It was a hotly anticipated night last night, with American Idol’s final three singers looking for a place in next weeks finale winning for FOX.
 
The American Idol results show was the #1 show for the night (as usual), averaging just over 19 million viewers and a 6.6 (18-49) rating, down slightly vs. last week. At 9.30, another solid ep of Glee kept FOX at the top of the pile, averaging a 4.8 (18-49) rating and 11.5 million viewers.

NBC went with 2 hours of The Biggest Loser to begin their night, averaging a solid 3.1 rating and 8.1 million viewers – not too bad against solid competition. At 10, Parenthood posted a 2.6 rating and 6.2 million viewers – up slightly vs. last week.
 
ABC again saw a poor Dancing with the Stars results show at 8pm, averaging just a 2.5 rating and 13 million viewers at 8pm. Lost fared a bit better but still hit season lows at 9, pulling a 4.1 rating and 10.4 million viewers leading into a new V, which was down slightly vs. last week to a 2.3 rating.

Over on CBS, the usual lineup of NCIS (3.2, 15.6 million viewers), NCIS: LA (3.1, 15.1 million viewers) and The Good Wife (2.3, 12.2 million viewers) had a quiet night and took 3rd place.
 
The CW went with 90210 (0.8, 1.6 million viewers) and a Life UneXpected rerun (0.4 , 1.0 million viewers) to hold onto last place.

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.

No chance in hell. Since coming back in March, this show has vastly improved on the last cycles ratings, averaging a 5.0 (18-49) rating and over 20 million viewers. Only a crazy person would bet against renewal (where’s Ben Silverman when you need him?)

It was a hotly anticipated night last night, with American Idol again winning for FOX.
 
The American Idol results show was the #1 show for the night (as usual), averaging just over 19 million viewers and a 6.8 (18-49) rating, up slightly vs. last week. At 9.30, another solid ep of Glee kept FOX at the top of the pile, averaging a 4.8 (18-49) rating and 11.5 million viewers.

NBC went with 2 hours of The Biggest Loser to begin their night, averaging a solid 3.4 rating and 8.5 million viewers – not too bad against solid competition. At 10, Parenthood posted a 2.6 rating and 6 million viewers – up slightly vs. last week.
 
ABC again saw a poor Dancing with the Stars results show at 8pm, averaging just a 2.5 rating and 12.5 million viewers at 8pm. Lost fared a bit better but still hit season lows at 9, pulling a 4.1 rating and 10.3 million viewers leading into a new V, which was up vs. last week to a 2.3 rating.

Over on CBS, the usual lineup of NCIS (3.9, 17.8 million viewers), NCIS: LA (3.3, 16 million viewers) and The Good Wife (2.4, 12.9 million viewers) had a quiet night and took 3rd place.
 
The CW went with 90210 (0.7, 1.5 million viewers) and a Life UneXpected rerun (0.3 , 0.8 million viewers) to hold onto last place.

On a sweeps night that included a visit from Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) himself, it was The Big Bang Theory which took the win for CBS.

Dancing with the Stars continued its impressive numbers this week, posting an average 4.0 rating and just over 19 million viewers to win the night for ABC. At 10, Castle was second behind CSI: Miami with a 2.5 rating and just over 11.4 million viewers.

Over on CBS, How I Met Your Mother was up slightly vs last week to a 3.3 (18-49) rating. At 8.30, Rules of Engagement held steady, pulling a 3.2 rating. Two and a Half  Men was back with a 4.6 rating at 9, paired with a new The Big Bang Theory which posted a 5.2 rating. Both shows saw gains  of around 10%. At 10, CSI: Miami continued its freefall, posting just a 3.3(18-49 rating), up vs last week.

House pulled just a 3.6 (18-49 rating), the lowest demo rating since 2004. 24 saw an increase to a 2.7 (18-49 rating) .

NBC went with Chuck at 8pm posting a 1.9 rating and just over 5.3 million viewers. A Law & Order rerun posted a 1.2 rating at 9, followed by a brand new Law and Order, which averaged a solid 1.7 rating and just over 6 million viewers.

The CW went with One Tree Hill at 8, which continued to dominate with a 1.1 rating and just over 2.1 million viewers. At 9, a new Gossip Girl  drew 1.8 million viewers and just a 0.9 (18-49 rating). Remember that Gossip Girl is the show that has been picked up for a fourth season.

