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RATINGS RECAP: 3/20/12

ABC
8:00 Last Man Standing
Viewers: 7.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9
8:30 Cougar Town
Viewers: 4.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
9:00 The River
Viewers: 4.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4
10:00 Body of Proof (Repeat)
Viewers: 4.8 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9

CBS
8:00 NCIS
Viewers: 19.1 million, 18-49 demo: 3.4
9:00 NCIS: Los Angeles
Viewers: 16.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.8
10:00 Unforgettable
Viewers: 11.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1

NBC
8:00 The Biggest Loser
Viewers: 6.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.3
10:00 Fashion Star
Viewers: 4.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8 

FOX
8:00 Raising Hope
Viewers: 3.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
8:30 I Hate My Teenage Daughter
Viewers: 2.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
9:00 New Girl
Viewers: 5.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.7
9:30 Breaking In
Viewers: 2.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3

On Tuesday night, CBS was all new with its drama trio. After two weeks of repeats from each show, NCIS was up nine tenths in viewers but down a tenth in the demo for a season low. Daylight Savings strikes again. At 9pm, NCIS: Los Angeles was up three tenths in viewers but down the same in the demo. At 10pm, Unforgettable was up 1.4 million viewers and two tenths in the demo. It did better against Fashion Star than against new dramas on ABC and NBC but it's still probably not enough to warrant a renewal. On NBC, The Biggest Loser was up three tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo while week two of Fashion Star was surprisingly up two tenths in viewers and the demo. While it's still low, a week two rise is rare for any new show so this has to be considered a positive. 

Elsewhere on ABC, Last Man Standing started off the night down half a million viewers and three tenths in the demo from its last airing for a series low. Daylight Savings was not too kind to this show. It did help its lead-out Cougar Town though as that show was up two tenths in viewers and the demo from last week when it followed a repeat. It's still too low to get renewed but the fourth season factor still makes things a question mark. At 9pm, the season (and most likely series) finale of The River was down a tenth in viewers but up a tenth in the demo. While it is certain to be cancelled by ABC, Netflix is exploring picking it up. I don't see that happening though. 

Over on FOX, Raising Hope started off the night down half a million viewers and two tenths in the demo for a series low. This show started off ok at 8pm but it is slipping quickly as the anchor show. At 8:30pm, I Hate My Teenage Daughter was down seven tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo for a series low. FOX yanked this show after this showing and benched it to summer which is all but an official cancellation. At 9pm, New Girl was down half a million viewers and a tenth in the demo for another series low. Yes it keeps dropping, but honestly, it's all by itself on this night. At 9:30pm, Breaking In was down six tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo. This show is doing worse in many ways than Teenage Daughter. It is completely squandering a decent lead-in. 

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