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[12/11/07 - 11:23 AM]
CBS Wins Monday in All Key Measures
CBS spins the numbers for Monday, December 10.

[via press release from CBS]

CBS WINS MONDAY IN ALL KEY MEASURES

A First-Run "How I Met Your Mother" Wins Its Time Period in Key Demos

A Rebroadcast of "Two and a Half Men" Tops a First-Run 'Samantha Who" in Viewers and Key Demographics

CBS placed first on Monday in viewers and key demographics with a mix of originals (HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, CSI: MIAMI) and rebroadcasts, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for Dec. 10.

Notes: ESPN's coverage of the Saints @ Falcons game aired on the CBS affiliate in Atlanta, preempting regular network primetime programming.

HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER was first in adults 25-54 (4.0/10), adults 18-49 (3.3/09), adults 18-34 (2.5/08) and second in households (5.5/09) and viewers (8.45m).

THE BIG BANG THEORY (R) (5.0/08, 7.53m) was second in adults 25-54 (3.6/08) and adults 18-49 (2.8/07).

TWO AND A HALF MEN (R) was first in adults 25-54 (4.9/11), adults 18-49 (3.8/09), second in households (7.4/11) and viewers (11.70m), both behind "Deal or No Deal" on NBC. Compared to the first-run "Samantha Who?" on ABC, a TWO AND A HALF MAN rebroadcast posted a +68% advantage in households (vs. 4.4/07), +58% in adults 25-54 (vs. 3.1/07), +36% in adults 18-49 (vs. 2.8/07) and by +4.97m viewers (vs. 6.73m, +74%).

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT (R) was second in households (6.2/09), viewers (9.62m), adults 25-54 (4.1/09) and adults 18-49 (3.3/08).

At 10:00 PM, CSI: MIAMI was first in households (9.3/15), viewers (14.09m), adults 25-54 (5.0/12) and adults 18-49 (3.9/10).

For the night, CBS was first in households (7.1/11), viewers (10.91m), adults 25-54 (4.4/10) and adults 18-49 (3.5/09).

Updated Monday ratings will be available this afternoon.

[EDITOR'S NOTE: What follows is the afternoon update with the final national Nielsen ratings.]

CBS WINS MONDAY IN ALL KEY MEASURES

A First-Run "How I Met Your Mother" Wins Its Time Period in Key Demos

A Rebroadcast of "Two and a Half Men" Tops a First-Run 'Samantha Who" in Viewers and Key Demographics

"CSI: Miami" is Monday's #1 Program in Households, Viewers, Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54

CBS placed first on Monday in viewers and key demographics with a mix of originals (HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, CSI: MIAMI) and rebroadcasts, according to Nielsen updated live plus same day ratings for Dec. 10.

HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER was first in adults 25-54 (4.0/10), adults 18-49 (3.3/09), adults 18-34 (2.5/08) and second in households (5.4/08) and viewers (8.30m).

THE BIG BANG THEORY (R) (4.8/07, 7.37m) was second in adults 25-54 (3.5/08) and adults 18-49 (2.8/07).

TWO AND A HALF MEN (R) was first in adults 25-54 (4.8/11), adults 18-49 (3.7/09), second in households (7.3/11) and viewers (11.49m), both behind "Deal or No Deal" on NBC. Compared to the first-run "Samantha Who?" on ABC, a TWO AND A HALF MAN rebroadcast posted a +66% advantage in households (vs. 4.4/07), +55% in adults 25-54 (vs. 3.1/07), +32% in adults 18-49 (vs. 2.8/07) and by +4.78m viewers (vs. 6.71m, +71%).

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT (R) was second in households (6.0/09), viewers (9.34m), adults 25-54 (4.0/09) and adults 18-49 (3.2/08).

At 10:00 PM, CSI: MIAMI was first in households (9.2/15), viewers (14.11m), adults 25-54 (5.0/12) and adults 18-49 (3.9/10). CSI: MIAMI was the night's #1 program in households, viewers, adults 25-54 and adults 18-49.

For the night, CBS was first in households (7.0/11), viewers (10.79m), adults 25-54 (4.4/10) and adults 18-49 (3.5/09).





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· BIG BANG THEORY, THE (CBS)
· CSI: MIAMI (CBS)
· DEAL OR NO DEAL (CNBC)
· HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (CBS)
· MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (ABC)
· RULES OF ENGAGEMENT (CBS)
· SAMANTHA WHO? (ABC)
· TWO AND A HALF MEN (CBS)





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