Fast National ratings for Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009

Fast National ratings for Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009

CBS coasted to a ratings victory Tuesday night on the strength of an "NCIS season dvd" repeat and its annual Kennedy Center Honors broadcast, which featured House MD dvd the likes of Bruce Springsteen and Michael Jackson ultimate collection Mel Brooks.

CBS drew 10.7 million viewers and a 6.8 The Beatles Collection dvds rating/11 share in households for the night, more than double the average for second-place ABC (5 million, 3.1/5). FOX (3.6 million, 2.1/3) came in third. las vegas dvd series NBC finished fourth with 2.9 One Tree Hill dvd million viewers and a 1.9/3, and The CW (925,000, 0.6/1) trailed.

Charmed dvd No network broke the 2.0 mark in the adults 18-49married with children dvd demographic, which CBS led with a 1.9. ABC and FOX tied for True Blood dvd season second at 1.5. NBC was fourth with a scant 0.9, and The CW managed The L Word dvd only a 0.3.

Tuesday hour by hour:

8 p.m.

CBS: "NCIS season dvd" rerun Disney dvd collection (12.9 million viewers, 8.0/13 households)
ABC: Special -Buffy The Vampire Slayer dvds "Rudolph's Shiny New Year" (4.2 million, 2.3/4)
FOX: Movie - Warner Bros dvd"The Benchwarmers" (3.6 million, 2.1/3)
NBC: "Parks and Recreation" reruns - Law and Order dvd two episodes (3 million, 2.0/3)
The CW: "90210" rerun Mad Men Season dvd (1.1 million, 0.7/1)

18-49 leader: "NCIS season dvd" (2.4)

9 p.m.

CBS: Special - Tales from the Crypt dvds Kennedy Center Honors (10 million, 6.4/11)
FOX: "The Supernatural DVD Benchwarmers" (3.6 million, 2.2/4)
ABC: "Scrubs" rerun Monk dvd season (2.9 million, 1.7/3)/"Better Off Ted" (2.7 million, 1.7/3)
NBC: "Parks and Recreation" South Park dvds reruns - two episodes (2.75 million, 1.8/3)
The CW: "Melrose Place" 24 dvd season rerun (719,000, 0.5/1)

18-49 leader: Family Guy dvd season Kennedy Center Honors (1.7)

10 p.m.

CBS: Gossip Girl dvds Kennedy Center Honors (9.2 million, 5.9/10)
ABC: "20/20" special - Grey's Anatomy dvds "The Blind Side: The Real Story" (7.9 million, 5.1/9)
NBC: "The Jay Leno Show" One Tree Hill dvd rerun (3 million, 1.9/3)

18-49 leader: "20/20" (2.2)

Ratings information includes CSI Miami Season dvd live and same-day DVR viewing. All numbers are preliminary and subject toMedium DVD change. Source: The Nielsen Company.