Thursday, January 24, 2013 ratings — New Episodes: Last Resort, Grey’s Anatomy, American Idol, Glee, The Vampire Diaries, Beauty And The Beast, 30 Rock, Parks And Recreation, The Office, 1600 Penn, and Rock Center with Brian Williams. Episode Reruns: The Big Bang Theory, Two And A Half Men, Person Of Interest, Elementary, and Scandal.

ABC
8pm – Last Resort: (series finale) 1.2 in the demo (+20% change) with 5.39 million.
9pm – Grey’s Anatomy: 3.0 in the demo (0% change) with 8.88 million.
10pm – Scandal: (rerun) 1.8 in the demo with 5.71 million.

CBS
8pm – The Big Bang Theory: (rerun) 3.1 in the demo with 11.50 million.
8:30pm – Two and a Half Men: (rerun) 2.3 in the demo with 8.57 million.
9pm – Person of Interest: (rerun) 1.9 in the demo with 10.00 million.
10pm – Elementary: (rerun) 1.5 in the demo with 7.75 million.

The CW:
8pm – The Vampire Diaries: 1.3 in the demo (-7% change) with 2.74 million.
9pm – Beauty and the Beast: 0.7 in the demo (+17% change) with 1.82 million.

FOX
8pm – American Idol: 5.1 in the demo (-9% change) with 15.53 million.
9pm – Glee: 2.7 in the demo (+35% change) with 6.90 million.

NBC
8pm – 30 Rock: 1.4 in the demo (+8% change) with 3.84 million.
8:30pm – Parks and Recreation: 1.7 in the demo (-11% change) with 3.89 million.
9pm – The Office: 2.0 in the demo (-5% change) with 4.19 million.
9:30pm – 1600 Penn: 1.3 in the demo (+8% change) with 3.32 million.
10pm – Rock Center with Brian Williams: 0.8 in the demo (-27% change) with 3.73 million.

These are the fast affiliate ratings. The “demo” refers to the viewers in the 18-49 demographic. The percentages represent the change since the previous original episode. (Percentages aren’t given for reruns or specials.) “Million” refers to the total number of viewers.

To see past ratings for a particular show, click the show’s link. The show pages are updated with the daily final ratings when they become available. Those pages include percentage changes in both the demo and total viewership, in addition to season averages to date.

What were you watching last night? The return of Beauty and the Beast or Glee, the end of Last Resort, other new episodes, reruns, or something better?