RATINGS RECAP: 1/31/12

ABC
8:00 Last Man Standing (Repeat)
Viewers: 5.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
8:30 Last Man Standing (Repeat)
Viewers: 5.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7
9:00 Celebrity Wife Swap
Viewers: 5.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9
10:00 Body of Proof (Repeat)
Viewers: 5.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0

CBS
8:00 NCIS (Repeat)
Viewers: 13.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0
9:00 NCIS: Los Angeles (Repeat)
Viewers: 11.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8
10:00 Unforgettable (Repeat)
Viewers: 7.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4

NBC
8:00 The Biggest Loser
Viewers: 6.1 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1
10:00 Parenthood (Repeat)
Viewers: 2.3 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7

FOX
8:00 Glee
Viewers: 9.1 million, 18-49 demo: 3.7
9:00 New Girl
Viewers: 7.3 million, 18-49 demo: 3.5
9:30 Raising Hope
Viewers: 4.6 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0

On Tuesday night, FOX was the only network that was all new. At 8pm, Glee benefited from the Michael Jackson episode that was heavily promoted. It was up a good 1.6 million viewers and six tenths in the demo for its best numbers since the season premiere. This was more likely because of the special episode and it will probably be back to its now normal levels next week. And to think, this is lower than what it was averaging a year ago. This show still has its audience but its not what it once was. At 9pm, New Girl was up three tenths in viewers a tenth in the demo showing that it has its own audience from Glee as it didn't go up much but remained strong. At 9:30pm, Raising Hope was down four tenths in viewers and three tenths in the demo for a season low in the latter category. This was a very bad showing as the rest of the lineup was up. FOX will probably keep this around another year but I think they can find a better companion for New Girl.

The other networks were mostly in repeats but ABC aired the last scheduled episode of Celebrity Wife Swap which was down four tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo. While a series low, this should be back as a utility player down the road or next season as it performed pretty well. The River premieres next week in this slot. Over on NBC, The Biggest Loser was down three tenths in viewers to a season low but was even in the demo.

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