RATINGS RECAP: 10/21/10

ABC
8:00 Grey's Anatomy (Repeat)
Viewers: 4.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
9:00 Grey's Anatomy
Viewers: 11.0 million, 18-49 demo: 4.0
10:00 Private Practice
Viewers: 7.7 million, 18-49 demo: 2.7

CBS
8:00 The Big Bang Theory
Viewers: 13.1 million, 18-49 demo: 4.1
8:30 $#*! My Dad Says
Viewers: 10.9 million, 18-49 demo: 3.1
9:00 CSI
Viewers: 15.0 million, 18-49 demo: 3.4
10:00 The Mentalist
Viewers: 14.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.9

NBC
8:00 Community
Viewers: 4.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9
8:30 30 Rock
Viewers: 5.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2
9:00 The Office
Viewers: 6.9 million, 18-49 demo: 3.4
9:30 Outsourced
Viewers: 4.9 million, 18-49 demo: 2.3
10:00 The Apprentice
Viewers: 3.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3

FOX
8:00 MLB NLCS Playoffs 
Viewers: 11.2 million, 18-49 demo: 3.5  

ABC saw numbers sink for its originals on the fifth Thursday of the season. Grey's Anatomy's 8:00 rerun was actually slightly up from a week ago. They will air encores here for a couple more weeks. The new 9:00 episode lost over a million viewers and was down more than half a demo point from last week to hit season lows in both categories. While still a solid performer, it's not nearly the powerhouse it once was. Private Practice followed and was also down in both categories and also hit season lows in viewers and the demo. Not a great night for the alphabet network.

CBS had mostly good news. The Big Bang Theory was up half a million viewers but down slightly in the demo. Still, it did manage to post the best demo of the night. $#*! My Dad Says was up again in viewers but down a tenth in the demo. The total viewers number though was the best since the pilot and this show hasn't sunk like many thought it would. CSI is showing some signs of life as it grew for the second straight week in both viewers and the demo. The total viewers is a season high and the demo ties the season premiere for a high. This is impressive growth for a show that was down to 12.5 million and a 2.7 in the demo just two weeks ago. The Mentalist actually fell quite a bit from its lead-in for the first time in awhile. It lost over half a million viewers and hit a season low in the demo. This might quiet talk of swapping the two dramas for the time being.

NBC was down across the board. Community remained a weakling and was down in viewers and the demo from last week. 30 Rock still built on Community but was down over a million viewers and almost a full demo point from last week's live episode. It still has improved this half hour for NBC. The Office was also down, hitting season lows in viewers and the demo. It's still strong in the demo but also showing its age. Outsourced fell apart following The Office as it was down another half a million viewers and three tenths in the demo for series lows. How much longer can it stay at the 9:30 slot? The Apprentice was about where it's been all season but was very low. Finally, baseball on FOX was up nicely from previous nights of baseball and perhaps is the reason for some of the lower demos on other networks.