Ratings: Dome Dips, Chilly Reception For Siberia

By Matt Webb Mitovich
Ratings Under the Dome Episode 2 "The Fire"-- While the residents of Chester’s Mill face the uncertainty of life in the dome, panic is heightened when a house goes up in flames and their fire department is outside of the dome, on UNDER THE DOME, Monday, July 1 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Pictured: Dean Norris as James "Big Jim" Rennie and XXX as XXXNetwork. Photo: Michael Tackett/©2013 CBS Broadcasting Inc.. All Rights Reserved.

Ratings Under the Dome Episode 2CBS' Under the Dome this Monday night drew 11.8 million total viewers and a 2.9 demo rating (per finals), down 12 percent from its week-ago debut. That said, it outdelivered its broadcast time slot rivals combined and dominated the night in both total audience and the 18-49 demo.

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Among Dome's 10 o'clock competition, NBC's drama/reality hybrid (dramality?) Siberia opened with 3.2 mil and a 1.1, placing third behind ABC's Mistresses (which ticked up 6 percent and a tenth to 3.8 mil/1.2).

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Elsewhere on the night:

* The Bachelorette opened ABC's night with 6.3 mil/1.8, dipping 4 percent and two tenths.

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* NBC's American Ninja Warrior returned to 4.9 mil/1.7, down 21 and 29 percent from its previous premiere (which, granted, aired in late May and led out of America's Got Talent).

* Fox's Goodwin Games finale was flat with 1.5 mil and a 0.6.

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