President Barack Obama’s first address to a joint session of Congress averaged nearly 34 million viewers across the four broadcast networks that carried it in the 9 p.m. Eastern hour Tuesday night. CBS (10.5 million) and NBC (10.2 million) had the most pairs of eyes. Without American Idol, CBS’ NCIS reclaimed the 8 p.m. crown with 17.9 million viewers, while a one-hour version of NBC’s The Biggest Loser: Couples (9.7 million) grew 9 percent from last week’s usual 120-minute edition. The CW’s Privileged, which was not among the six shows that received early pickups yesterday, aired its season finale to 1.6 million viewers — a 16 percent increase from its last original episode. Was it enough for fans to get a resolution to the cliffhanger this fall?
| Time | Show | Viewers (in millions) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 p.m. | NCIS (CBS) The Biggest Loser: Couples (NBC) Homeland Security USA (ABC) Bones (Fox) 90210 (The CW) |
17.9 9.7 6.2 5.0 (repeat) 1.4 |
| 9 p.m. | Presidential Address (CBS) Presidential Address (NBC) Presidential Address (ABC) Presidential Address (Fox) Privileged (The CW) |
10.5 10.2 8.4 4.6 1.6 |
| 10 p.m. | Presidential Address, cont. (CBS) Presidential Address, cont. (ABC) Law & Order: SVU (NBC) |
8.2 7.9 7.4 (repeat) |
| 10:30 p.m. | What Would You Do? (ABC) Two and a Half Men (CBS) |
5.7 5.7 (repeat) |
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Interesting how way less people wanted to watch it on Fox.
boo hoo
privileged, please be saved!!!