Tuesday Ratings: Smash Matches Series Low, DWTS Clip Show Solid

On NBC, Smash ratings matched its series low, down from last week. At least the numbers went up a smidge in the 2nd half hour. Not that it matters now.

A recap episode of Dancing with The Stars beat new episodes of  Go On and The New Normal on NBC and The Mindy Project on FOX.  And on an unrelated note–who is watching that diving show, Splash? I had to turn it off after 15 minutes…

Via TV By the Numbers

October 18, 2011. Dancing with the Stars: Exclusive First Look earned a 2.1 adults 18-49 rating, up 5 percent from a 2.0 for last spring’s DWTS: the Story So Far on March 27, 2012.

Smash matched its series low with a 0.8 adults 18-49 rating down 11 percent from last week’s 0.9.

8:00

CBS NCIS 3.1/10 19.09
ABC Splash 2.6/8 8.80
FOX Hell’s Kitchen 2.0/6 4.85
NBC Betty White’s Off Their Rockers 1.0/3 3.71
CW iHeart Radio Album Release w/Justin Timberlake 0.4/1 1.08

8:30

NBC Betty White’s Off Their Rockers 1.1/3 3.70

9:00

CBS NCIS: Los Angeles 2.8/8 16.59
FOX New Girl 2.2/6 4.20
ABC Dancing with the Stars 2.1/6 9.58
NBC Go On 1.0/3 2.86
CW Beauty And The Beast – R 0.2/0 0.53

9:30

FOX The Mindy Project 1.7/4 3.16
NBC The New Normal 0.7/2 2.10

10:00

CBS Golden Boy 1.7/5 9.26
ABC Body Of Proof 1.5/4 8.25
NBC Smash 0.8/2 2.65

Half hour breakdown from Marc Berman

8:00 p.m.

ABC – Splash (series premiere)
Viewers: 8.65 million (#2), A18-49: 2.5/ 8 (#2)

CBS – NCIS
Viewers: 18.79 million (#1), A18-49: 3.1/10 (#1)

NBC – Betty White’s Off Their Rockers (R)
Viewers: 3.71 million (#4), A18-49: 1.0/ 3 (#4)

Fox – Hell’s Kitchen
Viewers: 4.79 million (#3), A18-49: 2.0/ 6 (#3)

CW – The iHeartRadio Album Realease Party With Justin Timberlake
Viewers: 1.12 million (#1), A18-49: 0.4/ 1 (#5)

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8:30 p.m.

ABC – Splash (series premiere)
Viewers: 8.96 million (#2), A18-49: 2.7/ 8 (#2)

CBS – NCIS
Viewers: 19.39 million (#1), A18-49: 3.1/ 9 (#1)

NBC – Betty White’s Off Their Rockers
Viewers: 3.70 million (#4), A18-49: 1.1/ 3 (#4)

Fox – Hell’s Kitchen
Viewers: 4.71 million (#3), A18-49: 2.0/ 6 (#3)

CW – The iHeartRadio Album Realease Party With Justin Timberlake
Viewers: 1.03 million (#1), A18-49: 0.4/ 1 (#5)

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9:00 p.m.

ABC – Dancing With the Stars: Exclusive First Look
Viewers: 9.71 million (#2), A18-49: 2.2/ 6 (#2t)

CBS – NCIS: Los Angeles (NCIS: Red pilot)
Viewers: 16.86 million (#1), A18-49: 2.9/ 8 (#1)

NBC – Go On
Viewers: 2.86 million (#4), A18-49: 1.0/ 3 (#4)

Fox – New Girl
Viewers: 4.20 million (#3), A18-49: 2.2/ 6 (#2t)

CW – Beauty and the Beast (R)
Viewers: 557,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#5)

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9:30 p.m.

ABC – Dancing With the Stars: Exclusive First Look
Viewers: 9.44 million (#2), A18-49: 2.0/ 5 (#2)

CBS – NCIS: Los Angeles (NCIS: Red pilot)
Viewers: 16.32 million (#1), A18-49: 2.8/ 7 (#1)

NBC – The New Normal
Viewers: 2.10 million (#4), A18-49: 0.7/ 2 (#4)

Fox – The Mindy Project
Viewers: 3.16 million (#3), A18-49: 1.7/ 4 (#3)

CW – Beauty and the Beast (R)
Viewers: 501,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 0 (#5)

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10:00 p.m.

ABC – Body of Proof
Viewers: 8.63 million (#2), A18-49: 1.6/ 4 (#2)

CBS – Golden Boy
Viewers: 9.88 million (#1), A18-49: 1.8/ 5 (#1)

NBC – Smash
Viewers: 2.54 million (#3), A18-49: 0.7/ 2 (#3)

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10:30 p.m.

ABC – Body of Proof
Viewers: 7.88 million (#2), A18-49: 1.4/ 4 (#2)

CBS – Golden Boy
Viewers: 8.64 million (#1), A18-49: 1.6/ 5 (#1)

NBC – Smash
Viewers: 2.75 million (#3), A18-49: 0.8/ 2 (#3)

Source: Nielsen Media Research data

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