RATINGS RECAP: 4/9/12

ABC
8:00 Dancing with the Stars
Viewers: 16.4 million, 18-49 demo: 3.0
10:00 Scandal (Repeat)
Viewers: 6.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3

CBS
8:00 How I Met Your Mother
Viewers: 8.0 million, 18-49 demo: 3.5
8:30 2 Broke Girls
Viewers: 8.8 million, 18-49 demo: 3.5
9:00 Two and a Half Men
Viewers: 10.4 million, 18-49 demo: 3.6
9:30 Mike & Molly
Viewers: 9.6 million, 18-49 demo: 3.2
10:00 Hawaii Five-0
Viewers: 10.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.6

NBC
8:00 The Voice
Viewers: 10.5 million, 18-49 demo: 4.0
10:00 Smash
Viewers: 6.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0

FOX
8:00 Bones
Viewers: 7.6 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2
9:00 House
Viewers: 6.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9 

On a full Monday, CBS was all new for the first time in three weeks and saw pretty steady numbers as their comedies always slip a bit at this time of year. At 8pm, How I Met Your Mother was down two tenths in viewers and even in the demo while 2 Broke Girls was down six tenths in viewers but also even in the demo. At 9pm, Two and a Half Men was down the most - 1.1 million viewers and two tenths in the demo but Mike & Molly was actually up a tenth in the demo (and down a tenth in viewers), posting better retention than usual. At 10pm, Hawaii Five-0 was up a million viewers and a tenth in the demo. While these numbers aren't spectacular compared to the fall, having all four comedies over a 3 in the demo at this time of year is not bad at all. Over on ABC, Dancing with the Stars was down half a million viewers but up a tenth in the demo.

Over on NBC, both their shows continued to inch downward a bit. They are only slipping a little bit each week but they have now dropped five consecutive weeks. At 8pm, The Voice was down three tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo while Smash was down a tenth in viewers and the demo at 10pm. Over on FOX, Bones was down eight tenths in viewers and three tenths in the demo but still did decent for an 8pm drama at this time of year. At 9pm, House was down seven tenths in viewers and a rough four tenths in the demo for another series low. Wow, this show is limping towards the finish line in a big way.