TV Ratings Tuesday: ‘NCIS’ & ‘Person of Interest’ Hit Lows, ‘Glee’ Rises + ‘Mind Games’ has Soft Debut

NBC was the number one network in adults 18-49, but CBS won with total viewers.

Note: The CW was preempted in Chicago for Hawks-Bulls Basketball, so expect more adjustments than usual in the finals.

On NBC, the Tuesday premiere of The Voice notched a 3.7, down a full ratings point from yesterday’s 4.7 adults 18-49 rating. Chicago Fire matched its last original’s 1.8 season low adults 18-49 rating.

On CBS NCIS earned a season low 2.6, down half a ratings point from it’s last original’s 3.1 adults 18-49 rating. NCIS: Los Angeles tied its series low with a 2.2, down six tenths from the 2.8 it earned earlier this month. Person of Interest hit a series low with a  1.7, down four tenths from its last original’s 2.1 adults 18-49 rating.

On ABC, a special Tuesday episode of The Bachelor earned a 2.4 adults 18-49 rating, down a tenth from yesterday. Mind Games premiered to a 1.1 adults 18-49 rating, down three tenths from the premiere of Zero Hour last season.

On FOX, Glee earned a 1.2 in its new Tuesday timeslot, up a tenth from the 1.1 it earned back in December. New Girl earned a 1.4, up a tenth from its last original’s 1.3. Brooklyn Nine-Nine notched a 1.3, up a tenth from its last original’s 1.2 adults 18-49 rating.

On The CW, The Originals returned to a 0.8, down a tenth from the 0.9 its last new episode earned. Supernatural earned a 1.1, up a tenth from its last original’s 1.0 adults 18-49 rating.

Broadcast primetime ratings for Tuesday, February 25, 2014 

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via NBC press note:

Detailed Tuesday Late-Night Results in the Metered Markets:

• In Nielsen’s 56 metered markets, household results were: “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” 4.0/10; CBS’s “Late Show with David Letterman,” 2.3/6; and ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” 1.7/4.

• In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” 1.7/8; “Late Show,” 0.5/2; and “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” 0.6/3.

• From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC’s “Nightline” averaged a 1.0/3 in metered-market households and a 0.3/2 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

• From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (2.2/8 in metered-market households) beat CBS’s “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” (1.1/4).  In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, “Late Night” (1.0/7 in 18-49) topped “Late Late Show” (0.3/2).

• At 1:35 a.m., “Last Call with Carson Daly” averaged a 1.2/5 in metered-market households and a 0.5/4 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.