Fox edges out
CBS for a Monday win
Averages a 4.0 in 18-49s to CBS's 3.9, led by 'House'
By Toni Fitzgerald
Nov 10, 2009
Baseball is over, but Fox remained ahead on Monday with the return of "House" and "Lie to Me," just barely edging CBS for the night.
Fox averaged a 4.0 adults 18-49 rating and 10 share, according to Nielsen overnights, with CBS second with a 3.9/10.
Fox also won Monday night last week, when it aired game five of the World Series.
"House" was the night's No. 1 show, averaging a 5.1 rating, 0.6 ahead of the No. 2 show, CBS's "The Big Bang Theory."
"House" had a 50 percent advantage over the No. 2 network in the 8 p.m. timeslot, ABC with "Dancing with the Stars," though "Lie" dipped to third in the 9 p.m. slot.
"Stars" was the night's top program among total viewers, averaging 17.6 million from 8 to 10 p.m.
Meanwhile, the CW's much-hyped threesome episode of "Gossip Girl" jumped 17 percent over last week in its target demo, women 18-34, averaging a 2.7 at 9 p.m. It was up more than 300,000 among total viewers, to 2.31 million.
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For the night, ABC finished third among 18-49s at 3.2/8, NBC fourth at 1.8/4, Univision fifth at 1.4/4 and CW sixth at 1.2/3.
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-three percent of Nielsen households have DVRs.
At 8 p.m. Fox was first with the 5.1 for “House,” followed by ABC with the 3.4 for “Stars.” CBS was third with a 3.2 for “How I Met Your Mother” (3.5) and “Accidentally on Purpose” (3.0), NBC fourth with a series-low 2.3 for “Heroes,” Univision fifth with a 1.4 for “El Nombre del Amor” and CW sixth with a 1.2 for “One Tree Hill.”
CBS took the lead at 9 p.m. with a 4.5 for “Two and a Half Men” (4.4) and “Bang” (4.5), while ABC remained second with a 4.5 for more “Stars.” Fox was third with a 3.0 for “Lie to Me,” NBC fourth with a 1.8 for “Trauma,” Univision fifth with a 1.6 for “Sortilegio” and CW sixth with a 1.2 for “Gossip.”
At 10 p.m. CBS led again with a 4.0 for “CSI: Miami,” with ABC second with a 2.5 for “Castle.” Univision and NBC tied for third at 1.2, Univision for “Cristina” and NBC for “The Jay Leno Show.”
ABC was first for the night among households with a 9.7 average overnight rating and a 15 share. CBS was second at 7.5/12, Fox third at 5.9/9, NBC fourth at 3.2/5, Univision fifth at 2.0/3 and CW sixth at 1.6/2.
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