'NCIS: LOS ANGELES" NOTCHES HIGHEST ADULT 18-49 RATING SINCE SEASON PREMIERE

"NCIS" is Tuesday's No. 1 Program in Viewers and Key Demos

NCIS: LOS ANGELES, the season's top freshman series, delivered its highest adult 18-49 rating since its season premiere, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for Tuesday, Nov. 24.

NCIS: LOS ANGELES was first in adults 25-54 (5.5/13), adults 18-49 (4.3/11), adults 18-34 (3.2/10); it was second in both households (10.4/16) and viewers (17.18m). Compared to last week, NCIS: LOS ANGELES was up +12% in households (from 9.3/14), +20% in adults 25-54 (from 4.6/11), +26% in adults 18-49 (from 3.4/09), +33% in adults 18-34 (from 2.4/07) and added +2.31m viewers (from 14.87m, +16%).

This is NCIS: LOS ANGELES's best delivery to date in adults 18-34, in both households and viewers since Sept. 29, 2009, in adults 25-54 since Oct. 20, 2009 and in adults 18-49 since Sept. 22, 2009 (the series premiere).

At 8:00 PM, NCIS won its time slot in households (12.3/20), viewers (20.27m), adults 25-54 (5.8/15), adults 18-49 (4.4/13) and adults 18-34 (3.0/10). NCIS was up +2% in adults 25-54 (from 5.7/14), +7% in both adults 18-49 (from 4.1/11) and adults 18-34 (from 2.8/08) compared to last week. NCIS was the night's #1 program in viewers, adults 25-54 and adults 18-49. Every first-run episode of NCIS has delivered more than 20 million viewers this season.

THE GOOD WIFE was second in households (8.1/13), viewers (12.50m), adults 25-54 (3.7/08) and adults 18-49 (2.8/08). Compared to last week, THE GOOD WIFE was up +8% in adults 18-49 (from 2.6/08) and even in adults 25-54.

For the night, CBS was first in households (10.3/17), viewers (16.65m), adults 18-34 (2.7/09), tied for first in adults 25-54 (5.0/13, with ABC) and second in adults 18-49 (3.8/11, -0.1 behind ABC).