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RATINGS RECAP: 5/8/12

ABC
8:00 Last Man Standing
Viewers: 6.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7
8:30 Cougar Town
Viewers: 4.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
9:00 Dancing with the Stars Results
Viewers: 13.7 million, 18-49 demo: 2.4
10:00 Private Practice
Viewers: 5.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4

CBS
8:00 NCIS
Viewers: 18.2 million, 18-49 demo: 3.1
9:00 NCIS: Los Angeles
Viewers: 14.6 million, 18-49 demo: 3.0
10:00 Unforgettable
Viewers: 10.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0

NBC
8:00 Fashion Star
Viewers: 4.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
9:00 The Voice
Viewers: 11.9 million, 18-49 demo: 4.4

FOX
8:00 Glee
Viewers: 6.7 million, 18-49 demo: 2.7
9:00 New Girl
Viewers: 5.6 million, 18-49 demo: 2.8
9:30 New Girl (Repeat)
Viewers: 3.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5

On Tuesday night, the finale of The Voice stood tall against everything else. But first on NBC, Fashion Star aired at 8pm for the first time and was up a tenth in viewers but down two tenths in the demo for a series low. Too bad NBC wasted its Voice lead-in on this show during the spring. At 9pm, the finale of The Voice was up a big 3 million viewers and 1.3 demo points. Despite the fact that it dropped all spring, this was a really nice showing and perk up for the finale. Now the question is, does it return in the fall or the spring? Most signs point to fall right now. 

On CBS, NCIS was up six tenths in viewers and even in the demo while NCIS: Los Angeles was down six tenths in viewers but even in the demo as it was only a tenth behind NCIS with tougher competition in the timeslot. This show is clearly ready to move away from its cushy lead-in. At 10pm, the season (and most likely series) finale of Unforgettable was up a tenth in viewers and two tenths in the demo. The demo is its best showing since March 27 but it's most likely too little, too late for this show because CBS can definitely do better in this timeslot, whether it's NCIS: Los Angeles, Person of Interest, or a new show. 

Over on ABC, the season finale of Last Man Standing started off the night up a tenth in viewers and two tenths in the demo. Despite the spring drop, there's no way this isn't coming back. The question is will it be on Tuesdays again or Fridays? At 8:30pm, Cougar Town was down two tenths in viewers but up two tenths in the demo. At 9pm, the results edition of Dancing with the Stars was down two tenths in viewers and even in the demo. At 10pm, Private Practice took a huge tumble against The Voice as it was down 1.6 million viewers and a very rough seven tenths in the demo for a series low. It may have done enough on Tuesdays to get renewed one final time but this was a bad showing before upfronts.

Finally on FOX, Glee started off the night up seven tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo. The season finale of New Girl followed and it was up 1.2 million viewers and a very impressive six tenths in the demo. This is a big rebound from last week's series low and ends the season on a good note. Now the big question is, will it be trusted to be the anchor in a night of sitcoms with no Glee? It seems like FOX is headed in that direction. 

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