NBC wants to solidify a hold on Monday night--now that its boffo rookie show "Heroes" raises the bar one more degree.
With the best rating for a new TV show in over two years,
"Heroes" has grown to a 6.5 rating/15 share. It was the best-rated show of the evening among 18-49 viewers. But in total viewers, it just beat out a rerun of "CSI:Miami": 14.9 million viewers versus
14.5 million viewers.
NBC's "Deal or No Deal" helped the network earlier in the evening with a 4.8 rating/13 share, which won the 8 p.m. time period. At 10 p.m., NBC decided to give its highly
scrutinized "Studio 60 from the Sunset Strip" a break from the glare of critics' eyes, replacing it with "Friday Night Lights," which did a smidge better than "Studio 60" the week before. For the
night, NBC grabbed a 5.0/13.
As for CBS, even in total rerun mode for the evening, it still finished second to NBC. CBS grabbed a 3.6/9.
ABC and Fox tied for third, each with a 2.8/7. Fox,
coming out of a short World Series, doesn't have traction yet. "Prison Break" only posted a 3.6/9, while Fox's 9 p.m. show "Justice" couldn't keep pace at a 2.1/5. ABC stayed much the same as the
Monday night of a week ago: A "Wife Swap" rerun came in at a 2.5/7; "The Bachelor: Rome" was next, at 3.1/7; and "What About Brian" at 10 p.m. earned a 2.8/7.
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The CW had its best Monday of the
season with its comedy block. "Girlfriends" at 9 p.m. took home top honors for the network--a 1.5/4 in 18-49. "Everybody Hates Chris" was next best for the evening with a 1.4/4. For the evening, CW
was at a 1.4/4.
Univision was at the same level as The CW--a 1.4/4. At 8 p.m., "La Fea Mas Bella" hit a 1.8--its best-rated show of the night. Then "Mundo de Fieras" came in at a 1.3 at 9 p.m.
At 10 p.m., "Cristina" earned a 0.9.