Undie oomph: ‘Victoria’s Secret’ is top show

Although this year’s “Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show” underperformed (or is it undie-performed?) last year’s record-setter, the special was still the highest-rated show on broadcast last night, and it led CBS to a nightly win.

“Secret” averaged a 3.5 adults 18-49 rating at 10 p.m., according to Nielsen overnights, finishing a tenth ahead of the No. 2 show on the night, NBC’s “The Voice,” which drew a 3.4.

That was down 24 percent from the record-high 4.6 that last year’s show attracted. But CBS dominated the timeslot, topping the combined rating of NBC’s “Parenthood” (1.7) and ABC’s “Private Practice” (1.2).

CBS’s “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” averaged a 2.9 at 8 p.m., off sharply from last year’s 4.0 but still tying ABC’s “Charlie Brown Christmas” as the top holiday special so far this season. It earned a 4.8 in kids 2-11.

Elsewhere last night, “Go On” had its biggest margin of victory yet over Fox’s “New Girl,” drawing a 2.5 in 18-49s to the latter’s 2.0 at 9 p.m. “On” matched its best rating since Oct. 9 while “Girl” was down 11 percent week to week.

ABC aired a special edition of “Shark Tank,” which usually broadcasts on Friday night, at 8 p.m. The show averaged a 1.7 in a tough hour against “Voice” and CBS’s “Rudolph,” and it pulled its second-biggest audience ever in total viewers, 6.9 million.

CBS was first for the night among 18-49s with a 2.8 average overnight rating and an 8 share. NBC was second at 2.4/7, Fox and Univision tied for third at 1.5/4, ABC was fifth at 1.4/4, and CW and Telemundo tied for sixth at 0.5/1.
 
As a reminder, all ratings are based on live-plus-same-day DVR playback, which includes shows replayed before 3 a.m. the night before. Seven-day DVR data won't be available for several weeks. Forty-six percent of Nielsen households have DVRs.
 
NBC started the night in the lead with a 3.4 at 8 p.m. for "Voice," followed by CBS with a 2.9 for "Rudolph." ABC was third with a 1.7 for "Shark," Univision fourth with a 1.6 for "Por Ella Soy Eva," Fox fifth with a 1.3 for "Raising Hope" (1.4) and "Ben and Kate" (1.1), CW sixth with a 0.6 for "Hart of Dixie" and Telemundo seventh with a 0.5 for "Rosa Diamante."
 
At 9 p.m. NBC led again with a 2.1 for "Go" (2.5) and "The New Normal" (1.7), while CBS remained second with a 2.0 for a repeat of "NCIS." Fox was third with a 1.7 for "Girl" (2.0) and "The Mindy Project" (1.3), Univision fourth with a 1.5 for "Amores Verdaderos," ABC fifth with a 1.2 for "Happy Endings" (1.3) and "Don't Trust the B—- in Apartment 23" (1.2), Telemundo sixth with a 0.6 for "Corazon Valiente" and CW seventh with a 0.4 for "Emily Owens, M.D."
 
CBS took the lead at 10 p.m. with a 3.5 for "Secret," with NBC second with a 1.7 for "Parenthood." Univision was third with a 1.3 for "Amor Bravio," ABC fourth with a 1.2 for "Private Practice" and Telemundo fifth with a 0.5 for "Pablo Escobar: El Patron del Mal" (0.7) and "El Rostro de la Venganza" (0.4).
 
CBS also finished first for the night among households with a 6.1 average overnight rating and a 10 share. NBC was second at 4.7/7, ABC third at 3.2/5, Fox fourth at 2.0/3, Univision fifth at 1.8/3, CW sixth at 1.1/2 and Telemundo seventh at 0.7/1.
 

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