“House” got a bit of a bump last night in its first airing since Sunday’s highly rated post-Super Bowl episode.
The hit Fox series averaged a 9.0 adults 18-49 rating at 9 p.m., according to Nielsen overnights, its best rating this season excluding the 12.9 series-best for the episode following the Super Bowl Sunday evening.
“House” was up 5 percent over last week’s then-season-high 8.6, and it also saw a bump among total viewers, averaging 23.2 million to the previous week’s 22.5 million. That helped Fox to a huge advantage for the night across every demographic, with the other networks’ averages sagging with low-rated election coverage.
Fox averaged a 10.1 18-49 overnight rating and a 24 share. NBC was second at 2.8/7, Univision and CBS tied for third at 1.5/4, ABC fifth at 1.4/3 and CW sixth at 1.0/2.
At 8 p.m. Fox began the night in the lead with an 11.2 for “American Idol,” followed by NBC with a 2.8 for it first half of “The Biggest Loser.” Univision was third with a 2.0 for “Al Diablo con los Guapos,” CBS fourth with a 1.8 for a repeat of “NCIS,” ABC fifth with a 1.2 for the first of three hours of “Super Tuesday – Showdown: Coast to Coast” and CW sixth with a 0.7 for a “Reaper” rerun.
Fox led again at 9 p.m. with a 9.0 for “House,” with NBC second with a 3.5 for its second half of “Loser” and Univision third with a 1.6 for “Pasion.” ABC was fourth with a 1.4 for its Super Tuesday coverage, while CW and CBS tied for fifth at 1.3, CW for “One Tree Hill” and CBS for its first hour of Super Tuesday coverage.
NBC took the lead at 10 p.m. with a 2.1 for Super Tuesday coverage, followed by ABC at 1.4 and CBS at 1.3, both for more presidential primary news. Univision was third with a 0.9 for “Destino 2008: Super Martes.”
Among households, Fox led the evening with a 14.7 average overnight rating and a 22 share. NBC was second at 4.6/7, CBS third at 4.2/6, ABC fourth at 3.6/6, Univision fifth at 1.8/3 and CW sixth at 1.6/2.
Nielsen also issued delayed ratings for Monday night this morning, a day after they were supposed to be released.
NBC finished first among viewers 18-49 that night with a 4.1 average overnight rating and a 10 share. ABC was second at 3.4/9, Fox third at 3.2/8, CBS fourth at 2.9/7, Univision fifth at 1.8/5 and CW sixth at 0.7/2.
At 8 p.m. NBC led with a 3.6 for its first hour of “American Gladiators,” followed by Fox with a 2.9 for “Prison Break.” CBS was third with a 2.6 for a repeat of “How I Met Your Mother” and the premiere of “Welcome to the Captain” (2.6), ABC fourth with a 2.4 for its first hour of “Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann,” Univision fifth with a 2.1 for “Al Diablo con los Guapos” and CW sixth with a 0.6 for a “Gossip Girl” rerun.
NBC led again at 9 p.m. with a 3.9 average for the last 30 minutes of “American Gladiators” and the start of “Deal or No Deal,” with Fox second with a 3.5 for ‘Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.” CBS was third with a 3.4 for a repeat of “Two and a Half Men” and the season premiere of “The New Adventures of Old Christine” (3.2), ABC fourth with a 3.1 for the end of “Dance War” and the beginning of a special “20/20,” Univision fifth with a 1.6 for “Pasion” and CW sixth with a 0.9 for repeats of “Girlfriends” and “The Game.”
At 10 p.m. NBC was first again with a 4.8 for its last hour of “Deal.” ABC was second with a 4.6 for “20/20,” CBS third with a 2.4 for a repeat of “CSI: Miami” and Univision fourth with a 1.7 for “Cristina.”
Among households, ABC was first for the night with a 7.5 average rating and a 12 share. NBC was second at 6.4/10, CBS third at 6.0/9, Fox fourth at 5.2/8, Univision fifth at 2.1/3 and CW sixth at 1.2/2.
