TV Ratings: 'The Office' Return Dips, 'The Large Bang Theory' Tops Thursday

NBC Your competitors will get fierce on Thursday nights. Fox assigned the evening while using second episode in the X Factor (12.5 million total audiences, 4.3 rating in grownups 18-49 demographic). Simon Cowell's new reality competition series tied its series debut on Wednesday in general audiences and retaining nearly all its demo (4.3 versus. 4.4). Up to now now, the network has notched victories for 3 in the four nights in the fall season. (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday). PHOTOS: Fall TV Dying Pool: Which Show Will Probably Be Axed First? Still, it absolutely was CBS' premiere in the Large Bang Theory (14.millions of, 4.8 and 14.7 million, 5.) -- the show, airing back-to-back episodes and praising Jim Parson's second Emmy win -- that needed the crown since the evening's finest-rated and several-seen program due to its 8:30-9 p.m. telecast. Person of curiosity (13.2 million, 3.1), our prime-concept drama from J.J. Abrams and Jonathan Nolan was lower 9 % compared to CSI's premiere, but ranked since the most-seen program at 9 p.m. At 10 p.m., The Mentalist (13.6 000 0000, 2.8), lower 18 percent in the premiere a year ago, still won the evening in general tune-in. CBS wasn't any. 2 inside the demo, calculating a 3.6, but ongoing to fulfill its title in the "most-seen network," calculating a Thursday high: 13.6 000 0000. PHOTOS: Behind the curtain of THR's 'X Factor' Cover Shoot ABC's Charlie's Angels reboot (8.7 million, 2.1), though undertaking more than the launch of My Generation last September, didn't exactly strike a chord with audiences. The Two-hour premiere of Grey's Anatomy (10.3 million, 4.1) dipped 24 percent and ranks since the veteran medical drama's least expensive-premiere so far. NBC's Thursday evening comedy selection all saw decreases from a year ago, with lots of striking lows due to its season openers: Community (4 million, 1.7) dipped 23 percent, Parks & Entertainment (4.millions of, 2.) was lower 38 percent as well as the Office (7.6 000 0000, 3.9), while using reveal from the new branch manager as well as the first episode of James Spader's just like a regular, saw a 11 percent drop. The eighth season opener in the Office is its least expensive-rated since the first season. PHOTOS: Fall's 12 Most Anticipated Shows Even Whitney (6.millions of, 3.2) didn't boost the debut at work comedy Outsourced, which was canceled after one season, lower 11 percent. The lull affected the launch of latest series Prime Suspect (6 000 0000, 1.8), the U.S. reboot with Maria Bello, which barely contended having its competition (The Mentalist, Grey's Anatomy) at 10 p.m. Facing heavy competition, the CW dramas The Vampire Journals (2.5 million, 1.2) as well as the Secret Circle (2 million, .9) both saw steep drops. TV Ratings