The Thursday TV ratings for March 5th are in, here are some of the highlights:
- ABC's usually dominant Thursday lineup notched down slightly this week, causing the network to tie with CBS in the key 18-49 demo, though CBS won the night overall with viewers.
- At 8 p.m., ABC's Grey's Anatomy was up 9 percent to a 2.4 and 8.08 million viewers, while the return of Scandal was down 9 percent to a 3.0 rating and 9.57 million viewers at 9 p.m.
- On CBS, The Big Bang Theory remains dominant at 8 p.m., even sliding up 4 percent from its last episode to a 4.7 rating and 17.88 million viewers.
- The Odd Couple at 8:30 p.m. is staying strong thanks to its lead-in, even going up 7 percent from last week to a 3.0 ratings and 12.47 million viewers.
- At 10 p.m., though, Elementary dropped 13 percent at 10 p.m. to a 1.3 rating and 7.52 million viewers.
- You know things are rough for NBC when their supposed anchor show, The Blacklist, was bested by a rerun of The Big Bang Theory at 9 p.m. The Blacklist tied its series low yet again, sinking 11 percent to a 1.7 rating and 8 million viewers.
- However, struggling series The Slap managed to jump 14 percent from last week's rating at 8 p.m., garnering a 0.8 and 3.87 million viewers. It's not great, but it's something. Allegiance, meanwhile, stayed steady with its 0.8 rating and 3.36 million viewers at 10 p.m.
- On Fox, American Idol dropped 5 percent at 8 p.m. to a 2.1 rating and 9.34 million viewers, while Backstrom at 9 p.m. continued its wild ratings ride by managing to rise 11 percent to a 1 rating and 3.93 million viewers. Again, it's not much, but it's something.