Fox usual Monday w/ ‘House’ at #2 and ‘24’ #3

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Reminder; ‘24’ soon closing shop with a two-hour episode on May 24th.  Unlikely many shows that depart, ‘24’ knew when it was time to end and will do so no letting many wonder.


Last night, HOUSE posted a 3.6/10 among Adults 18-49, down -8% from last week, to rank No. 2 in the 8p hour among Adults 18-49 and No. 1 in Adults 18-34 and Men 18-49.  At 9p, ‘24’ delivered a 2.7/7 among Adults 18-49, down one-tenth from last week (-4%, 2.8/7). ‘24’ ranked No. 3 in its hour among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34.

FOX ranked No. 3 for the night among Adults 18-49 and No. 1 in Adults 18-34

Competition
ABC’s Dancing With The Stars (4.0/11) again posted its lowest-rated performance show of the spring, falling -2% from last week and -20% from its prior average (5.0/14).  DWTS is showing week-to-week losses with every performance show this cycle (6.4/17 > 5.6/16 > 5.1/14 > 4.9/14 > 4.8/13 > 4.4/12 > 4.1/12 > 4.0/11).  At 10p, Castle (2.6/7) was up a tenth and matched its average for originals.

On CBS, How I Met Your Mother (3.3/10) was up +6% week over week but low versus its season average.  Rules of Engagement (3.2/9) was up +14%. Two & A Half Men (4.6/12) was down -2% from last week, while Big Bang Theory (5.2/13) was right in line with it prior original performance.  At 10p, CSI: Miami (3.3/9) was up +22% week over week but down -11% from its 2009/10 average with first-run episodes (3.7/10).

NBC’s Chuck (1.9/5) matched its lowest original rating ever, down -14% from its prior season average with first-run episodes (2.2/6).  A repeat and an original episode of Law & Order followed at 9p (1.2/3) and 10p (1.7/5).

Live+Same Day Nielsen Ratings

(source: FOX)