TV ratings: 'Duets' up and 'Big Bang Theory' rerun still most-watched on Thursday

Fast National ratings for Thursday, July 5, 2012

With Olympic trials off the Thursday night grid, shows like ABC's "Duets" and FOX's dating-show duo of "Take Me Out" and "The Choice" got a bit of a boost.

ABC's "Wipeout," meanwhile, was down a little from its premiere. A repeat of CBS' "The Big Bang Theory" was the most-watched show of the night.

CBS led the night overall with 7.77 million viewers and a 4.9 rating/9 share in households. ABC (5.15 million, 3.2/6) came in second ahead of FOX (3.44 million, 2.1/4), NBC (2.4 million, 1.7/3) and The CW (701,000, 0.5/1).

CBS also came out on top with adults 18-49 with a 1.7. FOX grabbed second with a 1.4, beating out ABC's 1.3, NBC's 0.6 and The CW's 0.3.

Thursday hour by hour:

8 p.m.

CBS: "The Big Bang Theory" rerun (8.1 million viewers, 5.0/9 households)/"The Big Bang Theory" rerun (8.86 million, 5.5/10)
NBC: "The Office" (2.07 million, 1.6/3)/"Parks and Recreation" (1.5 million, 1.1/2)
ABC: "Duets" (4.8 million, 3.2/6)
FOX: "Take Me Out" (3.1 million, 1.9/3)
The CW: "Breaking Pointe" (919,000, 0.6/1)

18-49 leader: "The Big Bang Theory" (2.4)

9 p.m.

CBS: "Person of Interest" rerun (8.05 million, 5.0/9)
ABC: "Wipeout" (5.5 million, 3.2/5)
FOX: "The Choice" (3.76 million, 2.4/4)
NBC: "Saving Hope" (2.18 million, 1.6/3)
The CW: "The Vampire Diaries" rerun (483,000, 0.4/1)

18-49 leader: "Wipeout" (1.7)

10 p.m.

CBS: "The Mentalist" rerun (6.75 million, 4.4/8)
ABC: "Rookie Blue" (5.1 million, 3.3/6)
NBC: "Rock Center with Brian Williams" (3.25 million, 2.3/4)

18-49 leader: "Rookie Blue" (1.3)

Ratings information includes live and same-day DVR viewing. All numbers are preliminary and subject to change. Source: The Nielsen Company.

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