It was a hotly anticipated night last night, with American Idol again winning for FOX.
 
The American Idol results show was the #1 show for the night (as usual), averaging just over 19 million viewers and a 6.7 (18-49) rating, up slightly vs. last week. At 9.30, another solid ep of Glee kept FOX at the top of the pile, averaging a 5.3 (18-49) rating and 13.5 million viewers.

NBC went with 2 hours of The Biggest Loser to begin their night, averaging a solid 3.3 rating and 8.5 million viewers – not too bad against solid competition. At 10, Parenthood was up vs. last week with a 2.9 rating and 7.2 million viewers
 
ABC again saw a poor Dancing with the Stars results show at 8pm, averaging just a 2.4 rating and 13.4 million viewers at 8pm. Lost fared a bit better but still hit season lows at 9, pulling a 3.7 rating and 9.3 million viewers leading into a new V, which was up vs. last week to a 2.5 rating.

Over on CBS, the usual lineup of NCIS (1.7, 9.8 million viewers), NCIS: LA (2.0, 10 million viewers) and The Good Wife (1.4, 7.7 million viewers) were in reruns and took fourth place.
 
The CW went with 90210 (0.4, 0.9 million viewers and Life UneXpected (0.4 , 0.9 million viewers) to hold onto last place.

It was a hotly anticipated night last night, with American Idol pushing Glee to series highs for FOX.
 
The American Idol results show was the #1 show for the night (as usual), averaging a solid 19 million viewers and a 7.5 (18-49) rating, up slightly vs. last week. At 9.30, the highly anticipated return of Glee kept FOX at the top of the pile, averaging a 5.6 (18-49) rating and 13.6 million viewers - both series highs.
 
NBC went with 2 hours of The Biggest Loser to begin their night, averaging a solid 3.3 rating and 8.1 million viewers – not too bad against solid competition. At 10, Parenthood continued its solid run with a 2.6 rating and 6.4 million viewers
 
Over on CBS, the usual lineup of NCIS (1.9, 10.8 million viewers), NCIS: LA (1.8, 10.2 million viewers) nd The Good Wife (1.4, 7.8 million viewers) were in reruns, but still managed to get fourth place.
 
ABC again saw a poor Dancing with the Stars results show at 8pm, averaging just a 2.7 rating and 13.3 million viewers at 8pm. Lost fared a bit better but still hit season lows at 9, pulling a 3.8 rating and 9.4 million viewers leading into a new V, which hit series lows with a 2.3 rating.
 
The CW went with 90210 (0.7, 1.5 million viewers and Melrose (0.5, 1.1 million viewers) to hold onto last place.

Full Breakdown:

ABC is the Most-Watched Net on Monday for the 4th Straight Week and for the 3rd Time in 4 Weeks Among Adults 18-49

ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” Leads its Time Period in Viewers and Young Adults for the 4th Week Running

“Castle” Stands as the No. 1 Series at 10pm in Viewers and Young Adults for the 4th Week in a Row, Drawing its 2nd-Largest-Ever Audience

Monday Night (8:00-11:00 p.m.)

Opposite all-original competition on the evening from CBS and Fox, ABC stood as Monday’s most-watched network for the 4th week in a row (17.9 million) and also won the night for the 3rd time in 4 weeks with Adults 18-49 (4.2/12), beating out its nearest competition by 7.5 million viewers and by 17% in young adults (CBS = 10.4 million and 3.6/10).

• ABC’s numbers surged over the year-ago Monday by 4.0 million viewers and by 24% in Adults 18-49 (13.9 million and 3.4/9 on 4/13/09).

 “Dancing with the Stars” (8:00-10:00 p.m.)

Monday’s most-watched TV show overall, ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” won its time period for the 4th week running in both Total Viewers (20.3 million) and Adults 18-49 (4.8/13).  “DWTS” led its time period by wide margins, beating out second-place CBS with its original 2-hour comedy block by 10.1 million viewers and by 26% in Adults 18-49 (“How I Met Your Mother”/”Rules of Engagement”/”Two and a Half Men”/”The Big Bang Theory” = 10.2 million and 3.8/11).

