TV Ratings: 'This Is Us' Holds Strong Before Holiday Weekend 

TV Ratings: 'This Is Us' Holds Strong Before Holiday Weekend

'NCIS' ticks up — easily topping all of Tuesday in total viewers.

lost a little steam on Tuesday, but it managed to hold remarkably strong on the Tuesday night before Thanksgiving.

The drama topped all other broadcast (and cable) offerings for the evening with a 2.4 rating among adults 18-49, off two-tenths of a point from the prior week. With a dipping episode of

(1.5 adults) on either side, NBC walked away with an easy Tuesday victory in the key demo.

. Up a skosh from the prior season finale, the two-hour block fetched a 1.8 rating among adults 18-49. That gave it the same score as

was the night's lone show to improve before the holiday weekend. The CBS drama was up to a 1.9 rating among adults 18-49, followed by even episodes of

Linear returns for Fox's comedy-centric Tuesday remain lackluster. Live-plus-same-day scores have

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