Although Dancing with the Stars was yesterday’s most-watched program, the series had its lowest-rated episode ever.  ABC ended up with the win in with the viewers, while CBS’ strong comedy lineup secured a victory in the demos.

8pm

• Dancing with the Stars (4.0/11 in 18-49) glided to 17 million.
• A 2-hour Deal or No Deal (9.7 million, 2.9/7) easily outperformed that My Dad is Better Than Your Dad program.
• A new episode of Bones (2.8/8) returned to 8.5 million.
• The Big Bang Theory (2.9/8) got things rolling with 7.7 million; How I Met Your Mother (8 million, 3.4/9) improved from there.
• Gossip Girl* (1.3 million, 0.6/2) remained steady with last week.

9pm

• Two and a Half Men (13.8 million, 5.3/13 in 18-49) won the night in demos.
• A new Rules of Engagement (10.3 million, 4.0/10) kept most of its lead-in.
• Samantha Who? (10 million, 3.0/7) was a close third.
• New Amsterdam (2.1/5) ended its season with 6.8 million, One Tree Hill (1.3/3) had 2.7 million trying out its new time slot.

10pm

• CSI: Miami* (10.5 million, 2.9/8 in 18-49) did well despite being old.
• Medium (9.6 million, 3.1/8) was down 1.1 million.
• The Bachelor (7 million, 2.5/7) was on par with last week.

*denotes repeat

(You can review last Monday’s ratings here.)