| Scoreboard | CBS | NBC | FOX | ABC | UNI | CW |
| Adults 18-49: rating/Share | 2.8/8 | 2.4/7 | 1.5/4 | 1.4/4 | 1.4/4 | 0.5/1 |
| Adults 18-34: Rating/Share | 2.4/8 | 1.7/5 | 1.5/5 | 1.1/4 | 1.4/4 | 0.5/2 |
| Total Viewers (million) | 10.160 | 7.334 | 3.287 | 4.816 | 3.682 | 1.627 |
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CBS was the number one network in adults 18-49 and with total viewers.
On NBC, The Voice earned a 3.4 down from last week's 3.8 adults 18-49 rating. Go On was even with last week's 2.5 adults 18-49. The New Normal was also flat with last week's 1.7 adults 18-49 rating. Parenthood notched a 1.7, down a tick from last week's 1.8 among adults 18-49.
On CBS, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer earned 2.9 adults 18-49 rating. The Victoria Secret Fashion Show earned a 3.5 and was the highest rated program of the night. The pair were down 28% and 24% respectively with adults 18-49 vs. last year.
On ABC, Shark Tank notched a 1.7 for a special Tuesday airing, down two tenths from its Friday original, which earned a 1.9 on November 16.. Happy Endings scored a 1.3, up two tenths from its last original's 1.1. Don't Trust The B in Apt. 23 garnered a 1.2 adults 18-49 rating, up three tenths from its last original's 0.9. Private Practice earned a 1.2, up two tenths from its last original's 1.0.
On FOX, Raising Hope earned a 1.4, down four tenths from last week's 1.8 adults 18-49 rating. Ben And Kate scored a 1.1, down three tenths from last week's 1.4 adults 18-49 rating. New Girl garnered a 2.0, down three tenths from last week's 2.3 among adults 18-49.. The Mindy Project notched a 1.3, down two tenths from last week's 1.5 adults 18-49 rating.
On the CW, Hart Of Dixie scored a 0.6, up a tenth from last week's 0.5 adults 18-49. Emily Owens MD earned a 0.4, also up a tenth from last week's 0.3 adults 18-49 rating.
Overall 18-49 viewing of television was lower than last week - by 5% from 8-10p.
Broadcast primetime ratings for December 4, 2012:
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Share | Viewers Live+SD (million) |
| 8:00PM | NBC | The Voice | 3.4 | 10 | 11.334 |
| CBS | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer -R | 2.9 | 8 | 10.092 | |
| ABC | Shark Tank | 1.7 | 5 | 6.856 | |
| FOX | Raising Hope | 1.4 | 4 | 3.701 | |
| CW | Hart Of Dixie | 0.6 | 2 | 1.687 | |
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| 8:30PM | FOX | Ben And Kate | 1.1 | 3 | 2.674 |
| 9:00PM | NBC | Go On | 2.5 | 7 | 6.943 |
| CBS | NCIS -R | 2.0 | 5 | 11.07 | |
| FOX | New Girl | 2.0 | 5 | 4.143 | |
| ABC | Happy Endings | 1.3 | 3 | 3.498 | |
| CW | Emily Owens MD | 0.4 | 1 | 1.567 | |
| 9:30PM | NBC | The New Normal | 1.7 | 4 | 4.598 |
| FOX | The Mindy Project | 1.3 | 3 | 2.632 | |
| ABC | Don't Trust The B in Apt. 23 1.2 | 3 | 2.988 | ||
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| 10:00PM | CBS | The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show | 3.5 | 10 | 9.323 |
| NBC | Parenthood | 1.7 | 5 | 4.902 | |
| ABC | Private Practice | 1.2 | 3 | 4.357 | |
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Via Press Note:
In Late-Night Metered Markets Tuesday night: * In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.6/7; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.7/7; and ABC's combo of "Nightline," 2.8/7; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.4/4 with an encore. * In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 0.9/4; "Late Show," 0.8/4; "Nightline," 1.0/4; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.5/3 with an encore. * At 12:35 a.m., "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (1.3/5 in metered-market households) trailed CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1.4/5). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.5/3 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.4/3). * At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.8/4 in metered-market households and a 0.3/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.
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@ THE OLD MAN
You can really only go so far with cable because of the reach though and with broadcast they have to skew to the general public because the reach and demand is bigger.
