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TwitterTV ratings: 'V' starts strong Tuesday
Fast National ratings for Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009The premiere of "V" on ABC Tuesday drew very solid ratings, taking a bite out of Tuesday juggernaut "NCIS'" usual numbers and beating the CBS show in the adults 18-49 demographic.
That said, "NCIS" still led "V" head-to-head in viewers, and CBS' greater depth won the night with 15.55 million viewers and a 9.8 rating/16 share in households. ABC came in second with just over 12 million viewers and a 7.6/12. NBC (8 million, 5.0/8) took third, ahead of FOX (6.1 million, 3.8/6). The CW scored 1.8 million viewers and a 1.3/2.
CBS led the adults 18-49 demo as well with a 3.4 rating, just beating ABC's 3.3. NBC was not far behind at 3.0. FOX averaged 2.4 in the demo and The CW 0.9.
Tuesday hour by hour:
8 p.m.
CBS: "NCIS" (19.4 million viewers, 11.7/18 households)
ABC: "V" series premiere (13.9 million, 8.5/13)
NBC: "The Biggest Loser" (8.5 million, 5.3/8)
FOX: "So You Think You Can Dance" (6.4 million, 4.0/6)
The CW: "90210" (2.1 million, 1.5/2)
18-49 leader: "V" (5.0)
9 p.m.
CBS: "NCIS: Los Angeles" (15 million, 9.5/15)
ABC: "Dancing with the Stars" (14.5 million, 9.3/14)
NBC: "The Biggest Loser" (9.5 million, 5.8/9)
FOX: "So You Think You Can Dance" (5.8 million, 3.6/5)
The CW: "Melrose Place" (1.5 million, 1.1/2)
18-49 leader: "The Biggest Loser" (3.8)
10 p.m.
CBS: "The Good Wife" (12.2 million, 8.3/14)
ABC: "The Forgotten" (7.6 million, 4.9/9)
NBC: "The Jay Leno Show" (5.9 million, 3.9/7)
18-49 leader: "The Good Wife" (2.7)
Ratings information includes live and same-day DVR viewing. All numbers are preliminary and subject to change.
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So You Think You Can Dance might want to consider a move back to summer only. As much as I love this show, I'm bored and utterly sick of it.
Go "V". Any reason to keep Elizabeth Mitchell on the small screen works for me.
CBS RULES AGAIN AS ALWAYS. POOR ABC THE V SHOW JUST DOESN'T HAVE THE KICK. I DOUBT ANY SHOW COULD BEAT CBS ON TUESDAY NIGHT.
V is amazing!!
Im hooked!
Thanks ABC for taking chances like that...
V killed it against the older skwering NCSI. No matter what CBS does the 18 to 49 yo, just runaway from their boring repetitive crime shows. CBS will be the thing of the past like NBC CNN and Jessica Simpson.
V FlashForward Modern Familie and Cougar Town are the best new shows of the fall. While NCSI LA like CSI MIMI and NY is just another recycled crap of programming. Some networth need to get with times and come up with original programming. And all NBC has is reality shows like the biggest loser, leno and NFL... Can you say LOSER.
Good job V for holding strong numbers against NCIS..I watched V and I the last 15-20 minutes will make me watch again next week. Dont get me wrong, I love NCIS, but I would rather DVR NCIS and watch V first...Sorry CBS. Good job ABC for putting V up against NCIS - that took guts and shows me that ABC has a hope for V...cant wait til next week!!
V was great, I'll be watching next week for sure!
I take that back...V RULES...just watched it. Way to go ABC.
NCIS may have lost some but it still rocks and will be back. Go CBS Tues!
I take offense to the demo..I am older then 49, I love CBS, but franly I perfer premium CABLE fair.