CBS earned a Nielsen preliminary 4.1 rating/10 share among 18-49 viewers, just a tick down from last week's 4.2/10. Like clockwork, its shows continue to pace at about the same levels--with the biggest results of the night from "Two and a Half Men," earning a 5.3/12.
Other strong performers for the night were "How I Met Your Mother" at a 4.3/11, followed by "The Big Bang Theory" at 8 p.m. and "CSI: Miami" at 10. Both received a 3.9/10. The latter easily won its time period, although it was down from its 4.2/11 number of a week ago.
ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" lifted the pace versus a week before, now at a 4.7/12 for a two-hour special program. The show is moving toward its results finale on Tuesday. ABC's other two shows of the night--"Samantha Who?" and "Boston Legal"--posted better results than the week before: "Who?" now at a 3.2/8 and "Legal" at a 2.4/6.
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Overall, ABC was at a 3.7/9, good for second place. Before Monday night, CBS and ABC were tied for the November sweeps lead among adults 18-49 with a 3.1 average rating.
NBC was next on Monday night at a 2.7/7, the same level as a week ago. "Heroes" at 9 p.m. took the same numbers as a week ago, with a 3.6/8. "Chuck" slipped one-tenth of a rating point to a 2.5/6.
Fox's struggling "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" also went down slightly, to a 1.8/5 from a 1.9/5 the week before. "Prison Break" also lost some steam: it sank to a 2.1/5 from a 2.2/5.
Univision came in at a 1.7/4 and the CW finished at a 0.8/2. The latter ran a "One Tree Hill" repeat at 8 p.m. and an original at 9 p.m. The original got a 1.5/4 among its more core 18-34 viewers, down from its 2.0/5 of a week ago.
Time | Network | Show | 18-49 Rating/Share | 18-34 Rating/Share |
8:00 | ABC | Dancing With The Stars | 4.5/12 | 3.2/9 |
CBS | The Big Bang Theory | 3.9/10 | 3.2/10 | |
NBC | Chuck | 2.5/6 | 2.1/6 | |
Univision | Cuidado con el Angel | 1.8/5 | 2.1/6 | |
FOX | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | 1.8/4 | 1.4/4 | |
CW | One Tree Hill (R) | 0.6/2 | 0.8/2 | |
8:30 | CBS | How I Met Your Mother | 4.3/11 | 3.7/10 |
9:00 | ABC | Dancing With The Stars | 4.8/12 | 3.4/9 |
CBS | Two and a Half Men | 5.3/12 | 3.5/9 | |
NBC | Heroes | 3.6/8 | 3.7/9 | |
FOX | Prison Break | 2.1/5 | 2.0/5 | |
Univision | Fuego en la Sangre | 1.8/4 | 2.0/5 | |
CW | One Tree Hill | 1.0/2 | 1.5/4 | |
9:30 | ABC | Samantha Who? | 3.2/8 | 2.3/6 |
CBS | Worst Week | 3.3/8 | 2.1/5 | |
10:00 | CBS | CSI: Miami | 3.9/10 | 2.6/7 |
ABC | Boston Legal | 2.4/6 | 1.6/4 | |
NBC | My Own Worst Enemy | 1.9/5 | 1.6/4 | |
Univision | Cristina | 1.4/4 | 1.5/5 |
Source: Nielsen Media Research -- preliminary/overnight results