Schedules Plus, CBS Thursday

Over the rest of December, I will be rolling out the first edition of Schedules Plus, another innovative application of the historical ratings statistic A18-49+. I hope this will be the ultimate resource for comparing the evolution of shows, networks and timeslots over time, complete with ratings numbers that make a fair adjustment for the collective decline. This is not the full realization of the vision here, but I wanted to release a somewhat condensed version because the "complete" version may well be so daunting that it never gets done. The major point is that right now this only includes programs aired in the fall. Much more about the process that went into this at the bottom.

CBS Thursday

	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30	Avg
2001-02	Survivor Fall		CSI		The Agency		164
	197		206		87
2002-03	Survivor Fall		CSI		Without a Trace		180
	195		226		119
2003-04	Survivor Fall		CSI		Without a Trace		189
	193		234		139
2004-05	Survivor Fall		CSI		Without a Trace		195
	179		244		163
2005-06	Survivor Fall		CSI		Without a Trace		179
	160		224		155
2006-07	Survivor Fall		CSI		Shark		144
	145		184		104
2007-08	Survivor Fall		CSI		Without a Trace		143
	141		174		115
2008-09	Survivor Fall		CSI		Eleventh Hour		132
	139		158		99
2009-10	Survivor Fall		CSI		The Mentalist		125
	134		121		120
2010-11	The Big Bang Theory	$#*! My Dad Says	CSI		The Mentalist		123
	157	117	116		114
	137
2011-12	The Big Bang Theory	Rules of Engagement	Person of Interest		The Mentalist		133
	210	123	122		112
	167
2012-13	The Big Bang Theory	Two and a Half Men	Person of Interest		Elementary		153
	249	180	137		107
	215
2013-14	The Big Bang Theory	The Millers	The Crazy Ones	Two and a Half Men	Elementary		137
	269	140	111	121	92
	204		116
2014-15	The Big Bang Theory	Mom	Two and a Half Men	The McCarthys	Elementary		127
	245	143	134	89	76
	194		112
Avg	171		170		115		152

2014-15 Update: Thursday Night Football means the CBS Thursday lineup is now held several weeks into the regular season. CBS had some good news on this night as Mom impressed both at 8:30 and in its stint in the 9:00 hour, and Two and a Half Men had a decent final season. But there was also bad news as Elementary and new comedy The McCarthys really didn't do anything. With even more interruptions on the horizon this fall, Elementary stays put at 10/9c, and Angel from Hell slots right in where The McCarthys failed.

Notable midseason replacements:

CBS began the 2011-12 season with How to Be a Gentleman at 8:30, which aired just two episodes (averaging a 110) before getting pulled.

See here for more explanations/disclaimers about Schedules Plus.