Ratings: The Following Rises in Week 2; Bones Hits Season High
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The Following is growing.
With CBS in repeats, the Fox thriller broke the usual Week 2 trend and rose to 10 million viewers and a 3.3 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, up a tenth from last week. The Following is the only new drama this season to improve in its second week.
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Lead-in Bones (9.2 million, 2.6) also saw a boost, rising three-tenths to a season high.
NBC was second behind Fox, with The Biggest Loser (6.1 million, 2.3) down a tenth and Deception (3.7 million, 1.3) even.
ABC's The Bachelor (7.8 million, 2.5) and The CW's The Carrie Diaries (1.4 million, 0.5) were also flat.
8 p.m.
CBS: How I Met Your Mother (R) 5.8 million viewers (1.6); The Big Bang Theory (R) 8.1 million (2.3)
ABC: The Bachelor 7.8 million (2.5) [8-10 p.m.]
Fox: Bones 9.2 million (2.6)
NBC: The Biggest Loser 6.1 million (2.3) [8-10 p.m.]
CW: The Carrie Diaries 1.4 million (0.5)
9 p.m.
CBS: 2 Broke Girls (R) 7.3 million (2.9); Mike & Molly (R) 6.9 million (1.8)
Fox: The Following 10 million (3.3)
CW: 90210 760,000 (0.3)
10 p.m.
CBS: Hawaii Five-0 (R) 6.2 million (1.2)
ABC: Castle (R) 5.9 million (1.4)
NBC: Deception 3.7 million (1.3)