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By Tim Stack ABC's one-two punch of Christmas specials dominate Monday's 8 p.m. hour -- but CBS ends up No. 1 in total viewers

With ?Dancing With the Stars? retired from ABC?s schedule for the year and CBS?s lineup in repeats, television ratings were down considerably on Monday night.

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Kate and Aaron go on the run from more mysterious men.

War On Terror: U.S. warnings beginning in October of an imminent terror attack didn't save India. And if Democrats continue to doubt the value of aggressive terrorist surveillance, America can expect the same fate.

8 pm/ET Shrek and the Grinch gave ABC the win for the hour, averaging 11.44 million total viewers. Repeats of Big Bang ("Pants must be worn at all times in the time machine!") and Mother (each drawing over eight mil) placed second.

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