The Sked: THURSDAY OFFICIAL RATINGS October 27

As expected, Game 6 of the World Series went up substantially in the official nationals to a 6.5 Adult 18-49 rating.  Not quite the 6.9 forecast but close.  The news was also good for The Big Bang Theory (4.6), The Office (2.9), Person of Interest (2.7) and Vampire Diaries (1.5), all adjusted up a tenth of a point.  But Nielsen also taketh away: Whitney (2.0), Prime Suspect (1.1) and Secret Circle (0.9) were adjusted down a tenth.  The news was particularly tough on NBC at 8 pm, with Community falling to fifth place behind The CW's Vampire Diaries.  And Prime Suspect, already a brutal story with Prime Suspect Week doing nothing for the struggling drama, just looks worse.

           NOVEMBER SWEEP SCORECARD
          2011 vs 2010 Day 1 of 28

                 2011    2010
          FOX     6.5     4.1     +59%
          CBS     3.1     3.4     -10%
          ABC     2.8     2.9     - 3%
          NBC     1.7     2.4     -28% 

Check back Saturday morning to see how high Game 7 was able to go on lightly viewed Friday night.  We'll also cover the Grimm premiere and update the sweep-to-date standings.