Primetime Ratings: Fox Nabs Monday Win With Steady 'Following'

'Deception' stays at series low

By Lindsay Rubino -- Broadcasting & Cable, 3/5/2013 11:57:44 AM

Fox nabbed the Monday night win as the recently renewed freshman drama The Following held steady from last week with a 2.8. Earlier, Bones fell a tenth to a 2.2 to give the network an overall 2.5 rating/7 share for the night, according to Nielsen overnight numbers.

ABC followed closely behind, airing just the "Women Tell All" episode of The Bachelor from 8-10 p.m., which was down 7% from last week to a 2.7. The network finished with an overall 2.3/6.

NBC beat out CBS' repeats for third with a 1.8/5 with a steady lineup. The two-hour The Biggest Loser matched its 2.2 rating, while Deception stayed at its series-low 1.1.

CBS' aired a night of repeats, except for a new episode of Rules of Engagement, which suffered on the lineup, falling 29% to a 2.2. CBS finished with an overall 1.6/4.

The CW's The Carrie Diaries was up a tenth among adults 18-49, while 90210 was steady with a 0.3. The CW earned an overall 0.4/1.