BATTLE OF RATINGS GIANTS ON MONDAY NIGHT

All four of the competing series giants slotted in the 8:00 p.m. hour saw their ratings slip from last week, although they produced solid numbers nonetheless. Remaining ahead with an average of 15.54 million in the opening half hour, CBS’s The Big Bang Theory produced the highest numbers of the night with 15.4 million total adult viewers and a 4.4 rating and a 14 share among the 18-49 age group. NBC’s the Voice came in second with 12.3 million viewers and a 3.66/10 in the demo. ABC’s Dancing with the Stars placed third with 12.2 million viewers and a 1.8/5 in the demo, while Fox’s Gotham trailed with 6.28 million viewers and a 2.5/7 in the demo.