DWTS was the top three shows for last week! Apparently, the premiere is up 20-some percent from last fall’s premiere, but down from the spring premiere – this is from a source that I saw earlier in the week and, of course, can’t find again. You’ll have to take my word for that part. All in all, 21 million viewers is pretty damn good.

From Inside Blip:

CBS earned a 7.8 rating/13 share average in overnight of Fast National ratings from The Nielsen Co. this week in non-news, non-event programming. Although ABC had three of the week’s highest-rated shows — all coming as segments of “Dancing With the Stars,” its 7.4/12 finish just wasn’t enough to overcome CBS’ dominance.

ABC averaged an 11.0/17 with its top five shows compared to a 9.7/15 from CBS. But it was the bottom five that was a killer for ABC. New shows “My Generation” and “The Whole Truth” flopped for the Disney-owned channel while CBS stayed above a 4.0 household rating overall — “Medium” was its lowest rated program this week. ABC’s bottom five averaged a 4.4/7 compared to the 5.6/10 from CBS, creating the difference between the two.

Top 10 Network Shows, Week of Sept. 19 — [Audience Loyalty Index rating]
1. (-) Dancing With the Stars (ABC) — 13.9/21 — [NA]
2. (-) Dancing With the Stars (ABC) — 12.8/20 — [NA]
3. (-) Dancing With the Stars (ABC) — 11.5/18 — [NA]
3. (-) NCIS (CBS) — 11.5/18 — [NA]
5. (-) NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS) — 9.6/15 — [94.3]
6. (-) The Mentalist (CBS) — 9.5/17 — [NA]
7. (-) Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) — 8.9/14 — [NA]
7. (-) CSI (CBS) — 8.9/14 — [NA]
9. (-) Two and a Half Men (CBS) — 8.9/13 — [NA]
10. (-) Hawaii Five-0 (CBS) — 8.6/14 — [NA]