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CBS ranked #2 on the second Thursday of the season with a 3.0 Adult 18-49 rating, despite a killer performance by Big Bang Theory (4.8 rating, down only 0.1 from the strong premiere). The news was tough at 8:30 as How to Be a Gentleman tumbled 44% to a 2.7 rating, below what $#*! My Dad Says did last year and below our bearish ShowBuzzDaily fall ratings forecast for the show. This did not help the dramas Person of Interest (down 0.4 from premiere) and Mentalist (down 0.3). This night last year (9.30.2010), CBS was #1 with a 3.3 rating: Big Bang Theory (4.4), $#*! My Dad Says (3.3), CSI (3.1), Mentalist (3.0).
ABC ranked #3 last night with a 2.6 demo rating. Charlie’s Angels sunk to a 1.5 rating (down a scary 0.6 from last week’s debut), and the show is already below the fall ShowBuzzDaily forecast for the re-make. Grey’s Anatomy declined a similar amount to a 3.5 rating, more than a full rating point below its delivery in the time period last year at this point. Private Practice, however, premiered at the same level it turned in last year. On this night last year, ABC was #2 with a 2.8 rating: My Generation — its final telecast (1.1), Grey’s Anatomy (4.6), Private Practice (2.8).
FOX was #1 last night with a 3.8 rating for The X Factor. The show started at a 3.1 from 8:00-8:30 and built to a 4.3 in the 9:30 half hour. Nevertheless, the Simon Cowell property declined week to week as it did Wednesday, with the Thursday edition falling from a 4.2 to a 3.8 (although still above our fall ratings projection). Despite not meeting other lofty expectations, The X Factor has turned around FOX’s fortunes on the night. On this night last year FOX was #4 with a 2.2 rating: Bones (2.5 rating) and Fringe (1.9).
Through the first 11 nights of the season, FOX leads the way with a 3.43 rating, followed by CBS at a 3.25, ABC at a 2.79 and NBC at a 2.34 rating. The CW is averaging a 0.77 season to date.
May Sep #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Avg
ABC
800 Charlie’s Ang 2.3 2.2 2.1 1.5
900 Grey’s Anatomy 3.7 3.6 4.1 3.5
1000 Private Practi 2.6 2.5 2.8
CBS
800 Big Bang Theor 3.9 4.0 4.9 4.8
830 How Gentleman 3.2 2.9 2.7
900 Person Interest3.5 3.5 3.1 2.7
1000 Mentalist 3.3 3.3 2.8 2.5
NBC
800 Community 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.8
830 Parks & Rec 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.1
900 The Office 3.1 3.0 3.9 3.4
930 Whitney 2.6 2.4 3.2 2.5
1000 Prime Suspect 2.5 2.4 1.8 1.5
FOX
800 X-Factor 3.4 3.4 4.2 3.8
900 Bones 2.5 2.5 11/3
CW
800 Vampire Diar n/a n/a 1.5 1.2 1.3
900 Secret Circle n/a n/a 1.3 0.9 0.9
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