Ratings: Hell's Kitchen Heats Up Fox's Numbers

TV Guide — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:25:00 -0500

The two-hour finale of Hell's Kitchen led Fox to its first Tuesday-night win of the new season.

Kitchen cooked up an average of 8 million viewers, but was strong enough to eke out a victory for Fox in the coveted adults 18-49 demographic. CBS, meanwhile, pulled in the most viewers overall, with its continually powerful lineup of NCIS (20.4 million viewers), NCIS: Los Angeles (15.3 million viewers) and The Good Wife (12.8 million viewers).

Biggest Loser averaged 8.9 million viewers over its two hours, but performed better in the demo than ABC's Shark Tank (5.4 million viewers), Dancing with the Stars (13.4 million viewers) and The Forgotten (7.5 million viewers). The Jay Leno Show improved a little to 5.8 million viewers.

On the CW, 90210 and Melrose Place were about average with 2.4 million viewers and 1.4 million viewers, respectively.

Tonight's TV Hot List: Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009

TV Guide — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

NCIS
8/7c CBS
The death of a marine on foreign soil has the team in the middle of an investigation that also forces Ziva to confront her past. The tenuous connection between who Ziva was and who Ziva is now — and where her loyalties lie — has been simmering below the surface since the season started. It not only affects cases, but her relationships with both Gibbs (a relative father figure) and Tony (a potential romantic partner).

Read on for previews of Dancing with the Stars, Hell's Kitchen, 2009 Hip Hop Honors and Frontline.

TV Guide: Hell's Kitchen

Ratings: Hell's Kitchen Heats Up Fox's Numbers

Tonight's TV Hot List: Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009