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Thursday 18-49 finals (repeats in gray; previous Thursdays in parentheses):
4.5 (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (4.4) (3.9) (4.2) (3.9) (3.1) (3.8) (4.0) (3.7) (3.7) (4.0) (3.5) (3.4) (3.7) (3.7) (3.6) Survivor
4.4 (4.5) (1.5) (4.7) (4.8) (-----) (----) (0.7) (1.1) (1.4) (----) (----) (5.1) (5.6) (5.1) (5.2) (5.3) (5.0) (5.4) (6.1) (6.7) (1.8) Grey’s Anatomy
3.7 (3.3) (2.3) (3.1) (3.4) (2.2) (1.5) (1.7) (3.5) (3.6) (2.5) (2.1) (3.7) (3.6) (3.6) (3.6) (2.8) (3.5) (3.3) (3.8) (3.6) (1.9) Mentalist
3.7 (3.8) (2.1) (3.7) (----) (----) (----) (1.7) (-----) (4.2) (4.1) (1.0) (3.7) (4.2) (4.1) (4.2) (4.4) (4.1) (4.8) (3.9) (3.9) (4.1) The Office
3.1 (3.3) (1.2) (3.6) (4.2) (-----) (----) (----) (0.9) (1.2) (3.2) (-----) (3.1) (3.9) (3.4) (3.6) (3.7) (3.8) (3.6) (4.6) (----) (----) Private Practice
2.8 (2.9) (1.7) (2.7) (2.3) (1.6) (1.0) (----) (----) 3.2 (3.0) (-----) (2.8) (3.0) (3.0) (3.1) (3.3) (3.0) (-----) (-----) (-----) (----) 30 Rock
2.3 (2.3) (1.6) (2.1) (2.4) (1.7) (----) (-----) (----) (2.2) (2.2) (----) (2.0) (2.1) (2.3) (2.1) (1.9) (2.0) (1.9) (2.9) (2.7) (3.8) Community
2.3 (2.3) (1.6) (2.0) (2.1) (1.3) (----) (-----) (----) (2.1) (2.1) (----) (2.0) (2.1) (2.2) (2.0) (2.1) (2.0) (2.1) (2.0) (1.8) (2.1) Parks and Recreation
2.1 (3.3) (3.6) (3.5) (3.3) (1.7) (1.1) (1.0) (1.6) (3.1) (2.9) (----) (2.7) (2.9) (2.6) (-----) (----) (2.8) (2.9) (2.7) (2.8) (3.1) Bones
1.7 (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) The Office (10pm)
1.7 (1.7) (1.9) (1.9) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) Burn Notice
1.5 (1.9) (1.8) (1.6) (0.7) (0.6) (0.4) (0.4) (0.8) (1.1) (0.6) (0.5) (1.6) (2.0) (1.9) (2.0) (0.9) (1.8) (1.7) (1.6) (1.7) (1.6) Vampire Diaries
1.5 (1.3) (1.8) (1.8) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) The Deep End
1.4 (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) Past Life
1.4 (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) The Office (10:30pm)
1.2 (1.2) (1.4) (1.1) (1.3) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (1.9) (1.4) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) Project Runway
1.2 (1.3) (1.1) (0.8) (0.9) (1.1) (----) (----) (1.1) (1.0) (1.0) (-----) (1.2) (1.0) (1.5) (-----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) Real Housewives OC
1.0 (1.1) (1.2) (1.3) (0.6) (0.6) (0.3) (0.3) (-----) (0.7) (0.5) (0.4) (1.2) (1.3) (1.2) (1.4) (0.8) (1.2) (1.2) (1.2) (1.2) (1.2) Supernatural
0.9 (0.9) (0.9) (1.0) (1.1) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) The First 48
0.8 (0.8) (1.1) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) America’s Best Dance Crew
0.8 (0.5) (----) (0.6) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (0.7) (0.6) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) American Chopper
0.6 (0.6) (0.7) (0.7) (-----) (0.4) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) TNA Impact
0.5 (-----) (----) (0.6) (0.6) (0.8) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) Celebrity Rehab
0.4 (0.5) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) Important Things
0.3 (0.4) (0.5) (0.7) (0.8) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) Archer
0.3 (0.4) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) Sarah Silverman

* Like a lot of post-Super Bowl CBS shows this week, “Survivor” did really well, its two-hour 20th season premiere beating all Thursday comers. It was nearly a full point higher in 18-49 than its 19th season premiere, and beat every episode of the 19th season, including the million-dollar finale. Were I CBS, I’d be looking into a way to cancel all the “CSI” repeats (or move the deflated forensics drama to Sundays at 10) and talking to Mark Burnett about re-editing as many future episodes of this all-star edition as possible into two-hour extravaganzas. “Biggest Loser”/”Celebrity Apprentice”-style. The idea of more all-star two-hour “Survivors” should scare silly the folks at the other four broadcast networks, which all took hits against this edition filled with a decade’s worth of the series’ most memorable contestants.

