RATINGS RECAP: 10/25/10

ABC
8:00 Dancing with the Stars
Viewers: 20.4 million, 18-49 demo: 4.3
10:00 Castle
Viewers: 11.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.9

CBS
8:00 How I Met Your Mother
Viewers: 8.3 million, 18-49 demo: 3.2
8:30 Rules of Engagement
Viewers: 8.2 million, 18-49 demo: 3.0
9:00 Two and a Half Men
Viewers: 13.8 million, 18-49 demo: 4.4
9:30 Mike & Molly
Viewers: 10.8 million, 18-49 demo: 3.7
10:00 Hawaii Five-0
Viewers: 10.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.8

NBC
8:00 Chuck 
Viewers: 5.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9
9:00 The Event
Viewers: 6.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0
10:00 Chase
Viewers: 4.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3

FOX
8:00 House (Repeat)
Viewers: 4.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4
9:00 Lie to Me
Viewers: 4.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6 

ABC had its usual lineup on the last Monday of October. Dancing with the Stars was up over a million viewers and three-tenths in the demo. Expect it to show growth throughout November as the finale nears. Castle followed and hit a season high in both viewers and the demo. It was up four tenths in the demo and managed to win both in viewers and the demo for the time period for the first time this season. Castle has come a long way from being a bubble show in its first season.

CBS had mixed results but was fairly even with last week. How I Met Your Mother was up slightly in viewers but down a tenth in the demo for a season low. Rules of Engagement followed and was up slightly in both viewers and the demo from last week's low. Couple that with Mother's drop and it was the best retention so far this season. Two and a Half Men was up slightly in viewers and even in the demo, but the more pressing concern was more trouble from star Charlie Sheen last night. CBS and Men producers should start thinking about a backup plan. Mike & Molly was down a tenth in viewers but up two tenths in the demo which is good news for the freshman comedy. But news was not as good for Hawaii Five-0 which dropped yet again. It was down nearly a million viewers and a tenth in the demo, hitting series lows for both. It was significantly down year-to-year from a CSI: Miami repeat, which is bad news for CBS.

NBC's male-skewing lineup had a rough go of it and being against a very highly rated Monday Night Football certainly didn't help. Chuck was up slightly in viewers and even in the demo and has sadly become the most reliable performer of the night. The Event slipped yet again, hitting series lows and barely building from the Chuck lead-in. It has dropped every single week in total viewers and all but one week in the demo. Chase also was down, hitting a series low in the demo with a very low 1.3. This is not good news for two shows recently given full season orders. The Event and Chase will be preempted next week for a SNL special.

FOX aired a repeat of House before November sweeps and the show doesn't repeat nearly as well as it used to. The low repeat numbers likely brought down numbers for Lie to Me, which was down over a million viewers from last week and three tenths in the demo. These were easily season lows but still aren't as bad as Lone Star numbers.