"Dancing With the Stars" gives ABC the most viewers Monday, but CBS has most young adults posted by halboedeker on Oct 14, 2008 12:03:23 PM Discuss This: Comments (1) | TrackBack (0) | Linking Blogs | Add to del.icio.us | Digg it
ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" entertained 17.8 million viewers, the biggest audience for any series Monday night.
The Disney-owned network attracted the most viewers in prime time, but CBS had the most young adults, according to updated ratings released Tuesday afternoon. "Two and a Half Men" was the night's biggest draw among the 18-to-49 age group.
"Dancing" dominated the 8 to 9:30 p.m. time slots. The CBS comedies ran second: "The Big Bang Theory" with 9.3 million, "How I Met Your Mother" with 9.3 million and "Two and a Half Men" with 14.7 million. The Philadelphia Phillies-Los Angeles Dodgers game pulled 7.7 million to Fox. NBC's "Chuck" charmed 6.2 million -- this guy deserves a bigger audience.
At 9:30, "Samantha Who?" returned and Christina Applegate drew 11.5 million viewers. CBS' "Worst Week" ran second with 9.8 million. For the hour, NBC's "Heroes" entertained 8.8 million.
At 10, CBS' "CSI: Miami" was the most attractive spot: 13.2 million stopped to look in. ABC's "Boston Legal" entertained 8 million. The premiere of NBC's "My Own Worst Enemy" attracted 7.3 million fans of Christian Slater.
For the night, ABC averaged 13.5 million. The competition: CBS with 11.6 million, NBC with 7.4 million, Fox with 7.1 million, The CW with 3.4 million and MyNetworkTV with 1.5 million. On The CW, "One Tree Hill" pulled in 3.5 million and upstaged "Gossip Girl" with 3.3 million.
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