On a night that was sure to be won by American Idol, it was The Biggest Loser that gained the most…

FOX won the night with American Idol at 8, posting a solid 10.0 rating and 26 million viewers – up vs. the same episode last year. A rerun of the Human Target premiere was up vs. the first airing on Sunday, posting a 3.4 (18-49) rating and 9.1 million viewers.

NBC was second for the night with two hours of The Biggest Loser, which posted an average 4.1 (18-49) rating and 10 million viewers. At 10, one of the last episodes of The Jay Leno Show was solid with a 2.0 (18-49) rating and 6.3 million viewers.

CBS took third with reruns of NCIS (2.5, 14 million), NCIS: LA (2.5, 12.3 million) and The Good Wife (2.0, 9.6 million), beating out ABC. The alphabet went with reruns of Scrubs (0.8, 2.7 million) and Better Off Ted (0.6, 2 million) at 8pm – good enough for fourth place. Original episodes of Scrubs and Better Off Ted weren’t much better at 9, although still outdrew a rerun of the forgotten. (1.1, 3.7 million)

The CW was last for the night with a rerun of 90210 at 8, posting a 0.4 (18-49) rating and 0.8 million viewers. At 9, a Melrose Place rerun fell into the ‘was it worth it category, posting just a 0.2 rating and 0.7 million viewers.

Full Breakdown:

8:00 – FOX – American Idol - 10.0 (18-49) rating - 26.0 million viewers
NBC – The Biggest Loser – 3.4 - 8.6 million
CBS – NCIS (repeat) 2.5 - 14.0 million
ABC – Scrubs (repeat) – 0.8 - 2.7 million
CW – 90210 (repeat) - 0.4 - 0.8 million

8:30 – ABC – Better Off Ted (repeat) – 0.6 - 2.0 million

9:00 – NBC – The Biggest Loser – 4.7 (18-49) rating - 11.3 million viewers
FOX – Human Target (repeat) – 3.4 - 9.1 million
CBS – NCIS: LA (repeat) – 2.5 - 12.3 million
ABC – Scrubs – 1.4 - 3.3 million
CW – Melrose Place (repeat) – 0.2 - 0.7 million

9:30 – ABC – Better Off Ted – 1.3 - 3.2 million

10:00 – NBC – The Jay Leno Show – 2.1 (18-49) rating – 6.3 million viewers
CBS – The Good Wife (repeat) – 2.0 - 9.6 million
ABC – the forgotten (repeat) – 1.1 - 3.7 million

American Idol won the night for FOX last night and in doing so forced all other shows to slip except – unexpectedly – Cougar Town, which was at its season-to-date average.

Idol posted a 10.1 (18-49) rating last night between 8-9.30, down almost 15% from yesterdays 11.7. The show also lost 3 million viewers, taking its total to 26.4 million. At 9.30, a rerun of The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special was shown, pulling a 3.6 rating and 8.1 million viewers.

CBS took a hit in the 8pm timeslot last night, with Gary Unmarried and The New Adventures of Old Christine averaging just a 1.9 rating and 6 million viewers – well down from the last new episode. At 9, Criminal Minds continued to perform well with a 3.9 (18-49) rating and 14 million viewers. CSI:NY performed better than its season-to-date average, posting a 3.6 (18-49) rating and 14.1 million viewers.

ABC was another network that was affected heavily by Idol, with The Middle posting just a 2.1 (18-49) rating and 6.1 million viewers. Modern Family was probably the most affected though, losing almost 25% in the key demo with just a 3.2 (18-49) rating and almost 20% in viewers, where it drew 7.6 million. Cougar Town was reasonably unaffected though, staying with its season average – a 3.1 (18-49) rating and 7.4 million viewers. Ugly Betty was steady with last weeks Wednesday night premiere, pulling a 1.6 (18-49) rating and 4.5 million viewers.

NBC has a less than stellar night too, with Mercy pulling just a 1.5 (18-49) rating and 5.9 million viewers (why did they pick up extra episodes of this again?). Law & Order: SVU posted a miserable 2.0 (18-49) rating and 7.7 million viewers – I think this will be the show that’ll improve most when moved back to 10pm. The Jay Leno Show was average – posting a 1.6 rating and 5.4 million viewers.

The CW went with something, I don’t really care though.

