RATINGS RECAP: 4/22/13

ABC
8:00 Dancing with the Stars
Viewers: 13.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1
10:00 Castle
Viewers: 11.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.3

CBS
8:00 How I Met Your Mother (Repeat)
Viewers: 4.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
8:30 Rules of Engagement
Viewers: 5.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
9:00 2 Broke Girls (Repeat)
Viewers: 5.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
9:30 Mike & Molly (Repeat)
Viewers: 5.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
10:00 Hawaii Five-0 (Repeat)
Viewers: 5.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2

NBC
8:00 The Voice
Viewers: 14.2 million, 18-49 demo: 4.9
10:00 Revolution
Viewers: 5.9 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0

FOX
8:00 Bones
Viewers: 7.1 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0
9:00 The Following
Viewers: 7.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.4

Monday night was a landmark night for ABC's Castle as it topped its lead-in Dancing with the Stars in the demo for the first time ever. Dancing was up four tenths in viewers but down a tenth in the demo while Castle was up 1.6 million viewers and three tenths in the demo. Not only did it top Dancing, it easily won its hour and tied a season high. Even as Dancing has fallen victim to The Voice, Castle has held its own. ABC has a tough call for next season. It seems more than strong enough to go elsewhere (Tuesday at 10?) but maybe they need it to stabilize Monday with Dancing dropping. It will be interesting to see what ABC does. Next week, I'll be offering my opinions on what the networks should do. Over on CBS, only Rules of Engagement was new and it tumbled a million viewers and half a demo point. Usually it holds up better surrounded by repeats. This might be the final nail in the coffin for the show that's cheated death many times.

Over on NBC, The Voice was down three tenths in viewers and the demo but still incredibly dominant against the competition. Revolution was down two tenths in viewers and the demo for another series low. The retention for this show is bad and getting worse. Its numbers are now worse than Smash a year ago and we all saw what happened to that show when it had to fly on its own. This puts NBC in a tough spot because it deserves a renewal but I don't think it can be trusted to air on its own somewhere. On FOX, Bones was up half a million viewers and a tenth in the demo while The Following climbed six tenths in viewers and a nice three tenths in the demo for its best numbers in over a month. The season finales for both of these dramas is next week.

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