As expected the Super Bowl boosted ratings for CBS drama Elementary which followed on the broadcaster but due to power outage which caused the Super Bowl to over-run ratings for the Sherlock Holmes drama were not as high as predicted.
The Vampire Diaries returned from its mid-season break on Thursday evening with ratings rise slightly.
BBC One drama Sherlock, penned by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, has been named the top programme of 2012 in a poll by the Radio Times.
CBS has given full season orders to two of its new dramas; Vegas and Elementary.
CBS has defended its forthcoming contemporary Sherlock Holmes drama Elementary as comparisons with BBC One’s own modern-day take on the iconic sleuth continue.
Elementary’s producer Rob Doherty has explained his decision to make the character of Dr. Watson female.
Sky has acquired the UK rights to Sherlock Holmes drama Elementary as well as Arrow, Vegas and The Following.
BBC One/PBS drama Sherlock was amongst the winners at the 2012 TV Critics Choice Awards.
ATV Today runs down which CBS shows were renewed, which were cancelled and which pilots the broadcaster picked up for the new season.
Steven Moffat has criticised CBS‘s Sherlock Holmes adaptation Elementary.