Ratings: 24 Comes Back Strong; Dancing Falls

Jack came back to good ratings.

24: Live Another Day bowed to 8 million viewers and a 2.5 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic Monday, not far off from its final season average of 9 million and a 2.8 in 2010. 24 also nearly doubled Bones' and The Following's average performances in the slots. (Watch clips from 24: Live Another Day here.)

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NBC won the night with The Voice (10.8 million, 3.0) and The Blacklist (10.6 million, 2.7), which were flat.ABC and CBS didn't fare nearly as well against Jack Bauer, with their lineups suffering double-digit percentage drops. Dancing with the Stars (12.7 million, 1.8) took the biggest fall, dropping eight tenths.The CW was on par.8 p.m.
CBS: 2 Broke Girls6.5 million viewers (1.9  demo rating); Friends with Better Lives 5 million (1.6) ABC:Dancing with the Stars 12.7 million (1.8) [8-10 p.m.]  Fox: 24: Live Another Day8 million (2.5) [8-10 p.m.]NBC: The Voice 10.8 million (3.0) [8-10 p.m.] CW:Star-Crossed 930,000 (0.3) 9 p.m.
CBS: Mike & Molly 6.5 million (1.8); Mom (R) 4.6 million (1.2) CW:The Tomorrow People 1 million (0.4)10 p.m.
CBS:NCIS: LA (R) 3.9 million (0.8)ABC:Castle 8.9 million (1.6)NBC: The Blacklist 10.6 million (2.7)