'Hell' Is Hot For Fox

Fox's Hell's KitchenFox is keeping the pressure on, as "Hell's Kitchen" becomes one of the top-rated shows this summer.

The 9 p.m. reality cooking competition show flamed another Nielsen 4.4 rating among 18-49 viewers for the second week in a row, easily leading all shows on Tuesday night. Fox's relationship-game show "The Moment of Truth" earned a 2.7 rating in the 8 p.m. hour.

Both shows not only won their time periods, but grabbed north of a 2.0 rating among 18-49 viewers on the night. This gave Fox a 3.6 rating for the night--more than double the numbers for second place CBS, which came in with a 1.7/5.

CBS' best came from its 9 p.m. running of "48 Hours Mystery," which earned a 1.8 rating.

NBC was next with a 1.6/5 on the night. Its lead show was a repeat of "Law & Order: SVU" with a 1.8 rating and from one original and one repeat of "Most Outrageous Moments" in the 8 p.m. hour, which earned a 1.6 rating.

ABC was farther down the network ranking, ending the night with a 1.3/4--fifth place behind Univision, which had a 1.4/4. ABC's lead show came from a combined 1.5 rating for two repeats of "According to Jim" at 8 p.m.

CW was sixth at 0.6/2, from a 0.7 for a "Beauty and the Geek" rerun and 0.6 for "Reaper."

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