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April 27, 2012
 

The Sked: THURSDAY RATINGS April 26 — The May Sweep Begins

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Written by: Mitch Metcalf
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>The May Sweep kicked off last night.  Fast national ratings for Adults 18-49 follow.  Highlights to come.      

             Nightly Adult 18-49 Rating
Thursday     FOX    NBC    CBS    ABC  
04.26.2012   2.9    1.4    2.6    2.2   THIS WEEK
04.19.2012   3.1    1.4    1.8    2.2   LAST WEEK
04.28.2011   4.3    2.7    2.6    2.4   LAST YEAR  

FOX highlights to come.  Last year on this night, FOX averaged a 4.3 rating from 8-10 pm: American Idol (5.7) and Bones (2.8).     

                Season        Past  Six  Weeks
FOX Thu        High Low  3.22 3.29 4.05 4.12 4.19 4.26
X Factor       4.3  2.8  
American Idol  5.7  3.9  4.2  4.4  3.9  4.3  4.0  3.9*
Touch          3.3  2.1  3.3  2.7  2.3  2.3  2.1  1.9*
Bones          3.3  2.4  
The Finder     2.8  1.7 

CBS highlights to come.  Last year on this night: Big Bang Theory (3.3), Rules of Engagement (2.3), CSI (2.4) and The Mentalist (2.6). 

                 Season        Past  Six  Weeks  
CBS Thu         High Low  3.22 3.29 4.05 4.12 4.19 4.26
Big Bang Theory 5.5  4.4       4.7  4.4  2.8R 2.5R 4.0* 
Rules Engagment 3.7  2.2       2.7  2.7  2.7  2.2  2.5* 
Rob             4.1  2.9   
Person Interest 3.4  2.6       3.3  3.0  1.8R 1.5R 2.4* 
Mentalist       3.0  2.4       2.7  2.4       1.5R 2.1*

ABC highlights to come.  Last year on this night: 20/20 (1.4), Grey’s Anatomy (3.7) and Private Practice (2.2). 

                Season        Past  Six  Weeks
ABC Thu        High Low  3.22 3.29 4.05 4.12 4.19 4.26
Charlie’s Ang  2.1  1.1  
Wipeout        2.7  1.5  
Missing        2.1  1.4  1.6  1.5  1.5  1.4  1.4  1.3*
Grey’s Anatomy 4.5  2.8  1.2R 1.2R 2.8  2.9  3.3  3.2*
Scandal        2.0  2.0            2.0  2.0  2.0  2.1*
Private Prac   2.8  2.1  0.8R 0.8R

 

NBC highlights to come.  Last year on this night: Community (2.2), The Office repeat (1.4), The Office 9:00-9:53 (4.2), Parks & Recreation 9:53-10:30 (2.3) and 30 Rock (1.9).

                Season        Past  Six  Weeks
NBC Thu        High Low  3.22 3.29 4.05 4.12 4.19 4.26
Community      1.8  1.3  1.7  1.7  1.3  1.4  1.3  1.4* 
30 Rock        1.8  1.2  1.5  1.5  1.2  1.4  1.5  1.6* 
The Office     3.9  2.2       1.2R 1.0R 2.2  2.2  2.1* 
Parks & Rec    2.1  1.7                      1.7  1.6* 
Whitney        3.3  1.9   
Up All Night   2.0  1.2  1.5  1.3  1.2  1.5 
Awake          1.9  0.9  1.2  1.0  0.9  0.9  0.9  0.8* 
Prime Suspect  1.8  0.8     
The Firm       1.0  0.8 



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About the Author

Mitch Metcalf
MITCH METCALF has been tracking every US film release of over 500 screens (over 2300 movies and counting) since the storied weekend of May 20, 1994, when Maverick and Beverly Hills Cop 3 inspired countless aficionados to devote their lives to the art of cinema. Prior to that, he studied Politics and Economics at Princeton in order to prepare for his dream of working in television. He has been Head of West Coast Research at ABC, then moved to NBC in 2000 and became Head of Scheduling for 11 years.