Kick for 'Dancing'
heading into finale
Penultimate competition episode averages a 3.9
By Toni Fitzgerald
Nov 18, 2009
For the penultimate competition show this season, ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" twirled to its best numbers since its premiere, though it remains down compared to last year.
"Dancing" averaged a 3.9 adults 18-49 rating Monday airing from 8 to 10 p.m., according to Nielsen overnights. The ratings, which had been delayed nearly 24 hours due to a power outage at a Nielsen data center, came out this morning.
Four couples competed in the semifinals, and three remain for next week's finals.
"Dancing" was up 12 percent over the previous week's 3.4 rating, and it marked the show's second-highest rating this season, behind September's premiere episode. "Dancing" also boosted ABC to its best Monday among total viewers since May, with a season-high 18.7 million watching the show and 16.1 million tuning in to the network on the night.
Still, the show remains down compared to last season, when it averaged a 4.3 rating and 19.6 million viewers for the penultimate competition episode.
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Fox and CBS tied for first for the night among 18-49s, each with a 4.0 average overnight rating and a 10 share. ABC was third at 3.4/9, NBC fourth at 1.8/5, Univision fifth at 1.5/4 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.
Fox started the night in the lead with a 5.1 at 8 p.m. for “House,” followed by ABC with a 3.7 for “Dancing with the 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 2.2 for “Heroes,” Univision fifth with a 1.4 for “El Nombre del Amor” and CW sixth with a 1.2 for “One Tree Hill.”
At 9 p.m. CBS took the lead with a 5.0 for “Two and a Half Men” (4.8) and “The Big Bang Theory” (5.1), while ABC remained second with a 4.1 for more “Stars.” Fox was third with a 2.8 for “Lie to Me,” NBC fourth with a 1.8 for “Trauma,” Univision fifth with a 1.7 for “Sortilegio” and CW sixth with a 1.2 for “Gossip Girl.”
CBS was first again at 10 p.m. with a 3.8 for “CSI: Miami,” with ABC second with a 2.6 for “Castle.” Univision and NBC tied for third at 1.4, Univision for “Cristina” and NBC for “The Jay Leno Show.”
ABC led the night among households with a 10.4 average overnight rating and a 16 share. CBS was second at 7.4/11, Fox third at 6.1/9, NBC fourth at 3.2/5, Univision fifth at 2.0/3 and CW sixth at 1.6/2.
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