RATINGS RECAP: 12/20/10

ABC
8:00 Skating with the Stars
Viewers: 3.4 million, 18-49 demo: 0.5
9:00 Castle (Repeat)
Viewers: 4.1 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7

CBS
8:00 How I Met Your Mother (Repeat)
Viewers: 6.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0
8:30 Rules of Engagement (Repeat)
Viewers: 6.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9
9:00 Two and a Half Men (Repeat)
Viewers: 9.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.4
9:30 Mike & Molly
Viewers: 7.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9
10:00 Hawaii Five-0 (Repeat)
Viewers: 7.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7

NBC
8:00 The Sing Off
Viewers: 8.6 million, 18-49 demo: 2.7
10:00 Perfect Couples
Viewers: 3.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
10:30 The Office (Repeat)
Viewers: 2.2 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9

FOX
8:00 Million Dollar Money Drop
Viewers: 5.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9
9:00 Million Dollar Money Drop
Viewers: 5.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0

ABC had another very low-rated Monday. The final Monday installment of the flop Skating with the Stars was down four tenths in viewers and three tenths in the demo to hit embarrassing series lows. There were some football preemptions but that wouldn't have helped this show much at all. Castle was counted as a two hour episode though it was originally a separate two-parter. It was low as usual. CBS aired repeats of its comedies which always repeat well. It was highlighted by Two and a Half Men's 9.2 million and 2.4 demo which is far above the numbers any other sitcom can repeat with. CBS announced that the sitcom Mad Love will bump Rules of Engagement to Thursday by premiering at 8:30pm on February 21.

NBC aired the season finale of The Sing Off which was down nearly a million viewers and six tenths in the demo from last Monday's edition. It's surprising that it dropped for the finale but that doesn't take away from the fact that it gave NBC a much-needed boost during its limited December run. Don't be surprised to see it pop up again in the summer or even spring. They used the success of The Sing Off to sneak peek midseason sitcom Perfect Couples but it had terrible results with a very low 3.6 million viewers and 1.3 demo. The show will premiere at 8:30pm on January 20 but this doesn't bode well for it.

Finally FOX premiered the game show Million Dollar Money Drop to mediocre ratings. If it can maintain these ratings this week, it can be a serviceable filler for FOX but if it drops, it will be in trouble. The 9pm episode was basically even with the numbers the much more expensive Lie to Me pulls in the slot. Million Dollar Money Drop continues all this week and then airs on Tuesdays and Thursdays in January.