It was highly doubtful that Terminator could maintain its monster-sized numbers from Sunday, but I don’t know if many expected what happened last night.  It wasn’t a group of Gladiators that brought the show down to size, but rather a comedian and his bevy of suitcase-toting ladies.

8pm

• American Gladiators (4.6/12 in 18-49) muscled in 10.7 million.
• Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann (10.5 million, 2.9/7) came in a close second.
• The Big Bang Theory* (8.2 million, 3.2/8) was up almost 2 million from last week; How I Met Your Mother* (7.3 million, 2.7/7) saw a 1 million bump.
• A new Prison Break (7.9 million, 3.3/8) gained about 700,000 from its last episode.
• About 2 million were lovin’ Everybody Hates Chris* (0.9/2); Aliens in America* (1.31, 0.5/1) didn’t fare as well.

9pm

• Deal or No Deal (15 million, 5.0/12 in 18-49) was the biggest show of the evening.
• Even Two and a Half Men* (11.5 million, 3.8/9) outperformed the futuristic robots.
• Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (10.1 million, 4.2/10) saw a 45% decline from Sunday’s audience.
• The Rules of Engagement* (8.5 million, 2.7/6) was slightly up from last week.
• Notes from the Underbelly (4.8 million, 1.7/4) didn’t deliver spectacular news.
• Both Girlfriends* (1.32 million, 0.6/1) and The Game* (1.62 million, 0.7/2) remained fairly steady.

10pm

• About 14.7 million watched David Caruso and the showgirl on CSI: Miami (4.2/11 in 18-49).
• Medium (9.5 million, 3.3/9) was basically even with last Monday.
• About 4.9 million traveled down October Road (2.0/5).

*denotes repeat

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