It was a hotly anticipated night last night, with American Idol’s final three singers looking for a place in next weeks finale winning for FOX.
 
The American Idol results show was the #1 show for the night (as usual), averaging just over 19 million viewers and a 6.6 (18-49) rating, down slightly vs. last week. At 9.30, another solid ep of Glee kept FOX at the top of the pile, averaging a 4.8 (18-49) rating and 11.5 million viewers.

NBC went with 2 hours of The Biggest Loser to begin their night, averaging a solid 3.1 rating and 8.1 million viewers – not too bad against solid competition. At 10, Parenthood posted a 2.6 rating and 6.2 million viewers – up slightly vs. last week.
 
ABC again saw a poor Dancing with the Stars results show at 8pm, averaging just a 2.5 rating and 13 million viewers at 8pm. Lost fared a bit better but still hit season lows at 9, pulling a 4.1 rating and 10.4 million viewers leading into a new V, which was down slightly vs. last week to a 2.3 rating.

Over on CBS, the usual lineup of NCIS (3.2, 15.6 million viewers), NCIS: LA (3.1, 15.1 million viewers) and The Good Wife (2.3, 12.2 million viewers) had a quiet night and took 3rd place.
 
The CW went with 90210 (0.8, 1.6 million viewers) and a Life UneXpected rerun (0.4 , 1.0 million viewers) to hold onto last place.

It was a hotly anticipated night last night, with American Idol again winning for FOX.
 
The American Idol results show was the #1 show for the night (as usual), averaging just over 19 million viewers and a 6.8 (18-49) rating, up slightly vs. last week. At 9.30, another solid ep of Glee kept FOX at the top of the pile, averaging a 4.8 (18-49) rating and 11.5 million viewers.

NBC went with 2 hours of The Biggest Loser to begin their night, averaging a solid 3.4 rating and 8.5 million viewers – not too bad against solid competition. At 10, Parenthood posted a 2.6 rating and 6 million viewers – up slightly vs. last week.
 
ABC again saw a poor Dancing with the Stars results show at 8pm, averaging just a 2.5 rating and 12.5 million viewers at 8pm. Lost fared a bit better but still hit season lows at 9, pulling a 4.1 rating and 10.3 million viewers leading into a new V, which was up vs. last week to a 2.3 rating.

Over on CBS, the usual lineup of NCIS (3.9, 17.8 million viewers), NCIS: LA (3.3, 16 million viewers) and The Good Wife (2.4, 12.9 million viewers) had a quiet night and took 3rd place.
 
The CW went with 90210 (0.7, 1.5 million viewers) and a Life UneXpected rerun (0.3 , 0.8 million viewers) to hold onto last place.

It was a hotly anticipated night last night, with American Idol again winning for FOX.
 
The American Idol results show was the #1 show for the night (as usual), averaging just over 19 million viewers and a 6.7 (18-49) rating, up slightly vs. last week. At 9.30, another solid ep of Glee kept FOX at the top of the pile, averaging a 5.3 (18-49) rating and 13.5 million viewers.

NBC went with 2 hours of The Biggest Loser to begin their night, averaging a solid 3.3 rating and 8.5 million viewers – not too bad against solid competition. At 10, Parenthood was up vs. last week with a 2.9 rating and 7.2 million viewers
 
ABC again saw a poor Dancing with the Stars results show at 8pm, averaging just a 2.4 rating and 13.4 million viewers at 8pm. Lost fared a bit better but still hit season lows at 9, pulling a 3.7 rating and 9.3 million viewers leading into a new V, which was up vs. last week to a 2.5 rating.

Over on CBS, the usual lineup of NCIS (1.7, 9.8 million viewers), NCIS: LA (2.0, 10 million viewers) and The Good Wife (1.4, 7.7 million viewers) were in reruns and took fourth place.
 
The CW went with 90210 (0.4, 0.9 million viewers and Life UneXpected (0.4 , 0.9 million viewers) to hold onto last place.

It was a hotly anticipated night last night, with American Idol pushing Glee to series highs for FOX.
 
The American Idol results show was the #1 show for the night (as usual), averaging a solid 19 million viewers and a 7.5 (18-49) rating, up slightly vs. last week. At 9.30, the highly anticipated return of Glee kept FOX at the top of the pile, averaging a 5.6 (18-49) rating and 13.6 million viewers - both series highs.
 
