TV Ratings: Idol, Glee Keep Singing; Parenthood Tops Good Wife; V Falls

ABC's Lost repeat was scheduled to run from 9:00-10:02pm Eastern, and V from 10:02-11:00pm. There is a greater than usual likelihood that Lost (up) and V (down) will have their ratings adjusted in the final ratings available later today.

Scoreboard
Adults 18-49: Rating/Share	5.9/16	2.9/8	2.7/7	2.0/5	1.7/5	0.6/2
Adults 18-34: Rating/Share	5.3/16	1.8/6	2.1/6	1.3/4	1.8/6	0.8/2
Total Viewers (million)	15.694	14.531	6.937	7.585	4.002	1.266

With almost identical ratings to last week, the Fox combo of American Idol and Glee continued to dominate Tuesday night, even against a new slate of CBS shows.

American Idol's fast affiliate 6.6 adults 18-49 rating and Glee's 5.3 rating were each down a tenth of a point from last week's comparable numbers, but an American Idol overrun into the 9pm hour is likely to produce an upward adjustment in Idol's final ratings and a downward adustment to Glee's.

Dancing with the Stars was down 4% from last week to a 2.3 rating, a series low for a regular telecast. Following a Lost repeat, V ratings, as expected, fell. Whether the 14% decline to a 1.9 rating was "expected" depends on your perspective.

Returning with new episodes for the first time in several weeks, CBS was up and down on the night. NCIS was down 3% (vs. 4/6) to a 3.4 adults 18-49 rating. NCIS:LA was up 7% (vs. 4/6) to a 3.2 rating. While facing Parenthood, The Good Wife fell 4% to a series low 2.2 rating. GW looks a lot more like a "survivor" than a "big hit" at this point.

NBC had a down night, with Biggest Loser falling 18% from last week to a 2.8 adults 18-49 rating tying a season low. Parenthood, while topping its hour, still fell 17% from last week to a 2.4 rating.

The CW's 90210 scored a 1.4 rating in the CW target women's 18-34 ratings. Its 0.7 adults 18-49 was a series low.

via NBC press note:

In Late-Night Metered Markets Tuesday night:

• "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (3.1/8 in metered-market households) out-rated CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman" (2.7/7) and ABC's combination of "Nightline (2.7/6) and "Jimmy Kimmel Live" (1.5/5) in Nielsen's 56 metered markets.
• In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” (1.1/5) ranked #1 among the major networks in the time period over "Late Show" (0.8/3), "Nightline" (1.2/5) and "Jimmy Kimmel Live" (0.7/4).
• At 12:35 a.m., "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (1.3/4 in metered-market households) tied CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1.3/5 with an encore telecast). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.6/3 in 18-49) defeated "Late Late Show" (0.4/2 with an encore telecast).
• At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.7/3 in metered-market households and a 0.3/2 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

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