RATINGS RECAP: 5/24/11

ABC
8:00 Dancing with the Stars (Repeat)
Viewers: 10.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1
9:00 Dancing with the Stars Results
Viewers: 21.4 million, 18-49 demo: 4.6

CBS
8:00 NCIS (Repeat)
Viewers: 9.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
9:00 NCIS: Los Angeles (Repeat)
Viewers: 8.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
10:00 NCIS (Repeat)
Viewers: 7.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5

NBC
8:00 The Biggest Loser
Viewers: 8.2 million, 18-49 demo: 3.1
10:00 The Voice
Viewers: 8.5 million, 18-49 demo: 3.8

FOX
8:00 American Idol
Viewers: 20.6 million, 18-49 demo: 6.4
9:00 Glee
Viewers: 11.8 million, 18-49 demo: 4.6


ABC was all Dancing with the Stars on Tuesday night. A repeat of the previous night's performance show drew over 10 million viewers which is great for a next-night repeat. The two hour finale at 9pm that crowned Hines Ward the champion was up 3.3 million viewers and 1.1 in the demo from last week's results. This is still a great result but significantly lower than last fall as competition from The Voice and Glee surely didn't help. CBS was in repeats and saw decent numbers considering they were repeats and the competition on all three networks was fierce.

NBC started with the finale of The Biggest Loser: Couples. It was up a million viewers and two tenths in the demo from last week but way below last fall's finale. This reality franchise is showing signs of age and NBC might have been wise to reduce it to an hour next fall. Maybe they will in the spring. At 10pm, The Voice was down 1.5 million viewers and seven tenths in the demo for series lows but it did hold its own in the demo against Dancing with the Stars. It may be able to perk back up next week with less competition and a lead-in from America's Got Talent.

FOX started with the performance show of American Idol which dominated at 8pm but was below average. This could be partially due to the fact that it has aired on Wednesday not Tuesday all season. At 9pm, Glee aired at a special time and was up 2.8 million viewers and a full demo point for its best numbers since March 8. How will the show fare when it returns next fall? Will it continue to show the erosion it experienced this spring?