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CBS aired a schedule of repeats last night, potentially throwing some viewers up in the air to sample reality on ABC and NBC. In fact, The Voice and especially Dancing with the Stars were down from last week. And certainly no viewers rushed to check out Alcatraz on its final night. Two final episodes of the JJ Abrams drama set a series low and closes the book on a project that had a very interesting concept that might have been a better movie than a weekly TV series.
Nightly Primetime Average
Monday NBC CBS ABC FOX
03.26.2012 3.7 1.9 2.9 1.5 THIS WEEK
03.19.2012 3.8 3.2 3.1 1.9 LAST WEEK
03.21.2011 1.2 2.0 4.5 1.4 LAST YEAR
NBC did not benefit from the repeat schedule on CBS last night. The Voice dropped a bit to a 4.4 preliminary rating with Adults 18-49 (probably going up to a 4.5 in the official nationals, which would be another season low). Smash is holding at a 2.2 rating. Last year on this night: All Together Now public service special (0.9), The Event (1.2) and Harry’s Law (1.6).
NBC Mon High Low 2.20 2.27 3.05 3.12 3.19 3.26
The Voice 6.7 4.6 6.0 5.4 6.2 5.2 4.6 4.4*
Smash 3.8 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.7 2.4 2.2 2.2*
The Sing-Off 1.9 1.3
Who’s Still St 1.7 1.5
Fear Factor 3.5 2.3
Playboy Club 1.6 1.2
Rock Center 1.6 0.7
Dancing with the Stars dropped a disturbing four tenths of a rating point in week two to a 3.1 rating. (Last year at this time, the second week was down only one tenth, from a 5.3 spring premiere to a 5.2 in the second week.) Last year on this night, ABC averaged a 4.5 rating: Dancing with the Stars (5.2) and Castle (3.2).
ABC Mon High Low 2.20 2.27 3.05 3.12 3.19 3.26
Dancing Stars 4.0 2.8
You Deserve It 1.7 0.8
The Bachelor 2.7 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.9
Dancing Stars 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.1*
Castle 3.2 2.0 2.1 2.1 1.4R — 2.3 2.4*
Ratings for the CBS repeats last night were similar to previous repeat weeks recently and similar to the mostly repeat line up on this night last year. Last year on this night: How I Met Your Mother repeat (1.9), Rules of Engagement (2.4), Two and a Half Men repeat (2.3), Mike & Molly repeat (1.9) and Hawaii Five-O repeat (1.6).
CBS Mon High Low 2.13 2.20 2.27 3.05 3.12 3.19 3.26
How I Met Your 4.9 3.4 3.4 3.8 3.6 2.0R 1.9R 3.5 1.9R
2 Broke Girls 7.1 3.5 3.8 4.0 3.8 2.1R 2.1R 3.5 2.0R
2.5 Men 10.7 3.6 3.9 4.2 3.6 2.1R 2.1R 3.8 2.2R
Mike & Molly 4.8 2.9 3.4 3.4 2.9 1.8R 1.9R 3.1 1.9R
Hawaii Five-O 3.4 2.5 2.7 2.9 2.5 1.5R 1.6R 2.5 1.6R
FOX concluded Alcatraz with a two-hour “event”, with each of the final two episodes at 8 and 9 pm averaging a 1.5 rating (a new low for the disappointing series). Last year on this night, FOX averaged a 1.4 rating with repeats of House (1.6) and Chicago Code (1.1).
FOX Mon High Low 2.20 2.27 3.05 3.12 3.19 3.26
Terra Nova 3.1 2.1
House 3.9 2.1 2.4 — — 1.1R 2.1
Alcatraz 3.3 1.6 1.8 — 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.5*
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