While the show didn’t come close to American Idol-sized numbers, the reintroduction of The Moment of Truth did well enough to help FOX win another Tuesday night.

8pm

• A repeat of NCIS* (9.7 million, 1.8/6 in 18-49) was the most-watched show yesterday.
• The Moment of Truth (3.1/10) returned to 7.3 million viewers.
• Most Outrageous Moments (6.1 million, 1.8/5) improved by 2.1 million.
• According to Jim* (1.8/5) clocked in at 5 million.
• Beauty and the Geek* (0.6/2) trailed far behind at 1.3 million.

9pm

• Hell’s Kitchen (9.4 million, 4.4/12 in 18-49) had the evening’s best demos.
• Law & Order: SVU* (7.1 million, 2.1/6) soared by 3.4 million.
• The Unit* (1.2/3) had 6 million tuning in.
• A Samantha Who?* block (1.6/4) averaged 5.3 million.
• Reaper* (1.5 million, 0.6/2) was down 1 million from last week.

10pm

• 48 Hours Mystery* (8.3 million, 2.3/7 in 18-49) was tops in it hour.
• Law & Order: SVU* (7.3 million, 2.5/7) gained another 1.5 million.
• Boston Legal* (1.3/3) raked in 4.3 million.

*denotes repeat

(You can review last Tuesday’s ratings here.)