Thursday Ratings: American Idol and Glee Down from Last Week

American Idol and Glee take big dips from last week’s comparable show.  Although Big Bang Theory scored a series low, its ratings were still  higher than Idol’s, which tied with Two and a Half man during the half hour they went head to head. Idol’s ratings were an all-time low for a regularly scheduled edition.

VIA TVByTheNumbers

On FOX,  American Idol scored a 3.0 adults 18-49 rating, down six tenths from last week’s 3.6. This is an all-time low for a regularly scheduled edition  Glee earned a 2.0 adults 18-49 rating down four tenths from last week’s 2.4

8:00PM

CBS The Big Bang Theory 4.5 15 15.71
FOX American Idol 3.0 10 11.63
ABC Shark Tank -R 1.3 4 4.60
CW The Vampire Diaries 1.1 4 2.49
NBC Community 1.0 4 2.61

8:30PM

CBS Two and a Half Men 3.3 10 12.40
NBC Parks and Recreation 1.6 5 3.01

9:00PM

CBS Person Of Interest 2.9 8 14.57
ABC Grey’s Anatomy 2.6 7 8.05
FOX Glee 2.0 6 5.46
NBC The Office 1.9 5 3.55
CW Beauty And The Beast 0.5 1 1.54

9:30 PM

NBC 1600 Penn 1.0 3 2.29

10:00 PM

CBS Elementary 2.4 7 11.49
ABC Scandal -R 1.2 4 4.28
NBC Law & Order: SVU -R 0.9 3 3.72

Half Hour Breakdown by Marc Berman

8:00 p.m.

ABC – Shark Tank (R)
Viewers: 4.49 million (#3), A18-49: 1.2/ 4 (#3)

CBS – The Big Bang Theory
Viewers: 15.71 million (#1), A18-49: 4.5/15 (#1)

NBC – Community
Viewers: 2.61 million (#4), A18-49: 1.0/ 4 (#5)

Fox – American Idol
Viewers: 10.70 million (#2), A18-49: 2.7/ 9 (#2)

CW – The Vampire Diaries
Viewers: 2.55 million (#5), A18-49: 1.2/ 4 (#4)

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8:30 p.m.

ABC – Shark Tank (R)
Viewers: 4.72 million (#3), A18-49: 1.4/ 4 (#4)

CBS – Two and a Half Men
Viewers: 12.40 million (#2), A18-49: 3.3/10 (#1t)

NBC – Parks and Recreation
Viewers: 3.01 million (#4), A18-49: 1.6/ 5 (#3)

Fox – American Idol
Viewers: 12.56 million (#1), A18-49: 3.3/10 (#1t)

CW – The Vampire Diaries
Viewers: 2.43 million (#5), A18-49: 1.1/ 3 (#5)

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9:00 p.m.

ABC – Grey’s Anatomy
Viewers: 8.08 million (#2), A18-49: 2.6/ 7 (#2)

CBS – Person of Interest
Viewers: 14.64 million (#1), A18-49: 3.0/ 9 (#1)

NBC – The Office
Viewers: 3.55 million (#4), A18-49: 1.9/ 5 (#3)

Fox – Glee
Viewers: 5.99 million (#3), A18-49: 2.1/ 6 (#4)

CW – Beauty and the Beast
Viewers: 1.59 million (#5), A18-49: 0.6/ 2 (#5)

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9:30 p.m.

ABC – Grey’s Anatomy
Viewers: 7.95 million (#2), A18-49: 2.6/ 7 (#2)

CBS – Person of Interest
Viewers: 14.51 million (#1), A18-49: 2.9/ 8 (#1)

NBC – 1600 Penn
Viewers: 2.29 million (#4), A18-49: 1.0/ (#4)

Fox – Glee
Viewers: 5.02 million (#3), A18-49: 1.8/ 5 (#3)

CW – Beauty and the Beast
Viewers: 1.49 million (#5), A18-49: 0.5/ 1 (#5)

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10:00 p.m.

ABC – Scandal (R)
Viewers: 4.61 million (#2), A18-49: 1.3/ 4 (#2)

CBS – Elementary
Viewers: 11.88 million (#1), A18-49: 2.3/ 7 (#1)

NBC – Law & Order: SVU (R)
Viewers: 3.50 million (#3), A18-49: 0.9/ 2 (#3)

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10:30 p.m.

ABC – Scandal (R)
Viewers: 3.94 million (#3), A18-49: 1.1/ 3 (#2)

CBS – Elementary
Viewers: 11.09 million (#1), A18-49: 2.3/ 7 (#1)

NBC – Law & Order: SVU (R)
Viewers: 3.95 million (#2), A18-49: 0.9/ 3 (#3)

Source: Nielsen Media Research data

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