'Last Resort' viewership trails CBS comedies

By Mike Gordon

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Oct 06, 2012

~~<p>In a time slot filled with comedy, the one-hour ABC drama "Last Resort" overwhelmed NBC's two half-hour shows but couldn't match the comic offerings on CBS Thursday, according to Nielsen ratings information released by ABC.</p>
<p>The second episode of the Hawaii-filmed "Last Resort" drew 8 million viewers, which was roughly a million fewer than the series premiere last week, the network said. That was well ahead of both NBC shows — the season premiere of "30 Rock" (3.4 million viewers) and "Up All Night" (3.08 million viewers). But it was far behind the CBS comedies, "The Big Bang Theory" (15.38 million viewers) and "Two And a Half Men" (12.67 million viewers).</p>
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In a time slot filled with comedy, the one-hour ABC drama "Last Resort" overwhelmed NBC's two half-hour shows but couldn't match the comic offerings on CBS Thursday, according to Nielsen ratings information released by ABC.

The second episode of the Hawaii-filmed "Last Resort" drew 8 million viewers, which was roughly a million fewer than the series premiere last week, the network said. That was well ahead of both NBC shows — the season premiere of "30 Rock" (3.4 million viewers) and "Up All Night" (3.08 million viewers). But it was far behind the CBS comedies, "The Big Bang Theory" (15.38 million viewers) and "Two And a Half Men" (12.67 million viewers). Login for more...