ABC overtook the competition on Monday night with new episodes of The Bachelor (7.24 million viewers, A18-49: 2.2) – the lowest ratings ever for an original broadcast, and Castle (9.75 million viewers, A18-49: 2.3).
CBS placed second place with its all-repeat lineup of How I Met Your Mother (6.52 million viewers, A18-49: 2.2), 2 Broke Girls (7.22 million viewers, A18-49: 2.4), Two and a Half Men (8.33 million viewers, A18-49: 2.3), Mike & Molly (7.80 million viewers, A18-49: 2.3), and Hawaii 5-0 (6.10 million viewers, A18-49: 1.6).
NBC took third place with original episodes of Who’s Still Standing? (6.17 million viewers, A18-49: 1.6), Fear Factor (5.47 million viewers, A18-49: 2.2), and Rock Center with Brian Williams (3.10 million viewers, A18-49: 0.8).
Fox fell to fourth place with two repeats of House – averaging 3.27 million viewers and a 1.1 in the 18-49 demo from 8-10p.m.
Repeats of Gossip Girl (0.74 million viewers, A18-49: 0.3) and Hart of Dixie (0.85 million viewers, A18-49: 0.3) rounded out the night on The CW.