Full Breakdown:

8.00pm – FOX – American Idol (8-9.30pm) – 10.1 (18-49) rating – 26.4 million viewers
ABC – The Middle – 2.1 – 6.1 million
CBS – The New Adventures of Old Christine – 1.9 – 6.2 million
NBC – Mercy – 1.5 – 5.9 million

8.30pm – CBS – Gary Unmarried – 1.9 (18-49 rating) – 5.8 million viewers

9.00pm – CBS – Criminal Minds – 3.9 (18-49 rating) – 14 million viewers
ABC – Modern Family – 3.2 – 7.6 million
NBC – Law & Order: SVU – 2.0 – 7.7 million

9.30pm - FOX – The Simpsons – 3.6 (18-49 rating) – 8.1 million viewers
ABC – Cougar Town – 3.1 – 7.4 million viewers

10 pm – CBS – CSI: NY – 3.6 (18-49 rating) – 14.1 million viewers
NBC – The Jay Leno Show - 1.6 – 5.4 million
ABC – Ugly Betty – 1.6 – 4.5 million

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On a night with most networks in reruns, it was CBS which took the ratings crown. My best guess is that all of the broadcast networks were beaten out by the Giants/Redskins game on ESPN last night.

CBS won the night with reruns of How I Met Your Mother (1.8), Accidentally on Purpose (1.7), Two and a Half Men (3.1) and the nights highest rated show, The Big Bang Theory (3.3). CSI: Miami was 10pm’s #1 show with a 2.4 (18-49) rating, beating an original of The Jay Leno Show.

NBC was second for the night with 2 hours of The Sing Off, which averaged a solid 2.3 (18-49) rating. At 10, Leno was beaten by a rerun of CSI: Miami – posting just a 1.6 (18-49) rating.

FOX took third place with reruns of House (1.6) and Lie To Me (1.3) beating out ABC, which went with a rerun of I Want a Dog For Christmas, Charlie Brown (1.8), a new Find My Family (1.2, season lows) and a Castle rerun (1.0).

The CW was last with reruns of One Tree Hill (0.3) and Gossip Girl (0.3).

Full Breakdown:

8:00 – NBC – The Sing Off – 2.2 (18-49) rating - 7.1 million viewers 
CBS – How I Met Your Mother (R) – 1.8 - 5.7 million
ABC – I Want a Dog For Christmas, Charlie Brown (R) – 1.8 - 5.9 million
FOX – House (R) - 1.6 - 4.9 million
CW – One Tree Hill (R) - 0.3 - 0.9 million

8:30 – CBS – Accidentally on Purpose (R) – 1.7 - 5.4 million

9:00 – CBS – Two and a Half Men (R) – 3.1 (18-49) rating - 10.7 million viewers
NBC – The Sing Off – 2.3 - 7.4 million
FOX – Lie to Me (R) – 1.3 - 4.1 million
ABC – Find My Family – 1.2 - 4.8 million
CW – Gossip Girl (R) – 0.3 – 0.7 million

9:30 - CBS – The Big Bang Theory (R) – 3.3 (18-49) rating - 10 million viewers

10:00 – CBS – CSI: Miami (R) – 2.4 (18-49) rating - 8.6 million viewers
NBC – The Jay Leno Show 1.6 - 5.8 million
ABC – Castle (R) – 1.0 - 4.4 million

On a slow night, Frosty The Snowman was the highest rated as Dollhouse hit series lows.

In Brief:

A Double 20/20 helped ABC to victory, although it only averaged a 1.6 (18-49) rating.

Dollhouse hit lows in the key demo with a 0.7 (18-49) rating and just 2.1 million viewers.

Frosty The Snowman and Frosty Returns helped CBS to second, averaging a 2.0 rating between them.

Winners:
Frosty The Snowman (CBS)
Frosty Returns (CBS)
20/20 (ABC)

Losers:
Supernanny (ABC)
The Jay Leno Show (NBC)

8:00 – CBS – Frosty The Snowman (R) - 2.1 (18-49) rating – 7 million viewers
NBC – Law & Order (R) - 1.2 - 6.2 million
ABC – Supernanny – 1.1 - 4.1 million
FOX – Dollhouse (8-10pm) – 0.7 - 2.1 million
CW – Vampire Diaries (R) (8-10pm) – 0.6 - 1.5 million

8:30 – CBS – Frosty Returns (R) – 1.9 - 6.5 million

9:00 - NBC – Dateline – 1.4 (18-49) rating - 6 million viewers
ABC – 20/20 – 1.4 - 5.4 million
CBS – Medium (R) – 1.2 - 4.5 million

10:00 – ABC – 20/20 – 1.8 (18-49) rating - 6.7 million viewers
NBC – The Jay Leno Show – 1.4 - 5.6 million
CBS – Numb3rs (R) – 1.2 - 5.4 million

A 9pm without Grey’s Anatomy and with a CSI rerun saw The Office take advantage to be the highest rated show of the night in the key adult demo.

