RATINGS RECAP: 1/10/12

ABC
8:00 Last Man Standing
Viewers: 7.6 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1
8:30 Work It
Viewers: 4.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
9:00 Celebrity Wife Swap
Viewers: 5.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1
10:00 Body of Proof
Viewers: 6.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6

CBS
8:00 NCIS
Viewers: 21.0 million, 18-49 demo: 4.1
9:00 NCIS: Los Angeles
Viewers: 16.6 million, 18-49 demo: 3.3
10:00 Unforgettable
Viewers: 11.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1

NBC
8:00 The Biggest Loser
Viewers: 6.7 million, 18-49 demo: 2.4
10:00 Parenthood
Viewers: 4.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7

FOX
8:00 Glee (Repeat)
Viewers: 3.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1
9:00 New Girl (Repeat)
Viewers: 3.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
9:30 Raising Hope (Repeat)
Viewers: 2.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0

On Tuesday night, ABC did not have great news with its new lineup. At 8pm, Last Man Standing was down three tenths in viewers and the demo, hitting a series low in the demo. With this show being all by itself and daylight savings coming, the show could easily drop in the 1s in the spring though I still expect it will get renewed. The news was worse at 8:30pm where Work It dropped 1.3 million viewers and a big half a demo point in its second airing. This show is as good as cancelled, it's just a matter of when. At 9pm, Celebrity Wife Swap probably had the best showing of the night, all things considered, as it was down eight tenths in viewers but even in the demo. The demo is not too bad here for what is essentially filler. At 10pm, Body of Proof was down two tenths in viewers and up a tenth in the demo. The small rise is a positive direction but it's not enough right now.

CBS started their night on a good note as NCIS was up 1.3 million viewers and even in the demo. The viewer total is a season high for the hit veteran drama. It is doing as strong as ever nine years in which is very impressive. At 9pm, NCIS: Los Angeles was down half a million viewers and two tenths in the demo. The news was not as good at 10pm though where Unforgettable tumbled seven tenths in viewers and a big half a demo point after last week's numbers being the best since the series premiere. Was last week an aberration? I still think CBS can do better in this slot.

Over on NBC, the news was positive at 8pm where The Biggest Loser was up a tenth in viewers and even in the demo. Though last week's premiere was low, the good news is that it did not go anywhere this week in the ratings with the competition being basically the same. At 10pm, Parenthood was down two tenths in viewers and even in the demo. The viewer is a series low and NBC was probably hoping this show would rebound some especially with Unforgettable down but that didn't happen. NBC will have an interesting choice to make with this show at the end of the season.