Monday evening’s TV ratings are in.  Here’s a brief look at the highlights:

• The season finale of Fox’s The Following (which was quite meta in its predictability) hit a 2.6 rating in the 18-49 demo and 7.77 million viewers.  That’s up 8% from last week’s 2.4 rating.  The show has already been renewed for a second season.
• Also having its season finale on Fox was Bones, which scored a 2.1 rating and 7.11 million viewers for a rise of one tenth from last week’s 2.0 rating and 11% from last year’s season finale rating of 1.9.
• NBC’s Revolution, however, tied its series low with a 2.0 rating and 5.81 million viewers.  That’s even with last week’s performance.

Hit the jump for the full ratings report for Monday, April 29th, including Castle, How I Met Your Mother, 2 Broke Girls, and more.

On the Season 8 finale of the Fox drama series Bones, evil tech genius Christopher Pelant (guest star Andrew Leeds) returns to toy with the Jeffersonian team, and this time Booth (David Boreanaz) is the target.  A long-running problem for the team and Brennan (Emily Deschanel) for some time now, his return should make for quite an intense season finale, as he’s proven to be one of the most formidable villains on the show.

During this recent interview to discuss the end of the season, actress Emily Deschanel talked about just how close to home things will get in the finale, how far Brennan is willing to go to keep those she loves safe, what Brennan’s mind-set is at this point, that there will be some closure with the Pelant story but it will continue next season, and where Pelant ranks among the villains that they’ve had to go up against, throughout the seasons.  Check out what she had to say after the jump, and be aware that there are some spoilers.

Monday evening’s TV ratings are in.  Here’s a brief rundown:

• The penultimate episode of season one of Fox’s The Following saw an uptick in viewership, hitting a 2.4 rating in the 18-49 demo and 6.97 million viewers.  That’s a rise of three tenths from last week’s series low 2.1 rating.
• Also on Fox, Bones was even with last week’s 1.9 rating and garnered 6.87 million viewers.
• Over on ABC, Castle earned a 2.2 rating and 11.71 million viewers, making it the most watched scripted program of the night.
• NBC’s Revolution notched a 2.2 rating and 6.24 million viewers, which is even with its last original episode’s performance.
• The CBS comedy Rules of Engagement hit a series low 1.5 rating and 4.96 million viewers, which is down six tenths from last week’s 2.1 rating.
• Finally, over at The CW, 90210 scored a 0.3 rating and 590,000 viewers.  That’s up a tenth from last week’s 0.2 rating.

Monday evening’s TV ratings are in.  Here’s a brief look at the evening’s original programming:

• NBC’s Revolution earned a series low for its second episode back after an extended hiatus.  Last night’s installment hit a 2.3 rating in the 18-49 demo and scored 6.66 million viewers for a drop of 12% from last week’s 2.6 rating.
• Also earning a series low was Fox’s The Following, which scored a 2.2 rating and 6.53 million viewers.  That’s down 4% from last week’s 2.3 rating.
• Fox’s Bones, however, notched a 2.0 rating and 6.92 million viewers for a rise of 5% from last week’s 1.9 rating.
• Over on ABC, the 100th episode of ABC’s Castle earned a 2.2 rating and 11.76 million viewers for a rise of 5% from last week’s 2.1 rating.
• Finally, The CW’s The Carrie Diaries garnered a 0.4 rating and 970,000 viewers, which is even with last week’s performance.

Monday evening’s TV ratings are in.  Here’s a brief look at the highlights:

• After being off the air for four months, NBC’s new drama series Revolution finally returned last night and it actually held better than some expected.  The episode hit a 2.7 rating and 7.25 million viewers, which is down just two tenths from its midseason finale’s 2.9 rating last November.
• A surprisingly emotional episode of How I Met Your Mother garnered a season low 2.7 rating and 6.85 million viewers, which is down three tenths from last week’s 3.0 rating.
• Also down was Fox’s drama series The Following, which scored a series low 2.3 rating and 6.63 million viewers for a drop of two tenths from last week’s 2.5 rating.

