Last night was a sweeps night which was once again dominated by CBS and the season finale of House

Dancing with the Stars continued its impressive numbers this week, posting an average 4.2 rating and just over 19 million viewers to win the night for ABC. At 10, Castle was second behind CSI: Miami with a 2.4 rating and just over 10 million viewers.

Over on CBS, How I Met Your Mother was up slightly vs last week to a 3.1 (18-49) rating. At 8.30, Rules of Engagement held steady, pulling a 2.9 rating. Two and a Half  Men posted  a strong 4.4 rating at 9, paired with the season finale of The Big Bang Theory which posted a 5.4 rating. Both shows saw gains  of around 10%. At 10, CSI: Miami fell, posting just a 3.0(18-49 rating), down 10%vs last week.

House pulled just a 4.2 (18-49 rating) at 8pm, growing around 20% from last weeks season low. 24 benefitted from this and saw an increase to a 3.0 (18-49 rating) .

NBC went with Chuck at 8pm posting a 1.9 rating and just over 5.2million viewers. A new Law & Order posted a 1.7 rating at 9, followed by another new Law and Order, which averaged a solid 1.8 rating and just over 6.4 million viewers.

The CW went with One Tree Hill at 8, which continued to dominate with a 1.0 rating and just over 2.0 million viewers. At 9, the season finale of Gossip Girl  drew 2 million viewers and a 1.1 (18-49 rating) up 20% vs. last week.

The show – which is losing Rob Lowe at the end of this season – is due to return in Fall 2010 with a 22 episode fifth season

Via THR:

ABC has renewed “Brothers & Sisters” for a fifth season. The Sally Field soap opera has had, I think, five show runners in four seasons. Maybe they can somehow get back to the show’s basic premise, from which it has seriously drifted, next fall …

Although this show has performed relatively well in the post HIMYM timeslot, it still hasn’t proven itself worthy of renewal. The show is moving to the post- New Adventures of Old Christine timeslot later in the month.

Another of Seth MacFarlane’s shows, Cleveland was given a nice timeslot (post Simpsons) and was also given plenty of promotion. I liked the shows premise, although some episodes fall flat sometimes.

The show has averaged a solid 2.7 (18-49) rating so far this season and just over 6.5 million viewers. It was given an early renewal by FOX because it needs time for the animation

Already renewed by FOX.

Nope. This show is too strong among adults (18-49 & 18-34) to be cancelled. The show is also one of the top 25 shows in syndication, which is another reason why it isn’t going anywhere. It will be around for many years to come.

It has been averaging a 3.4 (18-49) rating and just over 7 million viewers so far this season, and is the top animated performer on television.

Already renewed by FOX

Absolutely. Listen, I’m all for the underdog fight – and god, it has been – but this show hasn’t got a chance of being renewed. It is already in syndication, the ratings have fallen to just an average 2.0 (18-49) rating and there are a whole host of shows lined up to replace it.

Not even close. This show has quickly become one of the eye’s best performers since debuting after the Super Bowl, averaging a solid 4.5 18-49 rating. This makes it the #3 show across all nights for CBS, outperforming many of their veteran shows. 

Already renewed. 

Survivor won the night for CBS, finishing the season with almost exactly the same ratings as they did last cycle.

At 8pm, the first hour of Survivor opened the night for CBS, averaging a 4.0 (18-49) rating and just over 13 million viewers. The Extreme Makover: Home Edition finale took second for ABC, posting a 2.8 rating and just over 9.3 million viewers. The Simpsons and The Cleveland Show were just third for FOX, averaging a solid 2.8 rating and just over 6 million viewers. NBC was fourth and last with the 2010 Miss USA Pageant, which posted a 1.5 rating and 5 million viewers.

At 9, Survivor continued to dominate on CBS – with stiffer competition – averaging a 4.4 rating and just over 13.6 million viewers. They beat out the season finale of Desperate Housewives on ABC, which averaged a 4.0 rating and just over 12.6 million viewers.  Family Guy and American Dad were third for FOX, averaging a solid 3.3 rating and just over 6.6 million viewers. Celebrity Apprentice was last for NBC, posting a 2.3 rating and 6.2 million viewers.

At 10, Survivor Reunion Show held onto the lead for CBS averaging a solid 3.7 (18-49) rating and just over 11 million viewers. The finale of Brothers and Sisters on ABC averaged a solid 3.0 rating and 10 million viewers – up vs. last years finale. At 10, Celebrity Apprentice took over for NBC with a 2.4 rating and just over 6 million viewers.

This show was resurrected last season by CBS, who figured that it would work perfectly with Ghost Whisperer on Friday nights. They were right. The show is averaging a 1.7 18-49 rating and is the second highest rated show of the night. Is that good enough for renewal?

Last week they pulled the ol’ switcheroo, moving The Mentalist to 9/8c and CSI to 10/9c. This did not work out well for either show.

On the plus side though, the show has been performing relatively well this season, averaging a 3.3 18-49 rating and just over 13 million viewers, not too bad considering the weakening of CSI.

My guess: renewed.