Ratings: Broadcast Finals for December 4, 2012
CBS takes Tuesday night on the strength of a 48 year old TV special, The only repeat program of the evening and Hot girls in almost no clothes.RUDOLPH THE RED NOSE REINDEER drew 10 million viewers and a 2.9 demo rating at 8:00 p.m. It was off by about 2.5 million viewers and down 28% in the demo, but the special did air a full week earlier in 2011, coming right off the Thanksgiving weekend.
A repeat of NCIS aired at 9:00 p.m. and grew 10% in viewers from RUDOLPH, and was just nipped by NBC in the demo ratings, by a 0.05 ratings point. I would say that is the power of the #1 drama on TV, but it is also a testament to just how weak the comedies are on NBC, ABC and FOX.
The top program of the night, in A18-49 ratings, was the yearly special of THE VITORIA SECRETS FASHION SHOW. It pulled a 3.6 rating, topping THE VOICE, which aired two hour earlier. Like RUDOLPH, The VSFS was stronger a year before when it drew 1 million more viewers and 28% more in the demo. It too aired a week earlier in 2011.
The only other bright spots of the night were the previously mention THE VOICE (11.5 million viewers, 3.5 demo) and GO ON (2.4 demo rating, #4 on the night), both on NBC, and FOX's NEW GIRL (growth of 58% in viewers from its lead in). Nothing else was able to crack a 2.0 demo rating or generate more than 5 million viewers. The only exception was SHARK TANK at 6.9 million viewers.
| Time | Net | Program | Viewers* | Demo | +/- |
| 8:00 | ABC | Shark Tank | 6.890 | 1.8 | |
| 9:00 | ABC | Happy Endings | 3.370 | 1.3 | -51.09% |
| 9:30 | ABC | Don't Trust the B- | 2.980 | 1.2 | -11.57% |
| 10:00 | ABC | Private practice | 4.420 | 1.2 | 48.32% |
| 8:00 | CBS | Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer | 10.110 | 2.9 | |
| 9:00 | CBS | NCIS [R] | 11.060 | 2.0 | 9.40% |
| 10:00 | CBS | Victoria Secret | 9.480 | 3.6 | -14.29% |
| 8:00 | CW | Hart of Dixie | 1.600 | 0.5 | |
| 9:00 | CW | Emily Owens, M.D. | 1.410 | 0.4 | -11.88% |
| 8:00 | FOX | Rasing Hope | 3.660 | 1.4 | |
| 8:30 | FOX | Ben & Kate | 2.600 | 1.1 | -28.96% |
| 9:00 | FOX | New Girl | 4.100 | 2.0 | 57.69% |
| 9:30 | FOX | The Mindy Project | 2.680 | 1.3 | -34.63% |
| 8:00 | NBC | The Voice | 11.520 | 3.5 | |
| 9:00 | NBC | Go On | 6.670 | 2.4 | -42.10% |
| 9:30 | NBC | The New Normal | 4.550 | 1.7 | -31.78% |
| 10:00 | NBC | Parenthood | 4.980 | 1.8 | 9.45% |
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