Watch out American Idol!

Dancing with the Stars certainly knows how to start ABC network’s week off on the right foot. On Monday evenings, ABC's ratings are in excellent standing and fall only a bit for their revealing of results on Tuesday night. Simon Cowell should watch out because the Dancing Stars are not far behind.
On Monday March 24 at 8 p.m., the show had 20.5 million viewers. At 9 p.m. on Tuesday March 25, 17.5 million viewers tuned in to watch the results of the previous nights competition.

Other network's Monday primetime shows included CSI: Miami bringing in 16.1 million viewers for CBS at 10 p.m. and NBC's Deal or No Deal pulling 10.1 million viewers at 9:00. The only competitor primetime show on Tuesday is Fox’s American Idol which attracted 24.8 million viewers one hour prior to Dancing with the Stars’ airing at 9:00 p.m.

At the conclusion of the week of March 31, Monday night’s “Dancing with the Stars” came in first overall for its timeslot. The show had a 12.6 rating per 19 shares. CBS came in second with a rating of 5.9/9 for “The Big Bang Theory” and another 5.9/9 for “How I Met Your Mother.” Fox network’s “House” re-run gathered a 4.8/7 rating putting them in third. ABC finished the night with an overall rating of 9.5 per 15 shares.

For Tuesday night, ABC came in second behind FOX with a rating of 7.2 per 11 shares. However, “Dancing with the Stars” had another victorious rating of 10.9 per 17 shares for the 8:00 hour. FOX finished second for “Hell’s Kitchen” with a rating of 7.5/11 and the second half of “Biggest Loser” with 5.8/9. “Big Brother: “Till Death Do You Part” collected a rating of 4.1/6 for NBC network.

If ABC network was to move “Dancing with the Stars” to Sunday evenings, the show would face stiff competition. CBS has been holding the number one spot for Sunday evenings, but this could be partially due to the “March Madness” competitions. On Sunday March 30, CBS had a rating of 6.7 per 11 shares. “60 Minutes” received an outstanding rating of 9.9/17. ABC airs “Extreme Makeover Edition” at 8 p.m. on Sundays and last week received a rating of 7.5/12 shares.

“Dancing with the Stars” is a strong show and has proven so through its outstanding numbers in viewership and ratings. If it were moved to Sunday evenings, at a different hour than “60 Minutes” and “Extreme Makeover”, the show should not experience extreme changes. “Dancing with the Stars” is a unique program that appeals to all ages of the public.