TV ratings: ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ ‘Scandal’ rise with fall finales

“Scandal� viewers learned the truth about Olivia Pope’s mother Thursday night, and it looks like there were plenty of them. “Scandal� and “Grey’s Anatomy� had their midseason finales on ABC, and both series saw lifts in their total audiences and among key 18-to-49-year-old viewers, according to early numbers from Nielsen.

“Grey’s� drew 8.5 million viewers, up 20% compared with last week, and scored a rating of 2.7 in the advertiser-desired young adults demographic, improved from last week’s series low. Kerry Washington’s Beltway drama followed with a 3.2 rating, up 7% week-to-week, and 9.3 million watching on average. The spinoff “Once Upon a Time in Wonderland� is still not feeling much magic, drawing a 0.9 rating.

Numbers for CBS’ 8-9 p.m. hour are probably not very precise because of the NFL game that ran in San Diego and Denver, but “Big Bang Theory� is likely the top telecast of the night by far, with an audience of around 18.5 million and a rating of 5.3. The Will Arnett comedy “Millers� drew a 2.9 based on the likely inflated preliminary numbers, though it’s probably up week-to-week and winning its time slot.

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“Crazy Ones� and “Elementary� were flat and “Two and a Half Men� was down 9%. CBS won the night in both measures.

NBC’s revived “Sing-Off,� hosted by Nick Lachey, drew a 1.4 rating, down 22% from Wednesday. Still, “Sing-Off� for the second night in a row beat its musical competition, Simon Cowell’s “The X Factor� on Fox, which got a 1.2 in 18-49.

The freshman NBC comedy “Sean Saves the World� returned after some weeks off with a 1.0 in the key demo, up 11% from its last original episode, while “The Michael J. Fox Show� matched its last original episode last month with a demo rating of 0.9 and rose to just more than 3 million viewers. “Parenthood� closed out the night with a 1.2, flat with three weeks ago.

“X Factor’s� rating fell 14% though it held steady in the broader total viewership measure, coming before a “Glee� encore. Fox averaged 3.68 million viewers overall and pulled a rating of 1.0 in 18-49, coming in below Univision among young adults.

On the CW, the midseason closer of “Vampire Diaries� was flat with last week in 18-49, but gained among young women and overall viewers. “Reign� had its most-watched episode since its premiere, with 1.86 million viewers.

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