TV Ratings Tuesday: Decent Start for ‘Intelligence’, ‘Killer Women’ DOA, ‘Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ Ties Low, ‘New Girl’ Down, ‘The Goldbergs’ & ‘Dads’ Up

CBS was the number one network in adults 18-49 and with total viewers.

On CBS, NCIS scored a 2.9 adults 18-49 rating, even with its most recent new episode on December 17. The series premiere of Intelligence earned a 2.4 adults 18-49 rating, up 33 percent from a 1.8 for the Tuesday at 10PM premiere of Golden Boy on February 27, 2013. and the identically rated premiere of Hostages, whose time period it will take over, on Monday, September 23  Your predictions were a little optimistic. Person of Interest matched its 2.0 on December 17.

On ABC, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. earned a 2.1 adults 18-49 rating, even with its most recent original on December 10 and matching its series low. The Goldbergs garnered a 1.7 adults 18-49 rating up 6 percent from a 1.6 on December 10. Trophy Wife matched the 1.2 adults 18-49 rating for its most recent episode. The series premiere of Killer Women notched a paltry 0.9 adults 18-49 rating down 31 percent from a 1.3 for the premiere of Lucky 7 on September 24, making it ABC’s lowest rated Tuesday premiere ever.

On NBC, a two hour episode of The Biggest Loser garnered a 1.7 down 15 percent from a 2.0 adults 18-49 rating on December 17. Without The Voice as a lead-in,  Chicago Fire earned a 1.9 adults 18-49 rating down 14 percent from a 2.2 in December 10.

On FOX, Dads earned a 1.5 up 7 percent from a 1.4 adults 18-49 rating on December 4. Brooklyn Nine-Nine garnered a 1.5 down 6 percent from December 4’s 1.6 adults 18-49 rating. New Girl notched a season low 1.6 adults 18-49 rating down 16 percent from a 1.9 on November 27. The Mindy Project scored a 1.3 up 8 percent from a 1.2 adults 18-49 rating on December 4.

Broadcast primetime ratings for Tuesday, January 7, 2013:

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via NBC press note:

In Late-Night Metered-Market Household Averages for Saturday night:

• In Nielsen’s 56 metered markets, household results were: “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” 2.9/7; CBS’s “Late Show with David Letterman,” 2.5/6; and ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” 1.9/5.

• In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” 0.9/4; “Late Show,” 0.5/2; and “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” 0.7/3.

• From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC’s “Nightline” averaged a 1.2/4 in metered-market households and a 0.4/2 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

• From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” (1.5/5 in metered-market households) beat CBS’s “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” (1.2/4).  In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, “Late Night” (0.6/4 in 18-49) topped “Late Late Show” (0.3/2).

• At 1:35 a.m., “Last Call with Carson Daly” averaged a 0.9/4 in metered-market households and a 0.4/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.