NBC - VIEWERS QUITTING THURSDAY SHOWS

VIEWERS QUITTING THURSDAY SHOWS

Although Thursdays have traditionally been television's biggest ratings night, all of the major networks saw significant audience erosion for their Thursday offerings this week. The downturn was particularly noticeable at NBC, which had been making some progress lately at reviving its Thursday "must see" status with its new shows Parks & Recreations and Southland. But Parks , which debuted two weeks earlier with 6.88 million viewers, was down to 5.23 million this week. And Southland , which got off to an auspicious start with 9.86 million viewers two weeks ago, was down to 8.03 million for its third episode. CBS continued to rule the night as CSI Crime Scene Investigation wound up with 14.45 million viewers. But a year ago, the CBS drama averaged 17.02 million.

24/04/2009