Thursday Ratings: American Idol Up From Last Week

As talent-free as last night’s American Idol episode was, the ratings were still up 8 percent from last week’s hour long episode. Huzzah! Big Bang still beat it, though.

On FOX, a two hour American Idol scored a 3.9 adults 18-49 rating up 8 percent from a 3.7 for last week’s hour long episode.

8:00

CBS The Big Bang Theory 5.4/16 17.35
FOX American Idol (8-10PM) 3.9/10 13.50
CW The Vampire Diaries 1.3/4 2.89
ABC Zero Hour 1.1/3 5.32
NBC Community 1.1/3 3.08

8:30

CBS Two and a Half Men 3.9/11 13.44
NBC Parks and Recreation 1.3/4 3.03

9:00

ABC Grey’s Anatomy 3.0/8 8.54
CBS Person Of Interest 2.9/8 14.13
NBC Parks and Recreation 1.4/4 2.91
CW Beauty And The Beast 0.6/1 1.56

9:30

NBC 1600 Penn 1.0/3 2.30

10:00

ABC Scandal 2.7/7 7.62
CBS Elementary 2.3/6 11.05
NBC Law & Order: SVU – R 1.1/3 3.86

Half Hour breakdown from Marc Berman

8:00 p.m.

ABC – Zero Hour
Viewers: 5.38 million (#3), A18-49: 1.0/ 3 (#5)

CBS – The Big Bang Theory
Viewers: 17.34 million (#1), A18-49: 5.4/16 (#1)

NBC – Community
Viewers: 3.08 million (#4), A18-49: 1.1/ 3 (#4)

Fox – American Idol
Viewers: 12.75 million (#2), A18-49: 3.6/11 (#2)

CW – The Vampire Diaries
Viewers: 3.03 million (#5), A18-49: 1.4/ 4 (#3)

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8:30 p.m.

ABC – Zero Hour
Viewers: 5.26 million (#3), A18-49: 1.1/ 3 (#5)

CBS – Two and a Half Men
Viewers: 13.44 million (#2), A18-49: 3.9/11 (#2)

NBC – Parks and Recreation
Viewers: 3.03 million (#4), A18-49: 1.3/ 4 (#3)

Fox – American Idol
Viewers: 14.07 million (#1), A18-49: 4.0/11 (#1)

CW – The Vampire Diaries
Viewers: 2.74 million (#5), A18-49: 12/ 3 (#4)

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9:00 p.m.

ABC – Grey’s Anatomy
Viewers: 8.60 million (#3), A18-49: 3.0/ 8 (#2t)

CBS – Person of Interest
Viewers: 14.40 million (#1), A18-49: 3.0/ 8 (#2t)

NBC – Parks and Recreation
Viewers: 2.91 million (#4), A18-49: 1.4/ 4 (#4)

Fox – American Idol
Viewers: 13.75 million (#2), A18-49: 4.0/10 (#1)

CW – Beauty and the Beast
Viewers: 1.60 million (#5), A18-49: 0.6/ 1 (#5)

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ABC – Grey’s Anatomy
Viewers: 8.49 million (#3), A18-49: 3.0/ 8 (#2)

CBS – Person of Interest
Viewers: 13.86 million (#1), A18-49: 2.8/ 7 (#3)

NBC – 1600 Penn
Viewers: 2.30 million (#4), A18-49: 1.0/ 3 (#4)

Fox – American Idol
Viewers: 13.44 million (#2), A18-49: 3.9/10 (#1)

CW – Beauty and the Beast
Viewers: 1.52 million (#5), A18-49: 0.5/ 1 (#5)

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10:00 p.m.

ABC – Scandal
Viewers: 7.86 million (#2), A18-49: 2.7/ 7 (#1)

CBS – Elementary
Viewers: 11.47 million (#1), A18-49: 2.4/ 6 (#2)

NBC – Law & Order: SVU (R)
Viewers: 3.57 million (#3), A18-49: 1.1/ 3 (#3)

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10:30 p.m.

ABC – Scandal
Viewers: 7.37 million (#2), A18-49: 2.6/ 7 (#2)

CBS – Elementary
Viewers: 10.63 million (#1), A18-49: 2.2/ 6 (#2)

NBC – Law & Order: SVU (R)
Viewers: 4.15 million (#3), A18-49: 1.2/ 3 (#3)

Source: Nielsen Media Research data

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