Primetime Ratings, Monday January 16, 2012

Tonight’s shows offered a lot of laughs and shocking results. With the third episode of The Bachelor revealing the most shocking twists of the season so far, it was nothing compared to numbers with Mike and Molly. However, the winner of the night, besides Two and Half Men is the premiere of Betty White’s Off Their Rocker that brought in 12.2 Million viewers. It goes to show how much Betty White is loved. The premiere of Alcatraz on FOX brought in a fair amount for the pilot epiosode. The night was a great moment for a lot of TV shows tonight and it is clear that none of these shows (besides Hart of Dixie possibly) are going to leave anytime soon. Without further adu, the shows of the reviews for January 17, 2012 are:

ABC

Bachelor (8:00 PM)……………………………..........................….7.356m total viewers, 2.4m 18-49, 6% Share

Castle (10:00 PM)………………………….............................……9.402m total viewers, 2.3m 18-49, 6% Share

CBS

Mike & Molly (9:30 PM)……………………............................…11.166m total viewers, 3.8m 18-49, 9% Share

Two and a Half Men (9:00 PM)………..……........................12.896m total viewers, 4.6m 18-49, 10% Share

2 Broke Girls (8:30 PM)………...……..........................………11.292m total viewers, 4.5m 18-49, 11% Share

Hawaii Five-0 (10:00 PM) ……………...........................………10.501m total viewers, 2.8m 18-49, 7% Share

NBC

Betty Whites Off

Their Rocker (premiere) (9:30 PM)…….............................12.233m total viewers, 2.6m 18-49, 6% Share

Betty Whites 90th Birthday (8:00 PM)…..................……...13.855m total viewers, 2.7m 18-49, 7% Share

Rock Center With

Brian Williams (10:00 PM)………………..……..........................5.569m total viewers, 1.3m 18-49, 3% Share

FOX

Alcatraz (premiere) (8:00 PM)………......................………….9.968m total viewers, 3.3m 18-49, 8 % Share

CW

Hart of Dixie (9:00 PM)………………………...............................0.791 total viewers, 0.3m 18-49, 1% Share

Gossip Girl (8:00 PM)………………………...........................……..1.299 total viewers, 0.6m 18-49, 2% Share

That's it for the ratings, but not for the shows. As it stands, these shows of the night have little to worry about and if numbers stay up, they might be in the running to get the next season spot. What do you think of the ratings? Are they accurate? Do they deserve the type of numbers that are listed?

Source: Nielsen Media