RATINGS RECAP: 1/24/11

ABC
8:00 The Bachelor
Viewers: 9.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.9
10:00 Castle
Viewers: 9.1 million, 18-49 demo: 2.4

CBS
8:00 How I Met Your Mother (Repeat)
Viewers: 7.1 million, 18-49 demo: 2.3
8:30 Rules of Engagement (Repeat)
Viewers: 7.1 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2
9:00 Two and a Half Men (Repeat)
Viewers: 11.5 million, 18-49 demo: 3.0
9:30 Mike & Molly (Repeat)
Viewers: 9.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.6
10:00 Hawaii Five-0 (Repeat)
Viewers: 6.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7

NBC
8:00 Chuck
Viewers: 6.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9
9:00 The Cape
Viewers: 5.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
10:00 Harry's Law
Viewers: 10.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1

FOX
8:00 House
Viewers: 10.4 million, 18-49 demo: 3.7
9:00 Lie to Me
Viewers: 7.7 million, 18-49 demo: 2.5

ABC had a decent Monday night. At 8pm, The Bachelor was up half a million viewers and two tenths in the demo. The total viewer count is a season high. Will it continue to grow or was this because the CBS comedies were in repeats? Castle was new at 10pm and was even in viewers but up three tenths in the demo from its last original airing. This seems to be about the best it can do without a Dancing with the Stars lead-in. CBS had decent numbers for a night of reruns. Worth noting is Two and a Half Men's impressive 3.0 demo - for a repeat! CBS announced that Mad Love will premiere on February 14 at 8:30pm instead of the following week.

NBC had mixed results. At 8pm, Chuck was up a tenth in viewers but down two tenths in the demo. New superhero series The Cape followed and was down another four tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo. It's not as bad a drop as the previous week but this show isn't looking like a keeper as it's already down to a weak 1.6 in the demo and probably not done dropping. But the news was very positive at 10pm as week two of new legal drama Harry's Law was down just seven tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo from last week's premiere. This is one of the better holds for a new show this season and it appears that NBC made the right move in letting this air all 13 episodes this spring instead the originally planned 6.

FOX also had a good night. At 8pm, House was down a tenth in viewers but up two tenths in the demo. FOX will need it to be strong as it prepares to launch the new show The Chicago Code at 9pm in two weeks. But for now, Lie to Me continued to air and it was up a nice 1.8 million viewers and seven tenths in the demo to easy season highs. With the season finale of a 13 episode season scheduled to air next week and its chances slim, Lie to Me made an eleventh hour pitch for renewal. If it was getting these kinds of numbers all season, its chances would be better. It will be interesting to see what it does next week.