TV ratings: CBS wins night with ‘Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show’

The Victoria’s Secret angels helped CBS fly in TV ratings on Tuesday night.

“The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show,� posted a rating of 3.3 in the key 18-to-49-year-old demographic, according to Nielsen.

The show, which took place in London last week, featured musical guests Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Ed Sheeran and Hozier.

The one-hour, 10 p.m. broadcast fell 3% in the key demo from last year, but it still topped the night in the desired category. About 9.1-million viewers tuned in, slightly less than the 9.71-million viewers last year.

Leading up to the annual runway showcase, CBS aired its “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer� special and “NCIS.�

The holiday special racked up 10.7-million viewers and averaged a rating of 2.8 in the key demo, making it the second-most-watched program of the night.

Meanwhile, “NCIS� was third-most-watched program overall with 10.2-million viewers. It posted a rating of 1.7 in the key demo.

CBS topped the night with 10-million viewers and a rating of 2.6 in the key demo.

But NBC’s “The Voice� was the most-viewed program of the night, averaging 10.9-million viewers as semifinals continued.

The singing competition was third in the key demo with a rating of 2.2, down 15% from last week.

“Marry Me,� which posted a rating of 1.2 in the key demo, and “About a Boy,� which posted a rating of 0.9 in the key demo, also dropped from last week.

The network’s NBC News special “Angelina Jolie: Unbroken: The Real Story� posted a rating of 1.0 in the key demo. It pulled in 4.7-million viewers.

Overall, NBC was the second-most-watched network with 6.6-million viewers. It tied for second in the key demo with Fox, both posting ratings of 1.4.

Fox’s “Masterchef Junior� stayed even with last week with a rating of 1.6 in the key demo but was up 2% in total viewers averaging 4.9 million.

“New Girl� was up 7% from last week with a rating of 1.5 in the key demo. It averaged 3.3 million.

“The Mindy Project� also increased 9% in the key demo from last week, averaging a 1.2 -- the sitcom’s highest rating in over a month. About 2.6-million viewers tuned in.

ABC came in third overall with 4.8-million viewers. The network tied with The CW for fourth in the key demo, both averaging ratings of 1.3.

“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.� fall finale was ABC’s most popular program of the night. Though down 6% from last week in the key demo with a rating of 1.7, the show tied for fourth-most-watched in that category. It also rounded out the top five most-watched programs overall with about 5.2-million viewers.

ABC’s special “Santa Claus is Coming to Town� posted a rating of 1.1 in the key demo and pulled in roughly 4.2-million viewers. “Forever� was down 8% from last week with a rating of 1.1 in the key demo. It averaged 5.1-million viewers.

Meanwhile, on The CW, the fall finale of “The Flash� was down 6% from last week in the key demo with a rating of 1.5. With 4.5-million viewers, the episode was up 4% overall and was the most-watched episode since the series premiere.

The “Supernatural� fall finale was up 22% with a rating of 1.1 in the key demo. It was the series’ most-watched episode in more than four years, averaging 2.8-million viewers.

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