NBC should make another strong drama like Revolution on 9:00P.M like ABC, CBS. Stop making crap shows which are destined to be cancelled.
I like hot chicks as much as the next guy, but I’ve never been a fan of supermodels in general. Most of them aren’t attractive and how much talent does it really take to walk up and down a runway?
I love Happy Endings but feel that ABC is killing it in it’s current timeslot. Is it unprecedented that 3 networks have comedies airing against each other at 9 p.m.? One would think networks would go with a different type of programming to compete.
I think no network comedies are really living up to their full potential at 9 p.m. but the NBC comedies are winning, if you could call it that, or maybe it can be viewed as at least holding their own though it may be a different story if they didn’t have the voice as a lead in.
Parenthood is pretty strong.. it stays between 1.7-1.9 which isnt bad considering its 4th season show and is in a tuff spot. Ive seen other long running shows die in their 3rd and 4th seasons (cough cough 90210, Nikita, Secret Life, ect.) But Parenthood stays strong.. i love it, ill be happy with one more season which i think it will get. And if it ends and they do it right ill be happ, but id be happy for a 6th too if they get it even if its short. Love love that show.
@Nikki
“ill be happy with one more season which i think it will get”
Parenthood will definitely get another season because it won’t have enough episodes for syndication yet by the end of this season.
So perhaps Go On isn’t as lead-in dependent as people are saying. The Voice was down 4 tenths but Go On remained at a 2.5. Perhaps it will stay up with Betty White as a lead-in.
new girl will bounce back
Way to go Apt23!!! Maybe there’s hope yet!
I hope Hart of Dixie is adjusted down. Definitely CW’s weakest show now that EOMD is canceled.
Really enjoying Go On…for me it is a stand-on-its-own show because I don’t watch or care about what airs before it. I watch GO and TNN. That said, I record all the Fox comedies on Tuesdays (and can’t change the channel while doing so) and then wind up just seeing everything online the next day and erase what’s on the DVR’s disc. Gotta make room on there for Ellen’s 12 Days of Giveaways (we’re on Day 3 today)! And I watch A23 and HE but haven’t seen last night’s episodes yet. About to do so, and then RH and I’ll be done. Enjoying all the Tuesday comedies on broadcast (no cable here)…if some newbies die soon (or at the end of the season) it’ll make my schedule easier, but I like them all. Funny that my kiddo decided to watch the Rudolph dvd yesterday afternoon…same day it’s aired on TV but we didn’t know. Her Christmas dvds marathon has begun (broken up by school, meals, homework and sleeping).
Again, 1.2.
@ lm
Broadcast has the means to air more alternate programming & they choose not to do so. In addition to the afore-mentioned LR, PA & MD, they should also mave more OTR & SNL produced shows as well as Made-for-TV SYFY like (I think it was Sand Sharks with Brooke Hogan). How much did that cost?
I say cable is already there.
‘Apartment 23′ is one of the best shows nobody’s watching. The ladies are both fiercely funny and Van Der Beek is a treat every week. The writing isn’t as solid as last year, but pretty funny stuff week after week. I want it back on Wednesday’s after “MF”
The moment when FOX realizes the huge mistake they made changing their winning Tuesday and Thursday nights try to make Touch and the new comedies work.
May I add Monday night to the list. Great Job Fox. Maybe Dinosaur Doctor next year?
@poweranimals
“I hope Hart of Dixie is adjusted down. Definitely CW’s weakest show now that EOMD is canceled.”
GG? 90210? Nikita? BatB? ANTM? Huh…
@ Rebecca
Watched ALASKA The Last Frontier 8-10, then VS @ 10. Caught RH On Demand earlier today. Which “Rudolph” does kiddo have? I have it on “The Original Television Christmas Classics” which includes “The Little Drummer Boy” + 4 others.
Happy Endings has not been very good this season. It’s gone from endearingly silly to slapstick stupid. I don’t expect it will survive with ratings that bad.
Go On at 2.5 with Voice at 3.4 is monster hit status for NBC. If they can move it out of that slot and it can keep that rating it will be on the air for the next 6 years.
I wonder if HoD will get a 0.5 or a 0.4 in the finals. Hopefully, it’s the latter.