ABC’s Cavemen may have seen decent ratings last week, but it appears the experiment’s novelty may have just worn out.  Meanwhile, House scored another ratings victory for FOX (followed by NBC, ABC, CBS and CW)

8pm

• NCIS (16.1 million, 3.4/10 in 18-49) won both the hour in viewers and demos.
• Bones (8.3 million, 3.1/9) gained 430,000 viewers coming in second.
• ABC’s Cavemen (2.5/8 in 18-49, 7.0 million viewers overall) lost about 20% of the premiere’s audience; Carpoolers (7.4 million, 2.8/8) was also down, but improved on its lead-in.
• NBC’s The Singing Bee (2.1/6 in 18-49) started off the hour with 6.7 million viewers; The Biggest Loser (6.6 million, 2.7/7 in 18-49) carried them from there.
• Beauty and the Geek (3.2 million, 1.5/4) brought an additional 500,000 viewers to the CW.

9pm

• House (17.7 million, 7.3 rating/18 share in adults 18-49) ruled the whole evening with the viewers and demos.
• ABC’s Dancing With the Stars (16 million, 4.0/10 share) pulled in second.
• The Unit (11.1 million, 3.0/7) saw a slight decline.
• Reaper (2.7 million, 1.3/3) scared away approx. 170,000 viewers.

10pm

• Law & Order: SVU (12.2 million, 4.9/13 in 18-49) was up 500,000 from last week.
• Boston Legal (11 million, 2.8/8 in 18-49, 11.0 million viewers overall) held steady for second place.
• Cane (9.1 million, 2.3/7) continued its steady decline losing another 140,000 viewers.