TV Ratings: 'House' carries FOX to Monday win

With CBS sitting out the final night of November and ABC between seasons of "Dancing with the Stars," FOX aired a new "House" and "Lie to Me" and captured the night's ratings race in most key measures.

Daniel Fienberg <div>Fast National ratings for November 30, 2009.</div> <div> </div> <div>With CBS sitting out the final night of November and ABC between seasons of "Dancing with the Stars," FOX aired a new "House" and "Lie to Me" and captured the night's ratings race in most key measures.</div> <div> </div> <div>Among adults 18-49, FOX averaged a 3.8 rating, comfortably beating the 2.5 rating for CBS and ABC's 2.4 rating in the key demographic. NBC was fourth with a 1.9 rating, leaving The CW in fifth with a 1.1 rating.</div> <div> </div> <div>Overall, FOX averaged an estimated 10.38 million viewers to go with a 6.3 rating/9 share. CBS was second with a 5.6/9 and an estimated 8.65 million viewers. ABC's 4.8/7 and NBC's 3.4/5 followed. The CW trailed with a 1.6/2.</div> <div> </div> <div>Note the ABC's Boston affiliate showed the Monday night NFL game between the Patriots and Saints. We somehow suspect that will have inflated ABC's bottom line across the board.</div> <div> </div> <div>FOX started the night in first with a 7.9/12 for "House," which also won the hour in the 18-49 demo with a 4.8 rating, with both figures solidly up from last week. ABC's "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas" and "Shrek the Halls" were second overall with a 5.0/8 and second in the demo with a 3.0 rating. CBS' "How I Met Your Mother" and "Accidentally on Purpose" finished third. NBC's "Heroes" did a 3.5/5 and a 2.5 demo rating for its 2009 finale, both up from last week. The CW's new "One Tree Hill" had a 1.6/2.</div> <div> </div> <div>CBS' repeats of "Two and a Half Men" and "The Big Bang Theory" took first at 9 p.m. with a 6.7/10 and a 3.2 rating in the demo. ABC's "Find My Family" was second, edging out the 4.6/7 for FOX's "Lie to Me," which improved overall from last week, but failed to rise in the demo. NBC's "Trauma" had a 3.7/6 for fourth. The CW's "Gossip Girl" was fifth with a 1.6/2.</div> <div> </div> <div>A repeat of "CSI: Miami" won the 10 p.m. hour witha  6/3/10 for CBS. ABC's "Castle" repeat was second. And "The Jay Leno Show"? With a new episode facing two repeats on the other network? It was third witha  3.1/5 and a 1.3 rating in the demo.</div> <div> </div> <div><strong>All ratings information comes from preliminary Fast National Nielsen data, which includes live and same-day DVR viewing. All numbers are subject to change, particularly in the case of live events.</strong></div> tv

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