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Households: #1. CBS 7.9 rating/12.5 share; #2. Fox 5.5/8.4; #3. ABC 4.9/7.7; #4. NBC 3.0/4.7; #5. The CW 1.2/1.8
Total Viewers: #1. CBS 12.67 million; #2. Fox 9.23 million; #3. ABC 7.32 million; #4. NBC 4.52 million; #5. The CW 1.81 million.
Adults 18-49: #1. Fox 3.1 rating/8.4 share; #2. CBS 2.9/7.9; #3. ABC 2.3/6.3; #4. NBC 1.5/4.1; #5. The CW 0.7/1.9

Week 20 (Feb. 4-10) Analysis: The first full week of sweep sees Fox with the edge so far over CBS in 18-49, but CBS will win the week by tonight. Through the first four night averages, CBS has the lead in HH/total viewers, while Fox is on top in adults 18-49. CBS is close second place in 18-49, followed by ABC, then NBC a very distant fourth. Fox is second in HH/viewers, followed by ABC. Then NBC is a distant fourth and it continues to be a long winter for them. When the week is done, CBS will come back and take the week in 18-49 thanks to the Grammys tonight. More on that later. As for last week, week 19, CBS took home first in adults 18-49 obviously with the Super Bowl, crushing second place Fox. Then ABC and NBC tied but were way back there. Among total viewers, of course CBS took that crown easily over Fox. ABC was third and NBC was back behind in fourth.

Monday saw CBS take the night over Fox. Starting with ABC, a two-hour The Bachelor from 8-10pm did 7.9 million and a 2.4 18-49 rating, which is down a tenth in 18-49 from previous week but on par in total viewers. At 10pm, Castle was new and did 8.89 million and a 1.8 18-49 rating.  For NBC, they had a two-hour The Biggest Loser from 8-10pm doing 5.8 million and a 2.1 18-49 rating, which is down two tenths in 18-49 from previous week.  At 10pm, week five of new drama dud Deception didn't do much with 3.08 million and a 1.1 18-49 rating, down another tenth in 18-49 from previous week. CBS was all-new with its comedies, as new How I Met Your Mother did 10.3 million and a 4.0 18-49 rating, which was the best of the night actually. The season premiere of Rules of Engagement at 8:30pm did 9.4 million and a 3.1 18-49 rating, which is solid but could have been better. At 9pm, a new 2 Broke Girls followed with 11.36 million and a 3.7 18-49 rating, while solid not nearly as strong as a CBS Monday anchor should be and not #1 for the block. Next, a new Mike & Molly did 10.77 million and a 3.2 18-49 rating. A new Hawaii Five-0 at 10pm did 9.86 million and a 2.3 18-49 rating, which was good for first place. Fox aired an all-new episode of Bones at 8 and it did 9.06 million and a 2.4 18-49 rating, which was down two tenths in 18-49 from previous week. At 9pm, week three of new drama The Following at 9pm did 9.01 million and a 2.9 18-49 rating, which is down four tenths in 18-49 from previous week. Very good news since it didn't go down that much with all-new airings against it. The CW aired week four of The Carrie Diaries at 8 and did 1.51 million and a 0.7 18-49 rating, which is up two tenths in 18-49 from the previous week.  At 9, 90210 was new and did only 0.79 million and a 0.4 18-49 rating, on par with previous week in 18-49. Needs to be canceled.

