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February 1, 2012
 

The Sked: TUESDAY RATINGS January 31

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Written by: Mitch Metcalf
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>On Thursday the February sweep will begin and suddenly original episodes will abound on the network schedules.  In the meantime, we have a night like last night where FOX was the only broadcast network with a full slate of fresh episodes. 

             Nightly Adult 18-49 Rating
Tuesday      FOX    CBS    NBC    ABC
01.31.2012   3.2    1.7    1.6    1.5
02.01.2011   1.8    3.5    2.9    1.4


FOX again was the only network to show up last night with a full schedule of original episodes.  Glee bounced back to relatively high levels for this season, while New Girl and Raising Hope were at recent levels (closer to season lows).  Last year on this night, FOX aired a Glee repeat (1.7) at 8 pm followed by Million Dollar Drop (1.8). 

FOX Tues     High Low  1227 01.3 1.10 1.17 1.24 1.31
Glee         4.0  3.0  0.7R 0.9R 1.1R 3.1  —   3.6*  
New Girl     4.8  3.3  1.0R 1.3R 1.3R 3.4  —   3.5*
Raising Hope 3.1  2.1  0.9R 0.9R 1.0R 2.3  —   2.1*

NBC’s Biggest Loser turned in a disappointing number, considering it was facing mostly repeats on CBS and ABC.  Parenthood, a show that has never repeated well, came in under a 1 rating and even lower (one tenth of a rating point) than the disastrous Rock Center on Monday.  Last year on this night: Biggest Loser (3.3) from 8-10 pm and Parenthood original (2.2).      

NBC Tues     High Low  1227 01.3 1.10 1.17 1.24 1.31
Biggest Loser2.7  1.9  1.0R 2.4  2.4  2.3  2.1  2.1*
Parenthood   2.2  1.7  0.7R 1.7  1.7  1.7  —   0.7R

ABC had two repeat episodes of Last Man Standing in the 8 pm hour (1.5 in the regular time period and 1.7 at 8:30), which didn’t help Celebrity Wife Swap (setting a season low).  Last year on the same night: No Ordinary Family (1.1), V (1.7) and Detroit 187 (1.2).
 

ABC Tues           High Low  1227 01.3 1.10 1.17 1.24 1.31
Last Man Standing  3.6  2.1  1.5R 2.4  2.1  2.6  1.5R 1.5R   
Man Up!            2.4  1.6  —   —
Work It            2.0  1.5       2.0  1.5  —
Dancing Res        4.1  2.6  —   — 
Celeb Wife Swap    2.1  1.9       2.1  2.1  2.1  —   1.9*
Body of Proof      2.2  1.5  1.0R 1.5  1.6  1.6  —   1.1R

CBS aired its regular schedule, all in repeats as it saves original episodes for the February sweep.  Last year CBS had original episodes on this night: NCIS (4.6), NCIS Los Angeles (3.8) and Good Wife (2.2).

CBS Tues     High Low  1227 01.3 1.10 1.17 1.24 1.31
NCIS         4.3  3.5  2.1R 4.1  4.1  2.2R 2.1  2.0R
NCIS: LA     3.7  3.0  —   3.5  3.3  1.7R —   1.7R

Unforgettble 2.9  2.1  —   2.6  2.1  1.5R —   1.4R

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About the Author

Mitch Metcalf
MITCH METCALF has been tracking every US film release of over 500 screens (over 2300 movies and counting) since the storied weekend of May 20, 1994, when Maverick and Beverly Hills Cop 3 inspired countless aficionados to devote their lives to the art of cinema. Prior to that, he studied Politics and Economics at Princeton in order to prepare for his dream of working in television. He has been Head of West Coast Research at ABC, then moved to NBC in 2000 and became Head of Scheduling for 11 years.