Hit the jump for the full ratings report for Monday, March 25th, including 2 Broke Girls, Castle, Bones, and more.

Monday evening’s TV ratings are in.  Here’s a brief look at the highlights:

• Former Lost co-showrunner Carlton Cuse’s new Psycho prequel series Bates Motel has a solid opening, scoring 3 million total viewers and 1.6 million in the 18-49 demo for its series premiere.  That’s a demo high for an original drama series debut on A&E and a vote of confidence for the intriguing show.  Read Allison’s recap of the premiere here.
• Fox’s The Following—which is somehow more violent than Bates even though it airs on network TV—hit a 2.4 rating and 7.09 million viewers, dropping 11% from last week’s 2.7 rating.
• CBS’ How I Met Your Mother was also down, scoring a 2.9 rating and 7.35 million viewers for a drop of 12% from its last new episode’s 3.3 rating.

Hit the jump for the full ratings report for Monday, March 18th, including Rules of Engagement, Bones, 2 Broke Girls, Castle, and more.

Monday evening’s TV ratings are in.  Here’s a brief look at the highlights:

• Fresh off a season two pick-up, Fox’s The Following topped the night’s programming in both ratings and total viewers—though it should be noted that the drama was mostly up against repeats.  Last night’s episode scored a 2.8 rating and 8.69 million viewers, which is about even with last week’s performance.
• Elsewhere on Fox, Bones saw a dip of 4% from last week’s 2.3, garnering a 2.2 rating and 8.2 million viewers.
• Over at CBS, the returning comedy Rules of Engagement notched a 2.2 rating and 6.86 million viewers, marking a season low for the show and down 19% from last week’s 2.7 rating.

Hit the jump for the full ratings report for Monday, March 4th, including 90201, The Carrie Diaries, and more.

Monday evening’s TV ratings are in.  Here’s a brief look at the highlights:

• A rather intense (if anti-climactic) episode of Fox’s The Following was down a tad, hitting a 2.7 rating and 8.44 million viewers for a drop of two tenths from last week’s 2.9 rating.
• The CBS comedy 2 Broke Girls garnered a series low with a 3.2 rating and 10.19 million viewers.  That’s down three tenths from last week’s 3.5 rating.  Even so, the episode remained the second highest-rated and second most-watched bit of TV programming for the night.
• Also down on CBS was Rules of Engagement, which hit a season-low 2.6 rating and 7.8 million viewers for a drop of three tenths from last week’s 2.9 rating.

Hit the jump for the full ratings report for Monday, February 25th, including Mike & Molly, Castle, and How I Met Your Mother.

Monday’s TV ratings are in.  Here’s a brief look at the highlights:

• After a dip last week, Fox’s serial killer series The Following saw an upswing with a 2.8 rating and 8.31 million viewers for one hell of an intense episode.  That’s up 17% from last week’s 2.4 rating.
• How I Met Your Mother also saw a rise, garnering a 3.4 rating and 8.85 million viewers for an uptick of 6% over last week’s 3.2 rating.
• The CBS comedy 2 Broke Girls was down, earning a 3.4 rating and 10.11 million viewers.  That’s down 6% from last week’s 3.6 rating, but still good enough to tie HIMYM for the highest-rated program of the night.

Hit the jump for the full ratings report for Monday, February 18th, including Bones, Castle, Hawaii Five-0, and more.

Monday evening’s TV ratings are in.  Here’s a brief look at the highlights:

• Fox’s new drama series The Following saw a big drop in viewership this week, notching a 2.4 rating and 7.75 million viewers for a loss of half a ratings point from last week’s 2.9 rating.  Read Allison’s recap of the episode here.
• Also way down was CBS’ How I Met Your Mother, which fell eight tenths from last week’s 4.0 rating for a 3.2 rating and 9.02 million viewers.  Last Monday’s episode notched a season-high for the series, but it appears that the gain was short-lived.
• On the flipside, Castle saw a rise of two tenths from last week’s 1.8 with a 2.0 rating and 8.91 million viewers for last night’s episode.

