Primetime Ratings: 'Save Me' Premieres Low; 'Does Someone Have to Go' Debuts Modestly

ABC's 'Rookie Blue' returns down

By Tim Baysinger -- Broadcasting & Cable, 5/24/2013 11:33:44 AM

NBC premiered the Anne Heche comedy Save Me on Thursday with a back-to-back half-hour episodes at 8 p.m., each drawing a 0.7 rating with adults 18-49, according to Nielsen overnight numbers.

That matched the ratings that repeat episodes of The Office and Parks and Recreation drew during the 9 p.m. hour, as well as the premiere of Saving Hope last June. At 10 p.m., Hannibal fell 9% to match its lowest rating of 1.0. NBC ended in fourth overall with a 0.8 rating/3 share.

ABC premiered the fourth season of Canadian cop drama Rookie Blue to a 1.2, which was down 14% from last year's debut. In its time period premiere, Motive was down 8% from Monday's preview for a 1.2. Earlier, Wipeout rose 20% to a 1.2. ABC finished in third with a 1.4/4.

Fox won (but was third in overall viewers) with a 1.7/6 as Hell's Kitchen premiered in its regular time slot with a 2.1, up 17% from last Monday. Workplace reality series Does Someone Have to Go? debuted with a 1.3 rating and 3.1 million viewers.

Despite airing all repeats, CBS was first in total viewers with 6.6 million. The CW aired all repeats as well.