Both CBS and Fox made a rare split in the 18-49 demo thanks to a new episodes of American Idol (15.39 million viewers, A18-49: 4.4) and The Finder (6.22 million viewers, A18-49: 2.0) on Fox and The Big Bang Theory (16.11 million viewers, A18-49: 5.2), Rob (10.63 million viewers, A18-49: 3.0), Person of Interest (14.41 million viewers, A18-49: 3.1), and The Mentalist (13.18 million viewers, A18-49: 2.5) on CBS.
ABC placed third place with the season finale of Winter Wipeout (4.99 million viewers. A18-49: 1.5), Grey’s Anatomy (8.91 million viewers, A18-49: 3.1), and Private Practice (6.41 million viewers, A18-49: 2.2).
NBC couldn’t keep up with the competition with new episodes of 30 Rock (3.71 million viewers, A18-49: 1.5), Parks and Recreation (3.42 million viewers, A18-49: 1.7), The Office (4.98 million viewers, A18-49: 2.6), Up All Night (3.45 million viewers, A18-49: 1.8), and a repeat of Grimm (2.22 million viewers, A18-49: 0.9).
The CW offered up encore episodes of The Vampire Diaries (1.29 million viewers, A18-49: 0.5) and Supernatural (0.91 million viewers, A18-49: 0.3).