or


[05/01/12 - 09:29 AM]
CBS Notches First Monday Win in Adults 18-49 With Its Regular Schedule Since January
CBS spins the numbers for Monday, April 30.

[via press release from CBS]

CBS NOTCHES FIRST MONDAY WIN IN ADULTS 18-49 WITH ITS REGULAR SCHEDULE SINCE JANUARY

"How I Met Your Mother," "2 Broke Girls" and "Mike & Molly" Post Growth in Adults 18-49 From Last First-Run Episode

"Two and a Half Men" is the Night's Top Program in Adults 18-49

"Mother," "Girls," "Men" and " Hawaii 5-0"/"NCIS: Los Angeles" Crossover Win Time Periods in Adults 18-49

CBS notched its first Monday victory in adults 18-49 with regularly scheduled programming since January as HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, 2 BROKE GIRLS and MIKE & MOLLY all posted growth from their last original episodes, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for April 30.

HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (4.9/08, 7.89m) was first in adults 18-49 (3.2/10), adults 18-34 (2.6/09) and tied for first in adults 25-54 (3.8/10, with NBC). Compared to the last first-run episode (on April 16, 2012), HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER was up +9% in households (from 4.5/07), +6% in adults 25-54 (from 3.6/10), +3% in adults 18-49 (from 3.1/09) and added +650,000 viewers (from 7.24m, +9%).

2 BROKE GIRLS (5.5/08, 9.14m) was first in adults 25-54 (4.4/11) and tied for first in adults 18-49 (3.5/09, with NBC). 2 BROKE GIRLS built on its lead-in +12% in households, +16% in adults 25-54, +9% in adults 18-49 and added +1.25m viewers (+15%). Compared to the last first-run episode (on April 16, 2012), 2 BROKE GIRLS was up +6% in households (from 5.2/08), +7% in adults 25-54 (from 4.1/10), +3% in adults 18-49 (from 3.4/09) and added +620,000 viewers (from 8.52m, +7%).

TWO AND A HALF MEN (6.9/10, 11.25m) was first in adults 25-54 (4.9/11) and adults 18-49 (3.7/09). TWO AND A HALF MEN was up +1% in households (from 6.8/10), even in adults 25-54 and added +30,000 viewers (from 11.22m) compared to the last first-run episode (on April 16, 2012). TWO AND A HALF MEN was the night's #1 program in both adults 25-54 and adults 18-49.

MIKE & MOLLY (6.3/09, 10.23m) was second in adults 25-54 (4.4/09, -0.1 behind NBC) and adults 18-49 (3.2/08). Compared to the last first-run episode (on April 16, 2012), MIKE & MOLLY was up +5% in both households (from 6.0/09) and adults 25-54 (from 4.2/09), +3% in adults 18-49 (from 3.1/08) and added +690,000 viewers (from 9.54m, +7%).

Part 1 of HAWAII FIVE-0's crossover with NCIS: LOS ANGELES was first in adults 25-54 (3.4/08) and adults 18-49 (2.5/06) and second in both households (6.8/11) and viewers (10.76m). Compared to the last first-run episode (on April 9, 2012), HAWAII FIVE-0 added +450,000 viewers (from 10.31m, +4%).

For the night, CBS was first in adults 25-54 (4.0/10), adults 18-49 (3.1/08), second in both households (6.2/10) and viewers (10.00m). CBS won its first Monday in key demos with regularly scheduled programming since Jan. 16, 2012.

Updated Monday ratings will be available this afternoon.





  [may 2012]  
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
  


· 2 BROKE GIRLS (CBS)
· HAWAII FIVE-0 (CBS)
· HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (CBS)
· MIKE & MOLLY (CBS)
· NCIS: LOS ANGELES (CBS)
· TWO AND A HALF MEN (CBS)





most recent ratings | view all posts
[10/03/25 - 02:17 PM]
ESPN's Record-Setting '25 MLB Wild Card Series
Across eight games, the MLB Wild Card Series is averaging 4.4 million viewers, up 65% from last year.

