40 Lows Posted During First Week of Sweeps

40 series tied or fell to a new low during the first week of May Sweeps. A handful didn't fall to a series low.

That's 40 out of 84 network series that aired the week of Thursday, April 26 to Wednesday, May 2, 2012.

rating	show	slot	network	last week	season low	series low
0.3	The L.A. Complex "Do Something"	9pm	CW	0.3	0.3 (2)
0.4	Nikita "Shadow Walker"	8pm	CW	0.4	0.4 (4)	0.4 (4)
0.5	The Secret Circle	9pm	CW	0.5	0.5 (2)
0.5	America's Next Top Model "Barney Cheng"	9pm	CW	0.5	0.5 (5)	0.5 (5)
0.6	90210 "The Pity"	8pm	CW	0.6	0.6 (5)	0.6 (5)
0.8	Dateline "Cheating"	7pm	NBC	1.2	0.8 (2)	?
0.8	Awake	10pm	NBC	0.8	0.8
0.9	48 Hours Mystery "Death Wish"	10pm	CBS	1.0	0.9 (2)	?
1.1	Primetime: What Would You Do?	9pm	ABC	1.3	1.1 (2)	1.1 (2)
1.2	60 Minutes	7pm	CBS	1.8	1.2	?
1.2	NYC 22 "Thugs & Lovers"	10pm	CBS	1.4	1.2
1.3	Cougar Town "Southern Accents"	8:30	ABC	1.5	1.3	1.3
1.3	Off Their Rockers	8pm	NBC	1.7	1.3
1.4	Missing	8pm	ABC	1.4	1.4 (2)
1.4	Shark Tank	8pm	ABC		1.4	1.1
1.5	Fashion Star "What's Your Campaign?"	10pm	NBC	1.5	1.5 (5)
1.5	Last Man Standing "The Spotlight"	8pm	ABC		1.5
1.5	Blue Bloods "Working Girls"	10pm	CBS		1.5	1.5 (3)
1.6	Undercover Boss "Philly Pretzel Factory"	8pm	CBS		1.6	1.6
1.6	Parks & Recreation	9:30	NBC	1.7	1.6	1.6
1.7	The Good Wife "The Dream Team"	9pm	CBS	1.9	1.7 (2)	1.7 (2)
1.8	Smash "Tech"	10pm	NBC	2.0	1.8
1.8	Unforgettable "End Game"	10pm	CBS		1.8
1.9	Touch	9pm	FOX	2.1	1.9
2.0	Scandal	10pm	ABC	2.0	2.0 (2)
2.0	Bones "The Family in the Feud"	8pm	FOX	2.2	2.0	2.0
2.0	The Middle "The Guidance Counselor"	8pm	ABC		2.0	1.7 (2009)
2.0	Suburgatory "Hear No Evil"	8:30	ABC		2.0 (2)
2.1	The Office	9pm	NBC	2.2	2.1	2.1
2.1	Revenge "Absolution"	10pm	ABC	2.1	2.1 (3)
2.2	New Girl "Backslide"	9pm	FOX	2.6	2.2
2.3	CSI "Dune and Gloom"	10pm	CBS		2.3	2.3 (2)
2.4	Person of Interest	9pm	CBS		2.4
2.5	Hawaii Five-0 "Pa Make Loa"	10pm	CBS		2.5 (3)	2.3
2.5	Glee "Choke"	8pm	FOX	2.7	2.5 (2)	2.5 (2)
2.6	Survivor "It's Gonna Be Chaos"	8pm	CBS	2.7	2.6	2.6
3.1	NCIS "Playing with Fire"	8pm	CBS		3.1 (2)	2.4
3.1	The Voice	9pm	NBC	3.4	3.1	3.1
4.0	Modern Family "Planes, Trains and Cars"	9pm	ABC		4.0	2.5 (2009)
4.1	The Big Bang Theory	8pm	CBS		4.1	2.8

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers