Fox won Monday night, beating CBS, which ran a full night of repeats. Thanks to the first new House of the year and a solid performance from J.J. Abrams’ Alcatraz, the network came out on top, even beating NBC’s Republican primary debate.
Fox edged out ABC in both audience numbers and ratings, scoring an average of 8.84 million viewers and a 3.0 18-49 rating, according to Zap2It. The network started off with House, which drew 8.7 million viewers and a 3.1 18-49 rating, a 19 percent jump from its last new episode, notes The Hollywood Reporter. House ended up being highest rated program of the night. Alcatraz had a decent showing in its second week with 9 million viewers and a 3.0 18-49 rating, just a 9 percent slide from last week.
ABC came in second with 8.83 million viewers and a 2.5 18-49 rating. HitFix reports The Bachelor started the night with 8.1 million viewers and a 2.6 18-49 rating in its first hour. The second hour drew 8.3 million viewers and a 2.8. Castle won the 10 p.m. slot with 10.1 million viewers and a 2.1 18-49 rating, making it the most-watched show of the night.
CBS’ full line-up of repeats drew an average of 7.7 million viewers and a 2,2 18-49 rating. The network’s biggest draw was Two and a Half Men, which managed to draw 9.8 million viewers.
NBC came in fourth with 6.9 million viewers and a 1.7 18-49 rating, which shows that people might be tired of the Republican primary debates. Who’s Still Standing? drew 6.4 million viewers and a 1.7 18-49 rating, which was actually a 6 percent jump. The two-hour debate drew 7.1 million viewers and a 1.7 18-49 rating.
The CW aired the first new Hart of Dixie in a month, which drew 1.6 million viewers. A new Gossip Girl also drew 1.6 million. Both shows had a 0.7 18-49 rating.