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On NBC, &#8220;Chuck&#8221; was down slightly to a 2.4 with 6.73 million viewers.  &#8220;Heroes&#8221; moved upward to a 2.0 with 4.4 million while &#8220;The Jay Leno Show&#8221; hit a Monday low with a 1.1 and 3.82 million viewers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;One Tree Hill&#8221; (2.14 million, 1.0) and &#8220;Life UneXpected&#8221; (2.06 million, 1.0) were terrible as usual for The CW.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Over on cable, FX&#8217;s &#8220;Damages&#8221; declined significantly from last week&#8217;s already-disappointing season premiere, posting a 0.2 with 1.02 million viewers.  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