RATINGS RECAP: 12/18/14

ABC
8:00 The Taste
Viewers: 3.1 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8
10:00 How to Get Away with Murder (Repeat)
Viewers: 2.5 million, 18-49 demo: 0.6

CBS
8:00 The Big Bang Theory (Repeat)
Viewers: 10.6 million, 18-49 demo: 2.3
8:30 Mom
Viewers: 10.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.3
9:00 Two and a Half Men
Viewers: 8.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9
9:30 The McCarthys
Viewers: 6.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
10:00 Elementary
Viewers: 7.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3

NBC
8:00 The Biggest Loser
Viewers: 3.9 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9
9:00 People Magazine Awards
Viewers: 3.7 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8

FOX
8:00 Bones (Repeat)
Viewers: 3.4 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7
9:00 Bones (Repeat)
Viewers: 3.6 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8

Thursday night had the CBS sitcoms go at it alone again without a new episode of The Big Bang Theory leading things off. At 8:30pm, Mom was down eight tenths in viewers and three tenths in the demo. Though it dropped from last week, it did much better than any other week that it's followed a Big Bang repeat. This show is definitely developing its own audience. At 9pm, Two and a Half Men was down half a million viewers and three tenths in the demo. The McCarthys followed and was actually dead even with last week despite the much lower lead-in. I wonder if CBS is regretting cutting the season short for this show. After a rough start, it has been pretty solid the past couple weeks. At 10pm, Elementary was even in viewers and down a tenth in the demo. Over on ABC, The Taste was down a tenth in viewers and even in the demo, tying series lows in both categories. Finally, NBC had The Biggest Loser down four tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo for a series low. This show has really tanked this fall. The new People Magazine Awards drew very little interest at 9pm.

WINNER OF THE NIGHT: The McCarthys (CBS)
LOSER OF THE NIGHT: The Biggest Loser (NBC)