RATINGS RECAP: 12/11/14

ABC
8:00 The Taste
Viewers: 3.2 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8
10:00 How to Get Away with Murder (Repeat)
Viewers: 2.4 million, 18-49 demo: 0.5

CBS
8:00 The Big Bang Theory
Viewers: 15.5 million, 18-49 demo: 3.9
8:30 Mom
Viewers: 10.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.6
9:00 Two and a Half Men
Viewers: 9.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.3
9:30 The McCarthys
Viewers: 6.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
10:00 Elementary
Viewers: 7.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4

NBC
8:00 The Biggest Loser
Viewers: 4.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1
9:00 Bad Judge
Viewers: 3.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1
9:30 A to Z
Viewers: 2.5 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8
10:00 Blake Shelton's Not-So Family Christmas
Viewers: 4.0 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8

FOX
8:00 Bones
Viewers: 5.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
9:00 Gracepoint
Viewers: 4.0 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9

On Thursday night, CBS was on top but it was a mixed bag. At 8pm, The Big Bang Theory was up nine tenths in viewers but down two tenths in the demo for a season low. Usually it takes until late spring for Big Bang to dip like this while it usually gets stronger in the winter. So this is a worrying sign for TV's top scripted demo draw. However, where things are getting worse for Big Bang, it's looking better and better for Mom. The show was up a big 2.2 million viewers and six tenths in the demo from last week when it followed a repeat of Big Bang. But it also tied a series high in the demo and did better than recent episodes with bigger Big Bang lead-ins. This show is enjoying quite a sophomore bounce. At 9pm, Two and a Half Men was up 1.2 million viewers and four tenths in the demo. There's a rumor that Charlie Sheen will appear in the series finale. If that's true, it could turn into a pretty big event. At 9:30pm, The McCarthys was up eight tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo for its best performance since the series premiere. Elementary closed the night up a million viewers and two tenths in the demo for a season high. It can do better when it doesn't have to face a new How to Get Away with Murder, but this is still nothing to write home about. Over on ABC, week two of The Taste was down a tenth in viewers and the demo. The demo was a new series low but oh well, it's filler.

On FOX, the 200th episode of Bones was down two tenths in viewers and three tenths in the demo, tying a series low. This show is tired but what else does FOX have at this point? It will return in late March but could be back earlier if Backstrom fails. At 9pm, the season (and most definitely series) finale of Gracepoint was up four tenths in viewers and even in the demo. If this had been a huge hit, I'm sure FOX would have found a way to make it continue. But it wasn't so it can be what it was always intended to be, a limited series. Finally, after two weeks of football and Peter Pan, NBC was back to a mostly regular lineup. At 8pm, The Biggest Loser was even in viewers and up a tenth in the demo. Bad Judge followed and was up three tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo for its best performance since October 16. A to Z was up a tenth in viewers and the demo. A Blake Shelton special from last year did OK in total viewers at 10pm.

WINNER OF THE NIGHT: Mom (CBS)
LOSER OF THE NIGHT: Bones (FOX)