CBS wins its
second straight Monday
Averages a 2.0 in 18-49s, 10 percent ahead of ABC
By Toni Fitzgerald
Aug 31, 2010
It looks like ABC's Monday dominance has come to an end. For the second straight week, ABC finished behind CBS, following a more than two-month win streak by the former that was fueled by "The Bachelorette."
CBS averaged a 2.0 adults 18-49 rating and 6 share last night, according to Nielsen overnights, 10 percent ahead of second-place ABC at 1.8/5.
CBS was buoyed by a rerun of "The Big Bang Theory," the night's top show with a 2.8 rating, and lead-in "Two and a Half Men," the night's No. 2 show with a 2.6 rating.
ABC's "Bachelor Pad" averaged a 2.0 from 8 to 10 p.m., even to last week and the night's No. 4 show.
But lead-out "Dating in the Dark" managed only a 1.5, allowing CBS to wrap up its second straight Monday win.
Meanwhile, for the night, Univision placed third at 1.7/5, Fox fourth at 1.5/4, NBC fifth at 1.3/4 and CW sixth at 0.4/1.
As a reminder, all ratings are based on live-plus-same-day DVR playback. Seven-day DVR data won’t be available for several weeks. Thirty-seven percent of Nielsen households have DVRs.
At 8 p.m. ABC was first with a 1.9 for "Pad," while CBS and Univision tied for second at 1.7, CBS for repeats of "How I Met Your Mother" and "Rules of Engagement" and Univision for "Hasta que el Dinero Nos Separe." Fox was fourth with a 1.3 for a "House" rerun, NBC fifth with a 1.2 for a repeat of "America's Got Talent" and CW sixth with a 0.4 for a rerun of "90210."
CBS took the lead at 9 p.m. with a 2.7 for repeats of "Men" and "Bang," with ABC and Univision tied for second at 2.1, ABC for more "Pad" and Univision for "Soy Tu Dueña." Fox was fourth with a 1.7 for "Lie to Me," NBC fifth with a 1.3 for more "Talent" and CW sixth with a 0.4 for a repeat of "Gossip Girl."
At 10 p.m. CBS was first with a 1.6 for a repeat of "CSI: Miami," followed by ABC with a 1.5 for "Dating in the Dark." Univision was third with a 1.4 for "Cristina" and NBC fourth with a 1.3 for "Dateline."
CBS was also first for the night among households with a 4.5 average overnight rating and a 7 share. ABC was second at 3.6/6, NBC third at 3.4/6, Fox fourth at 2.9/5, Univision fifth at 2.2/4 and CW sixth at 0.6/1.
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