It was The Biggest Loser finale last night which Danny Cahill won. NBC were the real winners.

The Biggest Loser averaged a 5.1 (18-49 rating) and 13.4 million viewers for NBC last night, a clear win in both timeslots (8-10). The Jay Leno show posted its best numbers since its premiere week, averaging a 2.9 (18-49 rating) and 5.4 million viewers.

CBS was second last night with repeats of NCIS (2.8), NCIS: LA (2.4) and The Good Wife (1.9) just beating out ABC.

ABC was third with A Charlie Brown Christmas (special)/ Disney Prep & Landing (special)  which averaged a 3.9 (18-49) rating and just over 12 million viewers at 8. At 9, a new episode of Scrubs actually rose 15% from its premiere to post a 2.3 rating and over 5 1/2 million viewers…..very solid. At 9.30, Better Off Ted may as well be called Better Off Dead as it premiered to a 1.5 rating and 3.8 million viewers. At 10pm a rerun of the forgotten posted a 1.3 rating and 4.3 million viewers, which surprisingly is roughly level with the last original airing.

FOX was fourth with a double So You Think You Can Dance, which averaged a 2.4 rating and 6.2 million viewers between 8-1o.  The CW was once again last with new episodes of 90210 (1.0, 1.9 million) and Melrose Place (0.7, 1.3 million).

8:00 – NBC – The Biggest Loser (finale) - 4.5 (18-49 rating) - 12.2 million viewers
ABC – A Charlie Brown Christmas (special) - 3.7 – 11.3 million
CBS – NCIS (r) – 2.8 - 15 million
FOX – So You Think You Can Dance – 2.4 - 6.1 million
CW – 90210 – 1.0 - 1.9 million

8:30 – ABC – Disney Prep & Landing (special) - 4.1 (18-49 rating) - 12.1 million viewers

9:00 – NBC – The Biggest Loser (finale) - 5.6 (18-49 rating) - 14.7 million viewers
CBS – NCIS: LA (repeat) – 2.4 – 12.2 million
FOX – So You Think You Can Dance – 2.4 - 6.317
ABC - Scrubs – 2.3 – 5.4 million
CW – Melrose Place – 0.7 - 1.3 million

9:30 – ABC Better Off Ted – 1.5 (18-49 rating) - 3.8 million viewers

10:00 – NBC - The Jay Leno Show – 2.9 (18-49 rating) - 5.4 million viewers
CBS - The Good Wife (repeat) – 1.9 - 9.2 million
ABC – the forgotten (repeat) - 1.3 - 4.313 million

House won the night for FOX in the 8pm timeslot bringing in a 5.1 A18-49 Rating, up vs. its last new airing when there was a baseball overrun. At 9, Lie To Me also grew to a 3.0 rating.

HIMYM and Accidentally on Purpose were third for the 8pm hour, down vs last week to a 3.3 rating and 8.6 million viewers. Two and a Half Men on CBS led in viewers vs. The Big Bang Theory (14.12 million vs. 12.41 million), while Big Bang continued to reign over the veteran with adults 18-49 (4.5 vs. 4.4). CSI: Miami was steady with last weeks 4.0/ 13.8 million.

Over on NBC, Heroes and Trauma were both down a couple of ticks vs. last week with Trauma bringing in a 1.8 A18-49 rating and Heroes producing a 2.4 rating. Leno fell to its lowest Monday viewership with just under 4 million and a 1.2 rating.

Over on ABC it was the same old story. Big viewership numbers for Dancing With The Stars (16.46 million) but an average 18-49 rating (3.5). There was a couple of minutes of overrun which means that the numbers for Castle are subject to change (2.5 A18-49, 10.72 million). 

Over on the CW, One Tree Hill and Gossip Girl both bounced back this week – a 1.2/1.1 A-18-49 rating and an average of 2.25million viewers.

Last nights results saw the Phillies win Game 5 of the World Series taking it to a 6th game which means big ratings for FOX later this week. On the other nets, both Heroes and Trauma were up vs. last week and CBS’ comedies were down.

The Yankees- Phillies game averaged a 5.3 rating and 17 million viewers between 8-11 winning every primetime timeslot for FOX. 

