Primetime Ratings: '30 Rock' Returns Low for Final Season

'Last Resort,' 'Elementary' drop from premieres; CBS wins Thursday

By Andrea Morabito -- Broadcasting & Cable, 10/5/2012 11:39:11 AM

The seventh and final season premiere of 30 Rock returned low for NBC, down 28% from last January's debut to a 1.4 rating with adults 18-49, according to Nielsen national numbers.

Up All Night was even at a 1.4, The Office gained 5% to a 2.2 and Parks and Recreation grew 19% to a 1.9. Rock Center was up 25% from last week to a 1.0. NBC was fourth overall with a 1.5 rating/4 share.

CBS won Thursday night with a 3.3/10 and 13.3 million viewers with its returning shows holding up well from premiere week. The Big Bang Theory was down a tenth to a 4.9, Two and a Half Men gained 6% to a 3.7 and Person of Interest ticked up 7% to a 3.1. New drama Elementary fell 16% from its debut to a 2.6.

On ABC, Last Resort dropped to a 1.8, losing 18% of its premiere audience, while Grey's Anatomy was down 16% to a 3.7 and Scandal was steady at a 2.1. The network was third overall with a 2.5/7.

Fox's The X Factor was down a tenth to a 3.1 while Glee gained a tenth to a 2.6.

The two-hour finale of The CW's The Next drew a 0.3, on par with last week.