TV Ratings Report: Dancing with the Stars Soars
Matt Richenthal at .Dancing with the Stars jived to 15.8 total viewers on Tuesday night, as Alfonso Riberio's victory was viewed by more people than had watched a DWTS finale since November 2012.
Elsewhere around the dial...
- The Voice (9.2 million/2.3) dropped 15 percent to a series-low demographic rating; Marry Me (3.1 million/1.1), About a Boy (3.1 million/1.0) and Chicago Fire (6 million/1.6) all fell pretty badly when up against the DWTS season-ender.
- NCIS (15.7 million/2.4) fell by 13 percent, yet out-rated a new episode of The Voice; NCIS: New Orleans (14.2 million/2.3) lost 16 percent of its overall audience; Person of Interest (8.9 million/1.7) held mostly steady.
- MasterChef Junior (4 million/1.5) and Mindy Project (2.3 million/1.1) were steady, but New Girl (2.8 million/1.3) fell by a tenth of a point.
- The Flash Season 1 Episode 7 (3.4 million/1.4) held firm, but Supernatural Season 10 Episode 7 (2.3 million/0.9) dropped slightly.
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