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[11/18/08 - 10:13 AM]
Motherly Love! "How I Met Your Mother" Posts Season Highs in Viewers and Key Young Demographics
CBS spins the numbers for Monday, November 17.
[via press release from CBS]

MOTHERLY LOVE! "How I Met Your Mother" Posts Season Highs in Viewers and Key Young Demographics

"Two and a Half Men" Delivers Its Largest Audience of the Season and Matches Best Adult 18-49 Rating

"Worst Week" Has its Largest Audience Since Premiere

The Milestone 150th Episode of "CSI: Miami" Notches its Largest Audience and Best Demo Deliveries Since September

CBS Wins Monday in Key Demos with Its Best Deliveries Since Premiere Week

CBS won Monday in key demographics with its best deliveries since premiere week, led by season high ratings for HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, according to preliminary Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Nov. 17.

HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER was first in adults 18-34 (3.7/10), tied for first in adults 18-49 (4.3/10, with ABC), second in households (6.0/09), viewers (9.84m) and adults 25-54 (4.7/10). HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER posted season highs in households, viewers, adults 18-49 and adults 18-34.

THE BIG BANG THEORY was tied for first in adults 18-34 (2.7/08, with ABC), second in households (6.1/09), viewers (9.70m), adults 25-54 (4.5/11) and adults 18-49 (3.7/10).

TWO AND A HALF MEN was first in adults 25-54 (6.5/14), adults 18-49 (5.3/12), second in households (9.4/13) and viewers (15.23m). TWO AND A HALF MEN posted season highs in households and viewers, matched the best adults 18-49 performance and scored the best adults 25-54 delivery since the September 22, 2008 premiere.

WORST WEEK was first in adults 25-54 (4.0/09), second in households (6.6/10), viewers (10.37m) and adults 18-49 (3.2/07). This is WORST WEEK's best delivery in households and viewers since the Sept. 22, 2008 series premiere, best adults 25-54 since Oct. 13, 2008 and matches the series second best adults 18-49 delivery.

CSI: MIAMI, which broadcast its 150th episode, was first in households (10.0/17), viewers (15.39m), adults 25-54 (5.4/13) and adults 18-49 (4.2/11). This is CSI: MIAMI's best households and viewers deliveries since Sept. 22, 2008 (season premiere) and best adults 25-54 and adults 18-49 performances since Sept. 29, 2008.

For the night, CBS was first in adults 25-54 (5.1/12), adults 18-49 (4.1/10), second in households (8.0/12) and viewers (12.65m). This is CBS's best Monday delivery since Sept. 22, 2008 (premiere week) in these measures.

Updated Monday ratings will be available this afternoon.





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




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