TV ratings: ABC dances to Monday win; 'Big Bang' hits series high
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Fast National ratings for Monday, Nov. 23, 2009The final performances of the season on "Dancing with the Stars" scored the show's biggest audience of the season Monday, leading ABC to a victory and helping the new show "Find My Family" and "Castle" grab decent numbers as well.
Also of note: CBS' "The Big Bang Theory" hit an all-time high in viewers and surpassed the audience for its lead-in, "Two and a Half Men," for the first time.
ABC pulled 15.9 million viewers and a 10.1 rating/16 share in households for the night. CBS (11.9 million, 7.3/11) finished second, and FOX took third with 9.6 million viewers and a 5.7/8. NBC (5 million, 3.1/5) was a fairly distant fourth, and The CW (1.3 million, 0.9/1) trailed with a night of reruns.
CBS captured the demographic crown, drawing a 4.0 rating among adults 18-49. FOX came in second with a 3.6, followed by ABC at 3.4. NBC drew a 1.8 in the demo and The CW a 0.6.
Monday hour by hour:
8 p.m.
ABC: "Dancing with the Stars" (19.8 million viewers, 12.6/19 households)
FOX: "House" (11.9 million, 7.0/11)
CBS: "How I Met Your Mother" (8.8 million, 5.2/8)/"Accidentally on Purpose" (7.9 million, 4.7/7)
NBC: "Heroes" (5.2 million, 3.1/5)
The CW: "One Tree Hill" rerun (1.3 million, 0.9/1)
18-49 leader: "House" (4.5)
9 p.m.
ABC: "Dancing with the Stars" (21.9 million, 13.7/20)/"Find My Family" series premiere (12.9 million, 8.4/13)
CBS: "Two and a Half Men" (13.9 million, 8.4/12)/"The Big Bang Theory" (14.2 million, 8.5/13)
FOX: "Lie to Me" (7.3 million, 4.3/6)
NBC: "Trauma" (5.3 million, 3.4/5)
The CW: "Gossip Girl" rerun (1.2 million, 0.8/1)
18-49 leader: "The Big Bang Theory" (5.2)
10 p.m.
CBS: "CSI: Miami" (13.2 million, 8.4/14)
ABC: "Castle" (10.5 million, 6.7/11)
NBC: "The Jay Leno Show" (4.5 million, 2.9/5)
18-49 leader: "CSI: Miami" (3.7)
Ratings information includes live and same-day DVR viewing. All numbers are preliminary and subject to change.
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I'm interested to see how well Castle does on its own, once DWTS has its finale. I think enough people like it that it'll do well, plus it has a full season. Find My Family, on the other hand, is just awful, and it needs to go away, or be put on Lifetime where weep-fests like this belong.
Amazing numbers by Big Bang Theory, which has finally grown on me. It's the only sitcom I watch regularly this season, and I've come to like it rather much. I still don't like the sitcom format in general, but at least this one is different enough to maintain my interest.
I would slam NBC's atrocious numbers on Monday nights, but it would be too much like kicking puppies, so I'll keep it to myself.
Trauma gets cancelled but nobody talks about Heroes which actually does worse. Heroes has to be the lowest rated prime time show among the Big 4 (outside of Leno) and is expensive. Don't see how this show can continue beyond this year. It's ratings are at an all time low.
The Big Bang Theory actually beat Two and a Half Men. Impressive.
Heroes does well in the 18-49, over 100,000 family income group so it will not be canceled at the end of this year.
oops forgot the $100,000
ABC bled off 9 million viewers @ 9:30 ... a few headed to TBBT and gave it a larger audience than THM ... no biggie and good for TBBT.
What were Jay's numbers? Does it really matter?
Where were all the hip young folk last night? Looks like it wasn't ABC ... all the old farts moved their creaky butts from CBS to watch a dancing show ... interesting
Whoops - Leno's audience was 4.5 mill last night. Missed that in my haste earlier; adding to the main post now.
Woohoo, series high for TBBT. Hilarious show, and the only laugh track comedy that I watch. I recommend it to everyone!
Wow BBT beat Two and a half men! WOW that show is a super hit now!!!!
I just don't understand what people see in Big Bang Theory. It is NOT funny!!! Are Americans really this jaded? Mike Judge's 'Idiocracy' inches closer each day. Terrifying.
Still focused on keeping the Thanksgiving dinner warm; no time to watch TV last night.
See you all on Thursday!