On Tuesday, it was CBS with the win in 18-49 with its dramas just getting by ABC. On CBS, a new NCIS aired at 8 and did 21.79 million and a 3.7 18-49 rating, which is down a tenth in 18-49 from previous week. Next a new NCIS: Los Angeles at 9 did 16.67 million and a 3.1 18-49 rating, on par in 18-49 with previous week. And finally at 10pm, a new episode of freshman Vegas did 10.25 million and only a 1.5 18-49 rating, which is down four tenths in 18-49 from previous week. Not good. Onto ABC, at 8pm week three of The Taste did 5.34 million and a 1.8 18-49 rating, up two tenths in 18-49 from previous week. Not too bad. At 9, ABC preempted Happy Endings for a special The Bachelor on a special night and time from 9-11pm doing a very good 7.87 million and a 2.7 18-49 rating, as it grew throughout the night. Look for the season premiere of Body of Proof at 10pm on Feb. 19, and it has a shot of winning its hour weekly. NBC preempted Betty White's Off Their Rockers from 8-9pm for Betty White's Second Annual 90th Birthday Special doing 5.95 million and a 1.4 18-49 rating, which didn't do too well. At 9pm, Go On and The New Normal were preempted for the two-hour season premiere of Smash and it got clobbered with just 4.48 million and a 1.2 18-49 rating for a series low. Not good news since it moves to 10pm this week after the struggling comedies. Fox aired comedies as a new Raising Hope at 8pm did 3.87 million and a 1.6 18-49 rating, which is down a tenth in 18-49 from previous week. A second all-new episode followed and did 3.53 million and a 1.5 18-49 rating, also down a tenth in 18-49 from previous week. A new episode of New Girl followed at 9 with 4.83 million and a 2.6 18-49 rating, which is the best of the block and on par in 18-49 with previous week. At 9:30pm, a new The Mindy Project did 3.6 million and a 1.9 18-49 rating, up two tenths in 18-49 from previous week as it benefited with no comedy competition. The CW aired a new Hart of Dixie at 8 and did 1.44 million and a 0.6 18-49 rating, up a tenth in 18-49 from previous week. A new episode of new series Emily Owens MD at 9 did 1.5 million and only a 0.4 18-49 rating, which is on par in 18-49 with previous week. New series Cult will take over soon.

Wednesday as usual had American Idol take the night of course since its two-hours every week and Fox only programs 2 hours a night. But first, CBS started the night off with a repeat of Person of Interest at 8pm doing 7.17 million and a 1.2 18-49 rating. At 9pm, a new Criminal Minds did 11.98 million and a 2.8 18-49 rating, which seems below normal. At 10pm, a new CSI did 10.97 million and a 2.4 18-49 rating, winning its hour.  ABC kicked off the night with a new The Middle doing 8.21 million and a 2.3 18-49 rating, which is solid but below normal. At 8:30pm a new episode of The Neighbors did 6.04 million and a 1.7 18-49 rating, up a tenth in 18-49 from previous week when its lead-in was a repeat. At 9pm, a new Modern Family did the best of the block with 9.83 million and a 3.7 18-49 rating, which is great but below normal for this series. I expect it to rebound and go over a 4 this week. Suburgatory followed at 9:30pm with a new episode doing 5.73 million and a 2.0 18-49 rating, up two tenths in 18-49 from previous week when its lead-in was a repeat. Could be better. At 10pm, Nashville was new and did 5.3 million and a 1.7 18-49 rating, it has been up and down all season but it continues to do well in DVR so it will be back next season. On Fox, a two-hour American Idol did a solid 14.27 million and a 4.6 18-49 rating, which is down nine tenths in 18-49 from previous week as everything seems to be down from normal on this Wednesday...weird. Onto NBC a new episode of Whitney started it off at 8pm with 3.56 million and a 1.2 18-49 rating, down a tenth in 18-49 from previous week. At 8:30pm, a new Guys with Kids did 3.2 million and a 1.2 18-49 rating, up a tenth in 18-49 from previous week's series low.  Law & Order: SVU followed at 9pm with a new airing as well that did only 5.23 million and only a 1.5 18-49 rating, down two tenths in 18-49 from previous week. At 10pm, a new Chicago Fire did 6.6 million and a 1.9 18-49 rating, which is solid but down two tenths in 18-49 from previous week as expected with the competing CBS drama new. The CW aired a new airing of its new hit Arrow and did 2.96 million and a 1.0 18-49 rating, which is up a tenth from previous week in 18-49. At 9pm, a new Supernatural did 2.29 million and a 1.0 18-49 rating, also up a tenth in 18-49 week-to-week and holding on to 100% of its lead-in's ratings once again. Solid block!

