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RATINGS RECAP: 1/30/14

ABC
8:00 The Taste
Viewers: 3.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1
10:00 Shark Tank (Repeat)
Viewers: 3.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0

CBS
8:00 The Big Bang Theory
Viewers: 19.1 million, 18-49 demo: 5.2
8:30 The Millers
Viewers: 11.5 million, 18-49 demo: 2.6
9:00 The Crazy Ones
Viewers: 8.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9
9:30 Two and a Half Men
Viewers: 8.9 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0
10:00 Elementary
Viewers: 10.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9

NBC
8:00 Community
Viewers: 3.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1
8:30 Parks and Recreation
Viewers: 3.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
9:00 An SNL Sports Spectacular
Viewers: 4.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8 

FOX 
8:00 American Idol
Viewers: 11.4 million, 18-49 demo: 3.2
9:00 Rake
Viewers: 5.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3 

On Thursday night, CBS had its regular lineup back after two weeks off. Not surprisingly, everything was down from the last new Thursday. At 8pm, The Big Bang Theory was down 1.3 million viewers and half a demo point. At 8:30pm, The Millers was down 1.9 million viewers and a rough seven tenths in the demo. Retention is back to 50% for this show and I just don't like its chances when that is happening. At 9pm, The Crazy Ones was down 1.2 million viewers and half a demo point to tie a series low. In raw numbers, its the weakest comedy in the block but the retention from its lead-in is better. At 9:30pm, Two and a Half Men was down seven tenths in viewers and four tenths in the demo. The best performance compared to the last airing belonged to Elementary, which was up three tenths in viewers and down just a tenth in the demo.

FOX had the second week of Rake and it did not go well. First up, American Idol had to face The Big Bang Theory for the first time and it was down a million viewers and two tenths in the demo. It's not even close anymore between the two shows. At 9pm, Rake was down 1.8 million viewers and four tenths in the demo from last week's premiere. Any glimmer of hope is gone now with this show. Will FOX even keep it through the rest of the season with these numbers? It is losing a crazy amount of the Idol audience. NBC only had the 8pm hour with regular programming while a SNL special did pretty well from 9-11pm. At 8pm, Community was dead even with last week while Parks and Recreation was even in viewers and up a tenth in the demo. Finally on ABC, The Taste was down four tenths in viewers and even in the demo.
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