Preliminary Ratings: Tuesday 12/15/2015

CBS was the most watched network on Tuesday night, topping THE VOICE fill NBC by just 100,000 viewers. NCIS was the most watched program, with 15.4 million viewers, pus a 2.1 rating in Adults 18-49. That led into the #3 most watched program, NCIS: NEW ORLEANS, with 12.0 million viewers. CBS had three of the top 5 programs in the A18-49 demographic.

THE VOICE finale may not have been the most watched, but it had the best demographic ratings, across the board. Compared to last fall's finale, down a couple hundred thousand viewers and 15% in the A18-49 demographic.

Anchored by christmas specials, ABC was able to top FOX by a relatively large margin. All three specials posted an A18-49 demo ratings of a 1.0 or better, doubling up on the FOX numbers.

Preliminary L+SD Network Averages:

	Total viewers	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
ABC	3.10 million	0.6	1.0	1.1
CBS	11.30 million	0.9	1.7	2.5
CW	0.90 million	0.2	0.3	0.3
FOX	1.60 million	0.4	0.5	0.6
NBC	11.20 million	1.6	2.5	3.5

Time	Net	Program	Viewers*	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
8:00	ABC	Toy Story that Time Forgot	3.60	0.7	1.1	1.3
8:30	ABC	Shrek The Halls	3.30	0.7	1.0	1.2
9:00	ABC	I Want a Dog for Christmas	3.30	0.7	1.0	1.2
10:00	ABC	Shark Tank [R]	3.48	0.4	0.8	0.9
8:00	CBS	NCIS	15.40	1.0	2.1	3.2
9:00	CBS	NCIS: New Orleans	12.00	0.8	1.6	2.5
10:00	CBS	Limitless	6.60	0.9	1.3	1.7
8:00	CW	The Flash [R]	1.20	0.2	0.3	0.4
9:00	CW	iZombie [R]	0.60	0.1	0.2	0.2
8:00	FOX	Grandfathered [R]	2.10	0.5	0.6	0.8
8:30	FOX	The Grinder [R]	1.60	0.4	0.5	0.6
9:00	FOX	Grandfathered [R]	1.30	0.3	0.4	0.5
9:30	FOX	The Grinder [R]	1.20	0.3	0.4	0.6
8:00	NBC	The Voice (Clips)	8.50	1.1	1.8	2.4
9:00	NBC	The Voice (SF)	12.60	1.9	2.9	4.0

* - in millions