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RATINGS RECAP: 11/14/11

ABC
8:00 Dancing with the Stars
Viewers: 18.0 million, 18-49 demo: 3.2
10:00 20/20 Special
Viewers: 12.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.4

CBS
8:00 How I Met Your Mother
Viewers: 10.4 million, 18-49 demo: 4.6
8:30 2 Broke Girls
Viewers: 11.8 million, 18-49 demo: 4.8
9:00 Two and a Half Men
Viewers: 14.8 million, 18-49 demo: 5.4
9:30 Mike & Molly
Viewers: 12.2 million, 18-49 demo: 4.4
10:00 Hawaii Five-0
Viewers: 11.7 million, 18-49 demo: 3.3 

NBC
8:00 The Sing Off
Viewers: 4.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
10:00 Rock Center with Brian Williams
Viewers: 3.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1

FOX
8:00 Terra Nova
Viewers: 7.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.3
9:00 House
Viewers: 6.6 million, 18-49 demo: 2.5

CBS Monday just continues to deliver unbelievable ratings as every show was up this week yet again. At 8pm, How I Met Your Mother was up a tenth in viewers and two tenths in the demo, posting its best demo rating since the season premiere. It is shocking how well this show is performing year-to-year. At 8:30pm, 2 Broke Girls continued to cement its breakout hit status as it was up four tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo for its best performance yet at 8:30pm. Everyone is talking about CBS splitting this night up, but why? Save it for next year because 8:30pm hasn't been this strong in years. At 9pm, Two and a Half Men was up a tenth in viewers and two tenths in the demo while Mike & Molly was up three tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo for its best performance since the season premiere. At 10pm, Hawaii Five-0 was up 1.4 million viewers and two tenths in the demo. The viewer total is the best since the season premiere. CBS Monday is just rocking it from top to bottom.

Meanwhile on ABC, Dancing with the Stars was down two tenths in viewers and the demo from last week ahead of next week's finale. At 10pm, a special 20/20 that had the first interview with Gabby Giffords since she was shot last January did well, particularly in total viewers as expected. FOX started things off with Terra Nova, which was down eight tenths in viewers and three tenths in the demo. Every time the show looks like it might be doing well enough to come back, it has a troubling drop. At 9pm, House was down a million viewers and three tenths in the demo, hitting a series low in total viewers. It's time for FOX to say goodbye to this show after this season. It's starting to collapse hard in the ratings after a couple years on the decline.

NBC continued to be off the map. The Sing Off was down a tenth in viewers and two tenths in the demo for a series low. This show has completely tanked in its first non-December run. At 10pm, Rock Center with Brian Williams was up four tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. It could have been higher especially since they had Bob Costas interviewing disgraced Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. Rock Center will move to Wednesdays at 9pm in 2012 while NBC is banking big on The Voice/Smash reigniting this night starting in February.

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