Last night’s Dancing with the Stars premiere ratings are down double digits compared to last spring. However, the show is up 19% in total viewers and 24% in the key demo over last fall’s All Star edition. Next week, DWTS will go head to head with The Voice on NBC. Should be an interesting battle.
Via TVByTheNumbers
On ABC, the season premiere of Dancing With the Stars garnered a 3.1 adults 18-49 rating down 11 percent from a 3.5 for last spring’s season premiere on March 19, 2012. However, it delivered ABC’s second highest Adult 18-49 rating in the 2 hour time period since April 23, 2012.
8:00 ABC
Dancing with the Stars (8-10PM) – Season Premiere 3.1/8 16.76
CBS How I Met Your Mother 2.9/9 7.35
NBC The Biggest Loser (8-10PM) – Season Finale 2.6/7 7.33
FOX Bones 2.0/6 7.31
CW The Carrie Diaries 0.5/1 1.048:30
CBS Rules of Engagement 2.2/6 6.63
9:00
CBS 2 Broke Girls 2.7/7 8.35
FOX The Following 2.4/6 7.09
CW Hart Of Dixie – R 0.2/0 0.519:30
CBS Mike & Molly 2.4/6 8.23
10:00
ABC Castle 2.2/6 11.23
CBS Hawaii Five-0 2.1/6 8.75
NBC Deception – Season Finale 1.3/3 3.52
Half Hour Breakdown from Marc Berman
8:00 p.m.
ABC – Dancing With the stars (season premiere)
Viewers: 16.24 million (#1), A18-49: 2.9/ 9 (#1t)CBS – How I Met Your Mother
Viewers: 7.35 million (#2), A18-49: 2.9/ 9 (#1t)NBC – The Biggest Loser (season finale)
Viewers: 6.65 million (#4), A18-49: 2.3/ 7 (#3)Fox – Bones
Viewers: 7.22 million (#3), A18-49: 2.0/ 6 (#4)CW – The Carrie Diaries
Viewers: 1.11 million (#1), A18-49: 0.5/ 1 (#5)———-
8:30 p.m.
ABC – Dancing With the stars (season premiere)
Viewers: 17.01 million (#1), A18-49: 3.1/ 8 (#1)CBS – Rules of Engagement
Viewers: 6.63 million (#4), A18-49: 2.2/ 6 (#3)NBC – The Biggest Loser (season finale)
Viewers: 7.52 million (#2), A18-49: 2.6/ 7 (#2)Fox – Bones
Viewers: 7.39 million (#3), A18-49: 2.0/ 5 (#4)CW – The Carrie Diaries
Viewers: 973,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.4/ 1 (#5)———-
9:00 p.m.
ABC – Dancing With the stars (season premiere)
Viewers: 17.10 million (#1), A18-49: 3.2/ 8 (#1)CBS – 2 Broke Girls
Viewers: 8.35 million (#2), A18-49: 2.7/ 7 (#2t)NBC – The Biggest Loser (season finale)
Viewers: 7.38 million (#3), A18-49: 2.7/ 7 (#2t)Fox – The Following
Viewers: 7.21 million (#4), A18-49: 2.4/ 6 (#4)CW – Hart of Dixie (R)
Viewers: 528,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#5)———-
9:30 p.m.
ABC – Dancing With the stars (season premiere)
Viewers: 16.67 million (#1), A18-49: 3.1/ 8 (#1)CBS – Mike & Molly
Viewers: 8.28 million (#2), A18-49: 2.4/ 6 (#3)NBC – The Biggest Loser (season finale)
Viewers: 7.78 million (#3), A18-49: 2.9/ 7 (#2)Fox – The Following
Viewers: 6.97 million (#4), A18-49: 2.3/ 6 (#4)CW – Hart of Dixie (R)
Viewers: 528,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#5)———-
10:00 p.m.
ABC – Castle
Viewers: 11.84 million (#1), A18-49: 2.3/ 6 (#1)CBS – Hawaii Five-O
Viewers: 8.91 million (#2), A18-49: 2.1/ 5 (#2)NBC – Deception (series finale)
Viewers: 3.84 million (#3), A18-49: 1.4/ 4 (#3)———-
10:30 p.m.
ABC – Castle
Viewers: 10.62 million (#1), A18-49: 2.1/ 6 (#1)CBS – Hawaii Five-O
Viewers: 8.59 million (#2), A18-49: 2.0/ 6 (#2)NBC – Deception (series finale)
Viewers: 3.21 million (#3), A18-49: 1.2/ 3 (#3)Source: Nielsen Media Research data
