Ratings: 'The X Factor' down 10% from last week - 10/12/2012

The X Factor had a 2.9 adult rating last night, which is making me panic because it has now fallen below the 3-level. The viewer erosion has been slow but steady. The show probably won't be able to recover after it is pre-empted by the World Series on FOX. The start of live shows might even be moved if the series goes to a Game 7.

The Big Bang Theory had a 4.5 rating, the #1 show of the night. The Vampire Diaries had a 1.6 rating to start it's season.

The rest of the numbers:

From TVbytheNumbers:

On CBS, The Big Bang Theory earned a 4.5. Two and a Half Men scored a 3.5.

On ABC, Last Resort earned a 1.6 adults 18-49 rating down from last week's 1.9 adults 18-49 rating.

On FOX, The X Factor scored a 2.9, adults 18-49 rating down from last week's 3.2.

On the CW, the season premiere of The Vampire Diaries earned a 1.6, up from last year's 1.5 premiere rating.