Overall, CBS won the night with Survivor Samoa having the best hour of the night (3.9 A18-49) and CSI (2.3) & The Mentalist (2.6) posting solid numbers for reruns. ABC was second for the night with FlashForward posting season lows in the key demo (2.2) and viewers (7.3 million). At 9, there was no Grey’s Anatomy but a double Private Practice, which posted a 3.3 rating and 9.5 million viewers.

FOX was third last night with a brand new Bones at 8, which drew just under 10 million viewers and a 2.9 rating. Against lesser competition Fringe bounced back from its last original airings 2.0 rating to a 2.5, proving to FOX that it isn’t the creative direction of the show, it’s the timeslot. NBC was fourth for the night even though Community and Parks & Recreation were up vs. last week, averaging a 2.2 rating. At 9, The Office was the top rated show of the night posting a 4.1 rating, followed by a solid ep of 30 Rock (3.0)

The CW was in repeats with The Vampire Diaries and Gossip Girl averaging a 0.7 rating and just under 2 million viewers.

Full Breakdown:

8:00 – CBS – Survivor: Samoa (Adults 18-49 rating) – 3.9 - 12.8 million
FOX – Bones – 2.9  – 10 million viewers
ABC – FlashForward – 2.2 – 7.3 million
NBC - Community – 2.2 - 5.4 million
CW – The Vampire Diaries (repeat) - 0.8 - 2 million

8:30 - NBC Parks and Recreation – 2.1 (Adults 18-49 rating) - 4.8 million viewers

9:00 – FOX – Fringe – 2.5 (Adults 18-49 rating) - 6.9 million viewers
ABC – Private Practice – 3.1 – 9.3 million
CBS – CSI (repeat) – 2.3 - 9.9 million
NBC - The Office – 4.1 – 8.1 million
CW – Supernatural (repeat) - 0.8 - 1.9 million

9:30 – NBC – 30 Rock – 3.0 - 6.2 million

10:00 – ABC – Private Practice – 3.4 (Adults 18-49 rating) - 9.7 million viewers
CBS – The Mentalist (repeat) - 2.6 – 10.7 million
NBC – The Jay Leno Show – 1.5 – 4.7 million

ABC did a little better last night, even though they’ve yanked Hank from their lineup. Cougar Town and Modern Family bounced back although CBS still took the victory.

The Middle hit its best numbers since the premiere back in September with the help of a Modern Family rerun as its lead in. The Janet Jackson special outperformed Eastwick by over 25% this week which is why it has also been pulled.

Glee hit series highs amongst A18-34 with a 5.1 rating but fell slightly among A18-49 vs. last week.

8:00 – CBS – New Adventures of Old Christine – 2.2 A18-49 rating - 7.5 million viewers

FOX - So You Think You Can Dance – 2.1 A18-49 rating - 5.7 million viewers

NBC – Mercy – 2.0 A18-49 rating - 7.8 million viewers

ABC – Modern Family (R) - 1.9 A18-49 rating - 6.2 million viewers

CW – America’s Next Top Model – 1.7 A18-49 rating - 3.7 million viewers
8:30 – CBS – Gary Unmarried – 2.5 A18-49 rating - 7.2 million viewers

ABC - The Middle – 2.4 A18-49 rating – 7.1 million viewers
9:00 – CBS – Criminal Minds – 3.7 A18-49 rating - 13.5 million viewers

ABC – Modern Family – 3.7 A18-49 rating - 9.2 million viewers

FOX - Glee – 3.2 A18-49 rating - 7.29

NBC – Law & Order: SVU – 2.6 - 8.43

CW – America’s Next Top Model (Clip Show) – 0.8 A18-49 rating - 1.8 million viewers

 
9:30 – ABC – Cougar Town – 3.2 A18-49 rating - 7.9 million viewers
10:00 – CBS – CSI: NY – 3.2 A18-49 rating - 13.7 million viewers

ABC – Robin Roberts: Janet Jackson – 2.3 A18-49 rating - 6.64

NBC – The Jay Leno Show – 1.4 - 4.8 million viewers

Monday night ratings were delayed by a day because of a blackout but now they’re available. Heroes fell to series lows while House and The Big Bang Theory tied for the win amongst A18-49.

