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

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