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[12/15/09 - 10:01 AM]
Viewers Embrace CBS Monday
CBS spins the numbers for Monday, December 14.

[via press release from CBS]

VIEWERS EMBRACE CBS MONDAY

All Four Comedies Hit Season Highs in Viewers

"How I Met Your Mother" and "Two and a Half Men" Deliver Highest Adult 18-49 Ratings While "The Big Bang Theory" and "Accidentally on Purpose" Match Series High

"CSI: Miami" Up Double Digit Percentages Over Last Week

CBS had its biggest Monday in nearly a year as all four comedies hit season highs in viewers with HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER and TWO AND A HALF MEN delivering their highest adult 18-49 ratings of the season and THE BIG BANG THEORY and ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE matching series bests in adults 18-49, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for Dec. 14.

Editor's Note: In San Francisco, the last hour of the San Francisco vs. Arizona football game aired on the CBS affiliate in primetime. CBS's ratings are tentative and subject to change.

HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER was first in households (6.2/10), viewers (10.22m), adults 25-54 (4.5/11), adults 18-49 (3.9/11) and adults 18-34 (3.5/11). Compared to last week, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER was up +17% in households (from 5.3/08), +10% in adults 25-54 (from 4.1/10), +11% in adults 18-49 (from 3.5/10), +6% in adults 18-34 (from 3.3/10) and added +1.43m viewers (from 8.79m, +16%). If the ratings hold, this is HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER's best delivery in households and viewers since March 2, 2009, best delivery in both adults 25-54 and adults 18-49 since April 13, 2009.

ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE was first in households (5.8/09), viewers (9.33m), adults 25-54 (4.0/09), adults 18-49 (3.3/09) and adults 18-34 (2.6/08). Compared to last week, ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE was up +21% in households (from 4.8/07), +14% in adults 25-54 (from 3.5/08), +18% in both adults 18-49 (from 2.8/07) and adults 18-34 (from 2.2/06) and added +1.42m viewers (from 7.91m, +18%). If the ratings hold, these are series highs in households, viewers and adults 25-54, match series highs in adults 18-49 and adults 18-34.

TWO AND A HALF MEN was first in households (9.8/15), viewers (16.33m), adults 25-54 (6.4/15), adults 18-49 (5.2/15) and adults 18-34 (3.9/11). Compared to last week, TWO AND A HALF MEN was up +11% in households (from 8.8/13), +3% in adults 25-54 (from 6.2/14), +4% in adults 18-49 (from 5.0/12), +8% in adults 18-34 (from 3.6/10) and added +1.49m viewers (from 14.84m, +10%). These was TWO AND A HALF MEN's best delivery in households, adults 25-54 and adults 18-49 since May 18, 2009, in viewers since February 2, 2009 and in adults 18-34 since March 6 2005.

THE BIG BANG THEORY was first in households (9.3/14), viewers (15.56m), adults 25-54 (6.8/15), adults 18-49 (5.6/14) and adults 18-34 (4.3/12). THE BIG BANG THEORY improved on its TWO AND A HALF MEN lead-in by +6% in adults 25-54, +8% in adults 18-49 and +10% in adults 18-34. Compared to last week, THE BIG BANG THEORY was up +11% in households (from 8.4/13), +5% in adults 25-54 (from 6.5/14), even in adults 18-49, down -4% in adults 18-34 (from 4.5/12) and added +1.18m viewers (from 14.38m, +8%). These were series highs for THE BIG BANG THEORY in viewers and adults 25-54, matched last week's series high in adults 18-49 and is the program's second best adults 18-34 performance (behind last week).

CSI: MIAMI was first in households (8.9/15), viewers (14.06m), adults 25-54 (5.1/13), adults 18-49 (4.1/11) and adults 18-34 (3.1/09). Compared to last week, CSI: MIAMI was up +11% each in households (from 8.0/13), adults 25-54 (from 4.6/11), adults 18-49 (from 3.7/10) and adults 18-34 (from 2.8/08) and added +1.34m viewers (from 12.72m, +11%).

For the night, CBS was first in households (8.1/13), viewers (13.36m), adults 25-54 (5.3/13), adults 18-49 (4.4/11) and adults 18-34 (3.4/10) for the second consecutive week. This was CBS's best Monday delivery in households, viewers and adults 25-54 since February 2, 2009, in adult 18-49 since January 12, 2009 and in adults 18-34 since February 12, 2007.

