Primetime Ratings, Thursday January 19, 2012

Thursday night was a night free of premieres, but not of surprises. With the reveal of a familiar face on Vampire Diaries, the CW still can’t get the ratings up with the rest. American Idol continued and took a dip of 3 Million viewers less then Wednesday’s premiere. Not surprisingly Person of Interest and The Mentalist was close behind. The night had a ton of surprises as the night continued on. The total ratings for Thursday January 19, 2012 are:

ABC

Greys Anatomy (9:00 PM)………………........................………9.318m total viewers, 3.4m 18-49, 8% Share

Wipeout (8:00 PM)…………………………….............................5.870m total viewers, 1.8m 18-49, 5% Share

Private Practice (10:00 PM)…………………........................….6.097m total viewers, 2.1m 18-49, 5% Share

CBS

Person of Interest (9:00 PM)…………....................……..….14.336m total viewers, 3.3m 18-49, 8% Share

iRob (8:30 PM)…………………………..........................……….11.726m total viewers, 3.6m 18-49, 9% Share

Big Bang Theory (8:00 PM)…………..……....................…15.711m total viewers, 5.2m 18-49, 14% Share

Mentalist (10:00 PM)………………..........................…………14.019m total viewers, 2.9m 18-49, 8% Share

NBC

Up All Night (9:30 PM)…………………............................……4.025m total viewers, 1.9m 18-49, 5% Share

Office (9:00 PM)……............……………………….…................5.981m total viewers, 2.9m 18-49, 7% Share

Parks & Recreation (8:30 PM)…………..…....................……4.305m total viewers, 2.0m 18-49, 5% Share

30 Rock (8:00 PM)……………………........................…………4.084m total viewers, 1.6m 18-49, 4% Share

Firm (10:00 PM)………………….………...........................……3.408m total viewers, 0.9m 18-49, 2% Share

FOX

Finder (9:00 PM)…………………............……….…............…..6.779m total viewers, 2.2m 18-49, 5% Share

American Idol (8:00 PM)……………..….....................……17.738m total viewers, 5.6m 18-49, 15% Share

CW

Secret Circle (9:00 PM)………………….....................……….1.657m total viewers, 0.7m 18-49, 2% Share

Vampire Diaries (8:00 PM)…………….......................………2.718m total viewers, 1.1m 18-49, 3% Share

There you have it! Whereas American Idol took a lot of the viewers, it doesn’t mean that the others didn’t have a chance. What about you? Do you agree with these numbers? Which show do you want do go? Which ones do you want to stay? With the way these ratings are going, the CW is going to have to get a really awesome show quickly.

Source: Nielsen Media