or


[09/26/11 - 11:47 AM]
Season Premiere of "Two and a Half Men" Gains an Additional 3.34 Million Viewers, 1.4 Rating Points in Adults 18-49 in Live Plus 3-Day Ratings
CBS further spins the numbers for Monday, September 19 through Wednesday, September 21.

[via press release from CBS]

PRELIMINARY LIVE +3 DAY PROGRAM RATINGS SHOWS SIGNIFICANT AUDIENCE GAINS OVER LIVE PLUS SAME DAY VIEWING

The Season Premiere of "Two and a Half Men" Gains an Additional +3.34 Million Viewers to 32.08 Million and +1.4 Rating Points in Adults 18-49 to 12.1

Preliminary live plus 3-Day ratings for the beginning of the new season show significant gains over live plus same ratings, according to just released Nielsen live plus 3-day program data for Monday through Wednesday.

All of CBS's premieres delivered at least an additional one million viewers or more and at least half a rating point in adults 18-49.

Viewers

L+SD L+3 Lift
How I Met Your Mother 11.01m 12.11m +1.10m
How I Met Your Mother 12.22m 13.59m +1.37m
Two and a Half Men 28.74m 32.08m +3.34m
2 Broke Girls 19.37m 21.09m +1.72m
Hawaii Five-0 12.19m 14.85m +2.66m
NCIS 19.96m 22.32m +2.36m
NCIS: Los Angeles 16.71m 18.46m +1.75m
Unforgettable 14.09m 15.93m +1.84m
Survivor 10.46m 11.94m +1.48m
Criminal Minds 14.14m 16.49m +2.35m
CSI 12.74m 15.35m +2.61m

Adults 18-49

L+SD L+3 Lift
How I Met Your Mother 4.7 5.4 +0.7
How I Met Your Mother 5.2 6.0 +0.8
Two and a Half Men 10.7 12.1 +1.4
2 Broke Girls 7.1 7.9 +0.8
Hawaii Five-0 3.4 4.3 +0.9
NCIS 4.3 5.2 +0.9
NCIS: Los Angeles 3.6 4.2 +0.6
Unforgettable 2.9 3.4 +0.5
Survivor 3.2 3.8 +0.6
Criminal Minds 4.1 5.0 +0.9
CSI 3.2 4.2 +1.0

Adults 25-54

L+SD L+3 Lift
How I Met Your Mother 5.3 6.0 +0.7
How I Met Your Mother 5.8 6.6 +0.8
Two and a Half Men 12.6 14.3 +1.7
2 Broke Girls 8.6 9.5 +0.9
Hawaii Five-0 4.5 5.6 +1.1
NCIS 5.9 7.0 +1.1
NCIS: Los Angeles 5.0 5.7 +0.7
Unforgettable 4.2 4.8 +0.6
Survivor 4.3 5.0 +0.7
Criminal Minds 5.0 6.2 +1.2
CSI 4.2 5.3 +1.1





  [september 2011]  
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
    


· 2 BROKE GIRLS (CBS)
· CRIMINAL MINDS (CBS)
· CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION (CBS)
· HAWAII FIVE-0 (CBS)
· HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (CBS)
· NCIS (CBS)
· NCIS: LOS ANGELES (CBS)
· SURVIVOR (CBS)
· TWO AND A HALF MEN (CBS)
· UNFORGETTABLE (A AND E)





most recent ratings | view all posts
[12/05/25 - 03:31 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers
"Nightline" improved on the previous week in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49, hitting nine-week highs in both measures.

[12/05/25 - 02:05 PM]
ESPN Networks Deliver Best College Football Regular Season Since 2011; "College GameDay Built by The Home Depot" Scores Most-Watched Season Ever
ESPN networks aired the most-watched game in 34 of 42 key Saturday windows, including seven of 14 noon windows, 13 of 14 late afternoon windows and all 14 prime windows.

[12/05/25 - 12:35 PM]
2025 CFB Viewership Surges on FOX & FS1
The 2025 regular season wrapped with big numbers for "Big Noon Saturday," "Big Noon Kickoff" and more - including year-over-year gains across the board.

[12/05/25 - 11:00 AM]
CBS Premiere Week Episodes Post Gains and Lead In Live Plus 35-Day Multiplatform Viewership
"Tracker" delivered 17.3 million viewers, up +6% versus its year-ago premiere.

[12/05/25 - 08:45 AM]
ESPN Delivered Most-Watched Women's College Volleyball Season on Record
Said coverage averaged 190,000 viewers, up 36% from the 2024 season.

[12/04/25 - 04:19 PM]
"College GameDay Built By The Home Depot" Delivers Second-Best Regular Season Episode Ever; ESPN Scores Best Rivalry Week Since 2012
The Lone Star Showdown drew over 13 million viewers, peaking with 14.3 million viewers.

[12/04/25 - 03:45 PM]
"Big Noon Kickoff" Scores 4.36 Million Viewers on FOX
The 2025 season was "Big Noon Kickoff's" most-watched season in history.

[12/04/25 - 02:41 PM]
18.4M Viewers Tuned in for Ohio State-Michigan on FOX
Ohio State's win over Michigan scored 18,424,000 viewers on FOX.

[12/04/25 - 02:28 PM]
Record Audience Watches Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix on ESPN2
The November 30 telecast earned an average audience of 1.4 million viewers, the largest audience ever to watch the event on U.S. television.

[12/03/25 - 11:59 AM]
"9-1-1: Nashville" Season Premiere Catapults to Over 19 Million Total Viewers
Over 35 days, ABC's Thursday night drama premieres amassed impressive audiences based on competitive cross-platform broadcast series rankings, with all three dramas landing in the Top 10 among Adults 18-49.

[12/03/25 - 08:57 AM]
Record NFL Viewership Caps Thanksgiving Night on NBC, Peacock, and Telemundo
Bengals-Ravens is the most-watched Thanksgiving night NFL game ever with an average of 28.4 million viewers.

[12/03/25 - 08:55 AM]
"NFL on CBS" Shatters Record for Most-Watched Regular-Season Game in NFL History with More Than 57 Million Viewers
Viewership peaked with 61.357 million viewers for the game's thrilling conclusion (7:45-8:00 PM ET).

[12/03/25 - 08:49 AM]
FOX Sports Feasts on Thanksgiving Day with 47.7 Million Viewers for Packers-Lions
Viewership peaked with 57,957,000 viewers from 4:00-4:15 PM ET.

[12/03/25 - 08:47 AM]
Most-Watched NBA on ESPN Thanksgiving Eve in Six Years
The inaugural tripleheader averaged 2,099,000 viewers, up 54 percent from last year's Thanksgiving Eve doubleheader, according to Nielsen Big Data + Panel.

[12/02/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10: Week of November 24 - "Stranger Things" Escapes the Upside Down to Take No. 1 in This Week's Top 10
The series returned last week with Volume 1 of its fifth and final season, touting the biggest premiere week ever for an English language show in the history of Netflix, amassing 59.6 million views and securing No. 1 on the English TV list.