TV Ratings: 'Bones,' 'The Following' rise for FOX Monday
'The Carrie Diaries' also rises with CBS in repeats
Natalie Zea and James Purefoy of "The Following"
Credit: FOX
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With CBS' comedies in repeats, "Bones" and "The Following" both rose on Monday night as FOX won primetime in all key measures.
Meanwhile, The CW's "The Carrie Diaries' also got a tiny bump with reduced competition, though "90210" moved closer and closer to the end of its series run.
Among adults 18-49, FOX averaged a 2.9 rating for Monday night, tops in the key demographic. ABC's 2.1 key demo rating was second, followed closely by NBC's 1.9 rating and the 1.7 key demo rating for CBS. The CW averaged a 0.4 key demo rating.
Overall, FOX averaged a 5.8 rating/9 share and 9.58 million viewers for Monday primetime, far ahead of ABC's 4.8/7 and 7.24 million viewers. CBS was third with a 4.4/7 and 6.775 million viewers, with NBC's 3.4/5 and 5.34 million viewers in fourth. The CW averaged a 0.7/1 and 1.11 million viewers for the night.
8 p.m. - "Bones" started primetime in first for FOX with a season high 9.21 million viewers and a 2.6 rating among adults 18-49, both topping the hour. ABC's "The Bachelor" averaged 8.04 million viewers and a 2.5 key demo rating a close second. CBS' repeats of "How I Met Your Mother" and "The Big Bang Theory" were third with 7 million viewers and fourth with a 2.0 key demo rating. NBC's "The Biggest Loser" was down a hair from last week with 6.17 million viewers and a 2.2 key demo rating. On The CW, "The Carrie Diaries" averaged 1.46 million viewers and a 0.5 key demo rating, hitting what The CW boasts were series highs among adults 18-34, women 18-34 and female teens.
9 p.m. - "The Following" dropped very slightly in total viewers to 9.955 million in its second airing, but rose to a 3.3 rating among adults 18-49 for FOX. ABC's "The Bachelor" stayed second with 7.71 million viewers and a 2.5 rating in the key demo. CBS' repeats of "2 Broke Girls" and "Mike & Molly" averaged 7.12 million viewers for third and a 1.9 key demo rating for fourth on the hour. NBC's "The Biggest Loser" stayed fourth overall with 6.09 million viewers and stayed third in the key demo with a 2.3 rating. The CW's "90210" averaged only 764,000 viewers and a 0.3 key demo as it continues to flounder in its new time period.
10 p.m. - CBS' repeat of "Hawaii Five-0" averaged 6.2 million viewers to win the 10 p.m. overall, finishing third with a 1.2 rating among adults 18-49. ABC's "Castle" repeat was second with 5.97 million viewers and won the hour with a 1.4 key demo rating. Even with no drama competition, NBC's "Deception" could only muster 3.75 million viewers and a 1.3 key demo rating.
All ratings information comes from preliminary Fast National Nielsen data, which includes live and same-day DVR viewing. All numbers are subject to change.
A long-time member of the TCA Board and a longer-time blogger of "American Idol," Dan Fienberg writes about TV, except for when he writes about movies or sometimes writes about the Red Sox. But never music. He would sound stupid talking about music.
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Login or create a HitFix account Login SignupBunny Colvin
January 29, 2013 at 1:21PM EST Reply to CommentSeems like a good sign for the Following. I know it's not a perfect show, but I'm happy to be watching a network drama again after Lost and 24 ended.
dan Bunny - Leaving aside my own feelings for the show, it's definitely a good sign for "The Following." The problem from FOX's point-of-view is how to leverage a 13-episode show into further success. If Bacon/Williamson won't do 22 episodes next season, "The Following" is only a minor boost, so how can FOX capitalize? But it's a good sign for the show. No question.
January 29, 2013 at 1:24PM EST-Daniel
mgrabois
January 29, 2013 at 2:08PM EST Reply to CommentAre the national Spanish-language stations like Univision, which sometimes get higher ratings than the English-language shows on at the same time as you occasionally note, not a part of the whole Nielsen rating system, or is it just typically not reported in the English language media?
dan MGrabois - Their ratings are released parallel to other ratings in the morning, but they aren't included in the information that I report from each more. I've made it clear to the Univision people that I'm happy to report on the nightly averages for the network -- as I sometimes do -- in my morning story if they get the ratings information to me before 9 a.m. when I'm writing up my story. They just usually don't/can't do that.
January 29, 2013 at 2:37PM EST-Daniel
Bunny Colvin
January 29, 2013 at 3:14PM EST Reply to CommentThanks for your response Dan. That's definitely a tough situation there. I don't want the show to be 22 episodes because then I feel like it will completely turn into a CBS procedural. Any chance of Fox doing 8 fall episodes and 8 spring episodes, sort of like Walking Dead is doing right now? I know that network programming is tight, especially with Fox, so wasn't sure how flexible they could be. I'll hang up and listen.
dan Bunny - Yup. You can be certain that conversation is being had at FOX right now. Or if there's a different way to fiddle with the format so that Bacon only does 13, but maybe somebody else does another 9? It's tricky and only time will tell if "The Following" is a big enough hit to justify a schedule overhaul to build around it, or if it's just a solid success...
January 29, 2013 at 3:34PM EST-Daniel
Balaji K
January 30, 2013 at 9:07AM EST Reply to CommentThe good ratings for the second episode of "The Following" could also be attributed to the absence new episodes of the CBS comedies? I guess we will know next week if "The Following" has a following.
I think the show has 15 episodes in the first season.