Premiering or returning tonight:
Allegiance (10pm NBC)
Broke A$$ Game Show (11pm MTV)
Very Barry Branson (9pm GAC)
Both “American Idol” and “Backstrom” fared poorly against ABC’s returning Shonda Rhimes lady shows last Thursday.
The Katims-scripted series finale of “Parenthood” gave the series its best Thursday score ever. “Friday Night Lights” star Scott Porter played Amber’s future husband.
Thursdays, Jan. 8, 2014-Jan. 29, 2015
(18-49 finals; repeats in grey; prior weeks in parentheses)
4.5 (2.4) (2.5) (4.6) Big Bang Theory
3.6 (---) (---) (---) Scandal
3.1 (0.5) (0.7) (0.6) How To/Murder
2.8 (---) (---) (---) Grey’s Anatomy
2.8 (2.4) (2.4) (2.7) Mom
2.3 (2.2) (2.1) (2.3) 2½ Men
2.2 (2.8) (2.6) (3.1) American Idol
1.7 (1.3) (1.2) (1.4) Parenthood
1.6 (---) (1.5) (1.7) The McCarthys
1.4 (1.9) (---) (---) Backstrom
1.4 (1.2) (1.1) (1.3) Biggest Loser
1.3 (1.5) (1.3) (1.5) Elementary
0.9 (0.8) (0.8) (---) WWE Smackdown
0.7 (0.5) (0.5) (0.8) Archer
0.7 (0.8) (---) (---) Vampire Diaries
0.6 (0.7) (---) (0.6) First 48
0.6 (0.8) (1.0) (0.6) NBA Basketball
0.5 (0.5) (0.5) (0.5) The Daily Show
0.5 (0.5) (---) (---) Nightwatch
0.5 (---) (---) (---) Ridiculousness
0.5 (---) (---) (---) College Basketball
0.5 (---) (---) (---) Fantasy Factory
0.5 (0.5) (0.5) (0.5) Pawnography
0.5 (---) (---) (---) Wizard Wars
0.4 (0.4) (---) (---) Chopped
0.4 (0.5) (0.4) (0.4) Conan
0.4 (0.4) (0.4) (0.4) House Hunters
0.4 (0.7) (0.7) (0.7) Pawn Stars
0.4 (0.6) (0.5) (0.4) Project Runway
0.4 (0.5) (0.5) (0.6) Rehab Addict
0.4 (0.4) (---) (---) Reign
0.4 (---) (---) (---) Nightly Show
0.3 (0.3) (0.4) (0.4) House Hunters Intl
0.3 (---) (---) (---) @Midnight