“Castle” (10:00-11:00 p.m.)

For the 4th week in a row, ABC’s “Castle” finished as the No. 1 series in Monday’s 10 o’clock hour among Total Viewers (13.2 million) and Adults 18-49 (3.2/9).  In fact ABC’s “Castle” drew a bigger audience than CBS’ “CSI: Miami” for their 2nd straight original match-up in the time period, and by an even wider margin.  Growing week to week, “Castle” drew its 2nd-largest-ever audience and posted the series’ 3rd-highest Adult 18-49 rating.

• The ABC sophomore drama was up sharply over its performance on the same night last year, jumping by 5.9 million viewers and 68% in Adults 18-49 year to year (7.3 million and 1.9/5 on 4/13/09).

A note about increasing DVR penetration and year-to-year rating comparisons: Year-to-year rating comparisons based on the Live + Same Day data stream are distorted by the level of DVR penetration in the Nielsen sample, which has jumped up to 36% currently, from 30% at the same point in 2009. More viewers are watching shows on their own timetables, which may not be reflected in the overnight next day numbers. The only truly valid year-to-year comparison would be one based on the Live + 7 Day metric, once those stats are released by Nielsen.

Source: Nielsen Media Research (Fast Affiliate, Live + Same Day Ratings), 4/12/10.

On a night with the return of CBS’ comedy lineup, it was ABC who continued to dominate Monday night.

Dancing with the Stars continued its impressive numbers this week, posting an average 4.7 rating and just over 20 million viewers to win the night for ABC. At 10, Castle won the hour – beating CSI: Miami and posting the second best numbers of the series to date.

The return of  CBS comedy lineup yielded surprisingly low results – around 12% down overall vs. the last batch of original episodes. How I Met Your Mother was significantly down, dropping almost 20% in adults 18-49 to just a 2.8. At 8.30, Rules of Engagement held steady, pulling a 2.8 rating. Two and a Half  Men was back with a 4.6 rating at 9, paired with a new The Big Bang Theory which posted a 5.0. Both shows saw drops of around 10%. At 10, CSI: Miami continued its freefall, posting just a 3.1 (18-49 rating).

House returned for FOX last night, pulling a 4.0 (18-49 rating), a season low. The return did help 24 though, which saw an increase to a 2.6 (18-49 rating) .

NBC was mostly in reruns last night, with Chuck posting a 0.9 rating at 8, a new Trauma posting a 1.3 rating at 9 and a Law & Order rerun posting a 1.1 rating at 10.

The CW went with the season (and possibly series) finale of Life UneXpected at 8 which posted a solid 0.9 18-49 rating and 1.8 million viewers. At 9, a new Gossip Girl also drew 1.8 million viewers but was up a tick in the key demo to a 1.0 (18-49 rating).

Full Breakdown: 

8:00 – ABC – Dancing With The Stars – 4.3 (18-49 rating) – 19.1 million viewers
FOX – House - 4.0 - 10.6 million
CBS – How I Met Your Mother – 2.8 – 6.9 million
NBC – Chuck (repeat) - 0.9 – 2.7 million
CW – Life Unexpected - 0.9 - 1.8 million

8:30 – CBS – Rules of Engagement – 2.8 (18-49 rating) – 7.4 million viewers

9:00 – ABC – Dancing With The Stars – 5.2 (18-49 rating) - 21.4 million viewers
CBS – Two And A Half Men – 4.6 - 13.5 million
FOX – 24 – 2.6 - 8.4 million
NBC – Trauma 1.3 - 4.3 million
CW – Gossip Girl – 1.0 - 1.8 million

9:30 – CBS – The Big Bang Theory – 5.0 (18-49 rating) - 13.1 million viewers

10:00 – ABC – Castle – 3.3 (18-49 rating) – 13.1 million
CBS – CSI: Miami – 3.2 - 10.8 million
NBC – Law & Order (repeat) - 1.2 – 4.1 million

It looks like Dancing With The Stars is beginning to pay off for R’n'B singer Mya.

The DWTS finalist, who finished second in the competition last night, has signed on to guest star in an episode of freshman drama Mercy. She will play a melo-dramatic daughter of of a dying 80 year old man who is in the care of Chloe (Michelle Trachenberg).

The episode is scheduled to air on Jan 6.