Fox drew the night's highest average rating with a 2.8 rating/7 share in the adults 18-49 demographic, and was the most-watched network for the night with an average 8.4 million total viewers. "House" at 8 was the second-highest rated program of the night with a 2.8/8 and 8.6 million total viewers, while "Alcatraz" the following hour was down 10 percent from last week for a 2.7/7 and 8.3 million total viewers.

CBS was the night's second-highest rated network and scored the night's second-highest total viewership, despite running repeats throughout the night. A "Two and a Half Men" rerun at 9 drew the highest numbers in the demographic with a 3.0/7, and drew the night's highest individual viewership, with 10 million total viewers.

"The Bachelor," on ABC from 8 to 10, was down slightly from last week, taking a 2.6/7 and 8 million total viewers. A "Castle" repeat followed at 10.

NBC's night consisted of "Who's Still Standing" at 8, which was flat with last week for a 1.7/5 and 6.6 million total viewers, followed by a repeat of "Fear Factor" at 9 and "Rock Center With Brian Williams" at 10. Monday night's episode drew a 0.8/.2 and 3.2 million total viewers.

At the CW, the 100th episode of "Gossip Girl" at 8 gave the series a boost, yielding the second-best numbers of the season. "Gossip Girl" was up 17 percent with a 0.7/2 and grew 25 percent in total viewers, with 1.3 million. "Hart of Dixie" the following hour also enjoyed a boost, climbing 20 percent for a 0.6/1 and rising 21 percent in total viewers, with 1.4 million.

(Editing by Chris Michaud)

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