Final Broadcast Ratings: November 25, 2014

ABC ruled the airwaves on Tuesday night as a resurrected DANCING WITH THE STARS rose to the occasion of crowning its new champion, with the best ratings of the season. 16.0 million viewers and a 3.0 rating in Adults 18-49, tuned in to see who the new king/queen of celebrity dancing will be. Year-to-year, DWTS is up over one million viewers and grew 25% in the demo ratings. Although I do not watch DWTS, it is refreshing to see a series grow through a season and end on a high note.

CBS was the #2 network on the night, with a solid performance in all three hours. PERSON OF INTEREST topped CHICAGO FIRE by more than 50% in total viewers and topped CHICAGO FIRE, in the A18-49 ratings, for the first time this season.

NBC was relegated to a distant third place in both total viewers and in the A18-49 demographic. This is the lowest rated Tuesday night for NBC, this season. THE VOICE tied a season low for the Tuesday night edition and CHICAGO FIRE dropped a half a point (-24%) in the demo, from last week. The comedies are toast and are just occupying space until their episode commitment is done.

The CW and FOX battled it out for the #4 spot, with FOX edging ahead for the spot. THE FLASH was edged out of the #4 spot by MASTERCHEF JR. by just one tenth of a point. It might be fun to see how FOX does against the CW, once encores hit in December.

Final L+SD Network Averages:

ABC - 14.4 million viewers, 2.6 rating in A18-49

CBS - 13.1 million viewers, 2.2 rating in A18-49

CW - 2.8 million viewers, 1.1 rating in A18-49

FOX - 3.3 million viewers, 1.3 rating in A18-49

NBC - 6.2 million viewers, 1.6 rating in A18-49

Time	Net	Program	P2+*	A18-49	L+3^	L+7^
8:00	ABC	DWTS Clip Show	11.31	1.9
9:00	ABC	Dancing With the Stars	15.98	3.0
8:00	CBS	NCIS	16.01	2.5
9:00	CBS	NCIS: New Orleans	14.47	2.3
10:00	CBS	Person Of Interest	9.04	1.7		(2.7)
8:00	CW	The Flash	3.47	1.4
9:00	CW	Supernatural	2.30	0.9
8:00	FOX	MasterChef Junior	4.06	1.5
9:00	FOX	New Girl	2.77	1.3
9:30	FOX	The Mindy Project	2.33	1.1
8:00	NBC	The Voice	9.37	2.3	10.10(2.6)	10.40(2.8)
9:00	NBC	Marry Me	3.47	1.1	4.10(1.2)	4.40(1.3)
9:30	NBC	About A Boy	3.05	1.0	4.00(1.3)	4.30(1.4)
10:00	NBC	Chicago Fire	6.02	1.6	8.60(2.4)	9.30(2.6)

* - total viewers, in millions
^ - projected Live+3 and Live+7:
millions of viewers(A18-49 demo rating)