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RATINGS RECAP: 10/18/11

ABC
8:00 Last Man Standing
Viewers: 10.3 million, 18-49 demo: 3.1
8:30 Man Up!
Viewers: 7.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.4
9:00 Dancing with the Stars Results
Viewers: 13.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.6
10:00 Body of Proof
Viewers: 9.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9

CBS
8:00 NCIS
Viewers: 19.4 million, 18-49 demo: 3.9
9:00 NCIS: Los Angeles
Viewers: 15.4 million, 18-49 demo: 3.4
10:00 Unforgettable
Viewers: 11.9 million, 18-49 demo: 2.5

NBC
8:00 The Biggest Loser
Viewers: 5.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9
10:00 Parenthood
Viewers: 5.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0

FOX
8:00 The X-Factor
Viewers: 10.4 million, 18-49 demo: 3.9

ABC had one of the few remaining series premieres of the fall on Tuesday night but first was week two of new sitcom Last Man Standing which was down 2.9 million viewers and half a demo point from last week's one hour premiere. While its a sizable drop, it still managed a 3.1 demo at 8pm. If it can level off soon, it will be a success story for ABC on Tuesday nights. Considering it had a huge premiere, this kind of drop is not surprising. Next week will be the real test. The series premiere of Man Up! followed and did not do too much, losing a lot of Last Man's audience. While a 2.4 demo is ok, it's certain to drop from here and it would be surprising to see it make it through the new year with all the bad reviews. At 9pm, the Dancing with the Stars Results show was down a huge 3.1 million viewers and seven tenths in the demo though it had a much weaker lead-in and competition from The X-Factor. Still, this might be another reason Man Up! won't be around long. At 10pm, Body of Proof was up three tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo, but still landed in third in the demo and is not a big improvement over the cancelled Detroit 1-8-7 at this point last year. 

Over on CBS, NCIS started off the night as always and was up four tenths in viewers but down a tenth in the demo for a season low. It settled for a tie with The X-Factor in the demo. At 9pm, NCIS: Los Angeles was even in viewers and up a tenth in the demo. Same old, same old. At 10pm, Unforgettable was up two tenths in viewers and the demo, rebounding for the first time. If it levels off here, it is an improvement over The Good Wife on Tuesday night. It is comfortably winning the total viewer and demo count this year which Wife could not always do.

NBC's lost fall continued as The Biggest Loser continues its freefall as it was down another four tenths in viewers and tenth in the demo. Loser used to be a bright spot in a dismal NBC lineup. Now it's just another problem on the schedule. At 10pm, Parenthood was down three tenths in viewers for a season low and down a tenth in the demo. The good news though was it actually built from its lead-in which is not common. On any other network, Parenthood would be on the chopping block. On NBC, it's one of the stronger performers. A special Tuesday airing of The X-Factor was pretty much in line with its regular airings which is good news for FOX.
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