TV Ratings: FOX Dethrones CBS Monday

Zap2It.com | January 20, 2009

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Fast National ratings for Monday, Jan. 19, 2009

The addition of "House" to FOX's Monday lineup proved to be a good move, as the show helped carry the network to a ratings win.

Both FOX and CBS scored a 7.9 rating/12 share among households for the night, but FOX's 13.45 million viewers beat CBS' 12.75 million. ABC took third with a 5.7/9. NBC, 3.6/6, came in fourth, and The CW trailed with a 1.7/2.

FOX also led among adults 18-49 with a 4.8 rating. CBS was a solid second at 4.1, followed by ABC at 3.2. NBC managed only a 1.7 to finish fourth, and The CW drew a 1.1.

"House" scored an 8.7/13 to put FOX on top at 8 p.m. CBS finished second with "The Big Bang Theory," 6.5/10, and "How I Met Your Mother," 6.2/9. "The Bachelor" put ABC in third. "Superstars of Dance" earned a 3.7/6 for NBC, while "Gossip Girl" delivered a 1.6/2 for The CW.

CBS took the lead at 9 p.m. with "Two and a Half Men," 9.9/14, and "Worst Week," 6.1/9. FOX got a 7.0/10 from "24," while "The Bachelor" improved to 6.9/10 in its second hour (FOX's lead over ABC in viewers was a little wider, 12.04 million to 10.56 million). "Superstars of Dance" ticked up to 4.0/6 on NBC, while "One Tree Hill" improved a bit on its lead-in for The CW.

"CSI: Miami," 9.3/15, easily won the 10 p.m. hour for CBS. "True Beauty" earned a 4.1/7 for ABC, while the finale of "Momma's Boys" on NBC drew a 3.2/5.

Ratings information is taken from fast national data, which includes live and same-day DVR viewing. All numbers are preliminary and subject to change.