* Two hours of “Survivor” also did wonders for “The Mentalist,” which beat or matched all its 18-49 scores going all the way back to September.

* ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” hit an all-time personal low and even “Private Practice,” which did not compete directly with “Survivor,” fell way behind “The Mentalist” to match its season low. At 8 p.m., "The Deep End," lost to a "Bones" repeat.

* You wouldn’t think “Survivor” would hurt The CW’s “Vampire Diaries” or “Supernatural,” but both shows fell to new all-time lows.

* Fox’s “Past Life” made a miserable debut in its regular timeslot, way, way down from its 3.1 Tuesday post-“Idol” debut and racking up a substantially lower 18-49 score than the lowest-rated installment of “Fringe” ever. (Fringe has averaged 2.4 this season and 2.7 this year.)

* In a rare outing in “Survivor’s” shadow, NBC’s demotion-of-Jim “Office” matched its season low in 18-49. (It should be back big after the Olympics with the hour-long March 4 episode welcoming Pam Halpert’s baby; autumn’s hour-long Jim/Pam wedding episode was easily the series’ highest-rated this season.) The Elizabeth Banks/Bon Jovi episode of “30 Rock” tied for the series’ third-worst performance this season.

* Now the weird parts. Even against the might of “Survivor,” a REPEAT of “Bones” came in third place, beating new episodes of “The Deep End” and “The Vampire Diaries” (which is the CW’s top scripted show). It was the best-rated repeat of “Bones” this season.

* Also weirdly and counter-intuitively strong against the “Survivor” juggernaut were NBC’s “Community” and “Parks and Recreation.” “Parks” actually matched its season high in 18-49. (Blame the sheer suckitute of “Deep End”?) “Parks” already has its third-season order and now that “Community” is beating everything on NBC except “Biggest Loser,” “The Office” and “30 Rock,” one has to suspect the Joel McHale vehicle is a lock for next season as well.

* Cable comedies “Important Things With Demetri Martin,” “The Sarah Silverman Program” and “Archer” all fell to season lows.

* Finally, a 10 p.m. REPEAT of “The Office” easily beat every Thursday episode of “The Jay Leno Show” aired this year, and it beat or tied in the 18-49 demo 17 of the 19 Thursday editions of “Leno.” The 10:30 repeat of “The Office” beat or tied every 2010 airing of “Leno” as well. Needless to say, both repeats far outperformed last week’s final Thursday “Leno,” which hit a personal Thursday low of 1.1 in that slot. A key question: While “Leno” episodes were cheap, did they cost NBC less to air than “Office” repeats?

Find James Hibberd’s analysis here.


