The bleeding has slowed....but there's still bleeding.

Can to kissing lesbians....at least one superpowered...save Heroes? We'll find out next week.

Meanwhile, Heroes continues to struggle on Monday nights. I don't know what it would take to move the show to a less competitive night, but at least the bleeding has slowed. Last night's overall numbers were only .03 less thna last week, and in the 18-49 demo, the numbers have not changed.

As a matter of fact, Trauma did better in Heroes old spot last night...though not by much.

It is appreant that Heroes is no longer working on Mondays at 8/7. Still it is one of NBC stronger performers, it can move to, say Tuesday or Friday nights and possibly do better. (I mean, do we REALLY need 2 hours of The Biggest Loser?)

Here's the wrap up from hitflix.com:

Fast National ratings for Monday, Oct. 5, 2009.

The season is young, but a Monday pattern is emerging: "Dancing with the Stars" makes ABC nearly unbeatable overall, but FOX and CBS are happy to battle for demographic supremacy.
Among adults 18-49, FOX won the night with a 4.1 rating, just ahead of the 3.8 for CBS. ABC wasn't far behind with a 3.6 rating in the key demographic, leaving NBC in a distant fourth with a 1.8 rating. The CW's 1.0 rating trailed.

Overall, of course, ABC averaged an estimated 15.7 million viewers to go with a 10.1 rating/15 share. CBS was a solid second with a 7.2/11, with FOX's 6.2/9 close behind. NBC wasn't really all that competitive in fourth with a 3.3/5. The CW's 1.5/2 was fifth.

ABC dominated the night's first two hours, starting at 8 p.m. with a 11.4/17 for "Dancing with the Stars." FOX's "House" was second with a 7.6/11 and won the hour in the 18-49 demo with a 5.1/13. CBS' "How I Met Your Mother" and "Accidentally on Purpose" finished third, averaging a 5.1/8 between them. "Heroes" had a 3.3/5 overall and a 2.3/6 rating in the demo. The CW's "One Tree Hill" trailed with a 1.5/2 overall.

"Dancing with the Stars" held steady at 9 p.m. for CBS. Second place overall went to CBS' "Two and a Half Men" and "The Big Bang Theory," which averaged a 8.0/12 overall and barely won the hour with a 4.4 rating in the demo. Two struggling dramas -- FOX's "Lie to Me" and NBC's "Trauma" -- battled for third, with FOX's entry holding steady with a 4.7/7 and NBC's new drama slumping to a 3.6/5. The CW's "Gossip Girl," featuring guest appearances by Tyra Banks and Hilary Duff, didn't get much of a lift and was fifth with a 1.5/2.

CBS moved into first at 10 p.m. with a 8.5/14 for "CSI: Miami," which also did a 3.9 rating in the demo. ABC's "Castle" was second with a 7.5/12. Third place, as per usual, went to NBC's "The Jay Leno Show."