The heavily-hyped “Glee”-themed episode of “The Office” did not send the NBC comedy to a ratings high, but it did move the needle slightly in the positive direction.<\/p>\n
“The Office” rose a tenth among adults 18-49 to register a 3.8 rating. Viewership was also up slightly to 7.70 million viewers.<\/p>\n
The rest of NBC’s lineup was also improved Thursday. “Community” rose to a 2.1 with 4.89 million viewers, while lead-out “30 Rock” was good for a 2.6 and 5.66 million. “Office” timeslot partner “Outsourced” posted a 2.8 with 6.05 million, while “The Apprentice” rose to a 1.6 and 4.58 million.<\/p>\n
(Update:<\/b> Correspondents have indicated that the Baltimore Ravens-Atlanta Falcons game aired on Baltimore’s NBC affiliate. While not a massive market, that pre-emption could be enough to explain away some of the uptick on NBC’s front)<\/p>\n
NBC’s comedy uptick was not matched by CBS, which saw its ratings decline.<\/p>\n
Last week’s “Big Bang Theory” spike can either be labeled a fluke or a result of Eliza Dushku’s appearance because this week’s episode, which again featured Kaley Cuoco’s Penny (and also popular “Big Bang” guest star Wil Wheaton), posted a 4.2 with 13.06 million. Though that was the night’s best rating and certainly a tremendous mark for the comedy, it also erased much of last week’s double-digit percentage gain in the demo.<\/p>\n
“$#*! My Dad Says” followed with a disappointing 2.8 rating and 9.71 million viewers. Dramas “CSI” and “The Mentalist” brought weak 2.8 ratings and viewership of 12.92 million and 13.78 million, respectively.<\/p>\n
Over on ABC, “Grey’s Anatomy” dropped back down to a 4.0 with 11.07 million viewers. Its spin-off lead-out “Private Practice,” meanwhile, lost all of last week’s storyline-fueled ratings spike with a crash back down to a 2.8 and 8.26 million.<\/p>\n
FOX aired “Bones” (2.5, 9.15 million) and “Fringe” (1.8, 4.83 million), while The CW broadcast its top series “Vampire Diaries” (1.6, 3.51 million) and the disappointing “Nikita” (0.9, 2.33 million).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"yoast_head":"\n