| Scoreboard | CBS | ABC | FOX | NBC | UNI | CW |
| Adults 18-49: Rating/Share | 3.4/10 | 2.9/8 | 2.8/8 | 1.7/5 | 1.4/4 | 0.3/1 |
| Adults 18-34: Rating/Share | 2.0/7 | 2.4/8 | 2.5/8 | 1.5/5 | 1.2/4 | 0.3/1 |
| Total Viewers (million) | 13.800 | 9.210 | 7.558 | 4.655 | 3.588 | 0.727 |
The Thursday Night NFL Network Cleveland/Baltimore game was simulcast on the NBC affiliates in both markets. As a result the numbers for NBC are probably inflated and subject to more than typical adjustments in the final numbers.
Late-night ratings are below the primetime data.
Overnight ratings for Thursday, September 27, 2012:
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Share | Viewers Live+SD (million) |
| 8:00PM | CBS | The Big Bang Theory | 4.8 | 15 | 15.309 |
| FOX | The X Factor | 3.2 | 10 | 9.192 | |
| ABC | Last Resort -P | 2.2 | 7 | 9.079 | |
| NBC | Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update | 1.7 | 6 | 5.433 | |
| CW | The Vampire Diaries -R | 0.3 | 1 | 0.771 | |
| 8:30PM | CBS | Two and a Half Men | 3.5 | 10 | 12.372 |
| NBC | Up All Night | 1.8 | 5 | 4.455 | |
| 9:00PM | ABC | Grey's Anatomy | 4.3 | 12 | 11.546 |
| CBS | Person Of Interest | 2.9 | 8 | 14.271 | |
| FOX | Glee | 2.5 | 7 | 5.925 | |
| NBC | The Office | 2.4 | 7 | 5.23 | |
| CW | The Next | 0.3 | 1 | 0.683 | |
| 9:30PM | NBC | Parks and Recreation | 2.1 | 5 | 4.464 |
| 10:00 PM | CBS | Elementary -P | 3.1 | 9 | 13.288 |
| ABC | Scandal | 2.2 | 6 | 7.006 | |
| NBC | Rock Center With Brian Williams | 1.2 | 3 | 4.17 | |
RATINGS SUMMARY
- CBS do what they do best last night - they win. A dominant performance in demo and total people
- The Big Bang Theory was a clear winner for the night and outstanding anchor for the CBS schedule and up 9% in demo from last season's one hour premiere
- Two and a Half Men was solid but dropped three million of its TBBT lead in before Person of Interest picked most of them back up
- Elementary retained 96% of the Person of Interest lead in and was 5% up on the performance of The Mentalist in the same slot last year
- X Factor and Glee combined for a 33% decline from the same night last year which was a two hour X Factor. Glee did much better in the Tuesday slot last year
- In a tough slot, ABC's Last Resort did reasonably well and worth noting it picked up 6% in the second half hour
- Grey's Anatomy started season nine well - 12% up on the season 8 opener but fellow Shonda Rhimes show Scandal dropped a lot of the GA lead in
- NBC had a bad night - 33% down on last year
- I went to the live record of the CW's The Next last night and there were almost more people in the crowd than people watching on TV. 683,000 viewers......it is such a horrible show and a very poor imitation of Idol/X Factor/The Voice etc. The whole thing looked cheap and nasty and I would have left after 5 minutes if I could have. That was an hour I will never get back.... The only highlight was a country singer that had true star appeal - fantastic voice, looks and personality.
- Interesting to see Grey's Anatomy beat The X Factor in social TV ratings. Glee was third and Elementary was ninth - full list is available at www.2026.tv/ratings
PROGRAMMING NEWS
- THE BUREAU, CBS, Bruckheimer TV/Aaron Eli Coleite. Warner Bros TV. PILOT PRODUCTION COMMITMENT
- A character drama set at the New York field office of the FBI (detailed description....).
- ABOUT A BOY, NBC, Jason Katims (Friday Night Lights/Parenthood)/Tribeca Prods. UNIVERSAL TV
- A single camera comedy based on the book and 2002 movie that Hugh Grant starred in.
- UNTITLED, CBS, Craig Ferguson (The Late Late Show)/Adam Chase (Friends). CBS TV STUDIOS
- Revolves around a group of male friends in their early 30's who decide to defy convention and try to stay single as long as possible even though everyone they know is getting married and having kids.
- UNTITLED, CBS, Craig Ferguson/Aaron Shure (Everybody Loves Raymond/The Office/The New Adventures Of Old Christine). CBS TV STUDIOS
- Centers on a charming reformed party animal who tries to deal with his new family while living next door to his ex-wife.
- TNT have renewed Franklin and Bash for a third season
- Big news with Greg Kinnear committing to star and co-executive produce a US version of ABC's Rake. Sony are the studio and it is currently in the market talking to cable and networks. Co-creator Peter Duncan will write the script.
- AMC have commissioned another reality show - ROAD SHOW. It's a doc style talent competition series that celebrates the stories of the people who ever sang into their hairbrush, or lost sleep over their premiere in a community theater production
OTHER NEWS
- Attended a Zodiak USA function last night and they advised a re-branding to Zodiak Americas and their desire to move from number three in the market to number one. They will be ramping up development and particularly into scripted.
- Some good news on the financial side with projections that 23 of the top 25 cable networks will post gains in revenue this year. The two exceptions are CNN and Nickelodeon who both have significant ratings issues. ESPN will once again be number one with a projected 13% increase to nearly $2 billion