HIMYM/ Accidentally on Purpose were down slightly vs. last week for CBS, as was CSI: Miami. Big Bang and Two and a Half Men were both up in A18-49 and viewers.

House was down 0.3 in the finals vs. last week but still managed to help FOX tie the night. Lie to Me was down a tick to a 2.9 A18-49 rating.

Heroes hit series lows again with a 2.2 A18-49 rating but Trauma was steady (1.8 A18-49 rating) leading to these rumours. Leno was level with last week with a 1.4 rating.

One Tree Hill hit season highs amongst viewers (2.7 million) and was level with last week in A18-49 (1.2). Gossip Girl is benfitting from OTH’s growth and posted a 1.2 rating and 2.2 million viewers with the highly anticipated threesome episode.  

8pm – FOX – House – 5.0 A18-49 – 12.66 million viewers.
        - ABC – Dancing With The Stars – 3.8 A18-49 – 18.1 million viewers
        - CBS – How I Met Your Mother – 3.4 A18-49 – 8.5 million viewers
        - NBC - Heroes – 2.2 A18-49 – 5 million viewers
        - CW – One Tree Hill – 1.2 A18-49 – 2.7 million viewers

8.30pm – CBS – Accidentally on Purpose – 2.8 A18-49 – 7.5 million viewers.

9pm – CBS – Two and a Half Men – 4.7 A18-49 – 14 million viewers.
        – ABC – Dancing With The Stars – 4.0 A18-49 – 19 million viewers.
        – FOX – Lie To Me – 2.9 A18-49 – 7.8 million viewers
        – NBC – Trauma – 1.8 A18-49 – 5.2 million viewers
        – CW – Gossip Girl – 1.2 A18-49 – 2.2 million viewers

9.30pm – CBS – The Big Bang Theory – 5.0 A18-49 – 13.5 million viewers

10pm – CBS – CSI: Miami – 3.8 A18-49 – 13.5 million viewers
          – ABC – Castle – 2.5 A18-49 – 10 million viewers.
          – NBC – The Jay Leno Show – 1.4 A18-49 – 4.5 million viewers.

CBS won last night with 7.9 million viewers and a  1.8 A18-49 rating beating out ABC (5.9 million, 1.7), an improved NBC (7 million, 1.6),  FOX (4 million, 1.2) and The CW: (2 million, 0.9).

At 8pm, Law & Order posted season highs in both viewers (7.99 million) and the key demo (1.8) to take the top spot away from Ghost Whisperer (7.93 million, 1.8) for the first time this season. Supernanny was third over on ABC with a 1.3 rating and 4.75 million viewers. A ‘House‘ rerun took fourth for FOX (1.2, 3.91 million) just beating out Smallville (1.2, 2.67 million) but was still over 50% better than Til Death/Brothers which it has replaced for sweeps.

At 9, Law & Order continued the trend and set season highs again, posting a 1.9 rating and just under 8.5 million viewers. CBS was a clear second with Medium, averaging a 1.8 rating and 7.58 million viewers. ABC was third with a brand new Ugly Betty, drawing 4.76 million viewers and a 1.3 rating – another series low. A rerun of Bones was fourth for the hour, pulling a 1.2 rating and 4.1 million viewers, again an improvement over the show it replaced (Dollhouse) by over 50%. An America’s Next Top Model rerun was last for The CW with a 0.5 rating and 1.2 million viewers.

At 10, a 20/20 with special guest Rhianna drew the nights highest numbers for ABC, pulling a 2.7 rating and 8.18 million viewers, significantly building on its lead in (Ugly Betty). Numb3rs was up a tick vs. last week, pulling a 1.8 rating and 8.09 million viewers which was perhaps a reaction to the shows episode order being cut from 22 to 16 earlier this week. Last but least was The Jay Leno Show, pulling NBC’s average down nicely and proving all of Hollywood right with a 1.2 rating and 4.6 million viewers.