Tuesday April 29, 2008 5:05 pm
Monday Ratings: ABC and FOX Split Busy Night
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Dancing With The Stars, House, Medium, The Bachelor, Ratings,
The return of House made a dent in CBS’ numbers. While ABC was busy retaining its lead with the viewers, FOX was able to step up for a win in the demos.
8pm
- Dancing with the Stars (18 million, 4.4/11 in 18-49) was the night’s most-watched show.
- About 9.9 million watched Star Wars night on Deal or No Deal (9.9 million, 2.9/7).
- Bones (9.7 million, 3.2/9) grew by 1.1 million from last week.
- The Big Bang Theory (8.2 million, 3.0/9) improved by 700,000; How I Met Your Mother (8.9 million, 3.8/10) improved upon its lead-in.
- Gossip Girl (2.5 million, 1.3/3) was up by 100,000.
Variety
9pm
- House (5.7/13 in 18-49) returned to 14.5 million.
- Two and a Half Men (12.9 million, 4.7/11) took a 300,000 hit; Rules of Engagement (10.4 million, 3.9/9) lost 200,000.
- Samantha Who? (12.7 million, 3.6/8) picked up another 2.6 million.
- One Tree Hill (2.5 million, 1.2/3) was up slightly.
10pm
- CSI: Miami (13.6 million, 3.9/10 in 18-49) easily nabbed the hour.
- Medium (9.6 million, 3.1/8) dialed up another 100,000.
- The Bachelor: London (7.8 million, 2.6/7) was on par with last week.
*denotes repeat
(You can review last Monday’s ratings here.)