NBC went with 2 hours of The Biggest Loser to begin their night, averaging a solid 3.3 rating and 8.1 million viewers – not too bad against solid competition. At 10, Parenthood continued its solid run with a 2.6 rating and 6.4 million viewers
 
Over on CBS, the usual lineup of NCIS (1.9, 10.8 million viewers), NCIS: LA (1.8, 10.2 million viewers) nd The Good Wife (1.4, 7.8 million viewers) were in reruns, but still managed to get fourth place.
 
ABC again saw a poor Dancing with the Stars results show at 8pm, averaging just a 2.7 rating and 13.3 million viewers at 8pm. Lost fared a bit better but still hit season lows at 9, pulling a 3.8 rating and 9.4 million viewers leading into a new V, which hit series lows with a 2.3 rating.
 
The CW went with 90210 (0.7, 1.5 million viewers and Melrose (0.5, 1.1 million viewers) to hold onto last place.

Full Breakdown:

On a night that was sure to be won by American Idol, it was The Biggest Loser that gained the most…

FOX won the night with American Idol at 8, posting a solid 10.0 rating and 26 million viewers – up vs. the same episode last year. A rerun of the Human Target premiere was up vs. the first airing on Sunday, posting a 3.4 (18-49) rating and 9.1 million viewers.

NBC was second for the night with two hours of The Biggest Loser, which posted an average 4.1 (18-49) rating and 10 million viewers. At 10, one of the last episodes of The Jay Leno Show was solid with a 2.0 (18-49) rating and 6.3 million viewers.

CBS took third with reruns of NCIS (2.5, 14 million), NCIS: LA (2.5, 12.3 million) and The Good Wife (2.0, 9.6 million), beating out ABC. The alphabet went with reruns of Scrubs (0.8, 2.7 million) and Better Off Ted (0.6, 2 million) at 8pm – good enough for fourth place. Original episodes of Scrubs and Better Off Ted weren’t much better at 9, although still outdrew a rerun of the forgotten. (1.1, 3.7 million)

The CW was last for the night with a rerun of 90210 at 8, posting a 0.4 (18-49) rating and 0.8 million viewers. At 9, a Melrose Place rerun fell into the ‘was it worth it category, posting just a 0.2 rating and 0.7 million viewers.

Full Breakdown:

8:00 – FOX – American Idol - 10.0 (18-49) rating - 26.0 million viewers
NBC – The Biggest Loser – 3.4 - 8.6 million
CBS – NCIS (repeat) 2.5 - 14.0 million
ABC – Scrubs (repeat) – 0.8 - 2.7 million
CW – 90210 (repeat) - 0.4 - 0.8 million

8:30 – ABC – Better Off Ted (repeat) – 0.6 - 2.0 million

9:00 – NBC – The Biggest Loser – 4.7 (18-49) rating - 11.3 million viewers
FOX – Human Target (repeat) – 3.4 - 9.1 million
CBS – NCIS: LA (repeat) – 2.5 - 12.3 million
ABC – Scrubs – 1.4 - 3.3 million
CW – Melrose Place (repeat) – 0.2 - 0.7 million

9:30 – ABC – Better Off Ted – 1.3 - 3.2 million

10:00 – NBC – The Jay Leno Show – 2.1 (18-49) rating – 6.3 million viewers
CBS – The Good Wife (repeat) – 2.0 - 9.6 million
ABC – the forgotten (repeat) – 1.1 - 3.7 million

The Days of Our Lives star has signed on to guest star in an episode of the freshman flop, Mercy.

In what sounds to be like a bad House storyline, Sweeney will play a bus-crash victim who appears to have only minor injuries but it ends up that she has shrapnel in her brain, causing her to act out of character.

You may also remember Sweeney from her other NBC show, The Biggest Loser. Her episode is slated to air in March.

The big story of the night was the return of American Idol (sans Paula) and how well NCIS fared at 8pm.

American Idol opened its 9th season with very solid (and almost identical) ratings, pulling an 11.7 (18-49) rating between 8-10pm and averaging 29.8 million viewers. Versus last year this was just a tick down in the key demo (0.1) and just a small drop in audience size (just 200,000 viewers)

NCIS performed roughly level with its last new airing, remarkably pulling a 4.3 (18-49) rating and 20.7 million viewers against way stiffer competition. It was NCIS: LA that was really affected by Idol’s return, pulling just a 3.0 (18-49) rating and 15.5 million viewers – a season low. Good news for The Good Wife though, which was up in the key demo (3.0 vs. 2.8) and in total viewers (13.9 vs. 13.4).

As usual, NBC’s The Biggest Loser was solid against heavy competition, pulling a 3.3 rating and 8.2 million viewers between 8 and 10pm. Leno (and the late night controversy) were up again to a 1.9 rating and 6.2 million viewers.

