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RATINGS RECAP: 5/2/13

ABC
8:00 Wife Swap
Viewers: 3.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1
9:00 Grey's Anatomy
Viewers: 8.9 million, 18-49 demo: 3.0
10:00 Scandal
Viewers: 8.1 million, 18-49 demo: 2.6

CBS
8:00 The Big Bang Theory
Viewers: 16.3 million, 18-49 demo: 4.9
8:30 Two and a Half Men
Viewers: 12.1 million, 18-49 demo: 3.2
9:00 Person of Interest
Viewers: 13.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.4
10:00 Elementary
Viewers: 9.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0

NBC
8:00 Community
Viewers: 2.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
8:30 The Office
Viewers: 3.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8
9:30 Parks and Recreation
Viewers: 3.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
10:00 Hannibal
Viewers: 2.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1

FOX
8:00 American Idol
Viewers: 11.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.6
9:00 Glee
Viewers: 5.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9 

On Thursday night, some numbers were up after the draft but it was still a crowded field that led to so-so numbers for most shows. On CBS, the 8pm hour rebounded as The Big Bang Theory was up 1.2 million viewers and four tenths in the demo. It's still well below its winter numbers but that's to be expected. At 8:30pm, Two and a Half Men was up eight tenths in viewers and four tenths in the demo. The news wasn't as good for Person of Interest which was down two tenths in viewers and even in the demo to once again tie its series low. What is going on with CBS dramas this week? At 10pm, Elementary was down three tenths in viewers and even in the demo. So Hawaii Five-0, Criminal Minds, NCIS: Los Angeles, Elementary, and Person of Interest all tied or hit a series low this week for CBS. Yikes. 

On NBC, Community started things off up four tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo. At 8:30pm, a one hour episode of The Office was up two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. It has only two episodes left, will it perk up in the ratings for these last two episodes? At 9:30pm, the season finale of Parks and Recreation was up four tenths in viewers and three tenths in the demo. It's the only NBC comedy that is sure to return because a 1.6 demo is well above what the others are getting (besides the departing The Office). At 10pm, Hannibal was up two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. 

Over on ABC, the season finale of Wife Swap was up three tenths in viewers and even in the demo. Despite the low numbers, I could see this coming back as filler next season. At 9pm, Grey's Anatomy was up seven tenths in viewers and a good three tenths in the demo for its best numbers since March 21. At 10pm, Scandal was up two tenths in viewers but down two tenths in the demo after it beat Grey's for the first time last week. Finally on FOX, American Idol was down a tenth in viewers and two tenths in the demo for its lowest numbers since the debut season in the summer of 2002. At 9pm, Glee was even in viewers and up a tenth in the demo.

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