CBS emerged the champion this season as it played off the controversy of Charlie Sheen's firing on Two and a Half Men, opening the floodgates for its companion crass sitcom, 2 Broke Girls, to sweep the nation and Monday Nights by storm. FOX continued to hold strong in 2nd place with American Idol aging but strong. ABC began to experience erosion as Desperate Housewives finalized its run, leaving an open space for NBC to inch up after an 8-year drought. And CW remained a fractional mess despite Vampire Diaries and America's Next Top Model taking a bite out of juicy ratings.

CBS emerged the champion this season as it played off the controversy of Charlie Sheen's firing on Two and a Half Men, opening the floodgates for its companion crass sitcom, 2 Broke Girls, to sweep the nation and Monday Nights by storm. FOX continued to hold strong in 2nd place with American Idol aging but strong. ABC began to experience erosion as Desperate Housewives finalized its run, leaving an open space for NBC to inch up after an 8-year drought. And CW remained a fractional mess despite Vampire Diaries and America's Next Top Model taking a bite out of juicy ratings.

Trending Hot -- CBS ruled the pack as its crass-coms succeeded on Mondays. NBC emerged victorious as one of the latest reality TV franchises, The Voice, pushed the ratings higher. Reality TV continued to rule the pack, though its ratings were noticeably softer.

Trending Hot -- CBS ruled the pack as its crass-coms succeeded on Mondays. NBC emerged victorious as one of the latest reality TV franchises, The Voice, pushed the ratings higher. Reality TV continued to rule the pack, though its ratings were noticeably softer.