With the World Series finally wrapped up, ABC was able to waltz right in and dance away with another ratings victory:

8pm

• Dancing With The Stars (21.6 million, 5.3/14 in 18-49 demo) was the hottest show of the evening; it scored both with the viewers in the demos.
• How I Met Your Mother (8.5 million, 3.3/9) was about even with last week.  Meanwhile, The Big Bang Theory (8.9 million, 3.6/9) was slightly up.
• Chuck (7 million, 2.7/7) held steady from last Monday.
• A repeat of House (2.1/6) scored 5.8 million viewers.
• Everybody Hates Chris (2.5 million, 1.0/3) did about the same; Aliens in America (2.1 million, 0.8/2) was down about 240,000.

9pm

• Samantha Who? (15.4 million, 4.9/11 in 18-49 demo) has done a great job retaining it’s audience.  It was even up 1 million from last week.
• Two and a Half Men (14.1 million, 5.1/12) was impressive with the hour’s demos.
• Rules of Engagement (11.2 million, 4.2/9) was up 400,000 from last Monday.
• Heroes (10.4 million, 4.9/11) continues to send bored fans away; it lost another 250,000.
• A repeat of K-Ville (1.3/3) took in 4 million.
• Both Girlfriends (2.24 million, 1.0/2) and The Game (2.4 million, 1.1/3) remained even.

10pm

• CSI: Miami (15.2 million, 4.8/12 in 18-49 demo) was down from last week but easily won the hour.
• The Bachelor (10.6 million, 3.8/10) saw an increase of over a million voyeurs from last week.
• Journeyman (5.9 million, 2.4/6) loses another 340,000 but somehow manages to stick around.