Fox’s American Idol helped the return of Glee in the ratings.
Glee came back to 6.9 million viewers and a 2.7 among adults 18-49, up 35 percent from its last original episode six weeks ago.
Idol itself had a less exciting story. The one-hour episode was down 9 percent from last week’s Thursday premiere.
Elsewhere: The series finale of ABC’s Last Resort was up 20 percent. Grey’s Anatomy was steady. NBC’s penultimate 30 Rock was up 8 percent, but Parks & Rec and The Office were down slightly. New comedy 1600 Penn went up 8 percent, which will probably earn the show a stay of execution. CBS had repeats. CW’s Beauty and the Beast had its best rating since November.
Full Chart:
| ADULT DEMO RANK | ADULTS 18-49 RATING | TOTAL VIEWERS (+000) | ||||
| FOX | 8-9P | AMERICAN IDOL | #1 | 5.1 | 15,533 | |
| 9-10P | GLEE | #4 | 2.7 | 6,895 | ||
| ABC | 8-9P | LAST RESORT | #14 | 1.2 | 5,394 | |
| 9-10P | GREY ANATOMY | #3 | 3.0 | 8,875 | ||
| 10-11P | SCANDAL | R | #8 | 1.8 | 5,713 | |
| CBS | 8:00P | BIG BANG | R | #2 | 3.1 | 11,495 |
| 8:30P | TWO&HALF MEN | R | #5 | 2.3 | 8,567 | |
| 9-10P | PERSON INTEREST | R | #7 | 1.9 | 10,001 | |
| 10-11P | ELEMENTARY | R | #10 | 1.5 | 7,750 | |
| NBC | 8:00P | 30 ROCK | #11 | 1.4 | 3,838 | |
| 8:30P | PARK & REC | #9 | 1.7 | 3,888 | ||
| 9:00P | OFFICE | #6 | 2.0 | 4,187 | ||
| 9:30P | 1600 PENN | #12t | 1.3 | 3,320 | ||
| 10-11P | ROCK WILLIAMS | #15 | 0.8 | 3,726 | ||
| CW | 8-9P | VAMPIRE DIARIES | #12t | 1.3 | 2,737 | |
| 9-10P | BEAUTY&BEAST | #16 | 0.7 | 1,815 | ||
