Despite declines, Fox's "Glee" and "New Girl" took the top two ratings slots Tuesday, handing Fox an overall win for the night, according to preliminary numbers.
"Glee" on Fox at 8 p.m. slipped 9 percent versus last week but drew a 2.9 rating/8 share in the adults 18-49 demographic, making it the second-highest rated program of the night. It had 7 million total viewers. "New Girl" at 9 grabbed the night's highest ratings, posting a 3.4/9 in the demo and 6.8 million total viewers. The network's night closed with "Raising Hope" at 9:30, which pulled a 2.2/5 in the demo with 4.6 million total viewers. Overall the network took the highest slot in the demo, averaging a 2.9/8 in the demo, though CBS was the most-watched network with an average 10.8 million total viewers.
The night brought good and bad news for ABC. "Last Man Standing" had a slight increase, but "Body of Proof" and "Man Up" hit lows. "Last Man" at 8 received a 2.6/8 in the demo, with 8.7 million total viewers, while "Man Up" at 8:30 slipped 6 percent to a 1.6/4 in the demo and 4.7 million total viewers. After "The Middle" and "Suburgatory" repeats, "Body of Proof" at 10 rounded out the night with a 17 percent dip, hitting a 1.5/4 in the demo and 7.2 million total viewers .
NBC ran the special "A Michael Buble Christmas" at 8, which received a 1.5/4 in the demo and 7.2 million total viewers. It aired "The Biggest Loser" at 9, which was down 8 percent for a 2.2/6 in the demo and 6.7 million total viewers.
