RATINGS RECAP: 5/19/14

ABC
8:00 Dancing with the Stars
Viewers: 15.7 million, 18-49 demo: 2.6
9:30 The Bachelorette
Viewers: 7.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0

CBS
8:00 2 Broke Girls (Repeat)
Viewers: 4.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
8:30 Friends with Better Lives
Viewers: 5.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
9:00 Mike & Molly
Viewers: 7.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9
9:30 Mom (Repeat)
Viewers: 5.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4
10:00 Criminal Minds (Repeat)
Viewers: 5.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3 

NBC
8:00 The Voice
Viewers: 11.7 million, 18-49 demo: 3.2
10:00 The Maya Rudolph Show
Viewers: 6.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1 

FOX 
8:00 Bones
Viewers: 6.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
9:00 24: Live Another Day
Viewers: 5.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7 

Monday night was the first on a two night showdown between Dancing with the Stars and The Voice. First up on ABC, the performance finale of Dancing with the Stars was up 1.3 million viewers and three tenths in the demo to tie its season high. It was followed by the season premiere of annual summer series The Bachelorette. It produced solid numbers but it hit these same numbers for its premiere last year without a lead-in from Dancing. Still, it should continue to be a solid summer show for ABC. On CBS, Friends with Better Lives was up three tenths in viewers and even in the demo. It's really seeming like CBS maybe gave up on this show too soon as its holding up following a repeat. The season finale of Mike & Molly was up a tenth in viewers and down a tenth in the demo.

The Voice may have lost out on the total viewer count but it easily beat Dancing in the demo as it was up six tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo. NBC had the special The Maya Rudolph Show at 10pm and while it didn't have numbers like The Blacklist and a big drop at the half hour, it still did well enough to at least warrant another special if not an attempt at a series by NBC. On FOX, the season finale of Bones was down four tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. Week three of 24: Live Another Day was down another eight tenths in viewers and three tenths in the demo. Looks like people didn't miss Jack Bauer as much as FOX and pundits thought as this show has been falling hard in the first couple weeks.