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RATINGS RECAP: 1/23/12

ABC
8:00 The Bachelor
Viewers: 8.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.7
10:00 Castle
Viewers: 10.1 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1

CBS
8:00 How I Met Your Mother (Repeat)
Viewers: 6.9 million, 18-49 demo: 2.3
8:30 2 Broke Girls (Repeat)
Viewers: 7.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.6
9:00 Two and a Half Men (Repeat)
Viewers: 9.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.9
9:30 Mike & Molly (Repeat)
Viewers: 8.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.4
10:00 Hawaii Five-0 (Repeat)
Viewers: 6.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6

NBC
8:00 Who's Still Standing?
Viewers: 6.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7
9:00 Rock Center Special: Republican Debate
Viewers: 7.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6

FOX
8:00 House
Viewers: 8.8 million, 18-49 demo: 3.1
9:00 Alcatraz
Viewers: 9.0 million, 18-49 demo: 3.0

On Monday night, FOX was on top thanks to good performances from a veteran and new drama. At 8pm, House was new for the first time since November 28 and it was up 1.4 million viewers and half a demo point from that date. In fact, it posted its best numbers since October 17. Maybe the promotion during the NFL game on Sunday helped? Either way, it was a promising start for its return to 8pm. At 9pm, week two of new drama Alcatraz was down 1.1 million viewers and three tenths in the demo from its series premiere last week. This is a pretty solid week 2 hold and FOX will be happy if the numbers can stay in this area. We'll see how week three does.

Elsewhere, ABC's The Bachelor benefited from repeats on CBS as it was up nine tenths in viewers and three tenths in the demo for a season high. This show tends to build as the season goes on and it's a good sign that it seems to be doing that again. At 10pm, Castle was up seven tenths in viewers but down a tenth in the demo. It really shouldn't have dropped in the demo considering that Hawaii Five-0 was a repeat. Will Smash have a negative impact on Castle in a couple weeks? Over on NBC, Who's Still Standing? was up two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo from its last airing for a season high. NBC may want to consider keeping this show on the air on another night after next week because it's not doing any worse than most NBC shows and it's certainly cheaper. A Rock Center special covering a Republican Presidential Debate outperformed usual numbers for the show.

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