Ratings: Betty White Wins the Night!

Four words: The indomitable Betty White.
Up against the ballyhooed (but tepidly reviewed) debut of Fox's Alcatraz and the strong CBS Monday lineup of comedies, NBC's 90-minute tribute/special marking the Hot in Cleveland star's 90th birthday attracted the most prime-time viewers, according to Nielsen overnight data. And if that wasn't enough, the second-most watched show was the sneak peek of Off Their Rockers, White's new senior-citizens-prank-younger-folk series. At 9:30/8:30c, it outpaced everything, including the redoubtable Mike & Molly— though not in the important 18-to-49-year-old demo. And for a change, Two and a Half Menwas notthe night's biggest program.
The numbers for Alcatrazwere 10 percent better than the two-hour premiere of Terra Nova and made it the network's strongest dramatic series debut since Lie to Me three years ago. Gossip Girlcame back with numbers about on par with its fall finale.
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8 p.m.
CBS: How I Met Your Mother10.12 million viewers (4.4 demo rating); 2 Broke Girls11.29 million (4.5)
ABC: The Bachelor 7.36 million (2.5) {8-10 p.m.}
Fox: Alcatraz9.97 million (3.3) {8-10 p.m.}
NBC: Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl  13.86 million (2.7) {8-9:30 p.m.}
CW: Gossip Girl1.30 million (0.6)
9 p.m.
CBS: Two and a Half Men 12.90 million viewers (4.6 demo rating); Mike & Molly11.17 million (3.8) {9:30 p.m.}
NBC: Betty White's Off Their Rockers12.23 million (2.6) {9:30 p.m.}
CW: Hart of Dixie[rerun] 791,000 (0.3)
10 p.m.
CBS: Hawaii Five-010.50 million viewers (2.3 demo rating)
ABC: Castle9.40 million (2.3)
NBC: Rock Center with Brian Williams5.57 million (1.3)