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| Rating: Adults 18-49 | 2.2/7 | 1.5/5 | 1.4/4 | 1.3/4 | 1.2/4 | 0.4/1 |
| Rating: Adults 18-34 | 1.4/5 | 1.1/4 | 1.0/3 | 1.4/5 | 1.0/3 | 0.4/2 |
| Total Viewers (million) | 7.22 | 5.62 | 3.69 | 3.46 | 3.51 | .790 |
Update: Data table now added below, sorry for the delay...
Dating in the Dark just isn't the same without The Bachelorette as a lead-in and delivered its lowest performance to date with adults 18-49 (1.6/5 rating/share) off about one-third from its prior average of 2.4/7 and trailed both Dateline NBC (1.9/6) and CSI: Miami (2.0/6) at 10pm. As a result, ABC fell to fifth place for the night.
CBS easily won the night on the backs of its Monday night repeats of Two and a Half Men (2.8/8), The Big Bang Theory (2.6/8) and the aforementioned CSI: Miami. There were only 3 shows with at least a 2.0 adults 18-49 rating, and they were all on CBS.
FOX is really pushing a MORE, MORE, More to Love strategy. Last night was the third airing of last week's episode (first on Tuesday, then on Friday and again last night). We'll find out if it helped when we see the numbers for tonight's new episode tomorrow.
NBC's Great American Road Trip continues to be not so great on the ratings front, pulling a 1.2/4 with adults 18-49 last night.
You can see TV ratings from other recent Overnight ratings reports here.
Full details:
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating/Share | 18-34 Rating/Share | Viewers (Millons) |
| 8:00 | CBS | How I Met Your Mother (R) | 1.6/5 | 1.1/4 | 4.84 |
| FOX | House (R) | 1.4/5 | 1.0/4 | 4.23 | |
| NBC | Great American Road Trip | 1.2/4 | 0.9/3 | 4.63 | |
| ABC | Sugarland: Live on the Inside | 1.1/4 | 0.8/3 | 4.28 | |
| CW | One Tree Hill (R) | 0.4/1 | 0.5/2 | 0.92 | |
| 8:30 | CBS | Rules of Engagement (R) | 1.9/6 | 1.3/5 | 5.32 |
| FOX | House (R) | 1.4/5 | 1.1/4 | 4.23 | |
| NBC | Great American Road Trip | 1.3/4 | 0.9/3 | 4.61 | |
| ABC | Sugarland: Live on the Inside | 1.1/3 | 0.7/3 | 4.04 | |
| CW | One Tree Hill (R) | 0.4/1 | 0.4/1 | 0.80 | |
| 9:00 | CBS | Two and a Half Men (R) | 2.8/8 | 1.8/6 | 9.48 |
| NBC | Law & Order: CI (aired on USA Net already) | 1.2/4 | 0.9/3 | 4.99 | |
| FOX | More to Love (R) | 1.2/3 | 0.9/3 | 2.87 | |
| ABC | Dating in the Dark (R) | 0.9/3 | 0.6/2 | 2.66 | |
| CW | Gossip Girl (R) | 0.4/1 | 0.4/1 | 0.75 | |
| 9:30 | CBS | The Big Bang Theory (R) | 2.6/8 | 1.7/5 | 8.25 |
| NBC | Law & Order: CI (aired on USA Net already) | 1.4/4 | 1.0/3 | 5.83 | |
| FOX | More to Love (R) | 1.2/3 | 0.9/3 | 2.84 | |
| ABC | Dating in the Dark (R) | 1.1/3 | 0.9/3 | 2.81 | |
| CW | Gossip Girl (R) | 0.3/1 | 0.4/1 | 0.69 | |
| 10:00 | CBS | CSI: Miami (R) | 2.0/6 | 1.4/4 | 7.67 |
| NBC | Dateline NBC | 1.7/5 | 1.2/4 | 6.24 | |
| ABC | Dating in the Dark | 1.6/5 | 1.4/5 | 3.70 | |
| 10:30 | NBC | Dateline NBC | 2.2/7 | 1.6/5 | 7.44 |
| CBS | CSI: Miami (R) | 2.0/6 | 1.4/5 | 7.75 | |
| ABC | Dating in the Dark | 1.6/5 | 1.5/5 | 3.57 |
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All numbers are Live+SD.
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A 1.6 demo for Dating in the Dark isnt terrible. I guess we have to see what the lead in did first (That singing special thing and a Dating in the Dark encore).
Wow, nice to see The Big Bang Theory as the lead pic for this article
Whered’ya get the ratings/standings from?
Any ratings for Jon and Kate yet?
Put “Dating in the Dark” at 8 instead of Sugarland. It would win the timeslot most likely. Sugarland is overrated anyway.
rules of engagement actually did pretty well
cbs should consider making it a permanent fixture of their monday night line up
Dating in the Dark will be on at 9 next week after Millionaire.
I hate that Rules of Engagement is doing pretty well. It’s by far the weakest when it comes to quality.
When was the last time a House rerun was #2 in its timeslot?
Does anyone have numbers for the closer????
“When was the last time a House rerun was #2 in its timeslot?”
Yeah, it was odd seeing it again. I wonder why it had a bigger number this week.
Is Fox pulling a cw by putting two encores of a terrible program in order to boost ratings? we’ve seen it before and most of the time it never works.
why would anyone HATE that a show is doing well? Is there not room for shows YOU may not like?
Super low ratings for the CW reruns! I really feel bad for this station
Rules of Engagement will stick for awhile in CBS, its a good back up show ratings-wise, it will be gone for several months but when it returns it performs decently. I think that’s good for a show has no buzz. Its like their new “Yes Dear” (anyone remembers that old CBS sitcom where many people predicted to be canceled on its first season yet managed to six seasons)
Jamie – expressing hate for stuff you don’t like is part of our freedom of speech and freedom of opinion. Arguably, bad shows, meaning tasteless and of low quality regarding writing, acting and so on, contribute to the decay of society. Since taste and quality are judgment calls, the free market decides, and loudly proclaiming your likes and dislikes is part of the process. As bad as our system is, its still a democracy – meaning the Nielsen ratings – and not state-run TV like China, Iran and Venezuela, to name just a few.