Alfonso Ribeiro took home Tuesday’s Mirror Ball trophy, while ABC celebrated its own outright Nielsen victory as the “Dancing With the Stars” finale rose from last year.
Meanwhile, NBC’s lineup dipped the most of the night, but still topped Fox’s soft Tuesday schedule for third place. CBS finished second.
ABC was first in ratings with a 2.6 rating/8 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and first in viewers with an average of 14.3 million, according to preliminary numbers. A special “Dancing With the Stars: Road to the Finale” at 8 p.m. had a 1.9/6 and 11.3 million viewers. “DWTS” itself at 9 earned a 2.9/9