TV ratings: 'Who's Still Standing?' grows as CBS and NBC split Tuesday

Fast national ratings for Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011

NBC's game show "Who's Still Standing?" improved a little in its second night on the air and helped the network snag the top spot among adults 18-49 Tuesday night. As the networks went into rerun mode for the holidays, though, it was a pretty quiet evening.

CBS led the total-viewer race by a wide margin, averaging 10.6 million viewers and a 6.7 rating/11 share in households. NBC took second with 5.8 million viewers and a 3.5/6. ABC (4.7 million, 3.0/5) came in third, and FOX (3 million, 1.9/3) took fourth. The CW was a non-factor with 714,000 viewers and a 0.4/1.

NBC scored a 2.0 in the 18-49 demographic, finishing just ahead of CBS' 1.9. ABC's 1.1 was good for third. FOX drew a 1.0 in the demo and The CW a 0.3.

Tuesday hour by hour:

8 p.m.

CBS: "NCIS" rerun (12.35 million viewers, 7.8/13 households)
NBC: "Who's Still Standing?" (5. 8 million, 3.4/6)
ABC: "Last Man Standing" reruns - two episodes (5.6 million, 3.5/6)
FOX: "Glee" rerun (3.3 million, 2.1/3)
The CW: "90210" rerun (763,000, 0.5/1)

18-49 leader: "NCIS" (2.0)

9 p.m.

CBS: "NCIS: Los Angeles" rerun (11.4 million, 7.2/11)
NBC: Special - "SNL Presents A Very Gilly Christmas" (6 million, 3.6/6)
ABC: "The Middle" rerun (4.3 million, 2.8/4)/"Suburgatory" rerun (3.4 million, 2.2/4)
FOX: "New Girl" rerun (2.8 million, 1.7/3)/"Raising Hope" rerun (2.7 million, 1.7/3)
The CW: "Ringer" rerun (664,000, 0.4/1)

18-49 leader: "A Very Gilly Christmas" (2.2)

10 p.m.

CBS: "Unforgettable" rerun (8 million, 5.2/9)
NBC: "SNL Presents A Very Gilly Christmas" (5.5 million, 3.4/6)
ABC: "Body of Proof" rerun (4.5 million, 3.0/5)

18-49 leader: "A Very Gilly Christmas" (2.0)

Ratings information includes live and same-day DVR viewing. All numbers are preliminary and subject to change. Source: The Nielsen Company.

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