Tuesday TV Ratings 12/2/25: Dancing with the Holidays Solid but Well Below Dancing with the Stars Average, NCIS: Origins Jumps, Murder in a Small Town Ends Down [+ Analysis]

One week after the mammoth Dancing with the Stars finale, Dancing with the Holidays (0.65) dominated in a similar fashion, although its ratings prowess was muted when compared to a traditional episode of Dancing. ABC also aired a CMA Country Christmas (0.34) and a holiday-themed edition of What Would You Do? (0.21). On CBS, NCIS (0.34, -0.02) slipped, but NCIS: Origins (0.29, +0.07) and NCIS: Sydney (0.15, +0.02) rose. NBA on NBC (0.47, +0.08) also climbed higher. Murder in a Small Town (0.16, -0.03) declined for its Fox finale. Key: (F) = finale.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	Dancing with the Holidays	0.65	10	5.19	ABC
	NBA on NBC	0.47	8	2.38	NBC
	NCIS	0.34	5	6.06	CBS
	Murder in a Small Town (F)	0.16	2	2.20	Fox
	WWE NXT	0.08	1	0.53	CW
9 PM	CMA Country Christmas	0.34	5	3.91	ABC
	NCIS: Origins	0.29	5	4.45	CBS
	TMZ's Most Outrageous Moments of 2025	0.12	2	1.08	Fox
10 PM	What Would You Do? Holiday Edition	0.21	4	2.33	ABC
	NCIS: Sydney	0.15	3	3.07	CBS