[TV] Ratings: Private Practice Ends With Decent Ratings, The Taste Gets Average Debut
Posted by Joseph Lee on 01.23.2013
CBS easily wins...
The series finale of Private Practice had its best ratings in three months and helped ABC win the demographic for the night, however, CBS ended up winning overall, even with reruns. ABC also did OK with the premiere of The Taste, improving its 18-49 rating in each half-hour. FOX's comedies were up but NBC's Go On, The New Normal and the season finale of Parenthood all fell some.
CBS won with 10.5 million viewers and a 6.8 rating/10 share in households in primetime. It was followed by ABC (5.8 million, 3.8/6), NBC (4.7 million, 3.1/5), FOX (3.4 million, 2.1/3) The CW (1.5 million, 1.0/2).
In the adults 18-49 demographic, ABC won with a 1.9, followed by FOX (1.6), NBC (1.6), CBS (1.5) and The CW (0.6).
Tuesday hour by hour:
8 p.m.
CBS: NCIS rerun (12.7 million viewers, 8.1/12)
ABC: The Taste series premiere (6.1 million, 4.0/6)
NBC: Betty White's Off Their Rockers (5.8 million, 3.7/6)
FOX: Raising Hope (4.05 million, 2.5/4)/Ben and Kate (2.6 million, 1.7/2)
The CW: Hart of Dixie (1.5 million, 1.0/2)
18-49 leader: The Taste (2.0)
9 p.m.
CBS: NCIS: Los Angeles rerun (11.7 million, 7.6/11)
ABC: The Taste (6 million, 3.8/6)
NBC: Go On (4 million, 2.6/4)/The New Normal 3.3 million, 2.3/3)
FOX: New Girl (4.05 million, 2.5/4)/The Mindy Project (3 million, 1.8/3)
The CW: Emily Owens, M.D. (1.4 million, 1.0/1)
18-49 leader: The Taste (2.3)
10 p.m.
CBS: Vegas rerun (7 million, 4.7/8)
ABC: Private Practice series finale (5.2 million, 3.7/6)
NBC: Parenthood season finale (4.8 million, 3.2/5)
