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TV ratings: 'Life Unexpected' has decent premiere; CBS leads Monday

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[imgleft] shiri-appleby-britt-robertson-life-unexp[/imgleft] Fast National ratings for Monday, Jan. 18, 2010

The premiere of "Life Unexpected" pulled in a decent-sized audience by The CW's standards Monday, building on its lead-in and scoring the most viewers at 9 p.m. on a Monday in a year.

At the top of the ratings, the story was much the same as usual. CBS led the night with 12.9 million viewers and a 7.7 rating/12 share in households. FOX (11 million, 6.4/9) came in second, a little bit ahead of ABC (10.2 million, 6.5/10), while NBC (5.1 million, 3.1/5) finished fourth. The CW trailed with 2.5 million viewers and a 1.6/2.

CBS also led among adults 18-49 with a 4.2 rating. CBS, 3.5, finished second in the demographic, just ahead of FOX's 3.4. NBC averaged 1.9 and The CW 1.1.

Monday's hourly numbers:

8 p.m.

FOX: "24" (10.6 million viewers, 6.1/9 households)

ABC: "The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love" (10.1 million, 6.4/10)

CBS: "How I Met Your Mother" (10.5 million, 6.2/9)/"Accidentally on Purpose" (9.6 million, 5.7/8)

NBC: "Chuck" (6.7 million, 3.9/6)

The CW: "One Tree Hill" (2.2 million, 1.4/2)

18-49 leader: "How I Met Your Mother" (4.0)

9 p.m.

CBS: "Two and a Half Men" (16.2 million, 9.5/14)/"The Big Bang Theory" (15 million, 8.7/13)

FOX: "24" (11.45 million, 6.6/10)

ABC: "The Bachelor" (11.1 million, 7.0/10)

NBC: "Heroes" (3.9 million, 2.4/4)

The CW: "Life Unexpected" series premiere (2.7 million, 1.7/3)

18-49 leader: "Two and a Half Men" (5.3)

10 p.m.

CBS: "CSI: Miami" (13.2 million, 8.2/14)

ABC: "Castle" (9.4 million, 6.0/10)

NBC: "The Jay Leno Show" (4.6 million, 3.0/5)

18-49 leader: "CSI: Miami" (3.6)

Ratings information includes live and same-day DVR viewing. All numbers are preliminary and subject to change. Source: The Nielsen Company.

More ratings at Zap2it: Daily, weekly and cable

Photo credit: The CW

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