On Thursday, saw CBS and Fox battle but it was CBS with the win in both 18-49 and total viewers once again. Starting with ABC, a repeat of durable Shark Tank did 4.77 million and a 1.3 18-49 rating, up two tenths in 18-49 from previous week. At 9pm, Grey's Anatomy was new and did a solid 8.91 million and a 3.1 18-49 rating, up three tenths in 18-49 from previous week. The surging Scandal at 10pm was all-new doing 8.14 million and a 2.8 18-49 rating, up a tenth in 18-49 from previous week and tied a series high in 18-49! It's the #1 series at 10pm! CBS had a night of new episodes and opened with a new The Big Bang Theory doing 18.98 million and a 6.2 18-49 rating, which is great and up eight tenths in 18-49 from previous week. Wow it did over a 6 with Idol airing, that is impressive. A new Two and a Half Men was up next and benefited with 14.1 million and a 4.1 18-49 rating, up two tenths in 18-49 from previous week so it could have been better since it had a larger lead-in. At 9pm, a new showing of older-skewing Person of Interest followed with 14.88 million and a 3.1 18-49 rating, down a tenth in 18-49 week-to-week and tied for #1 at 9. Still, should CBS opt for younger-skewing comedies next season, this series would be perfect on Tuesdays at 9 or 10 following older NCIS. They would make a better match. At 10pm, a new showing of freshman Elementary closed the night with 10.84 million and a 2.2 18-49 rating, on par with previous week in 18-49 as it didn't get a post-Super Bowl bump at all. Not good. Fox had a one-hour American Idol at 8 that did 13.28 million and a 4.1 18-49 rating, which was down four tenths in 18-49 from previous week. Looks like it will be in the 3's soon. Glee had a new episode at 9 and did 6.03 million and a 2.2 18-49 rating, up a tenth in 18-49 from previous week. NBC aired new episodes of its comedies, as the season premiere of Community did just 3.88 million and a 1.9 18-49 rating, but skewed young. Parks & Recreation was new at 8:30pm and did 3.76 million and a 2.0 18-49 rating, for its best ratings in a while. At 9, The Office was new and did 4.15 million and a 2.1 18-49 rating, which is on par in 18-49 with previous week. A new 1600 Penn did horrible with 2.6 million and a 1.1 18-49 rating, as it has been pulled for this Thursday. And it got worse at 10pm with week two of new drama Do No Harm doing a lot of harm with 2.21 million and a 0.7 18-49 rating, as that was down two tenths in 18-49 from previous week's series premiere. It did so bad that NBC has pulled the series for good after just 2 weeks. The CW's big gun Vampire Diaries aired at 8 and did 2.5 million and a 1.1 18-49 rating, which is great but down two tenths in 18-49 from previous week. At 9, Beauty and the Beast was new and did 1.48 million and a 0.6 18-49 rating, losing nearly half of its lead-in's 18-49 rating and down a tenth in 18-49 from previous week.

Now, final numbers for Friday and Saturday are not available, as ABC took Friday in 18-49. CBS bombed at 8pm with the series premiere of The Job, as it was no Undercover Boss.  Kitchen Nightmares was preempted on Fox as ABC's Last Man Standing and Malibu Country took the hour.  ABC was also first at 9pm by a lot with a new Shark Tank easily beating a new CSI: NY at 9. From 8-10pm Dateline did OK for NBC, as Rock Center was also OK at 10pm.  CBS took first at 10pm with a new Blue Bloods besting ABC 20/20. Fox didn't do much with the two-hour season premiere of Touch from 8-10pm.
Saturday had ABC also take the night with lead by the movie Despicable Me. Fox had an hour of Cops that won 8pm, while CBS did solid at 10pm with 48 Hours. NBC settled for repeats of American Ninja Warrior, Chicago Fire and SNL which were all last.

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