RATINGS RECAP: 3/18/13

ABC
8:00 Dancing with the Stars
Viewers: 17.1 million, 18-49 demo: 3.2
10:00 Castle
Viewers: 11.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2

CBS
8:00 How I Met Your Mother
Viewers: 7.4 million, 18-49 demo: 3.0
8:30 Rules of Engagement
Viewers: 6.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.3
9:00 2 Broke Girls
Viewers: 8.6 million, 18-49 demo: 2.8
9:30 Mike & Molly
Viewers: 8.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.4
10:00 Hawaii Five-0
Viewers: 9.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1

NBC
8:00 The Biggest Loser
Viewers: 7.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.7
10:00 Deception
Viewers: 3.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2

FOX
8:00 Bones
Viewers: 7.6 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1
9:00 The Following
Viewers: 7.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.5

Monday night had the newest edition of Dancing with the Stars and the finale of The Biggest Loser. On ABC, the 16th edition of Dancing with the Stars premiered up nicely from the fall though it was down from last spring's premiere. It also didn't have to contend with The Voice which it will next week. Still, this was a positive premiere for a franchise that's been on a downward trend. At 10pm, Castle was up half a million viewers but down a tenth in the demo.

On NBC, the season finale of The Biggest Loser was up 1.8 million viewers and seven tenths in the demo for an impressive finale showing. NBC was wise to cut this down to one installment a year because it seemed revitalized a bit this winter and was one of the few bright spots for NBC in a horrible winter. At 10pm, the season (and most definitely series) finale of Deception was up a tenth in viewers and the demo. On FOX, Bones was down eight tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo while The Following was down nine tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo.

Finally on CBS, How I Met Your Mother was down 1.2 million viewers and three tenths in the demo. At 8:30pm, Rules of Engagement was down three tenths in viewers but up two tenths in the demo from last week when it was surrounded by repeats. At 9pm, 2 Broke Girls was down a rough 1.8 million viewers and half a demo point for a series low. It might get even uglier when The Voice comes back next week as this show is looking less and less like a solid anchor show as the season goes on. I don't watch the show but it sounds like quality is as much to blame as anything. At 9:30pm, Mike & Molly was down 1.4 million viewers and three tenths in the demo for a season low. At 10pm, Hawaii Five-0 was down a tenth in viewers and up a tenth in the demo. How will it do when Revolution returns next week?

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