( EW.com ) -- Will that final season order get a little smaller ? Fox 's `` Glee '' fell to a dramatic new low for its fifth season finale Tuesday night . The once-hugely popular musical dramedy dropped to just 1.9 million viewers and a 0.6 ratings among adults 18-49 â€ ” that 's down 38 percent from `` Glee 's '' previous series low reached earlier this season . `` Glee '' was even topped in the preliminary ratings by The CW 's `` The Originals '' finale , which is inflated slightly due to some baseball preemption in New York City , but The CW says its shows should still beat Fox 's lineup in the demo when the final numbers are released . `` Glee '' is ordered for a 22-episode final season that will premiere next year , but earlier this week Fox left open the possibility of that order shrinking . Fox also premiered improv-obstacle course comedy Riot last night to what one analyst called the lowest rating for a series premiere on the Big 4 broadcast network ever . Also Tuesday : The finales for CBS ' `` NCIS , '' `` NCIS : LA '' and `` Person of Interest '' were all up from last week . NBC 's `` The Voice '' was steady , `` About a Boy '' was up slightly for one episode and tied with last week for its finale , and the finale of `` Chicago Fire '' was steady and up 12 percent from last season 's closer . ABC 's `` SHIELD '' finale was steady , `` The Goldbergs '' finale posted a slight gain , the `` Trophy Wife '' series finale jumped 29 percent from last week . See the original story at EW.com . CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . © 2011 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved .
Ratings for the finale were down 12 percent . NBC 's `` The Voice '' beat it in preliminary ratings . CW 's `` The Originals '' held steady .