How I Met Your Mother (3.5, 9.08 million)/Accidentally on Purpose (3.2, 8.5 million) were second for CBS in the 8pm hour. Between 8-10pm, Dancing With the Stars averaged a 3.3 rating and 16.2 million viewers, a series low for a regularly scheduled Monday night performance show and third for the hour. Heroes took 4th for NBC, up vs. last weeks performance (2.6 vs. 2.5) and 6.18 million which could be a response to the news that Adrian Pasdar (Nathan Petrelli) has been fired. A new One Tree Hill on The CW was last, pulling 2.3 million viewers and a 1.1 rating.

At 9, CBS’ Two and a Half Men (4.4) and The Big Bang Theory (4.6) took second behind the World Series game. Dancing with the Stars stayed in third with a 3.3 rating. Trauma was up vs. last week for NBC, pulling a 2.1 rating (perhaps their fans are reacting to the news that no more episodes will be produced after the 13 already completed). Gossip Girl was down vs last week, pulling a 1.0 rating and just under 2 million viewers.

At 10, CSI: Miami was second vs. the World Series, pulling a 3.7 rating and 13.5 million viewers. Castle was third with a 2.5 rating and 9.7 million viewers, up slightly in the demos vs. last week. The Jay Leno Show was last (again) for NBC, pulling  just a 1.3 rating and 4.3 million viewers.

Last night the Yankees again beat the Phillies to take a 3-1 World Series lead. FOX, on the other hand, is 4-0 for the series.

FOX again took the nights honors between 8-11p, drawing a 7.7 rating and 22 million viewers with a nice lead in from the close Packers- Vikings game.

ABC’s lineup performed better than last week up against the Baseball coverage with Extreme Makeover: Home Edition pulling a 3.4 18-49 rating, Desperate Housewives rising to a 4.9 rating and Brothers & Sisters steady with a 3.3 rating.

CBS was downvs. last week with The Amazing Race pulling a 3.2 adults 18-49 rating, Three Rivers steady (but low) with a  1.7 rating, and Cold Case dropping to a series low 1.6 rating.

There wasn’t an NFL game on NBC last night so it went with Football Nght in America at 7, which averaged an anemic 0.6 rating and 2.6 million viewers. At 8, NBC went with the movie “National Treasure” which averaged a  1.6 rating and 4.8 million viewers between 8-11 pm.

So the first Friday of November sweeps saw House substitued in for Dollhouse on FOX and Smallville hit season highs on The CW.

Ghost Whisperer won the 8pm hour for CBS, bringing in 8.3 million viewers and a 2.0 rating. Law & Order was second for the peacock, pulling a 1.4 rating and 7 million viewers beating out Supernanny on ABC, which drew just under 5 million viewers and a 1.3 18-49 rating. Smallville posted season highs in both viewers (2.6 million) and adults 18-49 (1.2) for The CW. A rerun of House was last in the hour, bringing in 3.4 million viewers and a 1.1 rating, which is still over 30% more than the Fox’s Friday 8pm average.

At 9pm, Medium took over for the eye, bringing in 7.7 million viewers and a 1.8 rating. NBC’s Dateline was second, pulling just under 8 million viewers and a 1.7 18-49 rating. A second ‘House’ rerun was third in the 9pm hour for FOX, out-rating the ratings challenged ‘Dollhouse’ By over 50% compared to last week. An America’s Next Top Model encore was last for the CW, pulling a 0.5 rating and just under 1.3 million viewers.

CBS continued to win at 10 with Numb3rs, which pulled a 1.8 rating and 7.7 million viewers to end the night. 20/20 was second for the alphabet, with a 1.6 rating and just under 7 million viewers. The Jay Leno Show posted series lows for NBC (1.2 rating, 5 million viewers) , who may be regretting this move already.

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So, it’s Monday again and time to look at what’s transpired in the world of television renewals and cancellations.

In an update from last week, Community, Parks and Recreation and Mercy were given back 9 pickups by NBC. The Vampire Diaries was given a full season and Melrose were given an extra 5 episodes. What does this say about the chance of a the others? Find out below.

So we’ll again start with Three Rivers. My prediction was wrong. It lived to see another day… I can’t really see how much longer CBS are willing to put up with these numbers, especially seeing CSI and The Mentalist reruns out-rate it last week. I haven’t yet seen the numbers from last night but I predict that they’ll be lower than last week.
My Prediction: I’m puzzled. Although with November sweeps coming up I believe cancellation is imminent.

