Dancing With the Stars led into week two of new drama Castle, which finished second (behind CBS’ CSI: Miami) with 11.48 million viewers and a 3.1/ 9 among adults 18-49. One week earlier, it debuted with 10.76 million viewers and a 3.0/ 8 in the demo, according to the final nationals, so this is promising. But retention out of the 9:30 p.m. portion of Dancing With the Stars still lagged at 52 percent in total viewers and 54 percent among adults 18-49, and the show dipped at 10:30 p.m. as follows:

Castle (ABC)
10:00 p.m. – Viewers: 12.63 million; A18-49: 3.4/ 9
10:30 p.m. – Viewers: 10.33 million; A18-49: 2.8/ 8
Percent Change – Viewers: -18, A18-49: -18

Since 4 out of 5 new shows drop in week two, I will give Castle props for the minor increase.