ABC's Lost 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.
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| Adults 18-49: Rating/Share | 5.7/15 | 3.0/8 | 3.0/8 | 2.9/8 | 1.7/4 | 0.6/2 |
| Adults 18-34: Rating/Share | 4.9/14 | 2.4/7 | 2.2/7 | 2.1/6 | 1.9/6 | 0.8/2 |
| Total Viewers (million) | 14.948 | 9.773 | 7.595 | 14.321 | 3.767 | 1.282 |
With ratings little changed from last Tuesday overall, American Idol and Glee again easily won the primetime ratings competition.
Fox's American Idol saw a tenth of a point decrease to a 6.6 adults 18-49 rating, and Glee was even vs. last week with a 4.8 rating.
On the season, American Idol is down 8% in adults 18-49 ratings, a bit less than it declined last season.
NBC's Biggest Loser fell 9% to a 3.1 adults 18-49 rating, while Parenthood was even with a 2.6 rating.
CBS slipped the most overall on the night. NCIS tumbled nearly 16% to a 3.2 rating vs. last week. NCIS: LA fell 6% to a 3.1 rating, and The Good Wife fell 8% to a 2.3 rating.
ABC's Dancing with the Stars results show was even vs. last week with a 2.5 rating, while Lost was up a tenth to a 4.1 rating. The season finale of V finished down 4% vs. last week with a 2.3 adults 18-49 rating.
The season finale of 90210 jumped 0.3 points vs. last week in the CW target women 18-34 demo with a 1.5 rating.
via NBC press note:
In Late-Night Metered Markets Tuesday night:
- "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (3.0/7 in metered-market households) out-rated CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman" (2.6/6) and ABC's combination of "Nightline (2.7/6) and "Jimmy Kimmel Live" (1.4/4 with an encore telecast) in Nielsen's 56 metered markets.
- In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” 1.1/5; "Late Show," 0.9/3; "Nightline," 0.9/3; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.5/3 with an encore telecast.
- At 12:35 a.m., "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (1.4/5 in metered-market households) tied CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1.4/5). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.7/4 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.5/3).
- At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.9/4 in metered-market households and a 0.5/4 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Share | Viewers Live+SD (million) |
| 8:00 | FOX | American Idol | 6.6 | 18 | 18.309 |
| CBS | NCIS | 3.2 | 9 | 15.569 | |
| NBC | The Biggest Loser | 2.7 | 8 | 7.145 | |
| ABC | Dancing with the Stars Results | 2.5 | 7 | 13.058 | |
| CW | 90210 (finale) | 0.8 | 2 | 1.604 | |
| 9:00 | FOX | Glee | 4.8 | 12 | 11.588 |
| ABC | Lost | 4.1 | 10 | 10.393 | |
| NBC | The Biggest Loser | 3.5 | 9 | 9.403 | |
| CBS | NCIS:LA | 3.1 | 8 | 15.230 | |
| CW | Life Unexpected (repeat) | 0.4 | 1 | 0.960 | |
| 10:00 | NBC | Parenthood | 2.6 | 7 | 6.238 |
| CBS | The Good Wife | 2.3 | 6 | 12.165 | |
| ABC | V (finale) | 2.3 | 6 | 5.867 |
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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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Good that LOST went up, but I didn't love lastnight. It sorta dragged. Can't believe it's almost over now.
V was good, super cheesy, but fun.
V was really renewed just so that ABC could say that not everything they've tried failed.
You've got Fox in the first two slots on 'the scoreboard'
8 milions for PARENTHOOD? Really or there is a mistake? it would be best rating in total number for all the series
Thanks. Fixed.
Is it the most watched episode directed by Joss Whedon?
Was Glee down last week? If it is,I feel bad.Such a great episode.
Parenthood is a hit!
Wow, ABC, NBC and CBS practically tied behind Fox? Tuesday really is a great day for broadcast!
Looking at Good Wife's ratings, I just keep telling myself – spring ratings, spring ratings…
Man was Parenthood annoying last night! What is it with this show that they feel the need to all yell at once 5 times per episode? And man, is that kid (Max) annoying! Everybody is just so freaking loud!
Parenthood is shaping up to be quite a hit, by NBC standards. Probably due to lack of competition, but still. I guess it does have Biggest Loser as a lead-in, but still good.
I personally find it super-boring.
wow. ncis-is almost, even. but almost. probably Idol had smth to do with that, cause ncis was great.
V-bad, Lost-good, Parenthood-WOW
Wow, Parenthood is really coming along–beating both Good Wife and finale of V. And it's overall viewer numbers at more than 8.2 million is better than most NBC scripted shows, I believe.
Parenthood is an awesome show, the only drama that survives this year with great result and win the slot for a long…. next year good wife will stay there so i think the battle will go on
Seriously? You thought Lost last night dragged? Wow, I thought last nights episode was one of the best of the season. Set up the finale is a perfect way.
That 8.2 million viewers for Parenthood was a typo. It has been corrected.
Sadly, my ratings source that allows me to copy/paste the table was late today.
So it was only 6.2 million viewers for Parenthood.
I'm guessing Parenthood will keep winning though. And I'm also guessing that ABC's new show (forgot what it was) in the slot will fail.
Wow, I am surprised that AI did not go up from last week since we are getting close to the end. What do you think it will do in its last week? There is no competition since Lost is ending on Sunday.
Even though “V” probably will be adjusted down to a 2.2, still in line with its performance since returning. Hopefully it finished tops again with MEN 18-49.
Parenthood continues to do very well for NBC. At least NBC got one good thing out of this season.
The NCISs are down quite a bit, which isn't really since they'll have less competition in the fall, but it's still not good.
100% agreed. Perfect way to set it all up. Nicely done for a pre-series finale episode