It’s unclear how some of these programs would have fared without stiff competition from Monday Night Football and the Yankees/Indians game.  Regardless, it’s not surprising that to report that ABC easily danced away with another ratings victory (followed by CBS, NBC, FOX and CW).

8pm

• The 1.5 hour Dancing with the Stars (4.9 rating/12 share in demo) ruled with 19.3 million viewers.
• NBC’s Chuck (2.6/7 share) was down 13% with 7.1 million.
• Prison Break (7.2 million, 3.0/8) pulled up third.
• How I Met Your Mother (8 million, 3.2/9) gained 150,000 viewers while Big Bang Theory (8.4 million, 3.4/8) lost 200,000.
• Everybody Hates Chris (2.6 million, 1.1/3) was up slightly while Aliens in America (2.1 million, 0.8/2) dropped 230,000 from its premiere.

9pm

• Heroes (10.7 million, 5.0/11) was down 24% from its premiere but still pulled the hour’s win in the 18-49 age group.
• CBS’s Two and a Half Men (13 million, 4.4/10) lost 400,000 fans; Rules of Engagement (10.7 million, 3.8/9) gained 200,000.
• K-Ville (5.4 million, 2.0/5) remained steady with last week.

10pm

• CSI: Miami (14.1 million, 4.3/11) easily won the hour.
• The Bachelor (9.9 million, 3.3/8) was up 1 million voyeurs from last week.
• NBC’s Journeyman (6.9 million, 3.0/7) lost another 17% of its audience.