Preliminary Ratings: Thursday 03/06/14

CBS was the number one network on Thursday night, lead by comedy powerhouse THE BIG BANG THEORY. The veteran sitcom was up in both viewers and in the A18-49 ratings and was the night's number one program in both categories. CBS was up on the night as a whole, from last week's numbers.
ABC saw significant erosion from last week's ratings. GREY'S ANATOMY lost 1.2 million viewers and 16% in the demo. Likewise, SCANDAL dropped 900k in viewership and 18% in the demo. Then there was the mid-season premiere of OUAT IN WONDERLAND, which tanked. Just 3.1 million viewers bothered to watch the fantasy spin-off. That is significantly worse than last week's OSCARS special and on par with what cancelled id-season dramas THE ASSETS and KILLER WOMEN brought in, the previous two months.

NBC continues to struggle on the night. The only think not making them look like a complete joke is FOX's RAKE and ABC's WONDERLAND.
 

Preliminary Network Averages:

ABC - 6.6 million viewers, 2.1 rating in Adults 18-49

CBS - 10.7 million viewers, 2.7 rating in Adults 18-49

CW - 2.0 million viewers, 0.8 rating in Adults 18-49

FOX - 6.6 million viewers, 1.5 rating in Adults 18-49

NBC - 3.3 million viewers, 1.1 rating in Adults 18-49

Time	Net	Program	Viewers*	A18-49	+/-
8:00	ABC	Once Upon A Time in Wonderland	3.10	0.8
9:00	ABC	Grey's Anatomy	8.20	2.6	165%
10:00	ABC	Scandal	8.40	2.8	2%
8:00	CBS	The Big Bang Theory	17.90	5.2
8:30	CBS	The Millers	11.80	3.0	-34%
9:00	CBS	Two and a Half Men	10.50	2.7	-11%
9:30	CBS	The Crazy Ones	7.10	1.7	-32%
10:00	CBS	Elementary	8.50	1.7	20%
8:00	CW	The Vampire Diaries	2.20	1.0
9:00	CW	Reign	1.80	0.7	-18%
8:00	FOX	American Idol	9.70	2.2
9:00	FOX	Rake	3.60	0.8	-63%
8:00	NBC	Community	2.80	1.0
8:30	NBC	Parks & Rec	2.90	1.2	4%
9:00	NBC	Hollywood Game Night	3.30	1.1	14%
10:00	NBC	Parenthood	3.80	1.2	15%

* - in millions