TV Ratings: 'Rudolph,' 'Glee' shine bright for CBS, FOX Wednesday
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Fast National ratings for Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009CBS' slight departure from its double-crime procedural lineup for holiday fare still put the network first in households for the night. FOX, however, nabbed the adult demo bragging rights with a strong episode of "Glee."
CBS led Wednesday night with 8.4 million viewers and a 5 rating/8 share in households. Coming in a very close second was NBC with 7.5 million and a 5.0/8, followed by FOX (7.2 million, 4.4/7), ABC (5.5 million, 3.5/6) and The CW (1.1 million, 0.7/1).
FOX's 3.0 just edged out CBS, 2.8, for the demo win, while NBC and ABC tied for third place with a 1.8. The CW trailed with a 0.4.
8 p.m.
CBS: "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (10.7 million viewers, 5.7/9 households)
NBC: "Christmas in Rockefeller Center" (8.8 million, 5.7/9)
FOX: "So You Think You Can Dance" (6.3 million, 3.9/6)
ABC: "Modern Family" repeat (6 million, 3.9/6), "The Middle" (6.4 million, 4.0/6)
The CW: "Gossip Girl" repeat (1.1 million, 0.7/1)
18-49 leader: "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (3.8)
9 p.m.
NBC: "Law & Order: SVU" repeat (8.3 million, 5.5/9)
FOX: "Glee" (8.2 million, 4.8/8)
CBS: "Grammy Nominations Concert" (6.5 million, 4.0/6)
ABC: "Modern Family" repeat (6.7 million, 4.1/6), "Cougar Town" repeat (5.2 million, 3.5/5)
The CW: "The Vampire Diaries" repeat (1.1 million, 0.7/1)
18-49 leader: "Glee" (3.6)
10 p.m.
CBS: "Criminal Minds" (8 million, 5.3/9)
NBC: "The Jay Leno Show" (5.6 million, 3.8/6)
ABC: "Eastwick" (4.2 million, 2.8/5)
18-49 leader: "Criminal Minds" (2.2)
Ratings information includes live and same-day DVR viewing. All numbers are preliminary and subject to change.
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GLEE!!!!
8 million??
thats awesome!!!
FOX is showing great sign of recovery on Weds.
FOX won the night with adults 18-49, 18-34 and CBS had the most viewers.
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer was the night’s most-watched program both overall and with adults 18-49. Still it was down 10% versus last year’s final numbers for 12/3/08.
Glee hit sesason highs in adults 18-49, and viewers and series highs with adults 18-34. Its 4.3/12 adults 18-34 rating was tops for the night and with women 18-34 it had a 6.0/16 rating/share
Rudolph allways wins, he rocks.
Its sad how the Street Teamers have taken over this site.
It's quite remarkable to see a 45-year-old special is still able to command 10 million viewers. Good for it.
Eastwick holds the unenvious title of the only show that Jay Lamo can beat. Too bad for old long chin that Eastwick doesn't air every night at 10:00 like his snooze-fest.
Rena what's sad is you think everyone is a Street Teamer!!!
Steven Seagal Lawman premiered Wednesday with back-to-back episodes that averaged a record-breaking 3.5 million viewers (3.4 million at 10p, and 3.6 at 10:30p). It also averaged 2.0 million adults 18-49 viewers and was the most-watched original series launch in A&E’s history in all key demos according to a report from James Hibberd. I’ll try update the post with the un-rounded viewer averages later today.
@Rena...... Why are you reporting the 18-49 demo ratings if think they are so meaningless.
@Cody, the 18-49 yo demo is not meaningless regarding cable shows.