Thursday Results:
- At 8 p.m. ET, “Community” (1.4/5 in 18-49, 3.3 million viewers overall) is currently matching the prior week’s 18-49 rating and is equaling its highest result since March 29 in a highly competitive time period versus CBS’s “Big Bang Theory,” Fox’s “American Idol” and ABC’s “Missing.”. In total viewers, “Community” is currently up versus the prior week by 2 percent (3.278 million vs. 3.209 million) for the biggest “Community” overall audience since March 29 (pending updates).
- At 8:30 ET, “30 Rock” (1.4/4 in 18-49, 3.1 million viewers overall) is retaining 100 percent of its 18-49 lead-in in adults 18-49. In a competitive time period versus Fox’s “American Idol,” CBS’s “Rules of Engagement” and ABC’s “Missing,” “30 Rock” is #2 in the slot among ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and CW in men 18-34.
- From 9-9:31 p.m. ET, “The Office” (2.3/7 in 18-49, 4.4 million viewers overall) is up week to week by 10 percent in 18-49 rating (to a 2.3 from a 2.1) to file the show’s highest rating since March 15. In total viewers, “The Office” is currently up week to week by 6 percent (4.438 million vs. 4.171 million) to also claim its biggest overall audience since March 15, pending updates.
- In a competitive time period versus ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy,” CBS’s “Person of Interest” and Fox’s “Touch,” “The Office” tied for #1 among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in adults 18-34 and is #1 outright in men 18-34 and men 18-49. “The Office” built on its lead-in by 64 percent in 18-49 rating and 45 percent in total viewers.
- At 9:31 ET, “Parks and Recreation” (1.7/5 in 18-49, 3.3 million viewers overall) is up week to week by 6 percent in both 18-49 rating (to a 1.7 from a 1.6) and total viewers (3.346 million vs. 3.169 million). “Parks” retained 74 percent of its 18-49 lead-in from “The Office,” pending updates, up from its 69 percent average in this time period last season. Against the concluding half-hours of ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy,” CBS’s “Person of Interest” and Fox’s “Touch,” “Parks” ranked #2 among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in adults 18-34 and #1 in men 18-34.
- At 10 p.m. ET, “Awake” averaged a 0.7/2 in 18-49 and 2.1 million viewers overall. Note that “Awake” is one of the most time-shifted shows on television, with the “live plus same day” rating growing by 60 percent when Nielsen issues “live plus seven day” ratings.
In Late-Night Metered Markets Wednesday night:
- In Nielsen’s 56 metered markets, household results were: “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” 2.5/6; CBS’s “Late Show with David Letterman,” 2.5/6; and ABC’s combo of “Nightline,” 3.2/8; and “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” 1.5/5.
- In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” 0.7/3; “Late Show,” 0.5/3; “Nightline,” 1.0/4; and “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” 0.5/3.
- At 12:35 a.m., “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” (1.3/4 in metered-market households) tied CBS’s “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” (1.3/4). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, “Late Night” (0.5/3 in 18-49) topped “Late Late Show” (0.3/2).
- At 1:35 a.m., “Last Call with Carson Daly” averaged a 0.9/4 in metered-market households and a 0.4/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.
NOTE: All ratings are “live plus same day” from Nielsen Media Research unless otherwise indicated.
(Source: NBC)
