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| Adults 18-49: Rating/Share | 3.4/9 | 3.0/8 | 2.5/6 | 1.9/5 | 1.3/3 | 1.2/3 |
| Adults 18-34: Rating/Share | 2.2/6 | 2.1/6 | 2.5/7 | 1.8/5 | 1.4/4 | 1.7/5 |
| Total Viewers (million) | 15.52 | 9.57 | 6.03 | 5.42 | 3.41 | 2.45 |
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. 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.
The collective gasp on the net seems to be "OMG! Nathan Fillion tried on a Browncoat costume (before rejecting it!) on Castle! Firefly lives on! OMG!"
The Internets can be so silly sometimes. Even sillier perhaps, ABC didn't have a picture available with Fillion in his Firefly costume. You can find grainy pictures with circles and arrows on the Internet, or just watch the video, but you'll have to live with Fillion as Edgar Allan Poe above. Blame ABC!
Here are the late night details:
In Late-Night Local People Meters Monday night:
- Conan O'Brien (1.0/4 in 18-49 in local people meters) beat CBS's LATE SHOW (0.9/4) in Nielsen's 24 local markets with People Meters.
- At 12:35 a.m., Jimmy Fallon (0.5/3 in 18-49 in local people meters) tied CBS's LATE LATE SHOW (0.5/3).
Full details:
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating/Share | Viewers (Millons) |
| 8:00 | ABC | Dancing with the Stars | 3.4/9 | 17.03 |
| CBS | How I Met Your Mother (R) | 2.6/7 | 7.09 | |
| FOX | So You Think You Can Dance | 2.6/7 | 5.78 | |
| NBC | Heroes | 2.5/6 | 5.86 | |
| CW | One Tree Hill | 1.3/3 | 2.69 | |
| 8:30 | CBS | Accidentally on Purpose (R) | 2.1/5 | 6.05 |
| 9:00 | ABC | Dancing with the Stars | 4.0/10 | 18.44 |
| CBS | Two and a Half Men (R) | 3.4/8 | 11.25 | |
| FOX | Lie To Me | 2.5/6 | 6.28 | |
| NBC | Trauma | 1.9/5 | 5.77 | |
| CW | Gossip Girl | 1.2/3 | 2.21 | |
| 9:30 | CBS | The Big Bang Theory (R) | 3.6/9 | 10.58 |
| 10:00 | CBS | CSI: Miami (R) | 3.1/8 | 11.22 |
| ABC | Castle | 2.8/7 | 11.09 | |
| NBC | The Jay Leno Show | 1.3/4 | 4.62 |
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All numbers are Live+SD.
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MNF aired on the ABC affiliate in Philly, so that will also contribute to Castle dropping in the final numbers.
AHH go Castle! I hope the numbers don’t adjust too much. This is exciting news.
Castle can’t even win the timeslot against a CSI:Miami repeat and Leno? With DWTS as a lead-in? And the insane Firefly fanfreaks tuning in? Both of ‘em?
I was refreshing this page so many times this morning to see the ratings. I actually didn’t know that the Firefly outfit was going to be coming out this episode, so I was totally caught off guard by it, and loved it. Hope there wasn’t too much of an effect from the over run.
Does anyone know how many ABC affliates showed the game instead of Castle last night?
Once again, this site has to piss on the excitement fans have for Castle. It was a fun episode, and yes there were some good geek out moments (especially if you’re a Whedon fan), but this post makes it sound like the fans of this show are losers. Maybe that wasn’t the intent, but that’s how it read to me at least.
it seems like CSI: Miami in repeats helped Castle, which makes since because they’re both crime shows.
Yep, NBC must be disappointed with Leno vs.rerun. He actually seems to be losing ground lately. Tonight will be better for him because of his lead-in. But if he can’t do better than that even vs. reruns then NBC will have a big decision to make. Of course I think the late spring and summer is where they will see if he makes any head way.
Someone is just trying to hide the fact that they are very pished.
“Castle soared, and it’s been renewed and the book is selling well, but I can always find something bad to say about it! Ha!”
Chances looking much brighter for a third season of Castle. w00t!
Heroes flat. one tree hill up from 1.1 to 1.3 Good. Big Bang Theory repeat WOW! clearly CBS’ biggest comedy now. no House ???
@Chief, “MNF aired on the ABC affiliate in Philly, so that will also contribute to Castle dropping in the final numbers.”
And likely in Washington, DC as well.Nope, it was on MyNet in DC. Thanks, commenter Mike.
Glad to see Heroes held up! Trauma ticking up is a surprise, but it’s already been doomed to cancellation, so it doesn’t matter
I guess everyone who usually watches CBS just fled to cable last night given that other shows didn’t get much of a boost.
One Tree Hill had a strong episode last night and closed out 2 major storylines… nice to see it get a big lift over Gossip Girl yet again. And the preview for next week actually looked interesting… I think it’s found its footing again.
That’s a season high for OTH
Castle’s increase isn’t likely to help its renewal chances. It already has a back 9, and they’ll be looking at its numbers in may to determine whether or not to renew it for a third season.
I’ve watched an episode, and it’s an okay show, just don’t get your hopes up.
MNF aired on My Network in DC, not ABC.
wow, without “House” “Lie to Me” matched Heroes numbers, that’s a bad sign.
Hopefully Castle won’t tick down below a 2.4 once the football and DWTS numbers are taken out. I don’t think it ticked down last week once the DWTS were shaved off.
I really hate how MNF messes with the numbers though.
I’m really just tired of OTH. They honestly just need to end it. I mean, a 2.69 is the highest ratings it’s had all season, and it’s yet to break 3 million. If the CW wasn’t doing so poorly this would be bad ratings. Heck, on any other network it would have been canceled.