Parks and Recreation celebrated its 100th episode in style, surging 40 percent in the demo from its most recent outing to hit a season high of 1.5, per finals.
The beloved yet underrated NBC comedy also hit a season high in total viewers, with 3.4 mil.
Opening NBC’s night, Community (3.6 mil/1.4) rose two tenths from last week’s double-pump premiere. Sean Saves the World (3.1 mil/1.0) and Michael J Fox (3.1 mil/1.0) both added some eyeballs and two tenths in the demo, while Parenthood drew its best-since-season premiere audience (4.26 mil) but was flat in the demo (with a 1.3).
Over on CBS, The Big Bang Theory drew its largest audience ever for a regularly scheduled episode — 20.35 million total viewers, per finals — while hitting an 11-month high in the demo (5.7). The Millers led out of that with season highs of 13.4 mil/3.3. The Crazy Ones (9.5 mil/2.4) surged 20 percent in the demo, while Two and a Half Men (9.6mil/2.4) and Elementary (10 mil/2.0) each ticked up two tenths.
ABC’s The Taste (4.5 mil/1.3) was flat versus its season opener, while Assets (2.9 mil/0.6) dropped 24 percent and a tenth. Gonna be a lonnnng eight more weeks for ABC.
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