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CBS PLACES FIRST ON MONDAY IN ADULTS 18-49 AND ADULTS 25-54

"Two and a Half Men" Posts Week-to-Week Gains in Key Demos

  

"The Big Bang Theory" Continues To Build on its Lead-in and

Notches Week-to-Week Increases

  

"CSI: Miami" Sweeps Time Period in all Key Measures

 

            CBS placed first on Monday in adults 18-49 and adults 25-54 (tie), led by week-to-week increases for TWO AND A HALF MEN and THE BIG BANG THEORY, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Nov. 16.

 

            TWO AND A HALF MEN was first in adults 25-54 (5.8/13), adults 18-49 (4.7/12), adults 18-34 (3.4/09) and second in households (8.4/13) and viewers (13.69m).  Compared to last week, TWO AND A HALF MEN was up +2% in adults 18-49 (from 4.6/11) and +10% in adults 18-34 (from 3.1/08) and even in adults 25-54.

 

           THE BIG BANG THEORY was first in adults 25-54 (5.9/13), adults 18-49 (5.0/12), adults 18-34 (4.0/11) and second in households (7.9/12) and viewers (13.23m).  THE BIG BANG THEORY improved on its TWO AND A HALF MEN lead-in by +2% in adults 25-54, +6% in adults 18-49 and +18% in adults 18-34.  Compared to last week, THE BIG BANG THEORY was up +5% in adults 25-54 (from 5.6/12), +6% in adults 18-49 (from 4.7/11), +14% in adults 18-34 (from 3.5/09), even in households and added +430,000 viewers (from 12.80m, +3%). 

 

             CSI: MIAMI was first in households (8.5/15), viewers (13.26m), adults 25-54 (4.7/12), adults 18-49 (3.7/10) and adults 18-34 (2.8/09). 

 

            For the night, CBS was first in adults 18-49 (3.9/10), tied for first in adults 25-54 (4.7/11, with ABC), second in households (7.2/11), viewers (11.48m) and adults 18-34 (3.1/09).

 

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                                    Jeremy Murphy            212-975-4577             jeremy.murphy@cbs.com

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