RATINGS RECAP: 2/8/11

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ABC
8:00 No Ordinary Family 
Viewers: 5.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
9:00 V
Viewers: 5.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8
10:00 Detroit 1-8-7
Viewers: 5.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3

CBS
8:00 NCIS
Viewers: 20.4 million, 18-49 demo: 4.2
9:00 NCIS: Los Angeles
Viewers: 17.2 million, 18-49 demo: 3.5
10:00 The Good Wife
Viewers: 11.9 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2

NBC
8:00 The Biggest Loser
Viewers: 8.4 million, 18-49 demo: 3.0
10:00 Parenthood
Viewers: 5.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9

FOX
8:00 Glee
Viewers: 11.6 million, 18-49 demo: 4.6
9:00 Raising Hope
Viewers: 6.6 million, 18-49 demo: 2.7
9:30 Traffic Light
Viewers: 4.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9

ABC continued to have trouble with its lineup of Tuesday night dramas. At 8pm, No Ordinary Family was down half a million viewers and three tenths in the demo from its last airing three weeks ago. This show has not managed to get anywhere close to ABC's expectations. At 9pm, V was up a tenth in viewers and the demo from last week when it followed a Family repeat. Given the sad state of young ABC dramas, this show may have a slim chance at another surprise renewal. Finally at 10pm, Detroit 1-8-7 was even in viewers but up a tenth in the demo. It won't see a second season barring a miracle but it has climbed a bit since hitting series lows a few weeks ago so ABC may be content to ride out the rest of the 18 episode order until Body of Proof premieres.

CBS had another successful night with its drama lineup. At 8pm, NCIS was 2.5 million viewers and four tenths in the demo from last week's series high (in total viewers). Despite there not being an obvious crossover audience between NCIS and Glee, it appears the veteran CBS drama does take a slight hit when FOX's musical comedy is airing a new episode. NCIS was still above fall numbers though. At 9pm, NCIS: Los Angeles was down half a million viewers and three tenths in the demo. Finally, The Good Wife was down two tenths in viewers and even in the demo posting the best week-to-week performance of the three dramas. It also had a more comfortable demo win that its been having lately even though it still skews very old.

NBC was new as well. At 8pm, The Biggest Loser was down eight tenths in viewers and three tenths in the demo but held up well against a new Glee. It was still well above fall numbers and NBC will take a 3.0 demo any day of the week. At 10pm, Parenthood was down a million viewers and three tenths in the demo. This is a surprising fall considering the competition was the same as last week in the last hour of primetime. These are the lowest numbers for the show since November as it has been very competitive in the demo in recent weeks.

FOX was all new on Tuesday for the first time in a long time. At 8pm, it appeared the Super Bowl did little to gain new viewers but Glee was still a force. It was up half a million viewers and two tenths in the demo from its last airing in this timeslot on December 7. It still won the hour but FOX may have been hoping for a bigger bump following its post-Super Bowl exposure. At 9pm, Raising Hope returned and was down three tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo from its last airing on December 7. This is somewhat disappointing as it seemed on an upward trajectory before the long hiatus but maybe it will start to climb again. At 9:30pm was the series premiere of Traffic Light which bowed to low numbers, well below the premiere numbers the flop Running Wilde earned in September. The bar was set low but debuting with a 1.9 demo and under 5 million viewers does not give Traffic Light good prospects.