RATINGS RECAP: 10/25/11

ABC
8:00 Last Man Standing
Viewers: 9.9 million, 18-49 demo: 2.8
8:30 Man Up!
Viewers: 6.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0
9:00 Dancing with the Stars Results
Viewers: 14.1 million, 18-49 demo: 2.6
10:00 Body of Proof
Viewers: 9.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8

CBS 
8:00 NCIS
Viewers: 19.4 million, 18-49 demo: 4.1
9:00 NCIS: Los Angeles
Viewers: 15.9 million, 18-49 demo: 3.7
10:00 Unforgettable
Viewers: 11.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.5

NBC
8:00 The Biggest Loser
Viewers: 5.5 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0
10:00 Prime Suspect (Repeat)
Viewers: 2.8 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9

FOX
8:00 The X-Factor
Viewers: 12.1 million, 18-49 demo: 4.4

ABC had good news and bad news on Tuesday night. At 8pm, Last Man Standing was down four tenths in viewers and three tenths in the demo. While it dropped again, this seems like a self-starter and if it can stabilize here, that is a success story for the timeslot. A full season order should be coming soon. At 8:30pm though the news was not nearly as good as Week 2 of Man Up! was down a million viewers and four tenths in the demo from its premiere. It looks like this show will not be around for the long haul. At 9pm, the results edition of Dancing with the Stars was up three tenths in viewers and even in the demo. Finally at 10pm, Body of Proof was up a tenth in viewers but down a tenth in the demo which is disappointing with Parenthood being a repeat.  

Over on CBS it was more of the same from a very steady lineup. At 8pm, NCIS was even in viewers and up two tenths in the demo. NCIS: Los Angeles followed and was up a strong half a million viewers and three tenths in the demo, posting a season high in the demo. At 10pm, Unforgettable was down six tenths in viewers but even in the demo. All in all, another typical Tuesday night for CBS - good numbers but boring to report on.

Over on doormat NBC, The Biggest Loser finally ended its downward trend as it was up three tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. It is still down big year-to-year but perhaps the bleeding has stopped. Another repeat in Prime Suspect week was very very low. FOX aired a two and a half hour edition of The X-Factor that was its first live show. It was up 1.7 million viewers and half a demo point to its best numbers since the series premiere. This bodes well for upcoming episodes especially since this was on a special night.