RATINGS RECAP: 10/24/11

ABC
8:00 Dancing with the Stars
Viewers: 17.2 million, 18-49 demo: 3.2
10:00 Castle
Viewers: 10.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.4

CBS
8:00 How I Met Your Mother
Viewers: 9.8 million, 18-49 demo: 4.3
8:30 2 Broke Girls
Viewers: 11.2 million, 18-49 demo: 4.5
9:00 Two and a Half Men
Viewers: 15.3 million, 18-49 demo: 5.5
9:30 Mike & Molly
Viewers: 12.2 million, 18-49 demo: 4.2
10:00 Hawaii Five-0
Viewers: 10.7 million, 18-49 demo: 3.1

NBC
8:00 The Sing Off
Viewers: 4.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
10:00 Prime Suspect (Repeat)
Viewers: 2.4 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7

FOX
8:00 MLB World Series Game 5
Viewers: 14.3 million, 18-49 demo: 4.2 

CBS Mondays are just not slowing down this fall as every show was up or even this week (last week all but one show was up or even). At 8pm, How I Met Your Mother was even in viewers and up a tenth in the demo. New freshman hit 2 Broke Girls was down three tenths in viewers but up a tenth in the demo. This show is the real deal. Some think it should move to the 9:30 slot or with The Big Bang Theory on Thursday but why now? CBS finally has a hit, a big hit, in a slot that has been troublesome. At 9pm, Two and a Half Men grew for the first time this season as it was up two tenths in viewers and the demo. If this is where it is leveling off, it is up huge year-to-year. At 9:30pm, Mike & Molly was up a strong seven tenths in viewers and three tenths in the demo. To close out the night, Hawaii Five-0 was down four tenths in viewers and even in the demo. It doesn't do as well as the comedies but it has easily been winning the demo this week.

ABC started off with Dancing with the Stars which has settled into its audience after some early drops. It was down six tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo from last week. At 10pm, Castle was down four tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. NBC wasn't even on the same field as ABC, CBS, and FOX as The Sing Off was down a tenth in viewers and the demo, hitting a series low in viewers. New newsmagazine Rock Center with Brian Williams launches next Monday at 10pm for NBC. FOX had good numbers from the World Series, which has been very steady from game to game.