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[04/29/08 - 11:12 AM]
CBS's "The Big Bang Theory" and "How I Met Your Mother" Post Week-To-Week Increases in Viewers and Key Demographics
CBS spins the numbers for Monday, April 28.
[via press release from CBS]

CBS's "THE BIG BANG THEORY" AND "HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER" POST WEEK-TO-WEEK INCREASES IN VIEWERS AND KEY DEMOGRAPHICS

"The Big Bang Theory" Up +10% in Viewers and +3% in Adults 18-49

"Mother" Places First in Adults 18-34 with an +11% Gain Versus Last Week and Up +3% in Adults 18-49 and +5% in Viewers

"CSI: Miami" Wins its Time Period in All Key Measures

CBS's Monday (8:00-9:00 PM) comedies of THE BIG BANG THEORY and HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER posted week-to-week increases in viewers and key demographics, according to preliminary Nielsen live plus same day ratings for April 28.

THE BIG BANG THEORY (5.0/08, 8.16m) was second in adults 25-54 (3.7/10) and tied for second in adults 18-49 (3.0/09, with FOX). Compared to last week, BIG BANG THEORY was up +9% in both households (from 4.6/07) and adults 25-54 (from 3.4/09), +3% in adults 18-49 (from 2.9/08) and added +770,000 viewers (from 7.39m, +10%).

HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (5.3/08, 8.87m) was first in adults 18-34 (3.1/09), and second in adults 25-54 (4.4/10) and adults 18-49 (3.8/10). HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER was up +4% in households (from 5.1/08), +2% in adults 25-54 (from 4.3/10), +3% in adults 18-49 (from 3.7/09), +11% in adults 18-34 (from 2.8/08) and added +420,000 viewers (from 8.45m, +5%) compared to last week.

CSI: MIAMI was first in households (9.1/15), viewers (13.60m), adults 25-54 (4.9/12) and adults 18-49 (3.9/10).

Updated Monday ratings will be available this afternoon.





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