NBC has average Thursday ‘The Marriage Ref’ #3

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From 8-8:30 p.m. ET, “Community” (2. 0/7 in 18-49, 5.1 million viewers overall) currently ranks #2 (and #1 non-sports) among the major networks in the half-hour in adults 18-49, as well as adults 18-34 and all key adult-male demos.  “Community” is currently #1 in the half-hour among all the major networks in women 18-34 and women 18-49.   Last night’s “Community” is up 18 percent versus NBC’s 18-49 average in the time period this season prior to the “Community” debut in the slot (2.0 vs. 1.7).


From 8:30-9 p.m. ET, “Parks and Recreation” (1.9/6 in 18-49, 4.5 million viewers overall) ranks #2 (and #1 non-sports) among the major networks in the slot among adults 18-49 (tie), as well as adults 18-34, women 18-34 and all key adult-male demos.  “Parks and Recreation” retained 95 percent of its 18-49 lead-in and has now retained 95 percent or more of its lead-in with 19 of 20 originals this season.  
 
At 9 p.m. ET, “The Office” (3.5/10 in 18-49, 7.2 million viewers overall) is currently tied with ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” head-to-head from 9-9:30 for #2 in the time period and #1 among non-sports programs in adults 18-49 (pending updates).  If the tie stands in official nationals, it will mark the third consecutive time “The Office” has tied or out-rated an original “Grey’s” head-to-head in 18-49.  “The Office” is #2 in its time period and #1 non-sports in all key adult-male demos and is tied for #1 among all major-network programs in adults 18-34 (pending updates).

At 9:31 p.m. ET, “30 Rock” (2.9/8 in 18-49, 6.3 million viewers overall) is currently #2 among the major networks in the slot in all key adult-male demos, as well as women 18-49 and women 25-54. 

At 10 p.m., “The Marriage Ref” averaged a 2.5/7 in 18-49 and 6.5 million viewers overall.  “The Marriage Ref” retained 86% of its 18-49 lead-in and improved on its total-viewer lead-in by 4 percent.  “The Marriage Ref” is currently #2 for the hour among the major networks in all key adult-male demos.

NOTE: All national and metered-market ratings are “live plus same day” from Nielsen Media Research unless otherwise indicated. 

(source: information from NBC)