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TV Ratings: ‘Mike & Molly’ Holds, ‘State of Affairs’ Falls

The two shows top Monday's scant original offerings

December 23, 2014 9:01am

TV Ratings: 'Mike & Molly' Holds, 'State of Affairs' Falls — **Stars:** Katherine Heigl, Alfre Woodard, Cliff Chamberlain, Adam Kaufman, Sheila Vand, Tommy Savas, Leslie Odom Jr., Farshad Farahat
**Team:** Alexi Hawley, Joe Carnahan, Katherine Heigl, Nancy Heigl, Bob Simonds, Sophie Watts, Henry Crumpton, Julia Franz, Rodney Faraon

Described as *Scandal* meets *The West Wing*, the drama revolves around a maverick CIA officer who was plucked from the field to become the president's daily briefer, assuming responsibility for targeting America's most critical threats while navigating the unique lifestyle that comes with such a high-powered job.

The fact that it was CBS’ lone new offering on Monday night didn’t hinder Mike & Molly. The newly returned comedy was steady with its last outing at 8:30 p.m., averaging a 1.7 rating among adults 18-49.

It was the night’s highest-rated series across the broadcast networks, with almost all airing repeats. The only other scripted original, NBC’s State of Affairs, took a 27 percent hit to reach a live-plus-same-day series low of a 1.1 rating. It was down from its repeat lead-in, another outing of SNL‘s Christmas clip show.

ABC was steady with another installment of the Great Christmas Light Fight. It pulled a 1.3 rating with adults 18-49.