Thursday February 5, 2009 1:01 am
Tuesday Ratings: FOX Delivers One-Two Punch
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Scrubs, Ratings,
What do you get when you throw in an American Idol along with repeats of NCIS and The Mentalist? An easy double-win for FOX.
8pm
- American Idol (26.3 million, 9.9/25 in 18-49) picked up 1.1 million more.
- NCIS* (14.4 million, 2.9/7) was down 4.6 million.
- The Biggest Loser: Couples (10.5 million, 4.0/10) dropped 500,000.
- Homeland Security (5.7 million, 1.6/4) was up a notch.
- 90210 (2.4 million. 1.3/3) improved by 1.3 million.
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9pm
- The Mentalist* (15 million, 3.1/7 in 18-49) remained steady.
- Fringe (13 million, 5.1/12) tied its best demo performance ever.
- Scrubs (4.8 million, 2.1/5) let go of 300,000.
- Privileged (1.7 million, 0.8/2) gained 859,000.
10pm
- Without a Trace (12 million, 2.6/7 in 18-49) slid by 800,000.
- Law & Order: SVU (10.3 million, 3.7/10) piled on 3.2 million more.
- Primetime: What Would You Do? (5.8 million, 2.3/6) lost a 1/2 million.
*denotes repeat
(You can review last Tuesday’s ratings here.)
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