Thursday Ratings: American Idol and Glee Rise Opposite Repeats

The good news: Ratings for American Idol and Glee rose this week compared to last.  The bad news: Both shows ran against repeats of The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men and Person of Interest.

Big Bang STILL beat Idol during the half hour they faced off against each other!

VIA TVByTheNumbers

On FOX, American Idol notched a 3.1, up two tenths from last week’s 2.9. Glee earned a 2.4, up four tenths from its last original’s 2.0 on March 15.

8:00PM

FOX American Idol 3.1 10 12.75
CBS The Big Bang Theory -R 2.9 10 11.15
ABC Wife Swap 1.4 5 4.59
NBC Community 1.2 4 2.96
CW The Vampire Diaries -R 0.3 1 0.99

8:30PM

CBS Two and a Half Men -R 2.0 6 8.21
NBC Parks and Recreation 1.5 5 3.11

9:00PM

FOX Glee 2.4 6 6.80
NBC The Office 1.9 5 3.77
CBS Person Of Interest -R 1.8 5 9.98
ABC Grey’s Anatomy -R 1.3 3 4.41
CW Beauty And The Beast -R 0.3 1 0.90

9:30 PM

NBC Go On 1.1 3 2.66

10:00 PM

NBC Hannibal 1.6 5 4.34
CBS Elementary -R 1.4 4 7.31
ABC Scandal -R 0.9 3 3.580

Half Hour Breakdown via Marc Berman

8:00 p.m.

ABC – Wife Swap
Viewers: 4.49 million (#3), A18-49: 1.3/ 4 (#3)

CBS – The Big Bang Theory (R)
Viewers: 11.15 million (#2), A18-49: 2.9/10 (#1)

NBC – Community
Viewers: 2.96 million (#4), A18-49: 1.2/ 4 (#4)

Fox – American Idol (Results Show)
Viewers: 11.67 million (#1), A18-49: 2.7/ 9 (#2)

CW – The Vampire Diaries (R)
Viewers: 1.03 million (#5), A18-49: 0.3/ 1 (#5)

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8:30 p.m.

ABC – Wife Swap
Viewers: 4.69 million (#3), A18-49: 1.6/ 5 (#3)

CBS – Two and a Half Men (R)
Viewers: 8.21 million (#2), A18-49: 2.0/ 6 (#2)

NBC – Parks and Recreation
Viewers: 3.11 million (#4), A18-49: 1.5/ 5 (#4)

Fox – American Idol (Results Show)
Viewers: 13.81 million (#1), A18-49: 3.4/10 (#1)

CW – The Vampire Diaries (R)
Viewers: 943,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.3/ 1 (#5)

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9:00 p.m.

ABC – Grey’s Anatomy (R)
Viewers: 4.60 million (3), A18-49: 1.3/ 4 (#4)

CBS – Person of Interest (R)
Viewers: 9.99 million (#1), A18-49: 1.8/ 5 (#3)

NBC – The Office
Viewers: 3.77 million (#4), A18-49: 1.9/ 5 (#2)

Fox – Glee
Viewers: 7.22 million (#2), A18-49: 2.4/ 7 (#1)

CW – Beauty and the Beast (R)
Viewers: 887,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.3/ 1 (#5)

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9:30 p.m.

ABC – Grey’s Anatomy (R)
Viewers: 4.21 million (3), A18-49: 12/ 3 (#3)

CBS – Person of Interest (R)
Viewers: 9.97 million (#1), A18-49: 1.7/ 5 (#2)

NBC – Go On (season or series finale)
Viewers: 2.66 million (#4), A18-49: 1.1/ 3 (#4)

Fox – Glee
Viewers: 6.38 million (#2), A18-49: 2.3/ 6 (#2)

CW – Beauty and the Beast (R)
Viewers: 908,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.3/ 1 (#5)

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10:00 p.m.

ABC – Scandal (R)
Viewers: 3.73 million (#3), A18-49: 1.0/ 3 (#3)

CBS – Elementary (R)
Viewers: 7.55 million (#1), A18-49: 1.4/ 4 (#2)

NBC – Hannibal
Viewers: 4.34 million (#2), A18-49: 1.6/ 4 (#1)

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10:30 p.m.

ABC – Scandal (R)
Viewers: 3.43 million (#3), A18-49: 0.9/ 2 (#3)

CBS – Elementary (R)
Viewers: 7.06 million (#1), A18-49: 1.4/ 4 (#2)

NBC – Hannibal
Viewers: 4.34 million (#2), A18-49: 1.7/ 5 (#1)

Source: Nielsen Media Research data

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