RATINGS RECAP: 2/14/13

ABC
8:00 Zero Hour
Viewers: 6.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4
9:00 Grey's Anatomy
Viewers: 8.6 million, 18-49 demo: 2.8
10:00 Scandal
Viewers: 8.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.7

CBS
8:00 The Big Bang Theory
Viewers: 17.9 million, 18-49 demo: 5.5
8:30 Two and a Half Men
Viewers: 13.7 million, 18-49 demo: 3.8
9:00 Person of Interest
Viewers: 14.9 million, 18-49 demo: 3.0
10:00 Elementary
Viewers: 11.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.3

NBC 
8:00 Community
Viewers: 2.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
8:30 Parks and Recreation
Viewers: 3.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
9:00 The Office
Viewers: 4.1 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0
10:00 Law & Order: SVU (Repeat)
Viewers: 3.3 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9

FOX
8:00 American Idol
Viewers: 12.6 million, 18-49 demo: 3.7
9:00 Glee
Viewers: 5.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7 

Valentine's Day meant some depressed numbers, particularly in the 8pm hour. ABC opted to premiere their newest drama Zero Hour on the night and it did not pay off as the drama had a very low 1.4 premiere. Although Last Resort was pulling lower demos than this by the end, its premiere was much stronger which means Zero Hour will most likely join the ever-growing list of dramas that have failed in this timeslot for ABC. At 9pm, Grey's Anatomy was down three tenths in viewers and the demo while at 10pm, Scandal was down a tenth in viewers and the demo. When the preliminary numbers came in, it looked like Scandal was going to top Grey's for the first time but then Grey's adjusted up and Scandal adjusted down. So it wasn't this week, but it's likely happening soon. 

On CBS, The Big Bang Theory was down 1.1 million viewers and seven tenths in the demo but it still posted awesome numbers, especially for 8pm on Valentine's Day. Two and a Half Men was down four tenths in viewers and three tenths in the demo. At 9pm, Person of Interest was even in viewers from last week and down just a tenth in the demo. Lots of people think CBS should expand to two hours of comedy on Thursdays but why do that when Person is their youngest hit drama and its pulling in great numbers. At 10pm, Elementary was up two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo as it was the only show on any network to rise week to week. 

NBC got some terrible news at 8pm as Community proved its solid season premiere numbers was a one week wonder. It plummeted 1.1 million viewers and seven tenths in the demo to a low 1.2 demo. A fifth season seems much more unlikely now. At 8:30pm, Parks and Recreation also fell hard as it was down six tenths in viewers and half a demo point. The Office, with a one hour episode, held up much better week-to-week as it was down just a tenth in viewers and the demo. The Office and The Biggest Loser will be NBC's only two shows to break a 2 demo this week. FOX was hit hard as American Idol was down seven tenths in viewers and four tenths in the demo and Glee was down nine tenths in viewers and a rough half a demo point.