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Primetime Metered Market Ratings - Source: The Nielsen Company
Subject: Primetime Ratings: Thursday, February 2, 2012 
Heading: 'Big Bang' sets viewer record 
Date: 02-02-2012  
ABC
5.1/8  
NBC
2.8/4 
CBS
8.9/14 
CW
2.0/3 
FOX
8.0/12     


Ratings Analysis
By: Stuart Levine, Variety

CBS' "The Big Bang Theory" continued its assault of "American Idol" Thursday, defeating Fox's reality giant for the third straight week in the 18-49 demo and second consecutive week in total viewers.

According to early estimates from Nielsen, "Big Bang" was seen by a series-record 16.3 million viewers (assuming the number doesn't decrease when final numbers are received Friday afternoon). In the demo, the laffer earned a 5.4 rating/16 share at 8 o'clock.

For the half-hour, "American Idol" drew 15.8 million viewers and a 5.0/15.

Fox won an all-originals Thursday night as over the hourlong telecast "Idol" averaged a 5.4/15 and 17.1m, down slightly from a week ago. "Idol" lead-out "The Finder" (2.4/6) took a bigger hit from last week, off 14%.

Following "Big Bang," "Rob" (3.4/9, 11.2m) was down a notch from a week ago and was best in the 8:30 timeslot after "Idol." From 9-11 p.m., CBS offered its procedural doubleheader of "Person of Interest" (3.3/9, 14.9m) and "The Mentalist" (2.8/8, 13.5m).

In the 9 p.m. post-"Wipeout" (1.8/5, 5.9m) timeslot for ABC, "Grey's Anatomy" was best for the night for the Alphabet. Longtime Shonda Rhimes drama drew a 3.5/9, 5.9m, an improvement over its most recent original episode, and was tops against all competition. "Private Practice" (2.3/6, 6.6m) was slightly below "The Mentalist" at 10 o'clock.

After being off the schedule last week, "The Office" returned to the Peacock's lineup and drew a 2.7/7, 5.2m. That was the high-water mark for the net, where "30 Rock" (1.3/4, 3.2m) started the night down and "Park and Recreation" (1.8/5, 3.6m) slightly up. Airing at 9:30, "Up All Night" (1.8/5, 3.7m) has been a consistent freshman comedy performer this season and could likely be back next season.

The same can't be said for "The Firm (0.8/2, 2.9m), which continues to flounder at 10 p.m. Despite lower production costs because of having Canadian-based E1 as an outside producer, the series has been a major disappointment.

Both "The Vampire Diaries" (1.2/3, 2.7m) and "The Secret Circle" (0.7/2, 1.7m) were up for the CW from their last original airings. Net, however, can't be happy with the million-viewer drop-off from one show to the next.

Preliminary 18-49 averages for the night: Fox, 3.9/11; CBS, 3.5/9; ABC, 2.5/7; Univision, 1.5/4; NBC, 1.5/4; CW, 0.9/2.

In total viewers: CBS, 14 million; Fox, 12 million; ABC, 7.4 million; Univision, 3.6 million; NBC, 3.6 million; CW, 2.2 million.
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What's On This Weekend:
Primetime Programming for Friday, February 3, 2012

ABC
8:00 p.m. Shark Tank
9:00 p.m. Primetime: What Would You Do?
10:00 p.m. 20/20

CBS
8:00 p.m. A Gifted Man
9:00 p.m. CSI: NY
10:00 p.m. Blue Bloods

NBC
8:00 p.m. Who Do You Think You Are? (season premiere)
9:00 p.m. Grimm
10:00 p.m. Dateline

Fox
8:00 p.m. Kitchen Nightmares
9:00 p.m. Fringe

CW
8:00 p.m. Nikita
9:00 p.m. Supernatural

Saturday, February 4, 2012

ABC
8:00 p.m. Movie: The Transformers (R)

CBS
8:00 p.m. 2 Broke Girls (R)
8:30 p.m. Rob! (R)
9:00 p.m. Criminal Minds (R)
10:00 p.m. 48 Hours Mystery

NBC
8:00 p.m. Harry’s Law (R)
9:00 p.m. NBC Sports: NFL Honors

Fox
8:00 p.m. Cops
8:30 p.m. Cops
9:00 p.m. The Finder (R)

Sunday, February 5, 2012

ABC
7:00 p.m. America’s Funniest Home Videos (R)
8:00 p.m. America’s Funniest Home Videos (R)
9:00 p.m. The Middle (R)
9:30 p.m. The Middle (R)
10:00 p.m. Modern Family (R)
10:30 p.m. Modern Family (R)

CBS
7:00 p.m. Undercover Boss (R)
8:00 p.m. 60 Minutes
9:00 p.m. CSI: Miami (R)
10:00 p.m. NCIS (R)

NBC
7:00 p.m. Super Bowl XLVI (New York Giants vs. New England Patriots): from 6 p.m.
9:30 p.m. Super Bowl Post Game Show
10:00 p.m. The Voice (season premiere)

Fox
7:00 p.m. Bob’s Burgers (R)
7:30 p.m. The Cleveland Show
8:00 p.m. The Simpsons
8:30 p.m. The Cleveland Show (R)
9:00 p.m. Family Guy (R)
9:30 p.m. American Dad (R)

Source for ratings: The Nielsen Company 

 
 
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