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RATINGS RECAP: 3/14/11

ABC
8:00 The Bachelor
Viewers: 13.9 million, 18-49 demo: 4.5
10:00 The Bachelor: After the Final Rose
Viewers: 14.0 million, 18-49 demo: 4.7

CBS
8:00 How I Met Your Mother (Repeat)
Viewers: 6.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9
8:30 Mad Love
Viewers: 6.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1
9:00 Two and a Half Men (Repeat)
Viewers: 9.9 million, 18-49 demo: 2.6
9:30 Mike & Molly (Repeat)
Viewers: 8.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2
10:00 Hawaii Five-0 (Repeat)
Viewers: 7.5 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0

NBC
8:00 Chuck
Viewers: 4.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
9:00 The Event
Viewers: 4.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
10:00 Harry's Law
Viewers: 10.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8

FOX
8:00 House
Viewers: 10.4 million, 18-49 demo: 3.5
9:00 The Chicago Code
Viewers: 7.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9

ABC had a great Monday night as expected with the season finale of The Bachelor. Despite being down from last year, it was still easily a season high for the long-running franchise which was just renewed for another edition that will begin in January 2012. The biggest surprise might be that the special that followed actually slightly outgained the finale. Overall, solid numbers for a franchise that just won't die. CBS was once again all in repeats except for Mad Love, which was down nine tenths in viewers and three tenths in the demo for more series lows. While it has a tough task finding its way amongst repeats, it has consistently dropped and seems to be on shaky ground even with CBS's uncertainty with its sitcoms. The repeats were all down slightly.

NBC was in shambles from 8-10pm as usual. At 8pm, Chuck was down half a million viewers and a tenth in the demo from its last airing two weeks ago. The demo is a season low. If NBC for some reason decides to continue to renew this show, there's no way it belongs in this timeslot. Really, it doesn't deserve a renewal. At 9pm, The Event fell another nine tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo, effectively sealing its fate. With more series lows, its now right around numbers for The Cape and has been a huge flop that wasn't helped by the hiatus. Finally at 10pm, Harry's Law was up six tenths in viewers and even in the demo despite much stiffer competition on ABC and an even weaker lead-in. While it still skews old, this show is a complete self-starter and certainly deserves (and will get) a second season.


FOX was all new as well. At 8pm, House was down seven tenths in viewers and three tenths in the demo from last week. Part of this may be due to Daylight Savings which tends to depress the 8pm hour a tad. There was also more competition from ABC than last week. At 9pm, The Chicago Code was down two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. While these are series lows, it was not a bad drop and the show has been remarkably stable over the last month for FOX. It would not be surprising to see it earn a half season renewal when all is said and done.
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