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
