RATINGS RECAP: 10/17/11

ABC
8:00 Dancing with the Stars
Viewers: 17.8 million, 18-49 demo: 3.3
10:00 Castle
Viewers: 11.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.5

CBS
8:00 How I Met Your Mother
Viewers: 9.8 million, 18-49 demo: 4.2
8:30 2 Broke Girls
Viewers: 11.5 million, 18-49 demo: 4.4
9:00 Two and a Half Men
Viewers: 15.1 million, 18-49 demo: 5.3
9:30 Mike & Molly
Viewers: 11.5 million, 18-49 demo: 3.9
10:00 Hawaii Five-0
Viewers: 11.1 million, 18-49 demo: 3.1

NBC
8:00 The Sing Off
Viewers: 4.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
10:00 Prime Suspect (Repeat)
Viewers: 2.7 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8

FOX
8:00 Terra Nova
Viewers: 8.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.8
9:00 House
Viewers: 8.3 million, 18-49 demo: 3.1

CBS had another stellar Monday as every show except Two and a Half Men was even or up from last week. At 8pm, How I Met Your Mother was up nine tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo, rebounding some from last week's big drop. At 8:30pm, 2 Broke Girls showed no signs of slowing down as it was up eight tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. This is the best thing to happen to CBS Monday 8:30 in a long time. At 9pm, Two and a Half Men did not follow the pattern of the shows around it as it was down another 1.1 million viewers and six tenths in the demo. It's somewhat surprising that it's still dropping by this much but it's basically where it was at this point last season which is a win for CBS. At 9:30pm, Mike & Molly was down two tenths in viewers and even in the demo, posting much better retention out of Men this week. At 10pm, Hawaii Five-0 rebounded as it was up a million viewers and four tenths in the demo.

Over on ABC, Dancing with the Stars was up a million viewers and three tenths in the demo, rising in both categories for the first time this season. While still down significantly year-to-year, the rise is a good sign for ABC that it might be able to pick up steam as the finale nears. At 10pm, Castle rebounded from its troubling drop last week as it was up a million viewers and four tenths in the demo to exactly the level it was at two weeks ago. It managed to take the total viewer crown but remained significantly behind Hawaii Five-0 in the demo, which was not the case last season.

NBC was not competitive as usual with The Sing Off down a tenth in viewers for a season low but up a tenth in the demo. A repeat of Prime Suspect did nothing at 10pm. Why didn't NBC just let The Playboy Club keep airing until Rock Center debuts? It was doing better than these repeats. FOX started out with Terra Nova which was up 1.3 million viewers and three tenths in the demo from last week's delayed episode. Is it doing well enough considering its cost to get a second season? At 9pm, House was up 1.4 million viewers and three tenths in the demo from last week, which mostly aired in the 10pm hour.