American Idol, NCIS, Last Man Standing, Body Of Proof and Cougar Town were each adjusted up a tenth of a ratings point with adults 18-49 versus Tuesday's preliminary ratings.
Broadcast primetime final ratings for Tuesday:
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 rating | 18-49 Share | Viewers Live+SD (million) |
| 8:00PM | FOX | American Idol (8-10p) | 5.1 | 13 | 16.11 |
| CBS | NCIS | 3.5 | 9 | 18.20 | |
| ABC | Last Man Standing | 2.2 | 6 | 7.50 | |
| NBC | The Biggest Loser (8-10p) | 2.0 | 5 | 5.70 | |
| CW | Hart Of Dixie -R | 0.3 | 1 | 0.82 | |
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| 8:30PM | ABC | Cougar Town | 1.6 | 4 | 4.30 |
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| 9:00PM | CBS | NCIS: Los Angeles | 3.1 | 8 | 15.85 |
| ABC | The River | 1.5 | 4 | 4.04 | |
| CW | Ringer | 0.4 | 1 | 1.15 | |
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| 10:00PM | CBS | Unforgettable | 1.9 | 5 | 9.93 |
| NBC | Parenthood | 1.9 | 5 | 5.16 | |
| ABC | Body Of Proof | 1.4 | 4 | 6.83 | |
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Nielsen TV Ratings Data: ©2012 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.
