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| Rating: Adults 18-49 | 3.6/10 | 3.1/8 | 2.8/8 | 2.0/5 | 1.4/4 | 1.0/3 |
| Rating: Adults 18-34 | 2.3/7 | 2.3/7 | 2.7/8 | 1.3/4 | 1.7/5 | 1.3/4 |
| Total Viewers (million) | 16.452 | 8.111 | 6.378 | 8.343 | 3.726 | 1.874 |
CBS won again on Tuesday night in the adults 18-49 demo ratings, but their numbers are slipping back towards the competition's.
CBS was still the 18-49 winner on Tuesday night, but its margin of victory is narrowing as its ratings fell across the board while NBC's held steady, and Fox's ticked up a tenth vs. last Tuesday. Fox jumped ahead of CBS in the adults 18-34 demo for the night, as the network further entrenched itself as an 18-34 power this fall.
At 8pm, NCIS fell 13% in the 18-49 demo from last week to a 4,2 rating. Hell's Kitchen was up 3% vs. last week in the 18-49 demo (3.2 rating vs. 3.1). Biggest Loser and Shark Tank were all effectively flat in the 18-49 ratings vs. last week in the hour. 90210 was up a tenth of a ratings point in adults 18-49, and stable in the CW target women 18-34 (2.4 rating).
At 9pm, NCIS:LA slipped to a 3.6 18-49 rating for the hour, putting it behind Biggest Loser's 9pm hour which averaged a 3.9 18-49 rating. So You Think You Can Dance was up 4% in the 18-49 demo from last week (2.5 vs. 2.4 18-49 rating). Dancing with the Stars continues to suffer, falling to a 2.5 18-49 demo rating, its lowest ever for a regularly scheduled episode. Like 90210, Melrose Place was up a tenth in the 18-49 demo to a 0.9 rating, and stable with women 18-34 (1.5 rating).
At 10pm, The Good Wife was down 9% in the 18-49 demo from last week to a 2.9 rating, but since NCIS:LA fell further, the retentionistas will celebrate because its "retention" improved. Huh? The Jay Leno Show slipped to a 2.1 demo rating, its lowest on a Tuesday, but that was still enough to beat the forgotten, which was effectively flat vs. last Tuesday with a 2.0 18-49 rating.
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Share | Viewers Live+SD (million) |
| 8:00 | CBS | NCIS | 4.0 | 12 | 19.165 |
| NBC | The Biggest Loser | 3.2 | 9 | 8.374 | |
| FOX | Hell's Kitchen | 3.0 | 9 | 6.907 | |
| ABC | Shark Tank | 1.4 | 4 | 5.266 | |
| CW | 90210 | 1.2 | 3 | 2.218 | |
| 8:30 | CBS | NCIS | 4.3 | 12 | 20.528 |
| FOX | Hell's Kitchen | 3.5 | 9 | 7.599 | |
| NBC | The Biggest Loser | 3.4 | 9 | 8.745 | |
| ABC | Shark Tank | 1.6 | 4 | 5.576 | |
| CW | 90210 | 1.2 | 3 | 2.162 | |
| 9:00 | NBC | The Biggest Loser | 3.8 | 10 | 9.377 |
| CBS | NCIS: Los Angeles | 3.7 | 10 | 16.566 | |
| FOX | So You Think You Can Dance? | 2.5 | 7 | 5.563 | |
| ABC | Dancing with the Stars | 2.4 | 6 | 11.502 | |
| CW | Melrose Place | 0.9 | 2 | 1.606 | |
| 9:30 | NBC | The Biggest Loser | 4.1 | 10 | 9.773 |
| CBS | NCIS: Los Angeles | 3.6 | 9 | 15.702 | |
| ABC | Dancing with the Stars | 2.6 | 7 | 12.096 | |
| FOX | So You Think You Can Dance? | 2.4 | 6 | 5.441 | |
| CW | Melrose Place | 0.8 | 2 | 1.512 | |
| 10:00 | CBS | The Good Wife | 3.0 | 8 | 13.738 |
| NBC | The Jay Leno Show | 2.2 | 6 | 6.529 | |
| ABC | the forgotten | 2.1 | 6 | 8.328 | |
| 10:30 | CBS | The Good Wife | 2.8 | 8 | 13.015 |
| NBC | The Jay Leno Show | 2.0 | 6 | 5.867 | |
| ABC | the forgotten | 1.8 | 5 | 7.288 |
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Late night results direct from NBC:
In Late-Night Local People Meters Tuesday night:
Conan O'Brien (0.9/4 in 18-49 in local people meters) trailed CBS's LATE SHOW (1.1/5) in Nielsen's 24 local markets with People Meters. Conan topped LATE SHOW in adults 18-34 (0.8/4 vs. 0.5/2).
At 12:35 a.m., Jimmy Fallon (0.6/4 in 18-49 in local people meters) tied CBS's LATE LATE SHOW (0.6/4). Jimmy out-delivered Ferguson in 18-34 (0.5/4 vs. 0.2/2).
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Time Shifted Viewing – Program ratings for national sources are produced in three streams of data – Live, Live+Same Day (Live+SD) and Live+7 Day. Time shifted figures account for incremental viewing that takes place with DVRs which are currently in approximately 24.4% of all U.S. TV households. Live+Same Day (Live+SD) include viewing during the same broadcast day as the original telecast, with a cut-off of 3:00AM local time when meters transmit daily viewing to Nielsen for processing. Live+7 Day ratings include incremental viewing that takes place during the 7 days following a telecast.
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