Despite the lack of new episodes, American Gladiators was still fairly unimpressive. Although the program showed improvement, it was overpowered by comedic repeats. In the end, CBS swept the night in both the viewers and the demos.

8pm

• The Big Bang Theory* (6.4 million, 2.0/6 in 18-49) was down a million; How I Met Your Mother* (6.7 million, 2.3/7) scraped off 1.2 million.
• American Gladiators (5.2 million, 1.9/5) picked up another 1.2 million.
• A So You Think You Can Dance* repeat (1.8/5) attracted 4.9 million.
• Approximately 4.7 million lived vicariously through Vacation Swap* (1.5/4).
• Gossip Girl* (1.4 million, 0.6/2) slid by 1.6 million.

9pm

• Two and a Half Men* (10.7 million, 3.3/8 in 18-49) had the best numbers of the night.
• Rules of Engagement* (8.4 million, 2.8/7) was off 3.9 million from last week.
• The Bachelorette (5.5 million, 2.0/5) took a 2.2 million hit.

10pm

• CSI: Miami* (7.1 million, 2.0/5 in 18-49) saw a 56% drop in viewers.
• Dateline (5.2 million, 1.6/4) dipped by 600,000.

*denotes repeat

(You can review last Monday’s ratings here.)