RATINGS RECAP: 7/12/12

ABC
8:00 Duets
Viewers: 4.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
9:00 Wipeout
Viewers: 5.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8
10:00 Rookie Blue
Viewers: 4.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2

CBS
8:00 The Big Bang Theory (Repeat)
Viewers: 8.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.3
8:30 The Big Bang Theory (Repeat)
Viewers: 9.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.8
9:00 Big Brother
Viewers: 7.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.6
10:00 Person of Interest (Repeat)
Viewers: 5.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2 

NBC
8:00 The Office (Repeat)
Viewers: 2.0 million, 18-49 demo: 0.6
8:30 Parks and Recreation (Repeat)
Viewers: 1.6 million, 18-49 demo: 0.5
9:00 Saving Hope
Viewers: 3.2 million, 18-49 demo: 0.5
10:00 Rock Center with Brian Williams
Viewers: 5.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2

FOX
8:00 Take Me Out
Viewers: 3.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
9:00 The Choice
Viewers: 3.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2 

On Thursday night, CBS had the season premiere of summer staple Big Brother. It premiered to a good 7.2 million viewers and 2.6 demo. While better than most summer programming this side of America's Got Talent, it was below last year's premiere and couldn't match the Big Bang Theory repeat that served as its lead-in. However, it's been a rough summer for original programming so this is a good enough performance. Elsewhere, Wipeout was the strong show on ABC's lineup with a 1.8 demo while Duets continued to limp along. NBC didn't have much but Rock Center was up to a 1.2 demo, which is one of its better performances ever. Finally, FOX saw a big drop for The Choice after last week's decent jump.