Primetime Ratings: NBC's 'Voice' Rises 10% To Tuesday Win

Singing competition hits 5.6 in second week; CBS' 'The Good Wife' jumps 20%

By Tim Baysinger -- Broadcasting & Cable, 5/4/2011 12:13:38 PM

NBC's new hit musical competition series The Voice gave the network its second consecutive Tuesday victory, posting an overall 4.6 rating/12 share in the 18-49 demo, according to Nielsen overnight numbers. In its second week, The Voice was up almost 10% to a 5.6 during the 9-11 p.m. hours. Its 8 p.m. lead-in, The Biggest Loser: Couples, was down a tenth for a 2.6.

CBS was first in total viewers with 14.5 million, but second in the demo with a 2.9/8. NCIS returned with a 3.5, down 10% and its spinoff NCIS: Los Angeles fell 12% to a 2.9. The Good Wife was up 20% to 2.4, its best since October.

Fox followed with a 2.6/7. Glee was up two tenths from last week's 90-minute episode to a 3.6. Raising Hope's return to its normal time slot had no effect, as the show was even with last week's 1.9. Traffic Light returned after two weeks to fall another 8% to a 1.2.

ABC placed fourth Tuesday night with a 2.2/6. Dancing With the Stars results show dropped 20% to a 2.4 for the 8-10 p.m. slot. Body of Proof fell 13% to 2.0.

The CW finished with a 0.5/2 in the demo. One Tree Hill was down a tenth to a 0.6 and Hellcats was even with another 0.4.