- What an odd week for NBC. Community had a very strong return, up two ticks from the fall 2011 premiere and miles above the 1.3/1.4 that had become the show's extremely consistent level late last season. It's well beyond what I would've imagined, so you're gonna have to look elsewhere for "why this happened," because I got nothin'. I'll remind that the show's last eye-opening result (the 2.2 in its return from hiatus in March 2012) had become a 1.3 to 1.4 within three weeks, but this is still a big win. And it helped boost Parks and Recreation to its best numbers since late 2011.
- But if the 8:00 hour was Jekyll, the second half of the evening remains Hyde, as 1600 Penn and Do No Harm were each down two ticks to essentially hit "repeat of anything" levels. I'd be rather surprised if we see another Do No Harm in that slot.
- It was also one heck of an evening for the situation comedy on CBS, where The Big Bang Theory and Two and a Half Men took steps up in their second try against a suddenly fast-bleeding American Idol. But CBS, as expected, saw basically no post-Super Bowl bounce from Elementary.
- Grey's Anatomy and Scandal were both up for ABC, with the latter back into a tie with its January 10 series high point.
FULL TABLE:
| Info | Show | Timeslot | True2 | ||||||
| Viewers | A18-49 | Last | LeLa | Rank | y2y | TLa | Ty2y | ||
| Shark Tank (R) | 4.77 | 1.3 | +18% | -13% | 1.50 | ||||
| Grey's Anatomy | 8.91 | 3.1 | +11% | +18% | 7/14 | -23% | +13% | -23% | 3.23 |
| Scandal | 8.14 | 2.8 | +4% | +11% | 1/13 | n/a | +4% | +24% | 2.75 |
| The Big Bang Theory | 18.98 | 6.2 | +15% | n/a | 2/15 | +11% | +15% | +11% | 6.38 |
| Two and a Half Men | 14.12 | 4.1 | +5% | +15% | 3/15 | -5% | +8% | +24% | 3.37 |
| Person of Interest | 14.88 | 3.1 | -3% | +5% | 4/14 | -6% | -5% | -6% | 2.72 |
| Elementary | 10.84 | 2.2 | +0% | -3% | 9/14 | n/a | -2% | -28% | 2.15 |
| Community | 3.88 | 1.9 | n/a | n/a | 1/1 | +12% | +0% | +27% | 2.22 |
| Parks and Recreation | 3.76 | 2.0 | +18% | +36% | 1/12 | n/a | +5% | +25% | 2.21 |
| The Office | 4.15 | 2.1 | +11% | -5% | 4/15 | -16% | +0% | -16% | 2.14 |
| 1600 Penn | 2.60 | 1.1 | -15% | +5% | 5/5 | n/a | -42% | -35% | 1.14 |
| Do No Harm | 2.21 | 0.7 | -22% | -42% | 2/2 | n/a | -22% | -52% | 0.91 |
| American Idol Thu | 13.28 | 4.1 | -9% | n/a | 4/4 | -29% | -10% | -29% | 4.41 |
| Glee | 6.03 | 2.2 | +5% | -9% | 7/13 | -33% | +5% | +0% | 1.88 |
| The Vampire Diaries | 2.50 | 1.1 | -15% | n/a | 13/13 | -15% | -12% | -15% | 1.30 |
| Beauty and the Beast | 1.48 | 0.6 | -14% | -15% | 6/12 | n/a | -8% | -20% | 0.54 |
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.
