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TV ratings: 'Bachelor' finale wins Monday, 'Law & Order' helps NBC at 10
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Fast National ratings for Monday, March 1, 2010"The Bachelor" capped off its most-watched season since 2003 with a finale that gave ABC a ratings win Monday night. At NBC, "Law & Order" didn't post big ratings, but its debut in the 10 o'clock hour improved considerably on "The Jay Leno Show's" performance there.
ABC averaged 14.75 million viewers and a 9.4 rating/15 share in households in primetime. CBS (12.8 million, 7.8/12) came in second. FOX (7.6 million, 4.7/7) came in third, edging out NBC (7.4 million, 4.7/7). The CW trailed with 1.7 million viewers and a 1.1/2.
In the adults 18-49 demographic, ABC's 5.3 rating was a point better than CBS' 4.3. FOX, 2.3, came in third, followed by NBC, 2.1, and The CW, 0.7.
Monday hour by hour:
8 p.m.
ABC: "The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love" finale (14.3 million viewers, 9.1/14 households)
CBS: "How I Met Your Mother" (10.5 million, 6.3/10)/"Rules of Engagement" season premiere (9.8 million, 5.9/9)
FOX: "House" rerun (6.7 million, 4.2/7)
NBC: "Chuck" (6.7 million, 4.1/6)
The CW: "Life Unexpected" rerun (1.4 million, 0.9/1)
18-49 leader: "The Bachelor" (4.9)
9 p.m.
CBS: "Two and a Half Men" (16.75 million, 10.0/15)/"The Big Bang Theory" (15.6 million, 9.2/14)
ABC: "The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love" finale (15.7 million, 10.0/15)
FOX: "24" (8.6 million, 5.1/8)
NBC: "Law & Order" (7.6 million, 4.8/7)
The CW: "Life Unexpected" (1.9 million, 1.3/2)
18-49 leader: "The Big Bang Theory" (5.9)
10 p.m.
ABC: "The Bachelor: After the Final Rose" (14.3 million, 9.2/15)
CBS: "CSI: Miami" (12.05 million, 7.7/13)
NBC: "Law & Order" (7.9 million, 5.1/9)
18-49 leader: "The Bachelor: After the Final Rose" (5.4)
Ratings information includes live and same-day DVR viewing. All numbers are preliminary and subject to change. Source: The Nielsen Company.
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I am glad the Bachlor crap is done. Another "genius" move by ABC!!! I bet it will do well in reruns! Now, the brilliant minds at ABC are giving us more garbage TV! Thank you ABC for sucking the life out of my brain!!!
From 9:30 to 10 The Bachelor and Big Bang tied, both with a 5.9 18-49 rating.
CHUCK did even better than i expected, its amazing how great this show is, no doubt it will be back for a fourth season.
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Jake sees something in Vienna that apparently no one else in the world sees because a normal man would choose Tenley in a heart beat.
Good news/Bad news for Chuck ... good news is Chuck has been renewed ... bad news is NBC has been canceled
Two and a half Men 17 million viewers.......The Bachelor 14 millon viewers. Nuff said. Noboby beats CBS in anything.
oh Fake Me Out your oh so funny, but bottom line, there has been no word yet about CHUCK being renewed, although its only a matter of time untill it is renewed.
SO glad the Bachelor is over and done with. I cant stand that show and dont understand how all those people are into it. The best thing on Mondays is the Big Bang Theory. Glad Leno is gone..but i heard he did well his first night back at 11:35...hopefully it will slip below Dave in the weeks to come.
"24" got ratings between what it got two weeks ago and last Monday, I think (last Monday's episode, hour 9, was either the best or second best episode so far in Day 8).
Pleased with the ratings Law & Order got for it's two new episodes last night, considering the fact NBC moved it again, to Monday nights. The ratings (fast national I think) were around what it was getting on Fridays in the 8 pm EST slot. How well it does next Monday will depend on how well Castle does against CSI: Miami. It's not impossible that Law & Order won't get second for the hour, but it will make for an interesting battle for 2nd place between it and Castle.
How exactly did the Bacholer finale win Monday?
Two and a Half Men AND Big Bang Theory beat it.