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| Total Viewers (million) | 9.84 | 6.59 | 6.07 | 4.94 | 4.40 | 1.11 |
| Rating/Share: Adults 18-49 | 3.0/8 | 2.0/5 | 1.6/4 | 1.7/5 | 1.7/5 | 0.4/1 |
| Rating/Share: Adults 18-34 | 1.9/6 | 1.7/5 | 1.3/4 | 1.5/5 | 1.8/6 | 0.5/1 |
The CBS Monday night lineup continues to impress and CBS easily won the night in viewers and in both age demographics. Two and a Half Men had a 3.6 rating among 18-49 year olds, with a repeat! CBS aired a rerun of Gary Unmarried rather than Worst Week. Gary's retention numbers out of Two and a Half Men -- which were much better than Worst Week's are no doubt already spurring discussion that Gary Unmarried should be kept over Worst Week. Though such thinking does not jibe with our Renew or Cancel Index and I'm sure if Bill reads this he'll shake his head furiously and say "you can't compare how Gary Unmarried does in reruns with how Worst Week normally does!"
To which I would reply: of course I can, it's the Internet! It's true last night's performance was much better retention than the last time a new episode of Worst Week aired (two weeks ago), but it was also much better than last week when Worst Week was a rerun.
But to defend Bill's imaginary position (he's on vacation for a few days, so I can't discuss it with him) holiday numbers can be a jumble that are worthless to compare. And with the exception of Two and a Half Men CBS ratings with repeats were noticeably higher last night (particularly in the case of CSI: Miami) than last week's repeats. Perhaps the Monday Night Football effect -- MNF broadcast its last game of the season last week.
What's not a jumble is this: the performance of the CBS shows in reruns is impressive.
Full details:
| Time | Net | Show | Viewers (Millons) | 18-49 Rating/Share | 18-34 Rating/Share |
| 8:00 | CBS | The Big Bang Theory (R) | 7.91 | 2.6/8 | 1.7/6 |
| FOX | House (R) | 6.72 | 2.2/6 | 2.1/7 | |
| NBC | Greatest Holiday Moments | 6.07 | 1.5/4 | 0.9/3 | |
| ABC | Movie: Pirates of the Caribbean (R) | 5.04 | 1.6/4 | 1.3/4 | |
| UNI | Cuidado con el Angel | 4.59 | 1.8/5 | 1.9/6 | |
| CW | Gossip Girl (R) | 1.33 | 0.5/1 | 0.5/2 | |
| 8:30 | CBS | How I Met Your Mother (R) | 7.78 | 2.9/8 | 2.0/6 |
| 9:00 | CBS | Two and a Half Men (R) | 11.79 | 3.6/10 | 2.1/6 |
| NBC | Deal or No Deal | 7.18 | 1.7/4 | 1.2/3 | |
| FOX | Bones (R) | 6.46 | 1.8/5 | 1.3/4 | |
| ABC | Movie: Pirates of the Caribbean (R) | 5.00 | 1.8/5 | 1.6/5 | |
| UNI | Fuego en la Sangre | 4.83 | 1.9/5 | 2.1/6 | |
| CW | One Tree Hill (R) | 0.89 | 0.4/1 | 0.5/1 | |
| 9:30 | CBS | Gary Unmarried (R) | 8.79 | 2.9/8 | 1.7/5 |
| 10:00 | CBS | CSI: Miami (R) | 11.39 | 2.9/8 | 1.9/6 |
| NBC | Momma's Boys | 4.97 | 1.8/5 | 1.7/5 | |
| ABC | Movie: Pirates of the Caribbean (R) | 4.80 | 1.7/5 | 1.5/5 | |
| UNI | Cristina | 3.77 | 1.4/4 | 1.6/5 |
Shows are sorted by viewers in each time slot.
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Sure Gary Unmarried did great. People stayed after Two and a Half Men expecting Worst Week. Worst Week’s ratings have been climbing every week.
I’m very interested to see what House’s numbers will be when the new episodes return. Better numbers for a House rerun that for a new episode of TSCC.
So where do all the 3 million or so viewers of “Two and a Half Men” go at 9:30 and where do they come from at 10 when they come back to watch “CSI: Miami” a half hour later? Seems like a lot of switching.
3 things; 1. Gary Unmarried seems like a much better fit after 2.5 Men than Worst Week, certainly better than their current Christine pairing 2. Worst has to be much more expensive to produce than Gary giving Gary another edge. 3. Gary has moments of brilliance that make me believe that if they get it going over there it could really show some legs on monday.
sandra,
worst week is not funny. Garry Unmarried should get a shot on mondays at 9:30
rating till february will be boooooriiiiing….
Worst week was funny the 1st time I saw it when it was called Meet the Parents. This show blows, get it outta there and put Gary in, a show with actual jokes and put Worst with the shit show, I mean Old Christine.
the big bang theory rocks.