ABC opened the night with reruns of Scrubs (0.8, 2.5 million) and Better Off Ted (0.8, 2.2), both of which are surely dead. New episodes the the shows returned at 9, with Scrubs posting a 1.2 (18-49) rating and Better Off Ted pulling just a 1.0. the forgotton was again sub par, pulling just a 1.3 (18-49) rating and 4.4 million – why did they pick up additional episodes?

The CW went with repeats of 90210 and Melrose Place which averaged a 0.3 (18-49) rating and 0.7 million viewers overall.

Full Breakdown:

8:00 – FOX – American Idol (premiere) – 10.8 (18-49) rating – 27.9 million viewers
CBS – NCIS – 4.3 - 20.7 million
NBC – The Biggest Loser – 3.1 – 7.9 million
ABC – Scrubs (repeat) - 0.8 - 2.5 million
CW – 90210 (repeat) – 0.3 - 0.8 million

8:30 – ABC – Better Off Ted – 0.8 - 2.2 million

9:00 FOX American Idol (premiere) 12.7 (18-49) rating - 31.7 million viewers
NBC – The Biggest Loser – 3.4 -  8.3 million
CBS – NCIS: LA – 3.0 – 15.5 million
ABC – Scrubs – 1.2 - 2.7 million
CW – Melrose Place (repeat) – 0.3 - 0.7 million

9:30 – ABC – Better Off Ted – 1.0 -  2.5 million

10:00 – CBS – The Good Wife – 3.0 (18-49) rating - 13.9 million viewers
NBC – The Jay Leno Show - 1.9 – 6.2 million
ABC - the forgotten – 1.3 - 4.4 million

On a slow christmas stacked with repeats it was CBS’ NCIS combination that won the night.

It was a very slow night last night with the two NCIS‘ combining to pull CBS to victory averaging a 2.4 (18-49) rating and just over 12 million viewers for the win.

The only original material out there was a new Scrubs (1.3) and Better Off Ted (1.0), both of which hit series lows and are now a cert to end their respective runs this season.

Full Breakdown

8:00 – CBS – NCIS (repeat) – 2.9 (18-49) rating – 15.4 million viewers
ABC – America’s Funniest Home Videos (repeat) – 1.4 - 5.6 million
NBC - The Biggest Loser: Where Are They Now? (repeat) – 1.3 - 4.1 million
FOX – Carrie Underwood: Holiday Special (repeat) – 1.1 -  3.8 million
CW – 90210 (repeat) – 0.5 - 1.1 million

9:00 – CBS – NCIS:Los Angeles (repeat) – 2.5 (18-49) rating - 12.3 million viewers
NBC – The Biggest Loser: Where Are They Now? (repeat) – 1.6 - 4.4 million
ABC – Scrubs – 1.3 - 3.5 million
FOX – Carrie Underwood: Holiday Special (repeat) – 1.2 - 4.3 million
CW – Melrose Place (repeat) - 0.3 - 0.7 million

9:30 – ABC – Better Off Ted – 1.0 (18-49) rating - 2.9 million viewers

10:00 – CBS – The Good Wife (repeat) – 1.7 (18-49) rating - 9 million viewers
NBC – The Jay Leno Show – 1.5 - 5.2 million
ABC – Christimas At The White House: Oprah Special (repeat) - 0.9 – 3.3 million

It was The Biggest Loser finale last night which Danny Cahill won. NBC were the real winners.

The Biggest Loser averaged a 5.1 (18-49 rating) and 13.4 million viewers for NBC last night, a clear win in both timeslots (8-10). The Jay Leno show posted its best numbers since its premiere week, averaging a 2.9 (18-49 rating) and 5.4 million viewers.

CBS was second last night with repeats of NCIS (2.8), NCIS: LA (2.4) and The Good Wife (1.9) just beating out ABC.

ABC was third with A Charlie Brown Christmas (special)/ Disney Prep & Landing (special)  which averaged a 3.9 (18-49) rating and just over 12 million viewers at 8. At 9, a new episode of Scrubs actually rose 15% from its premiere to post a 2.3 rating and over 5 1/2 million viewers…..very solid. At 9.30, Better Off Ted may as well be called Better Off Dead as it premiered to a 1.5 rating and 3.8 million viewers. At 10pm a rerun of the forgotten posted a 1.3 rating and 4.3 million viewers, which surprisingly is roughly level with the last original airing.

