lead-in. PRELIMINARY CALCULATION. For finals, see SpotVault.
(R) - Repeat.
Much more detail on these numbers at the New Daily Spotted Ratings page.
A18-49 - Adults 18-49 rating. Percentage of US TV-owning adults 18-49 watching the program.
Last - A18-49 percent difference from previous episode.
LeLa - A18-49 percent difference between the show's lead-in and its lead-in for the previous episode.
Rank - The A18-49 rating's rank among the show's episodes that have aired so far this season.
y2y - The show's A18-49 rating compared to its rating a year ago.
TLa - The show's A18-49 rating compared to the network's rating in the timeslot one week ago.
Ty2y - The show's A18-49 rating compared to the network's rating in the timeslot one year ago.
True2 - The second edition of True Strength, a metric that adjusts the A18-49 rating for overall viewing levels, competition and lead-in. PRELIMINARY CALCULATION. For finals, see SpotVault.
(R) - Repeat.
Much more detail on these numbers at the New Daily Spotted Ratings page.
More Spotted Ratings in the Index.
3 comments:
The Joker was right At least for the moment, the Penn is mightier than the sword.
Don't give up yet. I still have bitter memories of that time almost everyone was wrong on the Last Resort premiere and then it upticked in finals to create a tie...
You have a point. Here's another: Office runs til 9:31. That has caused adjustments to the lead-out in the past. Maybe I'll have to edit that comment later. (and you'll have to edit what is, to date, one of your wittier headlines)
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