RATINGS RECAP: 10/7/10

ABC
8:00 Grey's Anatomy (Repeat)
Viewers: 4.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
9:00 Grey's Anatomy
Viewers: 12.8 million, 18-49 demo: 4.6
10:00 Private Practice
Viewers: 7.9 million, 18-49 demo: 2.9

CBS
8:00 The Big Bang Theory
Viewers: 12.6 million, 18-49 demo: 4.1
8:30 $#*! My Dad Says
Viewers: 9.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.9
9:00 CSI
Viewers: 12.5 million, 18-49 demo: 2.7
10:00 The Mentalist
Viewers: 14.4 million, 18-49 demo: 3.0

NBC
8:00 Community
Viewers: 4.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8
8:30 30 Rock
Viewers: 4.9 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1
9:00 The Office
Viewers: 7.0 million, 18-49 demo: 3.5
9:30 Outsourced
Viewers: 5.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.5
10:00 The Apprentice
Viewers: 3.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3

FOX
8:00 Bones
Viewers: 9.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.7
9:00 Fringe
Viewers: 5.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0

ABC replaced the cancelled My Generation with a Grey's Anatomy repeat that was up just slightly in the ratings from Generation, but it's a repeat so that's ok. The new Grey's Anatomy was up in total viewers and even in the demo from last week while Private Practice was even in viewers and up a hair in the demo. Grey's also managed to beat CSI in total viewers which is a good sign for ABC. 

CBS had another strong night but there are some red flags particularly with the 8:30 and 9:00 slots. The Big Bang Theory dipped a bit more this week but remained dominant in the time period. $#*! My Dad Says slipped just a bit from last week and isn't holding a great amount of Big Bang's audience, but it also won the demo. CSI lost nearly another million viewers and was a distant third in the demo. It is clearly showing its age. The Mentalist was dominant at 10pm, winning viewers easily and narrowly winning the demo.

NBC had a typically low night. Community was barely on the map with just over 4 million viewers, even with a Grey's Anatomy rerun although it did beat that in the demo. 30 Rock perked up a bit at 8:30 but was down nearly a million viewers and half a point in the demo from last week. The Office slipped a bit from last week but managed to stay at just about 7 million viewers and was easily the demo star of the night, finishing second to ABC. Outsourced continued to erode viewers losing over 10% in both viewers and the demo as well as losing a full demo point from The Office. It's not likely to stay in this slot much longer if that keeps up. The Apprentice was barely on the radar at 10pm.
 

FOX had its usual Thursday fare to similar results. Bones was down a bit in viewers but up in the demo, easily taking second in both categories. Fringe continued to lose a lot of Bones' audience but was even in viewers and up a bit in the demo. It also was even in viewers with NBC's Outsourced. It's not FOX's biggest problem right now.