Updated Monday ratings will be available this afternoon.

VIEWERS EMBRACE CBS MONDAY

"How I Met Your Mother," "Two and a Half Men" and "The Big Bang Theory" Deliver Largest Audiences of the Season

"Men" Hits Season-High Adult 18-49 Rating While "Mother" and "Big Bang" Match Best Adult 18-49 Rating

"CSI: Miami" Up Double-Digit Percentages Over Last Week

CBS had its biggest Monday in nearly a year as HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, TWO AND A HALF MEN and THE BIG BANG THEORY all hit season highs in viewers, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Dec. 14.

TWO AND A HALF MEN also delivered its highest adult 18-49 rating of the season while HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER and THE BIG BANG THEORY matched season highs.

HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER was first in households (5.8/09), viewers (9.65m), adults 25-54 (4.3/11), adults 18-49 (3.7/10) and adults 18-34 (3.4/11). Compared to last week, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER was up +9% in households (from 5.3/08), +5% in adults 25-54 (from 4.1/10), +6% in adults 18-49 (from 3.5/10), +3% in adults 18-34 (from 3.3/10) and added +860,000 viewers (from 8.79m, +10%). This was HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER's best delivery in households and viewers since March 2, 2009, best delivery in adults 25-54 since May 11, 2009 and matches its best adults 18-49 delivery of the season.

ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE was first in households (5.5/08), viewers (8.82m), adults 25-54 (3.8/09), adults 18-49 (3.2/09) and adults 18-34 (2.5/07). Compared to last week, ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE was up +15% in households (from 4.8/07), +9% in adults 25-54 (from 3.5/08), +14% in both adults 18-49 (from 2.8/07) and adults 18-34 (from 2.2/06) and added +910,000 viewers (from 7.91m, +11%). ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE delivered its best households, viewers, adults 25-54 and adults 18-49 performances since the series premiere and matched series highs in adults 18-34.

TWO AND A HALF MEN was first in households (9.8/15), viewers (16.37m), adults 25-54 (6.4/15), adults 18-49 (5.2/13) and adults 18-34 (3.8/11). Compared to last week, TWO AND A HALF MEN was up +11% in households (from 8.8/13), +3% in adults 25-54 (from 6.2/14), +4% in adults 18-49 (from 5.0/12), +6% in adults 18-34 (from 3.6/10) and added +1.53m viewers (from 14.84m, +10%). This was TWO AND A HALF MEN's best delivery in households, adults 25-54 and adults 18-49 since May 18, 2009, in viewers since February 2, 2009, and in adults 18-34 since March 30, 2009.

THE BIG BANG THEORY was first in households (9.3/14), viewers (15.58m), adults 25-54 (6.8/15), adults 18-49 (5.6/14) and adults 18-34 (4.3/12). THE BIG BANG THEORY improved on its TWO AND A HALF MEN lead-in by +6% in adults 25-54, +8% in adults 18-49 and +13% in adults 18-34. Compared to last week, THE BIG BANG THEORY was up +11% in households (from 8.4/13), +5% in adults 25-54 (from 6.5/14), even in adults 18-49 and added +1.20m viewers (from 14.38m, +8%). These were series highs for THE BIG BANG THEORY in viewers and adults 25-54, matching last week's series high in adults 18-49 and marking the program's second best adults 18-34 performance (behind last week).

CSI: MIAMI was first in households (9.0/15), viewers (14.18m), adults 25-54 (5.1/13), adults 18-49 (4.1/11) and adults 18-34 (3.1/09). Compared to last week, CSI: MIAMI was up +13% in households (from 8.0/13), +11% each in adults 25-54 (from 4.6/11), adults 18-49 (from 3.7/10) and adults 18-34 (from 2.8/08) and added +1.46m viewers (from 12.72m, +12%).

For the night, CBS was first in households (8.1/13), viewers (13.13m), adults 25-54 (5.3/13), adults 18-49 (4.3/11) and adults 18-34 (3.4/10) for the second consecutive week. This was CBS's best Monday delivery with regularly scheduled programming in households, viewers, adults 25-54 and adults 18-49 since February 2, 2009, and in adults 18-34 since February 12, 2007.





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· ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE (CBS)
· BIG BANG THEORY, THE (CBS)
· CSI: MIAMI (CBS)
· HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (CBS)
· TWO AND A HALF MEN (CBS)





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