RATINGS RECAP: 3/25/13

ABC 
8:00 Dancing with the Stars
Viewers: 14.5 million, 18-49 demo: 2.4
10:00 Castle
Viewers: 10.6 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1

CBS
8:00 How I Met Your Mother
Viewers: 7.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.7
8:30 Rules of Engagement
Viewers: 6.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2
9:00 2 Broke Girls
Viewers: 8.8 million, 18-49 demo: 3.0
9:30 Mike & Molly
Viewers: 9.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.6
10:00 Hawaii Five-0
Viewers: 8.6 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1

NBC
8:00 The Voice
Viewers: 13.6 million, 18-49 demo: 4.8
10:00 Revolution
Viewers: 7.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.6

FOX
8:00 Bones
Viewers: 7.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9
9:00 The Following
Viewers: 6.7 million, 18-49 demo: 2.3 

NBC returned to relevancy on Monday night in a big way thanks to the return of The Voice, which premiered to stellar numbers. It's 4.8 demo was above the fall premiere number and tied the high it hit on several Mondays during the fall. Perhaps more interesting was the return of Revolution after a four month break. It had a big drop at the half hour but still posted a strong 2.6 demo that easily won the hour. The 2.6 demo ties a series low it hit twice in the fall before the fall finale so we'll see where things go from here but a 2.6 demo for a scripted show is NBC's best since the fall finale of Revolution... that just shows how rough a winter it's been. 


Over on ABC, Dancing with the Stars took a huge hit from the competition from NBC as it was down 2.6 Castle held up better as it was down seven tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. Considering how far its lead-in fell, this is a good performance. On FOX, Bones was down six tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo, tying a season low. The Following was down six tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo for a series low as FOX's dramas had trouble with more competition.
million viewers and eight tenths in the demo from its season premiere last week. It is now more where it was in the fall which appears to be the new normal for this show. I still think it should move to Tuesdays with the results show on ABC's troubled Thursday 8pm slot. At 10pm,

Finally on CBS, How I Met Your Mother was down four tenths in viewers and three tenths in the demo for a season low. It could be rough sailing the rest of the year for this show with Daylight Savings and the competing reality series. At 8:30pm, Rules of Engagement was down half a million viewers and just a tenth in the demo. This show continues to defy CBS's dismissing of it. At 9pm, 2 Broke Girls was up two tenths in viewers and the demo despite tougher competition. This is the first good showing from this show in awhile. At 9:30pm, Mike & Molly was up six tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo, topping the night in total viewers for CBS. At 10pm, Hawaii Five-0 was down four tenths in viewers and even in the demo. All three 10pm shows were above a 2 demo, which hasn't happened in awhile.