The finale of NBC’s much-honored comedy “30 Rock†showed a bit of bounce against extremely tough competition Thursday night, rising 26 percent from its previous week to a level it had not reached in two years.
That still added up to a modest audience of 4.8 million, dwarfed by “The Big Bang Theory†on CBS (17.5 million), and “American Idol†(13.7 million) on Fox.
The hour-long finale of “30 Rock,†winner of 14 Emmy Awards â€" and 90 total nominations â€" drew a 1.9 rating in the 18-49 audience that NBC sells to advertisers. That’s up 36 percent from last week and the show’s best performance in a year in that age group.
In the meantime, a new NBC drama, “Do No Harm,†had a totally dismal premiere Thursday with only a little over 3 million viewers and 0.9 rating in the 18-49 category, one of the worst network debuts ever.