FOX was fourth with a double So You Think You Can Dance, which averaged a 2.4 rating and 6.2 million viewers between 8-1o.  The CW was once again last with new episodes of 90210 (1.0, 1.9 million) and Melrose Place (0.7, 1.3 million).

8:00 – NBC – The Biggest Loser (finale) - 4.5 (18-49 rating) - 12.2 million viewers
ABC – A Charlie Brown Christmas (special) - 3.7 – 11.3 million
CBS – NCIS (r) – 2.8 - 15 million
FOX – So You Think You Can Dance – 2.4 - 6.1 million
CW – 90210 – 1.0 - 1.9 million

8:30 – ABC – Disney Prep & Landing (special) - 4.1 (18-49 rating) - 12.1 million viewers

9:00 – NBC – The Biggest Loser (finale) - 5.6 (18-49 rating) - 14.7 million viewers
CBS – NCIS: LA (repeat) – 2.4 – 12.2 million
FOX – So You Think You Can Dance – 2.4 - 6.317
ABC - Scrubs – 2.3 – 5.4 million
CW – Melrose Place – 0.7 - 1.3 million

9:30 – ABC Better Off Ted – 1.5 (18-49 rating) - 3.8 million viewers

10:00 – NBC - The Jay Leno Show – 2.9 (18-49 rating) - 5.4 million viewers
CBS - The Good Wife (repeat) – 1.9 - 9.2 million
ABC – the forgotten (repeat) - 1.3 - 4.313 million

Last night saw President Obama order a surge of troops in Afghanistan, helping NBC to victory a 8pm – and the rest of the night.

NBC won the 8-9 timeslot with a 2.1 (18-49) rating, beating out FOX’s 2.0 (with 1/2 hour of So You Think You Can Dance, CBS (2.0, which also had 1/2 hour of an NCIS rerun in it), ABC’s 1.6 (w/Modern Family). The CW went with a new 90210, which pulled a 1.2 rating and 2.2 million viewers.

The Biggest Loser won the rest of the night for NBC, drawing 10 million viewers and a 3.8 18-49 rating between 9-11. The last 1/2 hour of NCIS (R) and a rerun of Two and a Half Men took second for CBS, pulling a 2.6 rating and 13.2 million viewers. So You Think You Can Dance was third for FOX with a 2.3 rating and 5.8 million viewers. Fourth was ABC with the premiere of season 9 of Scrubs, which pulled a 2.0 rating and 4.5 million viewers – level with last seasons finale. Melrose Place was last for the CW with a 0.7 rating and just under 1.5 million viewers.

At 10, the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show drew a 2.9 18-49 rating for CBS – good enough for second place. The last half hour of So You Think You Can Dance pulled a 1.8 rating and 5.6 million viewers for FOX. Fourth was ABC’s The Forgotten, which posted series lows in A1849 (1.3) and viewers (5.4 million).

Full Breakdown:

8:00 – NBC – Presidential Address – 2.1 (18-49 rating) - 8.7 million viewers
CBS – Presidential Address – 1.9 - 10.2 million
FOX – Presidential Address – 1.8 - 4.6 million
ABC – Presidential Address – 1.7 - 7.5 million
CW – 90210 – 1.1 – 2.2 million

8:30 – FOX – So You Think You Can Dance – 2.2 (18-49 rating) – 5.6 million viewers
NBC – Presidential Address – 2.0 – 7.5 million
CBS – NCIS (repeat) – 1.9 – 10.8 million
ABC – Modern Family (repeat) - 1.5 - 5.5 million
CW – 90210 – 1.2 - 2.2million 

9:00 – NBC – The Biggest Loser – 3.6 (18-49 rating) - 9.7 million viewers
CBS – NCIS (repeat) – 2.4 - 12.9 million
FOX – So You Think You Can Dance – 2.3 - 5.8 million
ABC – Scrubs – 2.0 – 4.6 million
CW – Melrose Place – 0.7 – 1.5 million

9:30 – NBC – The Biggest Loser – 3.6 (18-49 rating) - 9.7 million viewers
CBS – Two And A Half Men (repeat) - 2.7 – 13.5 million
FOX – So You Think You Can Dance – 2.2 - 5.8 million
ABC – Scrubs - 2.0 – 4.5 million
CW – Melrose Place – 0.7 - 1.4 million

10:00 – NBC – The Biggest Loser – 3.9 (18-49 rating) - 10.3 million viewers
CBS – Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show (special) - 2.9 - 8 million
FOX – So You Think You Can Dance - 1.8 - 5.6 million
ABC – The Forgotten – 1.3 - 5.4 million