CBS dominated Tuesday night with the season 7 premiere of NCIS and the series debut of NCIS: Los Angeles. The spinoff held on to
roughly 90 percent of its lead-in, securing the shows the two top spots on the evening's ratings chart, according to overnight numbers. The Good Wife, the Eye's well-received drama starring Julianna
Margulies, debuted to 13.7 million viewers - a solid start that was good enough to take the 10 p.m hour over ABC's Christian Slater
procedural The Forgotten and NBC's Jay Leno Show. Ladies' night during Dancing With the Stars' premiere week
finished second in both the 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. hours. And viewers continued to flee The CW's Melrose Place, which was down around 360,000 from
last week.
| Time | Show | Viewers (in millions) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 p.m. | NCIS (CBS)
Dancing With the Stars (ABC) The Biggest Loser (NBC) Hell's Kitchen (Fox) 90210 (The CW) |
20.0
15.2 7.5 6.8 2.2 |
| 9 p.m. | NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS)
Melrose Place (The CW) |
18.3
1.5 |
| 10 p.m. | The Good Wife (CBS)
The Forgotten (ABC) The Jay Leno Show (NBC) |
13.7
9.5 6.8 |



















