ABC’s V lost 23 percent of its debut audience, and its Adult 18-49 rating sank 29 percent — but still finished second in its timeslot in total audience. Meanwhile, NCIS and NCIS: Los Angeles improved on their audiences from last week for CBS, and Los Angeles beat out Dancing With the Stars in total viewership despite a much-hyped guest performance by Susan Boyle in the ballroom. NBC’s The Biggest Loser averaged 9.6 million viewers from 8-10 p.m. and gained viewership over two hours, while Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance dropped viewers during the same time. The CW’s Melrose Place scored a personal worst on Tuesday – Amanda Woodward will have a lot of things to whip into shape as Heather Locklear’s guest-star run begins next week.
| Time | Show | Viewers (in millions) |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 p.m. | NCIS (CBS) V (ABC) The Biggest Loser (NBC) So You Think You Can Dance (Fox) 90210 (The CW) |
20.2 10.6 9.0 6.1 2.2 |
| 9:00 | NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS) Dancing With the Stars: The Results (ABC) The Biggest Loser (NBC) So You Think You Can Dance (Fox) Melrose Place (The CW) |
16.2 15.5 10.2 (continued) 5.3 (continuted) 1.3 |
| 10:00 | The Good Wife (CBS) In the Spotlight with Robin Roberts (ABC) The Jay Leno Show (NBC) |
12.9 9.6 5.7 |
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10 to 11 million sounds right around what a sci fi series should expect for V. But if it continues to go down it might be in trouble. NCIS seems to be unstoppable until American Idol comes back maybe.
Well, AI hasn’t really stopped them before. It may slow them down a bit, but last year the series was #5 over all for the season even with AI.
yeah, i just meant it probably will be number one until american idol comes back on.
YAY NCIS is still #1
The article says V had the lowest drop for a new series this fall, but it was actually the highest. Too bad, as the show is pretty great.
I Love NCIS: LA!
V is the Bionic Woman of 2009. Loads of hype, big premiere, but the lousiness of the show had viewers shut it off.
I missed the first 15 minutes of V and recorded the rest. When I had an opportunity to watch it no one in my family was interested in it and I couldn’t work up any enthusiasm to watch, so I just deleted it from the list. I think if I wouldn’t have known already that there were only 3 more episodes before it took a long break until March(?), I would have made more of an effort to watch it. I hate these long breaks! They are a big factor to why shows don’t keep a bigger audience. The networks need to come up with a non-stop season without all the interruptions.
YES!!!!! NCIS-LA was awesome last night! Finally getting a little background info on Callen…I wish the haters would give it another chance..
No surprise about the “V” drop. It’s up against the number one scripted show on TV right now. The real test will come next week to see if it will maintain this week’s numbers.
Agreed. If V can maintain around 10 mil vs NCIS, I say its doing pretty well, but if The Biggest Loser surpasses it next week, it could be trouble.
really? people are excited for NCIS?! thats how you know its the end of television.
Agreed! Cookie cutter TV, boring!
Have you ever actually watched it?!?
I enjoyed NCIS, but maybe just let the bad guy play out for more than one show? Tony-”who do you think you are-Sarah Palin” REALLY??
This is my favorite show on tv but I was soooo irritated with the Sarah Palin jab. Is it really necessary to insert politics into my favorite shows?
Every time NCIS tries topical humor it goes over like a lead balloon. It always comes out forced and uncomfortably.
NCIS WAS a great show. No more. Intentional political cheap shots will do it more harm than its producers and writers could ever have imagined. I will never watch it again.
That’s what i like about NCIS, is that it usually doesn’t do the topical humor, so I didn’t dig that either. But USUALLY they nail the humor every episode, so I can forgive this one slip-up…
The Biggest Loser gain in the 2nd half can easily be attributed to the weigh-ins… they’re the only part worth watching. Too bad they take forever.
Ok, NCIS is good, but it’s not that good. Don’t get me wrong Mark Harmon and crew are awesome as a cast. But it’s just like House, CSI, Cold Cose, the forgotten. They figure it all out by the end of each episode and you know they will. I prefer shows with a bit more mystery and story telling like Lost, Flash Forward and V. Something different, not the same ol’thing every week.
Really wanted to like V. Clever premise. Liked the original. But so far, it’s pretty awful. I realize we are supposed to suspend disbelief for a sci-fi show, but it is not doing a good job of creating its own reality. Everyone is walking around with iPhones, wouldn’t someone use the internet or texting to reveal the horrible secret about the Visitors? And the whole teenage romance plot is stupid!
I have to agree w/you. The son reminds me of the daughter from 24. Everytime she was on screen, I just had to change the channel. His character/acting has the same effect. I like sci-fi shows, but this is blah.
People tend to dismiss NCIS cause it is a “cop show”, but it is really so much more than that. It is fun, funny, and character centered. I’m glad it is finally getting some recognition.
Melrose Place, seriously who is watching this show?
Well, apparently, no one.
Not gonna lie; bit disappointed with NCIS this year. The new showrunner is impressing me less and less with the quality of writing. The strength of NCIS has always subtlety and detail. This year, it has not been so strong. Damn shame, really, as the cast is firing on all cylinders but they need better material. (NCIS: LA is still a ‘meh’ for me.)
