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RATINGS RECAP: 10/14/10

Check back later tonight (hopefully) for a review of NBC's new reality show School Pride which premieres tonight at 8pm!

ABC
8:00 Grey's Anatomy (Repeat)
Viewers: 4.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1
9:00 Grey's Anatomy
Viewers: 12.1 million, 18-49 demo: 4.6
10:00 Private Practice
Viewers: 8.1 million, 18-49 demo: 3.0

CBS
8:00 The Big Bang Theory
Viewers: 12.6 million, 18-49 demo: 4.3
8:30 $#*! My Dad Says
Viewers: 10.2 million, 18-49 demo: 3.2
9:00 CSI
Viewers: 14.5 million, 18-49 demo: 3.1
10:00 The Mentalist
Viewers: 15.1 million, 18-49 demo: 3.3

NBC
8:00 Community
Viewers: 4.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2
8:30 30 Rock
Viewers: 6.7 million, 18-49 demo: 3.1
9:00 The Office
Viewers: 7.4 million, 18-49 demo: 3.8
9:30 Outsourced
Viewers: 5.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.6
10:00 The Apprentice
Viewers: 3.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3

FOX
8:00 Bones
Viewers: 9.6 million, 18-49 demo: 2.6
9:00 Fringe
Viewers: 5.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0 

ABC kicked off a busy Thursday with a low-rated repeat of Grey's Anatomy. It appears that they will fill the 8pm timeslot with encores and Holiday specials until January at least. A new Grey's Anatomy followed dipped to a season low in viewers but was steady in the demo for a third consecutive week. It remains a demo powerhouse. Private Practice was up slightly in both viewers and the demo, but continues to lose a ton of Grey's audience.

CBS had some good news as they were up across the board. The Big Bang Theory was even in viewers but up .2 in the demo. These are great numbers for an 8pm comedy. $#*! My Dad Says followed and managed to not just stop the bleeding but rise in both viewers and the demo. CBS has seen its more promising new shows (Hawaii Five-0 and Mike & Molly) drop this week while the ones considered in trouble ($#*! and The Defenders) have seen gains this week. CSI followed and was up substantially - 2 million viewers and .4 in the demo which is encouraging. The Mentalist was also up from last week, posting its best viewer and demo numbers since the season premiere.

NBC also had some much needed gains for its comedy lineup. Community was low as always but posted its best numbers since the season premiere and was up .4 in the demo. The heavily promoted live episode of 30 Rock was rewarded as the show easily hit season highs in viewers and the demo. It was up nearly two million viewers and a full demo point from last week. The Office also posted gains from last week, rising .3 in the demo. Outsourced benefited slightly from the better lead-ins but didn't post as big gains making its retention worse. It probably won't stay at 9:30 with these numbers. The Apprentice did not benefit at all and was even in last week with a very last place finish. It remains a huge problem in NBC's schedule.

FOX was steady as usual for Thursday. Bones was up slightly in viewers and down .1 in the demo while Fringe was even in both viewers and the demo. Even though Fringe has always had bad retention, it seems likely that it will stay in this slot for this season.
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