RATINGS RECAP: 5/23/11

ABC
8:00 Dancing with the Stars
Viewers: 22.9 million, 18-49 demo: 4.7
9:00 The Bachelorette
Viewers: 9.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.8

CBS
8:00 How I Met Your Mother (Repeat)
Viewers: 4.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
8:30 How I Met Your Mother (Repeat)
Viewers: 4.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
9:00 Two and a Half Men (Repeat)
Viewers: 8.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2
9:30 Mike & Molly (Repeat)
Viewers: 7.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9
10:00 Clash of the Commercials
Viewers: 6.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9

NBC
8:00 Minute to Win It
Viewers: 4.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
9:00 The Event
Viewers: 4.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
10:00 Law & Order: LA
Viewers: 5.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3

FOX
8:00 House
Viewers: 9.1 million, 18-49 demo: 3.4
9:00 The Chicago Code
Viewers: 7.1 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0

ABC had a solid Monday night with the last performance show of Dancing with the Stars. It was up nine tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo from the last airing. These numbers are just slightly below the final performance show from last fall as the reality franchise shows no sign of slowing. At 9pm was the season premiere of perennial summer show The Bachelorette. It premiered almost dead even with last summer's premiere and should be a solid summer player as always. CBS was in repeats with solid results from 9-10pm. They aired a special at 10pm to limited interest, but it was probably a little above what a Hawaii Five-0 repeat would have done.

NBC was all new starting with a new Minute to Win It which was slightly above the numbers it gets on Monday. This seems to be NBC's go-to filler. At 9pm was the series finale of The Event as the show has been cancelled. It was up eight tenths in viewers and three tenths in the demo. This is the best demo performance since its fall finale way back in November before its long hiatus. This show had a tremendous fall from its summer hype and big premiere which is why it's not coming back. At 10pm, Law & Order: LA was up eight tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo from last week. It is also cancelled but will finish out its run through June.

FOX started things off with the season finale of House which was up a tenth in viewers but down a tenth in the demo. It's surprising to see it drop for the season finale as it has risen big in the past. Maybe it's a good thing it's moving to 9pm next fall because it's starting to fall apart at 8pm. Still a 3.4 isn't too bad for such a veteran show. At 9pm, the series finale of The Chicago Code was up 1.2 million viewers and two tenths in the demo for its best showing since early March. Some thought this deserved a second chance but that won't be the case.