CBS was first on Tuesday night in viewers, adults 18-49 and adults 25-54, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for Tuesday, March 22.

     NCIS was first in households (11.6/19), viewers (19.11m), adults 25-54 (5.3/15) and adults 18-49 (3.8/12).  Compared to the last first-run episode (March 1, 2011), NCIS was up +2% in adults 25-54 (from 5.2/13), even in adults 18-49.

     NCIS: LOS ANGELES was first in households (10.1/16), viewers (16.46m), adults 25-54 (4.5/12) and second in adults 18-49 (3.2/09, -0.1 behind NBC).  Compared to the last first-run episode (March 1, 2011), NCIS: LOS ANGELES was up +5% in households (from 9.6/15), even in adults 25-54 and added +770,000 viewers (from 15.69m, +5%). 

     THE GOOD WIFE was first in households (7.6/13), viewers (11.62m), adults 25-54 (3.2/08) and adults 18-49 (2.1/06).  Compared to the last first-run episode (March 1, 2011), THE GOOD WIFE was up +3% in households and added +210,000 viewers (from 11.41m, +2%). 

     CBS was first in households (9.8/16), viewers (15.73m), adults 25-54 (4.3/12) and adults 18-49 (3.0/09).  

     Updated Tuesday ratings will be available later this afternoon.

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