>Two shows premiered last night, both on The CW. Vampire Diaries returned to a 1.4 Adult 18-49 rating, while Secret Circle debuted at almost the same level (1.3 rating). Last year Vampire Diaries debuted with a 1.6 rating, and we’ll need to wait until next week to see if the Vampire Diaries can defend its 1.4 rating against all-original competition on the large networks. See the updated ratings chart below.
THURSDAY FALL 2011 Estimates Episode Rating
May Sep #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Avg
ABC
800 Charlie’s Ang 2.3 2.2 9/22
900 Grey’s Anatomy 3.7 3.6 9/22
1000 Private Practi 2.6 2.5 9/29
CBS
800 Big Bang Theor 3.9 4.0 9/22
830 How Gentleman 3.2 2.9 9/29
900 Person Interest3.5 3.5 9/22
1000 Mentalist 3.3 3.3 9/22
NBC
800 Community 1.9 1.9 9/22
830 Parks & Rec 2.1 2.1 9/22
900 The Office 3.1 3.0 9/22
930 Whitney 2.6 2.4 9/22
1000 Prime Suspect 2.5 2.4 9/22
FOX
800 X-Factor 3.4 3.4 9/22
900 Bones 2.5 2.5 11/3
CW
800 Vampire Diar n/a n/a 1.4
900 Secret Circle n/a n/a 1.3
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Mitch Salem
MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."
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