Eastwick – Last week ABC released a statement that they’re happy with Eastwick and will continue showing it and I believed them, to an extent. I believe that they’re happy with the content and creative direction that the show is going but there isn’t a chance in hell that I believe that they’re happy with the numbers. I will concede that this show isn’t going to get cancelled before Christmas but will not be picked up for a back 9. Judging by last weeks ratings which were steady with the week before at a (1.7 18-49), there’s no way that advertisers are happy with the performance.  
My Prediction: End after 13 episodes.  

The Forgotton - I was slightly surprised that this show actually bounced back slightly from last weeks ratings low and posted a 2.0 A18-49 rating. I know that NBC’s comedies Parks and Recreation and Community were picked up with similar numbers last week but still. This isn’t NBC, it’s ABC. They expect more from their shows and aren’t just trying to make the best of a bad situation.
My Prediction: Gone after 13 Eps

Fringe - Unfortunately Fringe has made it into the main list this week. This isn’t because it’s a bad show or it’s numbers are at Three Rivers levels but because it’s down so much from last season. The problem is the shows timeslot. It’s clear to see that FOX went with counter-programming when finding this show a slot. They’ve put it against two of the most successful shows of the last decade in CSI and Grey’s Anatomy along with demo powerhouse The Office & 30 Rock. They could’ve had a better response if they put something like Glee or So You Think You Can Dance in this slot.
My Prediction: Full 22 and who knows? I can’t imagine it’s a cheap show so it needs to get to at least a 2.5 for next year consideration.

The Others -

- Eastwick - Stayed the same this week. Their unlucky number is 13

- Hank - Pulled a season low 1.5 rating this week and really hasn’t got a chance of a back 9 pickup.

- Trauma - Although it wasn’t mentioned when P&R, Community and Mercy got picked it, the lack of a mention said more than if it was…13 Episodes. ‘Nuff Said.

- Dollhouse – Pulled a 0.8 rating and 2.2 million viewers this week. Don’t get too attached. 13 and out.

- Brothers - a 0.8 again this week, no rerun on Sunday. Possibly run until the end of the season.

- Law and Order – Say goodbye after 20 prosperous seasons.

- Gary Unmarried/ New Adventures of Old Christine – Similar to last season. Possible 2010 pickup.

- Heroes - A 2.5 isn’t enough to save this expensive show. Gone after 18.

UPDATE: Melrose Place encores have just been pulled from Wednesday Nights and are to be replace by The Vampire Diaries encores – sound move.

What do you think’s next to go? Sound off below!

According to EW’s Michael Ausiello, Nick Zano is relocating from Cougar Town to Melrose Place in the near future as a replacement for recently let-go actor Colin Egglesfield.

What does this mean for Cougar Town? Nothing really as Zano has just finished filming his stint as Courteney Cox’s prey on the ABC freshman comedy hit.

Zano would be playing a doctor who works with Lauren (Stephanie Jacobsen) and Michael (Thomas Calabro) at Wilshire Memorial. In an interview last week, executive producer Todd Slavkin described the character as “irreverent and funny… He will move into the [apartment] building. He doesn’t take life very seriously. Medicine can be very fun as well as serious to him, and he ends up lightening up Lauren.”

ABC took the ratings crown last night beating out CBS which was in repeats throughout primetime. FOX was third due to House being replaced by So You Think You Can Dance. NBC took fourth and The CW posted its best numbers for a while but still finished 5th.

Dancing With The Stars won the 8pm slot, pulling a 3,4 18-49 and just over 17 million viewers. In second place was How I Met Your Mother (repeat) pulling in a 2.6 rating and just over 7 million viewers. 3rd was an out of timeslot So You Think You Can Dance, also pulling a 2.6 rating and just under 6 million viewers. Fourth was Heroes on NBC, pulling a 2.5 rating, even with the past 2 weeks. One Tree Hill posted a season high 18-49 rating (1.3) and viewers (2.7 million). Accidentally on Purpose (repeat) pulled a 2.1 rating and 6 million viewers at 8.30.

At 9, Dancing continued to lead pulling a 4.0 rating and just under 18.5 million, a large improvement over the first hour. A Two and a Half Men/ Big Bang Theory for CBS pulled an average 3.5 rating and 10.8 million viewers to take second. Third was Lie To Me for FOX which was down over 10% vs. last week (but had a House lead in last week) pulling a 2.5 rating and just over 6 million viewers. Trauma was up a tick to 1.9 (rating) this week, taking 4th for NBC. The CW rounded out its night with a 1.2 rating and 2.3 million viewers with Gossip Girl. 

