RATINGS RECAP: 3/5/13

ABC
8:00 Celebrity Wife Swap
Viewers: 4.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
9:00 The Taste
Viewers: 3.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
10:00 Body of Proof
Viewers: 6.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3

CBS
8:00 NCIS
Viewers: 20.8 million, 18-49 demo: 3.4
9:00 NCIS: Los Angeles
Viewers: 16.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.8
10:00 Golden Boy
Viewers: 9.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6

NBC
8:00 Betty White's Off Their Rockers (Repeat)
Viewers: 3.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
8:30 Betty White's Off Their Rockers
Viewers: 3.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1
9:00 Go On
Viewers: 3.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1
9:30 The New Normal
Viewers: 2.4 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9
10:00 Smash
Viewers: 2.7 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8

FOX
8:00 American Idol
Viewers: 11.7 million, 18-49 demo: 3.5

On Tuesday night, all the networks were mostly new. CBS started with NCIS which was up a tenth in viewers and even in the demo. It came within a tenth of beating American Idol. At 9pm, NCIS: Los Angeles was down nine tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. At 10pm, Golden Boy was down 1.2 million viewers and two tenths in the demo. It was a better hold than many shows get in week two but it started low so that's not a huge accomplishment. CBS announced it will keep the Tuesday timeslot the rest of the season, shipping Vegas to Fridays.

On ABC, Celebrity Wife Swap crashed hard in week two as it was down 3 million viewers and a horrible nine tenths in the demo from last week. Looks like last week was more about the Kate Gosselin/Kendra Wilkinson pairing than the show itself. At 9pm, The Taste was down nine tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo to a series low. At 10pm, Body of Proof was up two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo as it actually improved on its two part season premiere. There's a chance it'll go up enough when Dancing with the Stars returns to get another renewal, but I doubt it.

NBC was horribly low as Betty White's Off Their Rockers hit a season low while Go On was down a tenth in viewers and even in the demo. It was even worse for the shows that followed as The New Normal was down two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo, tying a series low, and Smash was down three tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo for a series low. It is in Do No Harm territory now. Why is NBC not giving Hannibal a chance here? FOX aired a special Tuesday edition of American Idol and it did well but Idol is nothing special anymore in the ratings.

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