If this were season 6 I would agree with you, last year was not the best. This year (with exception to In-Laws and Outlaws) the writing has been very good. Truth and Consequences was the best episode I have seen in forever and I’m glad to see NCIS going back to the intersting cases and great twists which always made the show good.
NCIS & NCIS: LA rule their slots!
I seem to be the only person who is tiring of crime dramas. By the time we got to 3 CSIs and 3 Law & Orders, I had no more room in my heart for any NCISs or Castles or Bones. As a matter of fact, I ditched the CSIs all together and weeded down to 2 Law & Orders.
Why even keep the two law and orders? all of these shows are the same and the only reason NCIS gets ratings is because old people turn it on while they are doing the dishes, because it is ‘familiar’ to them and old people love that..would rather watch the worst HBO or FX show then suffer through any of these
Dude, this rumor needs to die. All my friends (in their 20’s) LOVE NCIS and have parties to watch it. Do you really think 20 million old people are the ONLY ones the watch this?? Gimme a break.
I gave up on NCIS LA. But, you have to remember CSI Miami also has good ratings. Doesn’t mean its a good show.
SYTYCD is suffering and it deserves it. Love it in the summer, but almost feel tethered to it in the fall. Takes way too much time. And it is saddled by its least likable cast ever and a lack of good choreographers.
I love So you think you can dance, but i understand the low ratings it gets. Last night i had to sit through 2 hours just to watch 8 3minute dances. The judges took longer than the dance, hopefully theyll fix that soon or next season at least.
i love the dancing, but SYTYCD is a “must PVR” for me, because i find it intolerable to sit through. even if you can only tape on VCR, I swear it will reduce your blood pressure.
I wouldn’t be surprised if they move it back to the Summer for the next season. It doesn’t fit in the fall, its a summer show.
This is totally embarrassing to admit, but NCIS: LA is an AWESOME SHOW you guys. I gave up on NCIS: original flavor because Cote de Pablo’s character makes me want to jump off a cliff, but I’m actually really digging LA.
Are you kidding!? She’s the best thing about the show. Nothing’s sexier than a hot chick who can hurt you.
Amen Ziva rocks!
NCIS is way better than NCIS LA, because the LA show comes across as just another cop show. The characters don’t have the procedural and professional cache of the NCIS crowd. More character development in the original show, too.
One thing with NCIS LA is that it’s trying to force character development. NCIS took 3 seasons to come out about Gibbs’s family, even though it was set up way before that. They need to slow down with the Callen sob story.
PS Cote de Pablo as Ziva is awesome.
Time to fire Dawn Ostroff at the CW and just simply shut this network down for good.
Not until Supernatural and Smallville are finished! (SV is still averaging 4-5 million and SPN always has 4 million viewers–and SPN is on the dreaded Thursday schedule)
But I agree–the CW pushes all these girly, drama-ridden teen queen shows and then they have at best like 2 million viewers? It’s pathetic.
Heather will not save MP without Jack Wagner as Peter.
I think you can forget about Jack Wagner helping out. I think he’s happy at Bold & the Beautiful…
so that’s where he is these days. I’ve always liked him, since he was on General Hospital
How come Heather isn’t bringing Jack Wagner back with her? Peter & Amanda were Melrose’s King & Queen.
V is… boring. Enjoy NCIS but prefer the LIVE performances of SYTYCD
I’ve watched the original NCIS from just about the beginning. Yes, it’s a crime procedural, but it has good character-related stories, as well. But the LA show isn’t going to make it. The rapper should have invested some of that money in acting lessons. Chris O’Donnell is good, as usual, and the Headie character will develop just fine, as will most of the rest of the characters. But the rapper is killing them right now.
I think if they replace the rapper immediately, NICS: LA might survive. Right now, he’s trying too hard to be Horatio Cane.
Love NCIS and am glad to see it is still doing real well. People like to dismiss it as ANOTHER crime procedural but quite honestly it has many unique differences from CSI. It is more footwork then forensics, like Law and Order but it has more Character development and his much more humerous than any other crime procedural (with exception to ABC’s Castle)
The reason NCIS does well is because it is a great show. The characters are wonderful and unique. It has great numbers because it crosses age barriers, appealing to teenager, adults and the elderly. Stop knocking what you’ve never seen and just admit that it is a good show. American Idol is only going to LOSE viewers this year with dumping Paula and adding Ellen, in fact AI has been losing viewers for a while when NCIS has only been gaining.
Totally agree with your comments. I started watching NCIS 2 years ago and it’s easily my favorite show on tv and I love the fact that I can always catch a rerun on USA. Great character development…Mark Harmon is awesome. Michael Weatherly has been great as Tony but I’m not happy with the writing for him so far this season.
I have to agree with Tony’s writing-seems as if he is forced to be funny now. It doesn’t flow anymore
abc could move V to 10 after dwts because lets face it a test pattern could be the jay leno show
V should have expected to take a hit going against NCIS. V should be on at 10.
NCIS and all the CSI shows suck. They’re made for people who have an aversion to using their own brain. Their growing popularity is just evidence that America is getting dumber every year.