Tuesday Ratings: CBS wins viewers, NBC demos with L&O repeats

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ScoreboardCBSNBCFOXABCUniCW
Total Viewers (million)11.468.015.534.694.341.08
Rating/Share: Adults 18-492.1/62.3/61.9/51.5/41.7/50.4/1
Rating/Share: Adults 18-341.0/31.7/61.6/51.2/41.7/50.4/1

An NCIS repeat and the Kennedy Center Honors Special led CBS to a win among viewers.  Meanwhile, NBC won both age demographics  with repeats of Law & Order and Law & Order: SVU.

Light posting until 1/5… Happy New Year!

Full details:

 

TimeNetShowViewers (Millons)18-49 Rating/Share18-34 Rating/Share
8:00CBSNCIS (R)13.472.6/81.4/5
 ABCHappy New Year Charlie Brown (R)6.482.0/61.6/6
 FOXHouse(R)5.992.1/61.8/6
 NBCLaw & Order (R)5.531.6/51.1/4
 UNICuidado con el Angel4.731.8/51.9/6
 CW90210 (R)1.180.5/10.5/2
      
8:30ABCRudolph’s Shiny New Year (R)5.151.7/51.3/4
      
9:00CBSKennedy Center Honors Special10.151.7/50.8/3
 NBCLaw & Order: SVU (R)9.662.6/72.1/6
 FOXFringe (R)5.081.6/41.3/4
 UNIFuego en la Sangre5.012.0/52.1/7
 CWPrivileged (R)0.970.3/10.3/1
      
9:30ABCAccording to Jim 3.771.2/31.0/3
      
10:00CBSKennedy Center Honors Special10.751.9/50.8/3
 NBCLaw & Order: SVU (R)8.852.7/72.0/6
 ABCEli Stone3.811.2/31.0/3
 UNIAqui y Ahora3.291.2/31.1/3

Shows are sorted by viewers in each time slot.

Nielsen TV Ratings: ©2008 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved. 

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