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| rating/Share: Adults 18-49 | 6.1/16 | 3.8/10 | 3.2/8 | 2.0/5 | 1.7/4 | 0.8/2 |
| Rating/Share: Adults 18-34 | 4.8/14 | 3.1/9 | 2.1/6 | 1.4/4 | 1.8/5 | 0.9/3 |
| Total Viewers (million) | 16.576 | 9.784 | 15.192 | 7.997 | 4.081 | 1.809 |
Of course, American Idol and Fringe won the night for Fox on Tuesday. NBC finished a solid second helped by a strong Law & Order: SVU. With all new episodes, CBS was not far behind in third, while ABC's Tuesday drubbings continued as Cupid's ratings crashed.
Fox's numbers for the night were nearly identical to last Tuesday's TV ratings, but Fringe was up two ticks in the 18-49 demo. I'll expect the "how many Angels fit on the head of a pin" commenters to again rehash whether it's a hit or not.
For NBC, Biggest Loser was down slightly in the demo from last week, but a stronger than average new Law & Order: SVU boosted the net 0.4 demo ratings points over last Tuesday overall. With all new episodes for the first time since April 7, CBS's overall ratings were nearly identical to that night.
ABC has likely given up on Tuesdays for the rest of the season, as I probably would if I were them. There's no hope for Cupid, a 1.5 demo rating in its last half hour spells graveyard.
After holding up against Idol for many weeks, it's as if the demo audience of Reaper just gave up last night in the second half hour and exclaimed "What's the use!". Perhaps infected by the malaise, 90210 was down sharply in the demos as well vs. last week. Update: We're advised that 90210 was pre-empted in Chicago last night by basketball a Cubs game, so its overnight numbers are subject to more than the typical revisions before the final numbers.
It's likely that the numbers for the first half hours of Fringe and Cupid have a few minutes of viewership from Idol and Dancing in them. Those will be removed in the final numbers.
You can see past Tuesday overnight TV ratings reports here.
Full details:
| 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Share | 18-34 Rating | 18-34 Share | Viewers Live+SD (000) | |||
| 8:00 | FOX | American Idol | 7.3 | 22 | 5.6 | 19 | 21.020 |
| CBS | NCIS | 3.2 | 9 | 2.0 | 7 | 15.555 | |
| NBC | Biggest Loser: Couples | 2.9 | 9 | 2.4 | 8 | 7.994 | |
| UNI | Cuidado con el Ángel | 1.4 | 4 | 1.6 | 5 | 3.519 | |
| ABC | According to Jim | 0.9 | 3 | 0.5 | 2 | 3.427 | |
| CW | Reaper | 0.8 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 1.953 | |
| 8:30 | FOX | American Idol | 8.4 | 22 | 6.3 | 19 | 24.059 |
| CBS | NCIS | 3.6 | 10 | 2.3 | 7 | 17.091 | |
| NBC | Biggest Loser: Couples | 3.3 | 9 | 2.7 | 8 | 8.704 | |
| UNI | Cuidado con el Ángel | 1.7 | 4 | 1.7 | 5 | 4.121 | |
| ABC | According to Jim | 1.0 | 3 | 0.6 | 2 | 3.707 | |
| CW | Reaper | 0.6 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 1.684 | |
| 9:00 | FOX | Fringe | 4.6 | 12 | 3.7 | 10 | 11.836 |
| NBC | Biggest Loser: Couples | 4.0 | 10 | 3.1 | 9 | 10.189 | |
| CBS | The Mentalist | 3.5 | 9 | 2.3 | 6 | 16.667 | |
| ABC | Dancing with the Stars: Results | 3.1 | 8 | 2.1 | 6 | 13.489 | |
| UNI | Mañana Es Para Siempre | 1.9 | 5 | 2.0 | 6 | 4.555 | |
| CW | 90210 | 0.9 | 2 | 1.1 | 3 | 1.761 | |
| 9:30 | NBC | Biggest Loser: Couples | 4.4 | 11 | 3.4 | 9 | 10.816 |
| FOX | Fringe | 3.9 | 9 | 3.1 | 9 | 9.389 | |
| CBS | The Mentalist | 3.8 | 9 | 2.4 | 7 | 17.142 | |
| ABC | Dancing with the Stars: Results | 3.3 | 8 | 2.2 | 6 | 15.044 | |
| UNI | Mañana Es Para Siempre | 2.0 | 5 | 2.1 | 6 | 4.779 | |
| CW | 90210 | 0.9 | 2 | 1.2 | 3 | 1.838 | |
| 10:00 | NBC | Law & Order: SVU | 3.8 | 10 | 3.4 | 10 | 10.288 |
| CBS | Without A Trace | 2.6 | 7 | 1.6 | 5 | 12.561 | |
| ABC | Cupid | 2.0 | 5 | 1.6 | 5 | 7.255 | |
| UNI | Aqui y Ahora | 1.8 | 5 | 1.9 | 5 | 4.236 | |
| 10:30 | NBC | Law & Order: SVU | 4.0 | 11 | 3.4 | 10 | 10.172 |
| CBS | Without A Trace | 2.5 | 7 | 1.6 | 5 | 12.137 | |
| ABC | Cupid | 1.5 | 4 | 1.2 | 4 | 5.057 | |
| UNI | Aqui y Ahora | 1.3 | 4 | 1.4 | 4 | 3.277 |
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