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| Total Viewers (million) | 16.12 | 11.54 | 7.62 | 5.29 | 3.92 | 3.48 |
| Rating/Share: Adults 18-49 | 3.8/10 | 3.9/10 | 3.3/8 | 2.0/5 | 1.6/4 | 1.9/5 |
| Rating/Share: Adults 18-34 | 2.6/7 | 2.8/7 | 3.3/9 | 1.8/5 | 1.8/5 | 2.7/7 |
Dancing With the Stars led ABC to victory in total viewers, but it was split leadership with CBS winning the 18-49 demo and NBC winning the 18-34 demo (and somewhat handily at that).
The 8pm hour saw the premiere of Chuck get bested by DWTS and The Big Bang Theory/How I Met Your Mother on CBS. While Chuck with 6.62 million in its premiere was down well below its premiere in season one where it did over nine million viewers, it performed OK in both the 18-49 and 18-34 demos (though Gossip Girl beat it among 18-34 year olds). I know some knuckleheads will chime in about how the Chuck premiere has been available on the Internet via Hulu for a week, but we doubt that significantly impacted the numbers. I really love this show, so I hope it turns out I’m wrong and that three million people watched it over the Internet last week. I’d guess more like 300,000. Still Chuck performed better across the board than Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Sorry Summer Glau. I still love you, but the numbers are the numbers.
At 9pm Two and a Half Men took the win among 18-49 year olds, but DWTS, 2.5 Men and Heroes were pretty bunched up in that demo. Among 18-34 year olds, Heroes was on steroids, completely dominating the field. The good news for CBS is over at the CW, One Tree Hill had a 2.7/7 with 18-34 year olds – the bad news for CBS is that actually tied with Two and a Half Men.
At 10pm, CSI: Miami won handily across the board. And although the return of Life only brought 6.92 million viewers, with almost three million fewer viewers than Boston Legal, it beat it in both demographics.
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