No one found a Week 2 bounce.
FOX: The season’s second episode of TOUCH fared even worse than last week’s season premiere, dropping 0.2 to a 0.7 that makes Fringe seem high-rated in comparison. Touch couldn’t blame its lead-in, as KITCHEN NIGHTMARES edged up to 1.1 at 8PM. Viewers had better hope Kiefer Sutherland and Maria Bello find her daughter fast, because the clock (something Sutherland knows all about from his last series) is ticking.
CBS: The news was no better for THE JOB, also down 0.2 to 0.7. CSI NY had an artificially high number last week because it aired the second part of a crossover with the CSI mothership, and without that, it dropped 0.4 to 1.2. BLUE BLOODS was down a tick to 1.4.
ABC: The 8PM hour was down a bit, with LAST MAN STANDING off 0.1 to 1.4 (still enough for a narrow victory in its half-hour), and MALIBU COUNTRY slipping 0.2 to 1.1. SHARK TANK held even at 1.8 and was again the highest rated show of the night, and 20/20 rose 0.2 to win 10PM with a 1.5.
NBC: Another all news night while the network awaits the return of Grimm, with both DATELINE and ROCK CENTER down 0.1, at 1.3 and 1.1 respectively.
CW: Took the night off with an unaccountable run of the theatrical flop PAPER HEART, which made Nikita look like a smash with a dreadful 0.2
NASCAR on FOX is the only event in Saturday primetime, and in late-night, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE features Oscar nominee (and previous winner) Christoph Waltz with musical guest Alabama Shakes. On Sunday, all the networks are new except for NBC, which airs another SNL clip show while it waits to launch this season’s Celebrity Apprentice. The biggest special is the NBA ALL-STAR GAME on TNT.
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