| Scoreboard | NBC | CBS | ABC | FOX | UNI | CW |
| Adults 18-49: rating/Share | 3.1/8 | 2.9/8 | 2.6/7 | 2.0/6 | 1.4/4 | 0.5/1 |
| Adults 18-34: Rating/Share | 2.5/8 | 1.7/5 | 1.5/5 | 1.7/5 | 1.4/4 | 0.6/2 |
| Total Viewers (million) | 8.980 | 9.605 | 14.850 | 6.542 | 3.645 | 1.098 |
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NBC won the night with the 18-49 crowd, but ABC notched victory with total viewers.
The 2 Broke Girls finale earned a 3.2 down four tenths from the 3.6 its last original earned and is a series low. Mike & Molly drew a 3.1, down a tenth from last week's 3.2 adults 18-49 rating. Two and a Half Men was flat with last week's a 3.7 adults 18-49 rating. Hawaii Five-0 fell to a new series low, earning only a 2.3 vs. last week's 2.5 adults 18-49 rating
The Voice performance finale earned a 3.7, compared with last week's 3.5 adults 18-49 rating. It was also down considerably from last summer's performance finale, which earned a 4.4 18-49 rating. Smash rose a tenth from last week's series low 1.8 adults 18-49 rating to earn a 1.9.
Dancing with the Stars was down two tenths from last week's 2.8 adults 18-49 rating and is a new series low for performance shows. Castle's finale was up two-tenths from last week's 2.3 to earn a 2.5 adults 18-49 rating.
On FOX, Bones was down a tenth to a 1.9 vs. last week's 2.0 adults 18-49 rating and House was flat with last week's 2.1 adults 18-49 rating.
Gossip Girl tumbled two-tenths, only earning a 0.4 18-49 rating, and Hart Of Dixie was flat with last week's 0.6 rating.
Late-night results are below the primetime data.
Broadcast primetime ratings for Monday, May 7 2012:
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Share | Viewers Live+SD (million) |
| 8:00PM | NBC | The Voice (8-10 PM) | 3.7 | 10 | 10.511 |
| CBS | 2 Broke Girls | 3.2 | 10 | 8.859 | |
| ABC | Dancing with the Stars (8-10p) | 2.6 | 7 | 15.993 | |
| FOX | Bones | 1.9 | 6 | 6.913 | |
| CW | Gossip Girl | 0.4 | 1 | 0.869 | |
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| 9:00PM | CBS | Two and a Half Men | 3.7 | 10 | 11.256 |
| FOX | House | 2.1 | 5 | 6.913 | |
| CW | Hart Of Dixie | 0.6 | 1 | 1.327 | |
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| 9:30PM | CBS | Mike & Molly | 3.1 | 8 | 10.177 |
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| 10:00PM | ABC | Castle | 2.5 | 7 | 12.562 |
| CBS | Hawaii Five-0 | 2.3 | 6 | 9.240 | |
| NBC | Smash | 1.9 | 5 | 5.918 | |
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via NBC press notes:
In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.7/7; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.3/6; and ABC's combo of "Nightline," 3.6/9; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.8/5.
- In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” 0.8/4; "Late Show," 0.6/3; "Nightline," 1.1/5; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.7/4.
- At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.9/4 in metered-market households and a 0.3/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.
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NOTE: All national ratings are "live plus same day" from Nielsen Media Research unless otherwise indicated.
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Time Shifted Viewing – Program ratings for national sources are produced in three streams of data – Live, Live+Same Day (Live+SD) and Live+7 Day. Time shifted figures account for incremental viewing that takes place with DVRs. Live+Same Day (Live+SD) include viewing during the same broadcast day as the original telecast, with a cut-off of 3:00AM local time when meters transmit daily viewing to Nielsen for processing. Live+7 Day ratings include incremental viewing that takes place during the 7 days following a telecast.
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OMG GG. Wow that is bad. Viewers and ratings.
Too bad about Gossip Girl because the last few episodes have been the best all season. It’s been a while since I couldn’t wait to see a new GG week and week! It will still get renewed regardless, but anyone who thinks it will get more than 13 episodes is delusional.
How is the Voice a series low?
GO CASTLE!
Awesome episode, totally deserved to win the hour.
Oh my! Just looking at Smash’s 1.9 happy that it stayed stable, then I see GG’s rating 0.4! and 0.90 million :O
OMG GG falls to 0.4!!!!!
Certain renewal no more!
HOD chances just dramatically improved
A 0.6 is still pathetic, HoD is a snoozefest, full of sterotypes. Pathetic show.
Castle was fantastic.
Its not fair if GG is renewed. Nikita or Ringer deserve it more now.
OMG! What in the world happened to GG? The season JUST started getting okay again, too, lol…
Now the CW will be like, “can we just give GG like 7 more episodes?”
Hopefully it’s adjusted up to a .5
I’m so sad for 2BG.
The funale was so much fun and they didn’t go overboard with the sex-jokes, which irk me a lot during regular episodes.
It’s such a fresh an funny show, it deserves better.
But the season average is still gonna make it the 3rd most watched sitcom on CBS and 4th overall on all networks just bhind 2&1/2M, TBBT and MF.
Really surprised to see H50 fall, considering the plot. Must have been the Braves-Cubs game.
Damn H50!
I’m interested to see how 2 Broke Girls did per episode. I didn’t even know it was an hour until seeing it on this site yesterday morning so maybe that could have played a part.
The only other show from last night I watch is Smash, and since it’s renewed I’m not bothered by the ratings. Hopefully some people watch it over the summer and get invested.
Also, oh wow at Gossip Girl…
My guess 2BG did about the same as last week at 8:30. The 8pm episode maybe brought the average down. The whole hour still did great!
whoa GG! those are almost LA Complex numbers. HOD will get 13 eps, that’s it
Bones is losing viewers, which isn’t weird in it’s and season. Though when I watched it a few weeks ago I didn’t find it as amusing is it once was…
I feel bad for Bones! It deserves so much better. It never should have moved to mondays.
AUCH for GG
Castle was excellent, but I have one question: When Castle and Beckett made it, did he lick the bullet wound scar?
Five-O was excellent, too – finally got to see a smackdown between McGarrett and Wo Fat – not to mention Grace in her undies and the obligatory shower scene…
Gossip Girl at .4 – and the idiots at CW really want to RENEW that?
Finally, I saw The Avengers last night. I concur – Joss Whedon is a GOD! (And a high five to Zak Penn from “Alphas” who co-wrote.) That was the best comic book movie of all time! And the next villain will be Thanos – my MAIN MAN! Life is good!