Why NBC chose to bring back American Gladiators at this time is beyond me.  Had the show debuted after the latest round of finales, it might have fared better than fourth place.  Meanwhile, ABC was another winner with the viewers while FOX was tops in the demos.

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• Dancing with the Stars (18.3 million, 4.2/11 in 18-49) was the night’s most-watched show.
• Bones (9.4 million, 3.2/9) grew by 1.3 million.
• Britney Spears helped draw 700,000 more to How I Met Your Mother (9 million, 3.8/9); The Big Bang Theory (7.9 million, 2.9/9) tacked on another 300,000.
• The American Gladiators debut (4.9 million, 1.9/5) did about 1/2 as well as Deal or No Deal.
• Approximately 2.6 million tuned in to hear Serena’s big secret on Gossip Girl (1.2/3).