Though down considerably from last year, "Victoria's Secret Fashion Show" topped the ratings on Tuesday night, leading CBS to an overall win for the evening, according to preliminary numbers.
CBS took first place in both the advertiser-sought 18-49 demographic with a 2.8 rating/8 share and in total viewers with 10.2 million. "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" at 8 p.m. was down 28 percent from last year's airing with a 2.9/8 and had 10 million total viewers. Following an "NCIS" repeat at 9, the Victoria's Secret show at 10 drew a 3.5/10 — a 24 percent drop from last year's presentation, but still the night's best performance — and had 9.3