NBC Photo: Paul DrinkwaterMy Own Worst Enemy, indeed.
The new Christian Slater dual-identity series didn't do itself any favors last night, pulling in only 7.3 million, per estimates, or about one viewer per NBC promo aired during the Summer Olympics.
The premiere not only got beat big by CBS' CSI: Miami (13 million), it got beat by Journeyman (9.2 million), Studio 60 (13.4 million) and LAX (13 million), to name three recent failed Monday night NBC series.
Elsewhere, Chuck (9.2 million), not Heroes (8.7 million), was NBC's big draw (except among young adults, who still favor superpowers over dweeby spies); Gossip Girl (3.3 million) and One Tree Hill (3.5 million) furthered CW's cause among young women, and Christina Applegate's Samantha Who? (11.7 million) won its time slot, but lost 2 million viewers from last fall's premiere.
Stay tuned here for highlights from the weekly Nielsen rankings.