Sweeps Average     3/1/2012    
Time Network Show 18-49 Rating/ Share Viewers (Millions) % Viewers 18-49 Rating/ Share Viewers (Millions) % Viewers
               
8:00 ABC Wipeout 1.6/4 5.32 12.0% 1.3/4r 4.55 11.9%
  CBS  Big Bang Theory 5.3/6 16.14 36.5% 3.2/10r 11.11 29.0%
  FOX American Idol 5.4/5 16.75 37.8% 5.1/15 17.82 46.5%
  NBC 30 Rock 1.4/4 3.60 8.1% 1.4/4 3.77 9.8%
  The CW Vampire Diaries 1.1/3 2.46 5.6% 0.4/1r 1.11 2.9%
    Total Viewers 14.7 44.28 100%   38.35 100%
               
8:30 CBS Rob 3.3/9 10.95   2.6/7 9.00  
  NBC Parks & Recreation 1.7/5 3.60   1.7/5 3.78  
               
9:00 ABC Grey's Anatomy 3.4/6 9.19 23.5% 1.1/3r 3.44 9.2%
  CBS Person of Interest 3.2/8 14.41 36.9% 1.8/5r 9.45 25.2%
  FOX The Finder 2.2/6f 8.96 22.9% 5.6/15i 18.74 49.9%
  NBC The Office 2.5/7 4.94 12.6% 2.5/7 4.95 13.2%
  The CW The Secret Circle 0.7/2 1.55 4.0% 0.3/1s 0.95 2.5%
    Total Viewers 12.1 39.05 100%   37.53 100%
               
9:30 NBC Up All Night 1.7/4 3.48   1.6/4 3.48  
               
10:00 ABC Private Practice 2.4/6 6.69 29.0% 1.0/3j 3.04 16.7%
  CBS The Mentalist 2.8/8 13.67 59.3% 1.7/5r 8.87 48.9%
  NBC Awake 1.2/3 2.68 11.6% 1.9/5ǹ 6.25 34.4%
    Total Viewers 6.3 23.05 100%   18.16 100%
                 
f - Average for only The r - reruns  
  Finder without Idol ǹ - Premier
  ratings mixed in s - The CW ran a rerun of
 Supernatural at 9:00
j - ABC reran Kimmel
  Live: After the Academy
  Awards
i - American Idol ran
 2 hours on Fox