NETWORK UPDATE: As expected, CBS looked a lot worse once its football preemptions were removed from final numbers. Although THE BIG BANG THEORY held its 4.5, MOM fell 0.2 to 2.6, 2 1/2 MEN slipped 0.1 to 2.1, THE MCCARTHYS lost 0.2 to 1.4, and ELEMENTARY dropped 0.2 to a dangerously low 1.0. In addition, BONES gained 0.1.
Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs):
THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL itself scored 2.78 for NFL Network, down 0.13 from last week’s game, while TNT’s NBA games were at 0.65/0.62, roughly the same as last week’s doubleheader. PAWN STARS (History) was at 0.68/0.63, up around 0.03 from last week, with PAWNOGRAPHY at 0.49/0.48, also a bit up. THE ERIC ANDRE SHOW (Adult Swim) gained 0.02 to 0.45. Lifetime’s PROJECT RUNWAY ALL STARS and PROJECT RUNWAY THREADS were at 0.41/0.21, almost identical with last week. On MTV, SLEDNECKS was at 0.29/0.26, steady in its first half-hour and down 0.03 in the 2d. On USA, WHITE COLLAR lost 0.07 to 0.32, and COVERT AFFAIRS dropped 0.05 to 0.21.
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