>CBS Monday was back in originals from top to bottom, with fairly solid results from all shows. The night averaged a very good 4.1 Adult 18-49 rating. The only note of concern is Two and a Half Men, which was the second lowest original of the season (although a 5.0 rating is hardly a reason to set one’s hair on fire). Last year on this night (December 6, 2010), CBS averaged a 3.3 rating: How I Met Your Mother (3.6), Rules of Engagement (3.1), Two and a Half Men (4.2), Mike & Molly (3.4) and Hawaii Five-O (2.8).
CBS Mon 9.19 9.26 10.3 1010 1017 1024 1031 11.7 1114 1121 1128 12.4
How I Met 4.9 4.5 4.5 4.0 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.4 4.6 4.4 2.9R 4.5*
2 Broke G 7.1 4.6 4.5 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.3 4.6 4.8 4.6 3.3R 4.6*
2.5 Men 10.7 7.4 6.2 5.9 5.3 5.5 4.7 5.2 5.4 5.2 3.1R 5.0*
Mike & M — 4.8 4.3 3.9 3.9 4.2 3.7 4.2 4.4 4.2 2.7R 4.2*
Hawaii 5 3.4 3.3 3.2 2.7 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.3 2.8 2.1R 3.0*
FOX was a very distant second place with a 2.0 rating for the American Country Awards from 8-10 pm. The second-tier music special is up from a 1.5 rating on the same night last year.
FOX Mon 9.19 9.26 10.3 1010 1017 1024 1031 11.7 1114 1121 1128 12.4
Terra Nova — 3.1 3.1 2.5 2.8 — 2.1 2.6 2.3 2.1 2.2 —
House — — 3.9 2.7 3.1 — 2.5 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.6 —
ABC finished in third place (1.8 rating from 8-11 pm). The evening started well at 8:00 with Charlie Brown Christmas (2.8), which is up from a 2.7 on Tuesday, December 7, 2010. Another animated Christmas special, Prep & Landing 2: Naughty vs Nice, scored a 2.2 at 8:30. After that, the wheels came off at 9 pm with the third episode of the game show You Deserve It pulling a lowly 1.0 rating. A Castle original at 10 tried to recover with a 2.0 rating — the lowest original episode rating of the season but understandable given the lead-in. Last year on this night, ABC struggled with Skating with the Stars (0.8 from 8:00-9:30), Modern Family repeat (1.1) and Castle original (1.9).
ABC Mon 9.19 9.26 10.3 1010 1017 1024 1031 11.7 1114 1121 1128 12.4
Dancing St 4.0 3.3 3.1 3.0 3.3 3.2 2.8 3.4 3.2 3.5 — —
You Deserve It 1.7 1.4 1.0*
Castle 3.2 3.1 2.5 2.1 2.5 2.4 2.7 2.4 — 2.3 1.3R 2.0
You thought The Sing-Off was over? Although the winner was crowned last week, an all-new Christmas episode filled the 8-10 pm time period on NBC last night, drawing a very soft 1.1 rating. At 10 pm, Rock Center tied its lowest number of its short run (0.9 rating). NBC averaged a 1.0 for the night. Last year on this night NBC averaged a 2.4 rating: The Sing-Off (originally designed as a short holiday series when competition is less fierce) premiered with a 2.8 rating from 8-10 and Chase rounded up a 1.5 rating.
NBC Mon 9.19 9.26 10.3 1010 1017 1024 1031 11.7 1114 1121 1128 12.4
The Sing-O 1.9 1.7 1.8 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.7 1.1*
Playboy Cl 1.6 1.3 1.2 — — — —
Rock Centr — — — — — — 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.2 0.9*
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