Ratings: Idol Down, Stars Up, 'Cat Still Has Claws
This Tuesday's ratings rundown:
8 pm/ET
With an audience of 25.66 million,
Idol gave back... about 200,000 total viewers versus a week ago.
NCIS placed second with 14.08 mil (down 280K), while
Gilmore Girls (3.74 mil) barely slipped.
9 pm
House (21.3 mil) dropped 1.25 mil week-to-week, while
Dancing with the Stars' results show (16.42 mil) inched up 250 thou.
The Unit (9.86 mil) lost 600K, and the
Pussycat Dolls finale surged a half mil to 3.49 mil, a seven-week high.
10 pm
Opposite
Cold Case and
SVU reruns,
Boston Legal (10.11 mil) drew 370,000 less than its last outing.
Elsewhere...
Monday was a dark day for several series, as the returning
Heroes (12 million), versus
DWTS, pulled 2.8 mil below its season average,
24 (10.3 mil) suffered an all-time Monday worst, and CBS'
Christine and
Men hit lows in key demos.
