Primetime Ratings, Tuesday, 2/5/13

In a repeat of last week, CBS soundly trounced everyone else in both demos and totals. NCIS dropped a measly tenth, but still destroyed the competition. NCIS: LA matched last Tuesday. The lone drag on CBS' dominance was Vegas, which fell 16%. ABC reality series had a good showing with The Taste back up 13% after a big drop in week two, and a special airing of The Bachelor up 8%.

FOX's comedy block continues to struggle, with two Raising Hopes and a New Girl all falling around 5%. The Mindy Project was the lone bright spot, climbing up 12%. NBC's jokingly titled Betty White's 2nd Annual 90th Birthday Special was a huge flop, diving 44% from last year's special. That surely means we won't be getting a third annual one.

The big story of the night was the two-hour premiere of musical drama Smash (which we told you about earlier today). The broadcast scored a series low in every respect, falling a mind-boggling 71% from last year's debut, and even dropping nearly 40% from May's finale. That sound you hear right now isn't singing, it's the cancellation axe beginning to swing. As for the C-dubs, Hart of Dixie rose a healthy 20%, and Emily Owens MD's series finale continued to match its perpetual 0.4.

Key: Broadcast Network - Show Name - 18-49 Rating - 18-49 Share - Total Viewers In Millions

8PM

CBS - NCIS (N) - 3.7 - 11 - 21.79

ABC - The Taste (N) - 1.8 - 5 - 5.34

FOX - Raising Hope (N) - 1.6 - 5 - 3.87

NBC - Betty White's 2nd Annual 90th Birthday Special - 1.4 - 4 - 5.95

CW -  Hart Of Dixie (N) - 0.6 - 2 - 1.44

8:30PM

FOX - Raising Hope (N) - 1.5 - 4 - 3.53

9PM

CBS - NCIS: Los Angeles (N) - 3.1 - 8 - 16.67

ABC - The Bachelor (N) - 2.7 - 7 - 7.87

FOX - New Girl (N) - 2.6 - 7 - 4.83

NBC - Smash (Season Premiere) - 1.2 - 3 - 4.48

CW - Emily Owens M.D. (Series Finale) - 0.4 - 1 - 1.50

9:30PM

FOX - The Mindy Project (N) - 1.9 - 5 - 3.60

10PM

CBS - Vegas (N) - 1.5 - 4 - 10.25

Source: Nielsen Media Research