Last fall was dubbed the "year of the comedy" as the veteran shows were up and new shows such as New Girl, Suburgatory, and 2 Broke Girls were breaking out. This year hasn't been as strong. None of the new comedies are mass hits and second year shows are not soaring. But there are two shows that just continue to dominate the ratings - ABC's Modern Family and CBS' The Big Bang Theory are far and away the biggest hits on TV. Big Bang had a 5.0 demo this week and Modern had a 4.9. By comparison, no drama was above a 3.4 last week and the next closest show was The Voice at a 4.3. Two comedies continue to fly high even as broadcast networks are having tough sledding this season.
Vegas' week started on a good note. It's most recent episode had stabilized even though it was skewing old and then it got a full season renewal alongside Elementary. But then Tuesday night happened. Vegas stumbled badly as it fell to a very troubling 1.6 demo and the old skew continued to skew older. Period dramas have such a tough time on broadcast networks and it's looking like Vegas might go the way of The Playboy Club and Pan Am with those numbers. A 1.6 demo is by far CBS's lowest rated show outside of Friday and Saturday and I have to wonder if they are regretting the full season renewal. At the same time, they don't really have anything else to air at the moment with only Golden Boy on the bench. Still, Vegas is already well behind the lowest episodes of Unforgettable last year.
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