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Why don't more people watch Supernatural?
by Human_Bean_Juice_
Feb 12th, 2010
10:13:13 PM
Co
by jimbojones123
Feb 12th, 2010
10:13:14 PM
Go Community!
by jimbojones123
Feb 12th, 2010
10:14:13 PM
Anybody wanting to play Fantasy Olympic Hockey
by jimbojones123
Feb 12th, 2010
10:15:00 PM
Community has the best mascot ever!
by br1947
Feb 12th, 2010
10:53:50 PM
gretzky looked great tonite
by brabon300
Feb 12th, 2010
11:18:11 PM
"Fell to Season Lows" ? You mean out of 2 weeks?
by V'Shael
Feb 12th, 2010
11:21:52 PM
I saw the video for the We Are The World remake
by Mr Spork
Feb 12th, 2010
11:23:03 PM
In the linked article
by V'Shael
Feb 12th, 2010
11:26:53 PM
Speaking of Jay Leno
by JettL1993
Feb 12th, 2010
11:41:54 PM
V'Shael, thats actually a 1/10th of a point
by br1947
Feb 12th, 2010
11:44:07 PM
JettL, you just proved it is not too soon.
by jimbojones123
Feb 12th, 2010
11:54:54 PM
Gotta love the NBC commentators
by br1947
Feb 13th, 2010
12:02:38 AM
Supernatural
by gotilk
Feb 13th, 2010
12:02:58 AM
Good job, Community!
by xsi kal
Feb 13th, 2010
01:13:09 AM
Maybe it's a good thing
by Goody2shoes
Feb 13th, 2010
01:21:45 AM
"They're not incontinent."
by Goody2shoes
Feb 13th, 2010
01:52:32 AM
Started watching the first season of supernatural
by Jubs
Feb 13th, 2010
01:58:05 AM
Ryanbraun14
by oisin5199_
Feb 13th, 2010
01:59:32 AM
That opening was fucking disguisting
by David Cloverfield
Feb 13th, 2010
02:59:55 AM
I don't care if not many people watch SN.
by David Cloverfield
Feb 13th, 2010
03:06:45 AM
Jesus Christ... JettL was banned?
by iamnicksaicnsn
Feb 13th, 2010
03:36:55 AM
Good to see Community doing well.
by Chuffy20
Feb 13th, 2010
03:58:14 AM
Yeah they may look like the pretty boys...
by lock67ca
Feb 13th, 2010
04:10:21 AM
If they name Ben Edlund showrunner for next season
by Hercules
Feb 13th, 2010
04:16:44 AM
Herc
by lock67ca
Feb 13th, 2010
04:18:51 AM
There is a common misconception...
by Spidermonkee
Feb 13th, 2010
04:25:51 AM
@oisin5199_ : So I guess you've seen the opening now...
by V'Shael
Feb 13th, 2010
04:47:31 AM
I understand Herc too
by David Cloverfield
Feb 13th, 2010
04:48:24 AM
I dismissed it as an X-Files clone
by lock67ca
Feb 13th, 2010
04:53:20 AM
I thought Dean is going to say
by David Cloverfield
Feb 13th, 2010
04:59:50 AM
Glad Survivor is doing well. The opening ep. was amazing.
by Mahaloth
Feb 13th, 2010
09:43:36 AM
agreed about Dean
by gwarwilleatyou
Feb 13th, 2010
09:45:28 AM
Most shows would kill for the number of viewers a Grey's
by Big Jim
Feb 13th, 2010
09:59:11 AM
I too thought that about Dean
by Big Jim
Feb 13th, 2010
10:05:52 AM
Me and Supernatural
by SPKx
Feb 13th, 2010
10:09:29 AM
herc...
by SpikeBeoulve
Feb 13th, 2010
10:43:45 AM
Fuck You Leno!
by beetlegeuse
Feb 13th, 2010
10:57:26 AM
Did anybody hear
by knowledge1027
Feb 13th, 2010
10:59:10 AM
Supernatural kicked MASSIVE MASSIVE ass this week
by BillboeFett
Feb 13th, 2010
10:59:56 AM
And also
by knowledge1027
Feb 13th, 2010
11:01:03 AM

