FOX’s two-hour HELL’S KITCHEN finale night held up well against very heavy competition last night.
HELL’S KITCHEN: 2.5/7, up +4% from last week’s telecast. HELL’S KITCHEN Finale: 2.6/6, right in line with its last finale on 12/15/10 (Wednesday 9pm)
Despite strong premieres on CBS in the 9p hour, the finale of HELL’S KITCHEN grew +4% in the adult demo the 9p hour over its 8p time slot (2.6 vs. 2.5).
Competition
ABC
Dancing With The Stars (P): 3.9/10, down -24% vs. its last Fall premiere on 9/20/10 and is the show’s lowest-rated premiere ever
Castle (P): 3.3/8, up +22% vs. last year’s premiere on 9/20/10
CBS
How I Met Your Mother 8p (P): 4.7/13, up +31% vs. last year’s season premiere on 9/20/10
How I Met Your Mother 8:30p (P): 5.1/13, up +42% vs. last year’s 8-8:30pm season premiere on 9/20/10
Two & A Half Men (P): 10.3/24, up +110% vs. its last season premiere on 9/20/10
2 Broke Girls (P): 7.0/16, up +79% vs last season’s debut of Mike & Molly on 9/20/10
Hawaii Five-0 (P): 3.4/8, down -13% from its series premiere on 9/20/10 and down -49% from its 2 Broke Girls lead-in
NBC
The Sing-Off (P): 1.9/5, down -32% vs. 12/06/10 and is its lowest-rated telecast ever
The Playboy Club (P): 1.6/4, down -30% from the series premiere on Chase on 9/20/10 and is tied as NBC’s lowest-rated fall drama premiere ever (with Crusoe on 10/17/08)
(source: FOX)