Hit the jump for the full ratings report for Monday, February 11th, including Bones, Rules of Engagement, 2 Broke Girls, and more.

On the Fox drama series Bones, now in its eighth season, Brennan (Emily Deschanel) is shot while working late at the Jeffersonian lab and rushed to the hospital in critical condition.  While at the hospital, she struggles with visions of her mother (played by Brooke Langton) that defy her usual logic.  Meanwhile, all evidence suggests that Brennan’s attacker may be linked to the Jeffersonian.

During this recent interview, actress Emily Deschanel talked about how getting shot will change Brennan, what it was like to get new insight about her character after eight seasons, how emotional the episode was to shoot, whether Booth (David Boreanaz) and Brennan might ever get married, how there will be a new squintern coming up, that Pelant (Andrew Leeds) will still return this season, and that she still hopes to direct an episode of the show, in the future.  Check out what she had to say after the jump, and be aware that there are some spoilers.

Monday evening’s TV ratings are in.  Here’s a brief look at the highlights:

• Last night’s Robin Sparkles-infused episode of How I Met Your Mother garnered a season high with a 4.0 rating and 10.32 million viewers, which is up 8% from its last original episode’s 3.7 rating.
• After marking a promising rise with its second episode, last night’s installment of the new Fox serial killer series The Following dipped a bit with a 2.9 rating and 8.92 million viewers.  That’s a drop of 12% from last week’s 3.3 rating.  Read Allison’s recap of the episode right here.
• Over at The CW, the Sex and the City prequel series The Carrie Diaries hit a series high 0.7 rating and 1.55 million viewers, rising 40% from last week’s 0.5 rating.

Hit the jump for the full ratings report for Monday, February 4th, including Hawaii Five-0, Castle, Bones, 2 Broke Girls, and more.

Monday evening’s TV ratings are in.  Though most of the night’s programming consisted of reruns, here’s a look at how the original episodes fared:

• Fox’s new serial killer drama show The Following became the only new drama this season to grow in its second episode, as last night’s installment hit a 3.3 rating and 9.96 million viewers for a rise of one tenth over last week’s series premiere.  Read Allison’s recap right here.
• Bones, meanwhile, also saw a rise, as last night’s episode scored a season-high 2.6 rating and 9.21 million viewers over last week’s 2.3 rating.
• Over at the CW, The Carrie Diaries was even with last week’s 0.5 rating and scored 1.46 million viewers.

As part of the TCA Press Tour presentation for Fox, Chairman of Entertainment Kevin Reilly took some time to talk about the network’s current and upcoming line-up.  During this interview, he talked about the impact that recent violent events will have on his decision-making process, as they go into pilot season, the status of the In Living Color reboot, how he feels the dual stories are going on Glee, why they’re pairing up Bones with The Following on Monday nights, and that they definitely plan to continue developing genre shows, after the end of Fringe.  Check out what he had to say after the jump.

Fox has unveiled a few newsworthy items during the Television Critics Association winter press tour, including the announcement of a new series by M. Night Shyamalan, Wayward Pines, which the network says should be evocative of Twin Peaks (how many times have we heard that before?)  Additionally, a new series called Blood Brothers is also on the slate, focusing on a true story of the West Point Class of 1861.

A few more points of interest:

• The networks’ veteran procedural Bones has been renewed for its ninth (ninth!) season.
• Seth Rogen (Knocked Up) is set to to guest-star on an upcoming episode of The Mindy Project as Mindy’s “first kiss” (The show returns February 19th at 9:30pm)
• Fox is unveiling “Animation Domination High-Def,” a new bloc for “alternative” comedy (translation: more super short-form, Adult Swim kinda stuff)