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RATINGS RECAP: 2/19/13

ABC
8:00 The Taste
Viewers: 4.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
9:00 The Bachelor: Sean Tells All
Viewers: 8.1 million, 18-49 demo: 2.6
10:00 Body of Proof
Viewers: 6.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2

CBS 
8:00 NCIS
Viewers: 21.1 million, 18-49 demo: 3.5
9:00 NCIS: Los Angeles
Viewers: 16.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.7
10:00 Vegas
Viewers: 9.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5

NBC
8:00 Betty White's Off Their Rockers
Viewers: 4.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
8:30 Betty White's Off Their Rockers
Viewers: 4.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4
9:00 Go On
Viewers: 3.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1
9:30 The New Normal
Viewers: 2.8 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9
10:00 Smash
Viewers: 3.3 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9

FOX 
8:00 Raising Hope
Viewers: 3.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
8:30 New Girl (Repeat)
Viewers: 2.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
9:00 New Girl
Viewers: 4.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2
9:30 The Mindy Project
Viewers: 3.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6

On Tuesday night, ABC had the return of Body of Proof but the return was not positive. First off, The Taste was up two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo from last week. At 9pm, a special surrounding The Bachelor once again proved that The Bachelor is sizzling this season as it was well above normal levels for ABC at this time. At 10pm though, despite the decent lead-in, Body of Proof returned to tie its series low with a 1.2 demo. This probably means that season three will be the final one for this show but it did cheat death last year so who knows. 

Over on CBS, NCIS was down seven tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo and NCIS: Los Angeles was down four tenths in viewers and a surprising four tenths in the demo. I'm not exactly sure what happened at 9pm. At 10pm, Vegas was down eight tenths in viewers and even in the demo. Golden Boy premieres with a Tuesday preview next week at 10pm. It will be interesting to see how it does compared to Vegas. FOX was down across the board. At 8pm, Raising Hope was down two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. After a repeat lead-in, New Girl was down half a million viewers and four tenths in the demo. This show is still pretty lead-in dependent despite being an anchor. At 9:30pm, The Mindy Project was down half a million viewers and three tenths in the demo. I think this show is still majorly on the bubble for next year.

Finally in basement NBC, things were pretty bleak. At 8pm, two episodes of Betty White's Off Their Rockers were both down from their last airing. At 9pm, the comedies continued to explore new lows as Go On was down seven tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo and The New Normal was down three tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo. Both were new series lows. How low can they possibly go before The Voice returns? At 10pm, Smash was down a rough 1.2 million viewers and three tenths in the demo from its already low premiere two weeks ago. Isn't it sad that a 0.9 demo for NBC probably means cancellation but a 1.1 demo could mean a possible renewal?

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