Primetime Ratings: CBS Leads Tuesday With Record 'Victoria's Secret Fashion Show'

'New Girl,' 'Glee' up slightly; 'Last Man Standing,' 'Man Up!' continue to fall

By Lindsay Rubino -- Broadcasting & Cable, 11/30/2011 11:51:51 AM

CBS' double dose of specials led the way to a win on Tuesday night, with an overall 3.8 rating/10 share in the 18-49 demo, according to Nielsen overnight numbers. The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show drew record numbers as it jumped 35% from last year's show to a 4.6 rating, its highest in the demo ever. The show also drew its largest audience since 2002 with 10.3 million viewers. At 8 p.m., the Christmas classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was up 5% from last year's airing on the same night to a 4.0.

Fox, landing in second with an overall 3.1/8, saw growth across the board as its lineup returned from a week off. Glee rose 7% to a 3.2, while New Girl was up a tenth to a 3.6. Raising Hope was up 9% to a 2.4.

Both NBC's shows matched their season highs, with The Biggest Loser rising 20% to a 2.4 and Parenthood, at 10 p.m., growing 16% to a 2.2. The network was in third with an overall 2.3/6.

ABC followed with an overall 1.7/4. Both new comedies Last Man Standing, down to a 2.4, and Man Up!, down to a 1.7, fell 11% from last week. Body of Proof returned from its last new airing on Nov. 15 down 10% to a 1.8 following a repeat of The Middle.

90210 showed improvement in its target demos, up 33% in A18-49 to a 0.8 and 43% in A18-34 to a 1.0. Ringer fell a tenth in A18-49 to a 0.6. The CW wrapped the night with an overall 0.7/2.