Thursdays, Sept. 15-29, 2011
(18-49 finals; repeats in grey; last week in parentheses)
4.9 (5.0) (2.5) Big Bang Theory
3.9 (4.3) (---) The X Factor
3.8 (3.5) (3.8) Jersey Shore
3.6 (4.3) (1.0) Grey’s Anatomy
3.5 (3.9) (1.4) The Office
2.8 (---) (---) Private Practice
2.7 (---) (---) How/Gentleman
2.7 (3.1) (---) Person of Interest
2.6 (2.8) (1.5) Mentalist
2.5 (3.3) (---) Whitney
2.3 (---) (2.3) Jersey Shore After Hrs
2.1 (2.1) (---) Parks and Recreation
1.8 (1.7) (0.6) Community
1.5 (2.1) (---) Charlie’s Angels
1.5 (1.8) (---) Prime Suspect
1.3 (1.2) (1.4) It’s Always Sunny
1.3 (1.2) (1.5) Vampire Diaries
1.0 (0.8) (---) College Football
1.0 (0.9) (1.3) Secret Circle
0.9 (0.8) (1.2) Project Runway
0.8 (0.6) (0.7) Archer
0.7 (0.7) (0.8) Children’s Hospital
0.6 (---) (---) The First 48
0.6 (0.6) (0.6) NTSF:SD:SUV
0.5 (0.4) (---) Colbert Report
0.5 (0.5) (0.6) Impact Wrestling
0.4 (---) (---) After The First 48
0.4 (---) (---) American Underworld
0.4 (---) (0.5) Chopped
0.4 (0.4) (---) Conan
0.4 (---) (0.6) Extreme Drug Smuggling
0.4 (---) (0.4) Iron Chef America
0.4 (---) (---) IRT Deadliest Roads
0.4 (---) (---) Sister Wives
0.4 (---) (---) Sweet Genius
0.4 (---) (---) Time Machine
0.3 (---) (0.3) House Hunters Intl
0.3 (---) (---) My First Place
MTV’s “Jersey Shore” still beats everything at 10 p.m., including “Private Practice,” “The Mentalist” and “Prime Suspect.”
Did you know “Parenthood” is now NBC’s top-rated 10 p.m. show? Thursday’s “Prime Suspect” is now among the NBC disasters painting a rosy future for “Community,” “Parks and Recreation” and “SVU.” “Whitney,” as expected, took a big second-week drop but its timeslot still makes it NBC’s #2 scripted series; the network should have left “Parks” at 9:30 if you ask me.
NBC SHOWS 18-49
8.3(10.0)(10.7) NBC Sunday Football
3.5 (3.9) (1.4) The Office
2.5 (3.3) (---) Whitney
2.3 (3.6) (---) Biggest Loser
2.2 (2.1) (2.2) Parenthood
2.1 (2.4) (---) Law & Order SVU
2.1 (2.1) (---) Parks and Recreation
2.1 (2.3) (3.7) Up All Night
2.0 (1.5) (1.8) Dateline
1.8 (1.7) (0.6) Community
1.7 (1.9) (---) Sing-Off
1.5 (1.8) (---) Prime Suspect
1.3 (1.6) (---) Playboy Club
1.2 (1.2) (---) Harry’s Law
1.0 (1.3) (2.1) Free Agents
“X Factor” is losing ground but it still beats everything on highly competitive Thursdays except “Big Bang Theory.”
FOX SHOWS 18-49
4.5 (4.8) (---) New Girl
4.1 (---) (1.9) Family Guy
4.1 (4.4) (---) The X Factor (We)
3.9 (---) (2.4) Simpsons
3.9 (4.3) (---) The X Factor (Th)
3.7 (4.0) (1.0) Glee
3.1 (---) (---) Cleveland Show
3.1 (---) (---) Terra Nova
3.0 (---) (---) American Dad
2.9 (3.1) (0.8) Raising Hope
1.6 (1.0) (0.9) Kitchen Nightmares
1.5 (0.6) (0.6) Fringe
1.0 (1.1) (1.0) Cops
“Big Bang” is the number-one show on Thursdays, but the horrible “How To Be A Gentleman” seems to be driving audiences away from Bad Robot’s “Person of Interest” (fourth place at 9 p.m. in adults 18-49) and “The Mentalist” (third place at 10 p.m. behind “Jersey Shore” and “Private Practice”).
CBS SHOWS 18-49
7.4(10.7) (1.2) 2½ Men
5.2 (4.3) (1.7) NCIS
4.9 (5.0) (2.5) Big Bang Theory
4.8 (---) (---) Mike & Molly
4.6 (7.1) (---) 2 Broke Girls
4.5 (5.0) (1.2) How I Met Your Mother
3.6 (4.1) (---) Criminal Minds
3.6 (3.6) (1.7) NCIS LA
3.3 (3.4) (---) Hawaii Five-0
3.2 (3.2) (3.4) Survivor
3.1 (3.2) (---) CSI
3.0 (---) (---) Amazing Race
2.7 (---) (---) How/Gentleman
2.7 (3.1) (---) Person of Interest
2.6 (2.8) (1.5) Mentalist
2.5 (2.9) (---) Unforgettable
2.3 (1.1) (---) CSI Miami
2.3 (2.9) (1.3) 60 Minutes
2.2 (1.1) (0.9) The Good Wife
2.0 (0.9) (0.8) Blue Bloods
1.8 (0.8) (0.7) CSI NY
1.4 (---) (---) A Gifted Man
1.2 (1.1) (0.9) 48 Hours
Stick a fork in “Charlie’s Angels.” It’s now ABC’s lowest-rated scripted series. Once mighty “Grey’s Anatomy” is now trailing “X Factor” by a wide margin at 9 p.m. “Private Practice” just suffered its worst season premiere ever at the hands of basic cable’s “Jersey Shore.”
ABC SHOWS 18-49
5.7 (6.1) (1.8) Modern Family
3.6 (4.3) (1.0) Grey’s Anatomy
3.3 (4.0) (---) Dancing/Stars (Mo)
3.3 (---) (---) Suburgatory
3.2 (---) (---) Desperate Housewives
3.1 (3.2) (---) Castle
3.1 (---) (---) Happy Endings
3.1 (---) (---) Pan Am
2.9 (2.9) (---) Dancing/Stars (Tu)
2.8 (---) (---) Private Practice
2.7 (3.1) (1.3) (---) The Middle
2.7 (3.3) (---) Revenge
2.3 (1.4) (1.1) Extreme MHE
2.2 (3.0) (---) College Football
1.9 (2.1) (---) Dancing/Stars Spcls
1.8 (2.2) (---) Body of Proof
1.5 (2.1) (---) Charlie’s Angels
1.0 (1.2) (1.0) 20/20
Like other CW shows this week, “Vampire Diaries” and “Secret Circle,” both bounced slightly from their big dips last week.
CW SHOWS 18-49:
1.3 (1.2) (1.5) Vampire Diaries
1.0 (0.9) (1.3) Secret Circle
0.9 (0.9) (1.2) Ringer
0.8 (0.7) (0.9) America’s Next Top Model
0.8 (---) (---) Hart of Dixie
0.8 (0.7) (0.9) 90210
0.8 (---) (0.3) Supernatural
0.7 (---) (---) Gossip Girl
0.6 (---) (0.3) Nikita
0.6 (0.4) (0.6) H8R
(BLUE TEXT identifies non-school-night shows.)
