RATINGS RECAP: 2/10/11

ABC
8:00 Wipeout
Viewers: 7.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2 
9:00 Grey's Anatomy
Viewers: 10.5 million, 18-49 demo: 3.9
10:00 Private Practice
Viewers: 7.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.6

CBS
8:00 The Big Bang Theory
Viewers: 12.8 million, 18-49 demo: 3.9
8:30 $#*! My Dad Says
Viewers: 10.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.7
9:00 CSI
Viewers: 12.6 million, 18-49 demo: 2.8
10:00 The Mentalist
Viewers: 14.9 million, 18-49 demo: 2.9

NBC
8:00 Community
Viewers: 3.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8
8:30 Perfect Couples
Viewers: 3.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
9:00 The Office
Viewers: 6.9 million, 18-49 demo: 3.5
9:30 Parks and Recreation
Viewers: 5.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.5
10:00 30 Rock
Viewers: 4.6 million, 18-49 demo: 2.3
10:30 Outsourced
Viewers: 3.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7

FOX
8:00 American Idol
Viewers: 21.9 million, 18-49 demo: 7.3
9:00 Bones
Viewers: 9.9 million, 18-49 demo: 3.2

Thursday was a rough night for the broadcast networks as almost every show was down, some hitting season or series lows. On ABC, Wipeout kicked things off and was down a million viewers and three tenths in the demo for a season low. Keep in mind that Wipeout premiered to a 3.8 demo before American Idol started and now it's all the way down to a 2.2 with the reality competition. At 9pm, Grey's Anatomy was down seven tenths in viewers and four tenths in the demo. This is a season low in viewers and ties a season low in the demo, though it still won the hour in that category. At 10pm, Private Practice was one of the few shows to go up as it was up two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo, posting better retention this week.

CBS also took a hit across the board. At 8pm, The Big Bang Theory was down a million viewers and four tenths in the demo, tying a season low in the demo as the 8pm hour was particularly rough for the broadcast nets last night, wonder why? At 8:30pm, $#*! My Dad Says was down two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo, posting better retention this week. It has one more week to prove its worthiness of a second season. At 9pm, CSI was down a rough 1.4 million viewers and two tenths in the demo and it actually finished fourth in the demo despite winning the total viewer count. Will CBS move it elsewhere (Friday?) next season? At 10pm, The Mentalist was down three tenths in viewers but even in the demo which is good news considering the rest of the night dropped.

NBC was a disaster with its Thursday sitcom lineup with drops pretty much across the board from already low numbers. At 8pm, Community was down six tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo while Perfect Couples was even in viewers but down another tenth in the demo. Those are season lows in viewers for the former and the demo for the latter as the 8pm hour has completely fallen apart for NBC. At 9pm, The Office was down four tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo, tying a season low in viewers but remaining the high point of the night. Parks and Recreation was the only show to go up in the demo, but just a tenth and it was even in viewers. At 10pm, 30 Rock was down two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo posting its lowest 10pm numbers yet. Finally at 10:30pm, Outsourced was down a tenth in viewers and the demo for series lows. Three shows were under 4 million viewers and a 2 in the demo, that is trouble.

Finally on FOX, American Idol was even in viewers but down two tenths in the demo for a season low but it still dominated at 8pm as usual. At 9pm, Bones was down three tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo and it doesn't seem like this veteran show has gained many new viewers by the move to 9pm with the bigger lead-in. There just really hasn't been any show that can retain a lot of Idol's massive audience.