RATINGS RECAP: 2/14/12

ABC
8:00 Last Man Standing
Viewers: 7.6 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2
8:30 Cougar Town
Viewers: 4.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8
9:00 The River
Viewers: 5.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7
10:00 Body of Proof
Viewers: 6.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2

CBS
8:00 NCIS
Viewers: 19.6 million, 18-49 demo: 3.9
9:00 NCIS: Los Angeles
Viewers: 16.2 million, 18-49 demo: 3.2
10:00 Unforgettable
Viewers: 11.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.3

NBC
8:00 The Biggest Loser
Viewers: 5.9 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1
10:00 Parenthood
Viewers: 4.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6

FOX
8:00 Glee
Viewers: 7.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.8
9:00 New Girl
Viewers: 6.5 million, 18-49 demo: 3.1
9:30 Raising Hope
Viewers: 4.6 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1 

On Valentine's Day, numbers were down just like on Monday night. The news was not good at all for ABC. At 8pm, Last Man Standing was down two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo from last week's 8pm episode. The season premiere of Cougar Town followed to very unimpressive ratings. It hit a series low and was below the premieres of bombs Man Up and Work It. I wouldn't put it past ABC to give this show a fourth season so it can get enough syndication episodes, but it certainly doesn't deserve it. At 9pm, week two of The River crashed 2.6 million viewers and seven tenths in the demo from its series premiere last week. This show will probably run its eight episodes and then we won't see it again because it's unlikely to climb back up. Finally the bad news continued at 10pm where Body of Proof was down 1.6 million viewers and four tenths in the demo for a series low. I'd be surprised to see this show get a third season and ABC has a lot of work to do with its Tuesday lineup.

Over on CBS, NCIS was down 1.4 million viewers and three tenths in the demo from last week's 200th episode. The other two dramas were one of the few shows up from last week, leave it to CBS. NCIS: Los Angeles was down a tenth in viewers but up the same in the demo. Finally at 10pm, Unforgettable was down nine tenths in viewers but up a tenth in the demo. This show was squeaking out demo wins in the fall and is easily winning now, but that's more a reflection of the competition than this drama which has been steady but not spectacular all year. 

Over on NBC, The Biggest Loser was down half a million viewers and two tenths in the demo while Parenthood was down a tenth in viewers for a series low but even in the demo. This show isn't coming anywhere close to the 2 demo it's been getting for most of the last year and a half and it has two weeks to go to earn a renewal. Over on FOX, Glee was down eight tenths in viewers and a big half a demo point for a season low while New Girl was down three tenths in viewers and four tenths in the demo for a series low. Raising Hope was up a tenth in viewers and even in the demo showing that it has a different audience than New Girl.