RATINGS RECAP: 12/9/14

ABC
8:00 Santa Claus is Comin' to Town
Viewers: 4.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1
9:00 Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Viewers: 5.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7
10:00 Forever
Viewers: 5.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1

CBS
8:00 Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Viewers: 10.6 million, 18-49 demo: 2.8
9:00 NCIS (Repeat)
Viewers: 10.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7
10:00 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
Viewers: 9.3 million, 18-49 demo: 3.4

NBC
8:00 The Voice
Viewers: 11.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.3
9:00 Marry Me
Viewers: 4.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
9:30 About a Boy
Viewers: 3.7 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9
10:00 Angelina Jolie: Unbroken
Viewers: 4.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0

FOX
8:00 Masterchef Junior
Viewers: 4.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
9:00 New Girl
Viewers: 3.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
9:30 The Mindy Project
Viewers: 2.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1

Tuesday night saw CBS on top with a formidable holiday lineup. Despite turning 50 years old and readily available in other formats, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer continued to be a big draw. It's nice that CBS can count on this each year to bring in a big audience. After an NCIS repeat, the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show delivered a strong 3.4 demo at 10pm. This is one of the best 10pm performances for any network all season. NBC may have taken a hit from Rudolph with family audiences as The Voice was even in viewers but down three tenths in the demo to tie a series low set three weeks ago. This edition is really going out with a whimper. At 9pm, Marry Me was down a tenth in viewers and the demo while About a Boy was down half a million viewers and two tenths in the demo, tying a series low. An Angelina Jolie special did very little at 10pm.

On ABC, the special Santa Claus is Comin' to Town got walloped by its claymation rival on CBS. The fall finale of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. was down a tenth in viewers and the demo. At least it's been pretty consistent over the past couple months. The new Marvel's Agent Carter takes its place starting in January for seven weeks. At 10pm, Forever was even in viewers and down a tenth in the demo. Finally on FOX, Masterchef Junior was up a tenth in viewers and even in the demo. It held on better against family competition on CBS than The Voice did. At 9pm, New Girl was up three tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo for its best performance since November 4. The Mindy Project closed things out up a tenth in viewers and even in the demo. This is the seventh time this season it has gotten a 1.1 demo.

WINNER OF THE NIGHT: Masterchef Junior (FOX)
LOSER OF THE NIGHT: About a Boy (NBC)