ABC's "DWTS" Results Show is Tuesday's Most-Watched Program

Some early info on ABC's Tuesday, ahead of the regular press release.

ABC stood as the 2nd-most-watched network on Tuesday night to CBS, topping Fox by 3.6 million viewers and NBC by 4.2 million viewers.

· Continuing to exhibit year-over-year momentum, ABC built its overall Tuesday audience for the 5th consecutive week, growing its audience from the same night last year (4/20/10) by 1.0 million viewers over an all-original schedule (DWTS Results/Lost/V).

ABC's DWTS Results Show qualified as the most-watched TV show in the 9 o'clock hour for the 4th consecutive week and stood as the most-watched program of the night. In addition, the ABC dancing results show ranked #1 in the hour in Adults 18-49 for the 3rd time in the last 4 weeks, topping runner-up, the second hour of NBC's Biggest Loser: Couples by 16%. Supermodel Petra Nemcova was the fourth celebrity to be eliminated from the show this season.

· DWTS Results Show posted sizeable year-over-year increases, surging by 16% in Total Viewers and by 21% in Adults 18-49 over the same night last year.

ABC's Body of Proof registered as the most-watched program in the 10 o'clock hour for the 4th consecutive week, topping the season finale of NBC's Parenthood by 5.2 million viewers.

· The ABC freshman drama was up week to week in viewers (+4%) and with Men: M18-34 (+13%), M18-49 (+7%) and M25-54 (+5%).

· The new drama improved the hour year to year for ABC by 5.7 million viewers and by 9% in Adults 18-49 over the year-ago night with an original V.