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RATINGS RECAP: 5/16/11

ABC
8:00 Dancing with the Stars
Viewers: 22.0 million, 18-49 demo: 4.6
10:00 Castle
Viewers: 12.9 million, 18-49 demo: 3.3

CBS
8:00 How I Met Your Mother
Viewers: 7.2 million, 18-49 demo: 3.1
8:30 Mad Love
Viewers: 5.7 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2
9:00 Two and a Half Men (Repeat)
Viewers: 6.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0
9:30 Mike & Molly
Viewers: 8.6 million, 18-49 demo: 2.6
10:00 Hawaii Five-0
Viewers: 10.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.7

NBC
8:00 Chuck
Viewers: 4.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
9:00 The Event
Viewers: 4.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
10:00 Law & Order: LA
Viewers: 4.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1

FOX
8:00 House
Viewers: 8.9 million, 18-49 demo: 3.5
9:00 The Chicago Code
Viewers: 5.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8

ABC was all new and dominant on Monday night. At 8pm, Dancing with the Stars was up 1.3 million viewers and four tenths in the demo as it builds towards the finale. Next week of course is the big season finale. At 10pm, the season finale of Castle was up three tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo for season highs in both categories. This show is a bonafide hit for ABC when it has Dancing with the Stars as a lead-in. And it will continue to next year as this lineup will stay in tact.


CBS had a night of season finales and saw numbers go up across the board. At 8pm, How I Met Your Mother was up eight tenths in viewers and three tenths in the demo. The demo is the best since February 28 but it will probably perk back up in the fall. At 8:30pm, the series finale of the cancelled Mad Love was up six tenths in viewers and three tenths in the demo. After a Two and a Half Men repeat, the season finale of Mike & Molly was up a million viewers and three tenths in the demo, rebounding nicely from last week for the finale as it will stay in this slot next fall. At 10pm, Hawaii Five-0 was up a million viewers and four tenths in the demo for the season finale. All in all, these were nice rebounds for season finales.

NBC saw the demo drop as the night went on with its trio of problem dramas - two of which were cancelled and one which will move to Friday. At 8pm, the season finale of Chuck was up four tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo for its best numbers since March 14. It will be on Fridays next year, paired with the supernatural Grimm. At 9pm, The Event was up two tenths in viewers and the demo as its series finale next week will hopefully given some closure to the serial storyline. At 10pm, Law & Order: LA was down seven tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo despite the lead-in being up as it continued to earn its cancellation.

FOX some numbers go up as well on Monday night even with the finales of its dramas still a week away. At 8pm, House was up a nice million viewers and half a demo point. The demo is the best since March 14 and the show will slide to 9pm next fall to make way for Terra Nova. At 9pm, the cancelled The Chicago Code was up two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. It was somewhat consistent this spring but not good enough for FOX which did not have a lot of space on its schedule.
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