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RATINGS RECAP: 5/17/11

ABC
8:00 Dancing with the Stars Special
Viewers: 13.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.5
9:00 Dancing with the Stars Results
Viewers: 18.1 million, 18-49 demo: 3.5
10:00 Body of Proof
Viewers: 10.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1

CBS
8:00 NCIS
Viewers: 18.6 million, 18-49 demo: 4.0
9:00 NCIS: Los Angeles
Viewers: 15.6 million, 18-49 demo: 3.3
10:00 The Good Wife
Viewers: 12.6 million, 18-49 demo: 2.4

NBC
8:00 The Biggest Loser
Viewers: 7.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.9
10:00 The Voice
Viewers: 10.0 million, 18-49 demo: 4.5

FOX
8:00 Glee
Viewers: 9.0 million, 18-49 demo: 3.6
9:00 Raising Hope
Viewers: 5.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2
9:30 Breaking In
Viewers: 3.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3

ABC continued to be strong on Tuesday night with two hours of Dancing with the Stars material. A special at 8pm was above last week's recap show. At 9pm, the results edition which set up the finals was up six tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo from last week. Next week's finale will be big as usual. At 10pm, the season finale of Body of Proof was up two tenths in viewers and even in the demo with last week. While it was still a decent showing, it was third in the demo. ABC will continue to have the results lead into Proof next fall to prop up this young drama. 


CBS was all new with season finales of its three dramas. At 8pm, NCIS was up a million viewers and half a demo point, easily beating Glee in both categories and posting its best demo numbers since February 22. Eight seasons in and this show remains one of the biggest hits on TV. At 9pm, NCIS: Los Angeles was up nine tenths in viewers and half a demo point from last week. CBS will keep the NCIS franchises back to back next fall. At 10pm, The Good Wife was up nine tenths in viewers and four tenths in the demo, winning the total viewer number and taking second in the demo in a tough hour. It will be on the move to Sunday nights next fall and it will be interesting to see how it does.


NBC remained competitive thanks to The Voice. At 8pm, The Biggest Loser was up two tenths in viewers and three tenths in the demo for its best demo numbers since March 22 as it set up the season finale for next week. At 10pm, The Voice was down half a million viewers and two tenths for its lowest showing yet but it still remained incredibly young skewing. It may pop back up when the competition lessens next week but a 4.5 demo in the 10pm hour is still really strong.
FOX was all new on Tuesday night as well. At 8pm, Glee was down three tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo from last week as it is already not the powerhouse it was in the fall. Still, it will be asked to be the Tuesday anchor for FOX. At 9pm, the season finale of Raising Hope was up three tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo, posting its best numbers since March 15. Finally, any lingering hope to the online speculation that Breaking In might get a second chance was likely squandered with a terrible showing outside of its cushy post-American Idol timeslot. Now the cancellation will surely stay that way.
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