RATINGS RECAP: 4/4/13

ABC
8:00 Wife Swap
Viewers: 4.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
9:00 Grey's Anatomy
Viewers: 8.6 million, 18-49 demo: 2.8
10:00 Scandal
Viewers: 8.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.6

CBS
8:00 The Big Bang Theory
Viewers: 17.2 million, 18-49 demo: 5.2
8:30 Two and a Half Men
Viewers: 13.7 million, 18-49 demo: 3.9
9:00 Person of Interest
Viewers: 14.6 million, 18-49 demo: 2.7
10:00 Elementary
Viewers: 10.5 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1

NBC
8:00 Community
Viewers: 2.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
8:30 Parks and Recreation
Viewers: 2.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
9:00 The Office
Viewers: 3.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8
9:30 Go On
Viewers: 2.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1
10:00 Hannibal
Viewers: 4.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6

FOX 
8:00 American Idol
Viewers: 11.7 million, 18-49 demo: 2.9
9:00 New Girl
Viewers: 4.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0
9:30 The Mindy Project
Viewers: 3.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3

Thursday night had a series premiere from NBC which had ok results for NBC Thursday night. First off, Community was down seven tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo to a series low. Parks and Recreation was down a tenth in viewers and the demo but it remains an very young skewing show. It also doesn't seem to matter if it's at 8:30pm or 9:30pm. At 9pm, The Office was down a tenth in viewers and the demo to a series low. Will it inch back up as the series finale nears? A special Thursday airing of Go On did absolutely nothing which doesn't help its cause for renewal. Finally at 10pm, the series premiere of Hannibal did better than Do No Harm and Rock Center but that's about all the good news. A 1.6 demo isn't good but you have to consider the circumstances - with absolutely no lead-in and airing against two successful 10pm shows. Why didn't NBC try this on Tuesdays? I do not understand that.

CBS's lineup was back after a couple weeks off and the 8pm hour had a good return. The Big Bang Theory was up 1.3 million viewers and four tenths in the demo. Two and a Half Men rebounded even more as it was up 1.5 million viewers and six tenths in the demo. This comedy hour continues to be incredibly strong and it is hammering American Idol now. At 9pm, Person of Interest was up three tenths in viewers but down two tenths in the demo for a season low. At 10pm, Elementary was down eight tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo, tying a series low. The 10pm hour on Thursdays is pretty crowded.

Over on ABC, Wife Swap was down two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. At 9pm, Grey's Anatomy was down four tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. Scandal closed out the night dead even with last week despite much tougher 10pm competition. On FOX, American Idol was actually up three tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo as it had a rare rise this season. Special airings of New Girl and The Mindy Project did numbers similar but slightly lower to their usual Tuesday numbers.