Jackson tribute scores for 'Glee'

Fox's ''Glee'' got a bit of of their groove back Tuesday having a Michael Jackson-designed episode that led to a rankings surge, joining with ''New Girl'' to lift the internet to victory in key demos on the evening when CBS broadcast repeats.Based on preliminary excellent from Nielsen, ''Glee'' (3.6 rating/10 be part of grown ups 18-49, 9. million audiences overall) enhanced by 16% over its newest episode two days ago, standing as Tuesday's top-ranked enter in 18-49 and logging its best score within the demo since early October. It had been then ''New Girl'' (3.5/9 in 18-49, 7.two million audiences overall), that was up a tick week to week and ruled because the evening's No. 1 show in 18-34 (3.7/11). Not too hot is 9:30 p.m. half-hour ''Raising Hope'' (2.1/5 in 18-49, 4.7 million audiences overall), that was lower 9% from the last episode.CBS hung inside with encores of their crime dramas ''NCIS'' (2./6 in 18-49, 12.9 million audiences overall), ''NCIS: Los Angeles'' (1.7/4 in 18-49, 11.a million audiences overall) and ''Unforgettable'' (1.4/4 in 18-49, 7.8 million audiences overall), ranking second in grown ups 25-54 while winning easily as a whole audiences.ABC, whose drama ''The River'' premieres next Tuesday, opted for repeats of ''Last Guy Standing'' at 8 (1.5/4 in 18-49, 5.six million audiences overall) and 8:30 (1.7/5 in 18-49, 5.7 million audiences overall), then the finale of ''Celebrity Wife Swap'' (1.9/5 in 18-49, 5.six million audiences overall) along with a repeat of ''Body of Proof'' (1.1/3 in 18-49, 5.4 million audiences overall).At NBC, ''The Greatest Loser'' (2.1/6 in 18-49, 6.a million audiences overall) ranked second among teenagers from eight to ten p.m., but was around the low side. A repeat of ''Parenthood'' closed the evening (.7/2 in 18-49, 2.4 million audiences overall).CW's ''90210'' (.7/2 in 18-49, 1.4 million audiences overall) was up week to week in certain groups, as the return of ''Ringer'' (.6/one in 18-49, 1.4 million audiences overall) was consistent with its previous performances.Preliminary 18-49 earnings for that evening: Fox, 3.2/8 CBS, 1.7/5 ABC, NBC and Univision, 1.6/4 CW, .6/2.As a whole audiences: CBS, 10.six million Fox, 7.5 million ABC, 5.5 million NBC, 4.8 million Univision, 3.six million CW, 1.4 million. Contact Ron Kissell at ron.kissell@variety.com