NBC’s The Voice finished its first fall edition with a triumphant finale performance.
The two-hour live closer delivered 14 million viewers and a 4.9 rating among adults 18-49, making it the most-watched and highest-rated Voice finale yet — and that includes last spring’s edition, which received a significant initial boost premiering out of the Super Bowl. The Voice was up 11 percent to a season high Tuesday evening and crowned winner Cassadee Pope.
NBC took a risk doubling down with The Voice, deciding to run the relatively new hit twice a year. But so far it’s paid off. The Voice’s third cycle outshined the second round of Fox’s rival X-Factor and helped NBC reverse a nine-year fall losing trend. Now the network has to see if it can maintain its momentum going into the new year.
Despite NBC’s strong performance, CBS’ dramas improved. NCIS, NCIS: LA and Vegas all posted gains ranging from 7 to 18 percent, climbing from last week’s season lows. ABC’s block continued to perform modestly, even with another airing of A Charlie Brown Christmas to get the night started. Fox got out of the way, running comedy repeats.
Full chart:
| ADULT DEMO RANK | ADULTS 18-49 RATING | TOTAL VIEWERS (+000) | ||||
| FOX | 8:00P | RAISING HOPE | R | #10 | 1.0 | 2,534 |
| 8:30P | BEN & KATE | R | #11t | 0.8 | 1,980 | |
| 9:00P | NEW GIRL | R | #11t | 0.8 | 1,752 | |
| 9:30P | MINDY PROJECT | R | #13 | 0.6 | 1,458 | |
| ABC | 8-9P | CHARLIE BROWN XMAS | RS | #5 | 1.7 | 5,838 |
| 9:00P | HAPPY ENDINGS | #7 | 1.3 | 3,176 | ||
| 9:30P | APT 23 | #9 | 1.1 | 2,550 | ||
| 10-11P | PRIVATE | #8 | 1.2 | 3,769 | ||
| CBS | 8-9P | NCIS | #2 | 3.3 | 19,409 | |
| 9-10P | NCIS:LA | #3 | 2.9 | 15,358 | ||
| 10-11P | VEGA | #6 | 1.6 | 9,782 | ||
| NBC | 8-9P | VOICE 12/18 | RS | #4 | 2.4 | 8,065 |
| 9-11P | VOICE FINALE | #1 | 4.9 | 14,044 | ||
| CW | 8-10P | MUPPET XMAS | S | #14 | 0.5 | 1,441 |
