RATINGS RECAP: 5/14/13

ABC
8:00 Wipeout
Viewers: 4.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1
9:00 Dancing with the Stars Results
Viewers: 11.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8
10:00 Body of Proof
Viewers: 8.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4

CBS
8:00 NCIS
Viewers: 18.8 million, 18-49 demo: 3.4
9:00 NCIS: Los Angeles
Viewers: 13.5 million, 18-49 demo: 2.5
10:00 Golden Boy
Viewers: 6.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2

NBC
8:00 The Voice Recap Show
Viewers: 6.7 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0
9:00 The Voice
Viewers: 10.5 million, 18-49 demo: 3.5
10:00 Grimm
Viewers: 5.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7

FOX
8:00 So You Think You Can Dance
Viewers: 5.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9
9:00 New Girl
Viewers: 4.1 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1
9:30 The Mindy Project
Viewers: 2.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3

Tuesday night had finales on CBS. At 8pm, the season finale of NCIS was up 1.2 million viewers and three tenths in the demo for its best numbers since March 5. At 9pm, NCIS: Los Angeles was up three tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. This show took a hit against The Voice in the last couple weeks and it will have to face that show regularly in the fall. At 10pm, the series finale of the cancelled Golden Boy was down a tenth in viewers and even in the demo. After a recap show, The Voice was down nine tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo from last week's two hour episode. At 10pm, Grimm was down three tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. It's a good thing this is staying on Fridays because it really belongs there.

Over on ABC, Wipeout started things off with really low numbers. This show is not anywhere close to the draw it used to be. At 9pm, the results edition of Dancing with the Stars was up 1.1 million viewers and a tenth in the demo. ABC was wise to scale back on this for next season but it will be very hard for the comedies next season to get 12 million viewers. At 10pm, the cancelled Body of Proof was up four tenths in viewers and even in the demo. There are reports that the show is being shopped to USA or TNT. On FOX, So You Think You Can Dance returned softly as it was basically at Hell's Kitchen numbers. At 9pm, the season finale of New Girl was up two tenths in viewers and even in the demo. The season finale of The Mindy Project was dead even with last week. Remind me again why this show is coming back and why it's staying on Tuesdays at 9:30pm?

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