ABC won Monday (April 27) overall with the help of Dancing with the Stars, while FOX got the 18-49 demo win with House and 24. NBC's finales for Chuck and Heroes showed minimal ratings improvement.
Daniel Fienberg
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<p>Fast National ratings for Monday, April 27, 2009.</p>
<p>The season finales of NBC's "Chuck" and "Heroes" got negligible ratings boosts on Monday, as ABC won the night overall and FOX scored in the key demo.</p>
<p>FOX averaged a 3.9 rating among adults 18-49, nipping the 3.8 rating for CBS and ABC's 3.2 rating in the key demo. NBC was fourth in the demo with a 2.5 rating, followed by the 1.0 rating for The CW.</p>
<p>Overall, though, ABC averaged an estimated 13.99 million primetime viewers to go with a 9.2 rating/14 share. CBS was second with a 7.1/11, followed closely by the 6.7/10 for FOX. NBC's 4.0/6 was fourth. The CW's 1.5/2 was good for fifth.</p>
<p>ABC won the 8 p.m. hour with "Dancing with the Stars," which had an 11.9/19. FOX's "House" was on the low side, but still took second with a 6.9/11. CBS' "Big Bang Theory" and "How I Met Your Mother" were third. NBC's "Chuck" had a 3.6/6 for the hour. Want more info on that "Chuck" finale? It averaged just over 6.11 million viewers (up slightly from last week) and a 2.3 rating in the 18-49 demo, stable with recent weeks. The CW was fifth with a 1.5/2 for "Gossip Girl."</p>
<p>The combination of "Dancing with the Stars" (13.1/19) and "Surviving Suburbia" (6.5/10) kept ABC in first at 9 p.m. CBS' "Two and a Half Men" and "Rules of Engagement" averaged a 7.9/12 between them. FOX's "24" had a 6.5/10 for third, beating the 4.0/6 for the "Heroes" finale. The CW's "One Tree Hill" improved very slightly on its lead-in.</p>
<p>CBS moved into first for the 10 p.m. hour with a 7.9/13 for "CSI: Miami." ABC's "Castle" was second with a 5.7/10. NBC finished third with "Medium."</p>
<p><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.</strong></p>
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