TV ratings: CBS works out a Labor Day win
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Fast National ratings for Monday, Sept. 7, 2009Ratings for Monday night were soft thanks to the end of the Labor Day weekend, with CBS claiming the top spot over NBC.
CBS averaged 6.5 million viewers and a 4.2 rating/7 share in households for the night, beating out NBC's 5.9 million and 4.0/7. FOX (4.2 million, 2.7/4) came in third, just ahead of ABC (4.1 million, 2.8/5). The CW brought up the rear with 1 million viewers and a 0.7/1.
CBS also led the adults 18-49 demographic with a 1.9 rating. NBC finished second at 1.4, edging FOX's 1.3. ABC drew a 0.9 and The CW a 0.4.
Here are the hour-by-hour results. A rundown of the weekend numbers follows.
8 p.m.
NBC: "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (5.4 million viewers, 3.5/6 households)
CBS: "How I Met Your Mother" reruns - two episodes (4.8 million, 3.0/5)
FOX: "House" rerun (4.3 million, 2.8/5)
ABC: "Castle" rerun (4.1 million, 2.8/5)
The CW: "One Tree Hill" rerun (1.1 million, 0.8/1)
18-49 leader: "How I Met Your Mother" (1.6)
9 p.m.
CBS: "Two and a Half Men" rerun (8.7 million, 5.5/9)/"The Big Bang Theory" rerun (7.8 million, 5.0/8)
NBC: "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (5.9 million, 3.9/6)
FOX: "Lie to Me" rerun (4.1 million, 2.7/4)
ABC: "Castle" rerun (3.9 million, 2.6/4)
The CW: "Gossip Girl" rerun (858,000, 0.6/1)
18-49 leader: "The Big Bang Theory" (2.6)
10 p.m.
NBC: "Dateline" (6.5 million, 4.5/8)
CBS: "CSI: Miami" rerun (6.4 million, 4.3/7)
ABC: "Castle" rerun (4.3 million, 2.9/5)
18-49 leader: "Dateline" and "CSI: Miami" tied at 1.7
CBS led a quiet Sunday thanks to "60 Minutes" and "Big Brother 11," drawing 5.2 million viewers on the night. ABC won Saturday thanks to its first prime-time college football game of the season, which drew 6.6 million viewers. Friday went to NBC, which averaged just under 6 million viewers thanks mostly to a two-hour "Dateline."
Ratings information includes live and same-day DVR viewing. All numbers are preliminary and subject to change.
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Would it have been too much trouble for Zap to post Sunday's ratings? I know Monday was a holiday, but seriously, it's only a 5-minute job to type it all up and post it now that everybody's back to work.
I second that request EDell. :)
Looks like someone can't read numbers
good for castle, looks like its becoming a monday night power house. beating house and lie to me.
I find "Lie To Me" anything but boring. I think it's perfect pairing with the good Dr. House. My Monday night viewing is set this Fall.
I'm not as confident in "Castle" as the rest of you seem to be.
John D.,
When you say "the rest of you" are sold on "Castle" as a hit, you are only talking about one person named after an animal noise.
Although I plan to be watching it, I think that "Castle" will be lucky to stay ahead of "Jay Leno" this fall, especially in the second half-hour. I'm rooting for "Castle," but I'm not betting on it.
I second what JohnD said. I actually think that renewing Castle was a mistake, from a ratings perspective. I am as down on its prospects as Alan is.
Hopefully for the fans of the show we'll be shown wrong. :)