[TV] Ratings: CBS Wins Tuesday, Golden Boy Has Slow Start
Posted by Joseph Lee on 02.27.2013
Cult still doing badly for The CW...
CBS' Golden Boy had a premiere that was below the numbers of Vegas last fall, although it led its hour and improved on the timeslot from last week. Either way, CBS won on Tuesday thanks to both NCIS and NCIS: LA. Meanwhile, ABC's Celebrity Wife Swap had a decent start, but both NBC's entire lineup and The CW's Cult remained at low numbers.
CBS won with 15.9 million viewers and a 10.1 rating/16 share in households. It was followed by ABC (5.8 million, 3.8/6), FOX (3.6 million, 2.3/3), NBC (3.4 million, 2.3/4) and The CW (1.15 million, 0.8/1).
In the adults 18-49 demographic, CBS won again with a 2.7, followed by ABC (1.7), FOX (1.7), NBC (1.1) and The CW (0.5).
Tuesday hour by hour:
8 p.m.
CBS: NCIS (20.5 million viewers, 12.8/20 households)
ABC: Celebrity Wife Swap season premiere (7 million, 4.5/7)
NBC: Betty White's Off Their Rockers (4.5 million, 2.8/4)
FOX: Raising Hope - two episodes (3.4 million, 2.2/3)
The CW: Hart of Dixie (1.4 million, 1.0/2)
18-49 leader: NCIS (3.4)
9 p.m.
CBS: NCIS: Los Angeles (16.8 million, 10.6/16)
ABC: The Taste (4.1 million, 2.8/4)
FOX: New Girl (4.3 million, 2.8/4)/The Mindy Project (3.2 million, 2.1/3)
NBC: Go On (3.15 million, 2.0/3)/The New Normal (2.6 million, 1.8/3)
The CW: Cult (877,000, 0.6/1)
18-49 leader: NCIS: Los Angeles (2.9)
10 p.m.
CBS: Golden Boy series premiere (10.5 million, 6.8/11)
ABC: Body of Proof (6.3 million, 4.3/7)
NBC: Smash (3 million, 2.1/4)
