"Two and a Half Men" Wins Time Period in all Key Measures

"CSI: Miami" Posts Best Ratings Since Its September Premiere

            CBS won Monday in viewers with TWO AND A HALF MEN winning its time period in all key measures and CSI: MIAMI posting its best ratings since its September premiere, according to Nielsen updated live plus same day ratings for Feb. 2.

THE BIG BANG THEORY was second in households (6.6/10), viewers (10.84m), adults 25-54 (4.7/11) and adults 18-49 (4.1/10).   Compared to the last first-run episode (on Jan. 19), THE BIG BANG THEORY was up +3% in both households (from 6.4/09) and adults 18-34 (3.0/08 from 2.9/08), +2% in adults 18-49 (from 4.0/10).

HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (6.3/09, 10.31m) was second in adults 25-54 (4.8/10) and adults 18-49 (4.3/10). 

TWO AND A HALF MEN was first in households (10.0/15), viewers (16.55m), adults 25-54 (6.9/14) and adults 18-49 (5.5/12).  TWO AND A HALF MEN was up +2% in both households, (from 9.8/14) and adults 18-49 (from 5.4/12), +3% in adults 25-54 (from 6.7/14) and added +460,000 viewers (from 16.09m, +3%) compared to the last first-run episode (from Jan.19). 

WORST WEEK (6.3/09, 9.92m) was up versus its last first-run episode (on Jan. 19). WORST WEEK was up +3% in both households (from 6.1/09) and adults 25-54 (3.9/08 from 3.8/08), +7% in adults 18-49 (3.1/07 from 2.9/07) and added +320,000 viewers (from 9.60m, +3%). 

CSI: MIAMI was first in households (10.2/17), viewers (16.10m), adults 25-54 (5.8/14) and adults 18-49 (4.5/11).  Compared to the last first-run episode (on Jan. 19), CSI: MIAMI was up +10% in households (from 9.3/15), +16% in adults 25-54 (from 5.0/12), +18% in adults 18-49 (from 3.8/10) and added +1.52m viewers (from 14.58m, +10%).  This is CSI: MIAMI's best delivery in households, viewers, adults 18-49 and adults 25-54 since Sept.22, 2008 (season premiere).

CBS was first in households (8.3/13), viewers (13.30m), second in adults 25-54 (5.3/12) and adults 18-49 (4.3/10). 

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