by knowledge1027
Feb 13th, 2010
11:05:05 AM
Damn enter button
by knowledge1027
Feb 13th, 2010
11:06:23 AM
Hope not
by David Cloverfield
Feb 13th, 2010
11:29:13 AM
Its ironic that “Survivor” helped “The Mentalist”...
by BackRiverCatfish
Feb 13th, 2010
11:36:10 AM
Is it your theory that tits = good ratings ?
by Itchy
Feb 13th, 2010
12:19:13 PM
Supernatural - great great great stuff
by cromulent
Feb 13th, 2010
02:03:43 PM
Tits never hurt ratings! They can only help!
by BackRiverCatfish
Feb 13th, 2010
02:32:34 PM
Supernatural is one of the best shows on TV
by Xiphos_2
Feb 13th, 2010
03:41:37 PM
Tits= ratings
by Xiphos_2
Feb 13th, 2010
03:42:50 PM
Just finished Supernatural season 4
by drewlicious
Feb 13th, 2010
05:37:10 PM
My experience with Supernatural.
by MapMan
Feb 13th, 2010
05:47:46 PM
ryanbraun14
by SpikeBeoulve
Feb 13th, 2010
06:08:19 PM
I highly doubt Office reruns are cheaper than new Leno
by Tall_Boy66
Feb 13th, 2010
06:11:01 PM
Ryanbraun...
by Red Ned Lynch
Feb 13th, 2010
06:35:19 PM
Sugartits and Patton Oswalt
by BackRiverCatfish
Feb 13th, 2010
07:36:16 PM
Supernatural is a show i never miss
by NIGHTWINGKEN
Feb 13th, 2010
10:30:41 PM
Chime in on Supernatural season 1 being "meh"
by V'Shael
Feb 13th, 2010
11:20:37 PM
Thanks for the advice re: Supernatural
by MapMan
Feb 14th, 2010
12:40:52 AM
Community is the funniest sitcom I have seen in years!!!!
by archer1949
Feb 14th, 2010
01:07:09 AM
Reasons why you should be watching SUPERNATURAL!!!
by Nick Michalak
Feb 14th, 2010
01:11:25 AM
In defense of Supernatural season 1
by Xiphos_2
Feb 14th, 2010
02:39:26 AM
A S6 of supernatural sounds like crap
by FrodoFraggins
Feb 14th, 2010
03:11:45 AM
Agree with xiphos_2
by Goody2shoes
Feb 14th, 2010
03:40:26 AM
After the Apocalypse...
by lock67ca
Feb 14th, 2010
04:06:05 AM
Yeah, Supernatural S1 is kind of clunky
by maelstrom_ZERO
Feb 14th, 2010
09:10:50 AM
Oh shit, the colt arc started in season 1
by David Cloverfield
Feb 14th, 2010
10:23:34 AM
From a newbies perspective.
by MapMan
Feb 14th, 2010
01:27:02 PM
@Mapman : I had a similar reaction
by V'Shael
Feb 14th, 2010
02:47:28 PM
This talkback, also had a lot of that supernatural coverage
by V'Shael
Feb 14th, 2010
02:54:42 PM
The season to season improvement of SN
by Xiphos_2
Feb 14th, 2010
03:22:04 PM
MapMan
by lock67ca
Feb 14th, 2010
03:47:04 PM
Supernatural is one of my favorite shows
by JackSlater4
Feb 14th, 2010
04:44:25 PM
Poor Dean this guy can't catch a break.
by SID 8.0
Feb 14th, 2010
05:24:25 PM
If Dean says yes now...
by damfino_yanno
Feb 14th, 2010
06:31:05 PM
Season 1 & 6
by Bunnie
Feb 14th, 2010
06:41:59 PM
Showrunners
by I_am_the_ultimate_product
Feb 14th, 2010
07:06:07 PM
Who cares About Ratings??
by Oldnewbie
Feb 14th, 2010
08:17:44 PM
"used to be about shows, now about ratings"
by Shermdawg
Feb 15th, 2010
12:59:50 AM
Sorry about letting The Zone thing fall off, guys.
by Shermdawg
Feb 15th, 2010
01:08:50 AM
I wonder...
by meCPS
Feb 15th, 2010
07:16:49 AM
Castiel eating those motherfucking HAMBURGERS!
by turketron_2
Feb 15th, 2010
08:39:07 AM
Yeah one way to go is to have all the nasty things
by David Cloverfield
Feb 15th, 2010
09:02:22 AM
Actually, Herc's not clueless.
by Shermdawg
Feb 15th, 2010
12:21:08 PM
Supernatural vs. X-Files
by frozen01
Feb 15th, 2010
01:51:42 PM
He lives by Studio City in Burbank
by buffywrestling
Feb 15th, 2010
04:34:42 PM
I watched the Vamp Diaries
by buffywrestling
Feb 15th, 2010
04:38:30 PM
fuck that, you MAKE TIME for shows this good
by turketron_2
Feb 15th, 2010
04:43:09 PM
yeah, i haven't touched Vamp Diaries
by turketron_2
Feb 15th, 2010
04:44:52 PM
Sometimes even people's opinions
by buffywrestling
Feb 15th, 2010
04:59:08 PM
I may have criticised Herc in the past,
by V'Shael
Feb 15th, 2010
05:27:35 PM
You can listen to Herc here if you want
by buffywrestling
Feb 15th, 2010
06:20:56 PM
I mean, I *could* tell you what he said
by buffywrestling
Feb 15th, 2010
06:28:43 PM
I get that there's only so much TV one person can watch
by Big Jim
Feb 15th, 2010
09:08:11 PM
"YOU may have seen that as a win"
by Shermdawg
Feb 15th, 2010
10:46:30 PM
If you're gonna crap on AICN, crap on...
by Shermdawg
Feb 15th, 2010
10:51:31 PM
"Lost's island being a speck of dogfood in Vincent's water bowl.
by Big Jim
Feb 16th, 2010
11:24:32 AM
Hey! Supernatural just got renewed!!
by buffywrestling
Feb 16th, 2010
12:22:15 PM
Great News!
by mad_taffer
Feb 16th, 2010
01:19:15 PM

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