TV Hot Spot: Ratings

Tuesday 19th Dec. Ratings: CBS Repeats as Tuesday Winner

Post by: Sal

Fast National ratings for Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2006

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas on TV -- which means lots and lots of reruns in primetime.

Tuesday night, that meant a ratings win for CBS, which averaged a 6.2 rating/10 share for the evening. NBC finished second at 5.7/9, edging FOX's 5.5/9. ABC averaged 3.8/6 and The CW 1.9/3.

FOX snagged the top spot among adults 18-49 with a 3.2 rating. NBC took second in the demographic with a 2.7. CBS, 2.5, came in third, followed by ABC, 2.0, and The CW, 1.1.

An "NCIS" rerun on CBS scored the night's highest rating, 7.3/12, at 8 p.m. Night two of NBC's "Identity" fell off from its premiere and finished with a 5.4/9. ABC's special "I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown" was third at 4.7/8, just ahead of a "House" rerun on FOX, 4.6/8. The CW went with a "Gilmore Girls" repeat.

A second "House," 6.4/11, moved FOX into the lead at 9 p.m. "The Unit" earned a 5.8/9 for CBS, narrowly beating NBC's "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" rerun. Two episodes of "Big Day" averaged 3.1/5 for ABC, while The CW got a 1.9/3 from the "Victoria's Secret Fashion Show," which first aired on CBS a couple weeks ago.

At 10 p.m., a "Law & Order: SVU" rerun on NBC led with a 5.9/10. CBS' "CSI: NY" posted a 5.6/9, and a repeat of "Boston Legal" on ABC came in at 3.5/6.