PrimetimeRatings: 'House' Series Finale Sees Ratings Spike
Fox's
House ended its eight-year run Monday night with a 2.9 rating for its
series finale at 9 p.m. in the 18-49 demo, according to Nielsen overnight
numbers. The series ender was up 32% from last week's episode, but was down 12%
from last year's finale. Earlier, the series retrospective drew a 2.0 at 8 p.m.
Fox placed third for the night with an overall 2.4 rating/7 share.
NBC
took the night with a 2.6/7. America's Got Talent drew a 3.1 to begin
its second week of the season, down 16% from last Monday's premiere. American
Ninja Warrior's two-hour premiere drew a 2.4 from 9-11 p.m.
ABC
was right behind with a second-place 2.5/7. Dancing With the Stars drew
a 2.8, which was up 8% from last week but also its series low for a performance
finale. The Bachelorette was down 8% to a 2.4.
CBS
came in fourth with a 1.5/4, airing only the special Clash of the
Commercials: USA vs. The World for a 1.4.
The CW's repeats
rounded out the night with a 0.2/1.
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