[10/03/25 - 12:07 PM]
"Dancing with the Stars" Continues to Shatter Records - Growing Two Weeks in a Row Since Season Premiere for First Time Since 2005
Plus: "High Potential" hit a season high in Total Viewers (4.24 million), growing by double digits over the show's comparable third episode from last fall.

[10/02/25 - 04:09 PM]
ESPN Delivers the Most-Watched WNBA Semifinals Ever
Game 5 between the Indiana Fever and the Las Vegas Aces averaged 1.8 million viewers, peaking at 2.1 million.

[10/02/25 - 02:51 PM]
ESPN's Record-Setting Day One of MLB Wild Card Series
Coverage of Red Sox versus Yankees averaged 6.5 million viewers, peaking at 9.9 million.

[10/02/25 - 11:00 AM]
"Survivor" and "The Amazing Race" Season Premieres Hit Their Largest 3-Day Streaming Viewerships Ever
The "Survivor" season 49 premiere grew to 6.83 million viewers with three days of multiplatform viewership; while "The Amazing Race" season 38 premiere grew to 4.01 million viewers.

[10/02/25 - 09:38 AM]
"Celebrity Wheel of Fortune" Scores on Friday Nights with Biggest Total Viewer Audience in Nearly Two Years
"Celebrity Wheel of Fortune" stood as the No. 1 program of the night, rising by double digits in Total Viewers over its previous season premiere.

[10/01/25 - 10:27 AM]
"Big Brother" Season Finale Is Most-Watched Episode in Over Three Years
The finale was up +33% from its year ago finale and up +33% from this season's average.

[09/30/25 - 03:44 PM]
ESPN and ABC Win College Football's Week 5; "College GameDay's" Most-Viewed Season Rolls On
ABC is off to its best start ever with 7.1 million average viewers per game, and the network has aired eight of the top 10 most-viewed games this season.

[09/30/25 - 02:08 PM]
Packers-Cowboys OT Thriller Averages 26.9 Million Viewers on NBC & Peacock, As NBC Sports Opens with Best Four-Week Audience Average in 20 Seasons of NBC "SNF"
The audience peaked at 29.9 million viewers in the second quarter (9-9:15 p.m. ET).

[09/30/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of September 22: "Wayward" Lures Viewers at No. 1, "KPop Demon Hunters" Sets Top 10 Record
New on Netflix this week is "House of Guinness," a historical drama series created by Steven Knight, which debuted at No. 3 on the English TV list with 5.2 million views.

[09/30/25 - 10:24 AM]
"High Potential" Season Premiere Vaults to Nearly 16 Million in First Week Across Platforms
This marks ABC's best season premiere for a drama among Total Viewers in five years.

[09/29/25 - 06:06 AM]
ESPN's 2025 MLB Game Viewership Up 21 Percent from Last Year
Coverage delivered 1.8 million viewers on average across 30 games this season.

[09/26/25 - 01:11 PM]
"Dancing with the Stars" Week Two Delivers Over 5 Million Total Viewers Rising Over Season Premiere for First Time in 14 Years
Once again, the show led its time period and stood as the No. 1 show of the night in Total Viewers (5.46 million) and Adults 18-49 (1.02 rating).

[09/25/25 - 02:05 PM]
Viewers Have Watched More Than 8 Billion Minutes of "Big Brother" This Summer - Up +27% from Last Year
Multiplatform average episode viewership grew to 5.1 million, up +23% versus last year in 35-days of viewing, outpacing the competition.

[09/24/25 - 02:47 PM]
"Jimmy Kimmel Live" Returned on Tuesday to 6.26 Million Total Viewers on Broadcast, According to Initial Live+Same Day Measurement
In addition to linear ratings, the monologue has garnered more than 26 million views across YouTube and social platforms.