A CSI Miami rerun took first place for CBS at 10, roughly level with last weeks new episode….and beating a brand new Castle on ABC (2.8, 11 million) and The Jay Leno Show on NBC (1.3, 4.5 million).  

Against a repeat lineup on CBS, ABC took the night, though impressively CBS managed second place both in overall viewers and adults 18-49. NBC is now famously on record that it thought The Jay Leno Show would fare better against repeats. I was on record early saying that repeats of CSI: Miami would still best Jay, even in repeats. But I’m not sure I expected the beat down to be so bad. Last night at 10pm a rerun of CSI: Miami averaged a 3.1 rating with adults 18-49, while The Jay Leno Show averaged a 1.3 rating. Castle averaged a 2.8 rating, though that might get adjusted down a touch in the final numbers due to Dancing With the Stars overrun (also, in the Philadelphia market, Monday Night Football aired on the ABC affiliate and is counted in the numbers below, and that might have been the case in the Washington, D.C. market as well — that will be adjusted out in the finals). The real story to me though isn’t Leno’s ratings, it’s how great CBS Monday lineup does in repeats. This isn’t a new trend, but it still impresses me. Aided perhaps by CBS repeats, Dancing With the Stars had stronger legs and turned in a much better performance than last week. An out of normal time slot So You Think You Can Dance won the 8pm hour with adults 18-34. Heroes seems to have stabilized and the good news for NBC is that Trauma was up a tick versus last week. The bad news is that only got it to a 1.9 adults 18-49 rating.

A NFL overrun on FOX combined with the ALCS Game won the night, beating out NBC’s Sunday Night Football for the top spot- a seasons first.

The NFL overrun on FOX lasted until the start of the Angels-Yankees game averaging 21 million viewers and a 7.8 rating from 7-8pm. The AlCS game averaged a 5.2 rating and 15.5 million viewers for the rest of FOX’s night, giving them a 5.5 18-49 average and 15.8 million viewers, the best of the night.

NBC’s Football Night in America (2.0 rating, 5.5 million viewers) and Sunday Night Football (13 million, 5.0 rating) between the hours of 8-11pm (incuding 1/2 hour of Football Night in America) was good enough for second spot.

ABC ran with America’s Funniest Home Videos at 7, pulling a 2.3 rating and 8.4 million viewers, up slightly from last week. At 8, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition drew a 3.0 rating and 10.6 million viewers, also slightly up from last week. At 9, Desperate Housewives drew 13.6 million viewers and a 4.6 rating – roughly level with last week. At 10, Brothers and Sisters brought in around 10 million viewers and a 3.3 rating which was also up vs. last week.

CBS’ lineup was actually not affected by a NFL overrun this week (thank God!). 60 minutes at 7pm pulled a 2.1 rating and 12.1 million viewers which cannot be compared to last week because of the NFL overrun. At 8, The Amazing Race was level with last week, pulling a 3.2 and 10.9 million viewers, also level with last week. At 9, Three Rivers averaged a 1.7 which is equally as bad as last week but did gain a couple of points in the viewers (7.9 million). Cold Case seems to be heavily affected by its lead in, pulling just a 1.7 and 8.8 million viewers to round out the night for CBS.

The critics were all raving about last nights episode of Dollhouse but it didn’t help them in the ratings, pulling just a 0.8 rating and 2.25 million viewers.

CBS won the night with their regular lineup of Ghost Whisperer (2.1, 8.5 million viewers), Medium (2.2, 8.5 million and the shows season to date best) and Numb3rs (1.8, 8 million).

At 8 on FOX, Brothers and Til Death posted numbers similar to last week, pulling around 2.1 million viewers and a 0.8 rating. At 9, Dollhouse’s numbers looked, well, buh-leak.

ABC showed the season premiere of Supernanny (1.1 rating, 4.7 million viewers) at 8, followed by Ugly Betty which was down 20% in adults 18-49 with a 1.2 rating and 4.6 million viewers. At 10, 20/20 drew the nets highest rating (1.6) and 5.6 million viewers.

NBC started the night with a new Law and Order, posting 1.5 and 7.2 million viewers for the peacock. At 9, Dateline posted the networks best numbers of the night with a 1.8 rating and just under 8 million viewers. Leno was up a couple of ticks from the same slot last week pulling a 1.4 rating and just over 6 million viewers.

The CW went with Smallville (1.1, 2.5 million) which was level with last week and a America’s Next Top Model encore which pulled a 0.5 rating and just over a million viewers.