I'm not sure when the last time a scripted show topped Sunday Night Football in the adults 18-49 ratings and average viewership for the week, but that's exactly what the season premiere of Two and a Half Men did last week.
Charlie who? indeed.
Primetime Broadcast Adults 18-49 Viewers for the week ending September 25, 2011:
| Rank | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | 18-49 rating | 18-49 Viewers (000) |
| 1 | Two and a Half Men | P | CBS | 10.7 | 13,617 |
| 2 | NBC Sunday Night Football | NBC | 8.3 | 10,569 | |
| 3 | 2 Broke Girls | P | CBS | 7.1 | 9,090 |
| 4 | Modern Family SP-9/21(S) | S | ABC | 6.2 | 7,898 |
| 5 | SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK | NBC | 6.2 | 7,873 | |
| 6 | Modern Family | P | ABC | 6.0 | 7,669 |
| 7 | OT, THE | FOX | 5.3 | 6,751 | |
| 8 | How I Met Your Mother 830(S) | S | CBS | 5.2 | 6,683 |
| 9 | Big Bang Theory, THE - SP(S) | S | CBS | 5.1 | 6,564 |
| 10 | Big Bang Theory, THE | P | CBS | 4.9 | 6,300 |
| 11 | New Girl | P | FOX | 4.8 | 6,186 |
| 12 | How I Met Your Mother | P | CBS | 4.7 | 6,033 |
| 13 | FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3 | NBC | 4.6 | 5,835 | |
| 14 | X-FACTOR-WED | P | FOX | 4.4 | 5,563 |
| 15 | NCIS | P | CBS | 4.3 | 5,524 |
| 16 | X-FACTOR-THU | P | FOX | 4.3 | 5,473 |
| 17 | Family Guy | P | FOX | 4.1 | 5,258 |
| 18 | Criminal Minds | P | CBS | 4.1 | 5,236 |
| 19 | Grey'S ANATOMY | P | ABC | 4.1 | 5,225 |
| 20 | Dancing with the Stars | P | ABC | 4.0 | 5,144 |
| 21 | GLEE | P | FOX | 4.0 | 5,122 |
| 22 | OFFICE | P | NBC | 3.9 | 5,050 |
| 23 | Simpsons | P | FOX | 3.9 | 4,957 |
| 24 | NCIS: LOS ANGELES | P | CBS | 3.6 | 4,540 |
| 25 | Hawaii Five-0 | P | CBS | 3.4 | 4,348 |
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Primetime Broadcast Total Viewers for the week ending September 25, 2011:
| Rank | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | # Viewers (Live+SD) (000) | HH Rating (Live+SD) | HH Share (Live+SD) |
| 1 | Two and a Half Men | P | CBS | 28,743 | 16.7 | 24 |
| 2 | NBC Sunday Night Football | NBC | 20,357 | 12.2 | 19 | |
| 3 | NCIS | P | CBS | 19,958 | 12.2 | 19 |
| 4 | 2 Broke Girls | P | CBS | 19,368 | 11.5 | 16 |
| 5 | Dancing with the Stars | P | ABC | 19,033 | 12.3 | 18 |
| 6 | NCIS: LOS ANGELES | P | CBS | 16,712 | 10.3 | 15 |
| 7 | SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK | NBC | 15,975 | 9.3 | 15 | |
| 8 | Big Bang Theory, THE - SP(S) | S | CBS | 14,939 | 8.8 | 14 |
| 9 | DANCING W/STARS RESULTS | P | ABC | 14,787 | 9.8 | 15 |
| 10 | Modern Family | P | ABC | 14,542 | 8.6 | 13 |
| 11 | Modern Family SP-9/21(S) | S | ABC | 14,524 | 8.5 | 13 |
| 12 | Big Bang Theory, THE | P | CBS | 14,298 | 8.6 | 14 |
| 13 | Criminal Minds | P | CBS | 14,137 | 8.8 | 13 |
| 14 | UNFORGETTABLE | P | CBS | 14,085 | 9.0 | 15 |
| 15 | Mentalist, THE | P | CBS | 13,556 | 8.4 | 14 |
| 16 | Person Of Interest | P | CBS | 13,333 | 8.3 | 13 |
| 17 | CASTLE | P | ABC | 13,278 | 8.5 | 14 |
| 18 | CSI | P | CBS | 12,737 | 7.9 | 13 |
| 19 | X-FACTOR-THU | P | FOX | 12,515 | 7.5 | 12 |
| 20 | X-FACTOR-WED | P | FOX | 12,494 | 7.4 | 12 |
| 21 | 60 Minutes | P | CBS | 12,274 | 7.9 | 13 |
| 22 | OT, THE | FOX | 12,223 | 7.1 | 12 | |
| 23 | How I Met Your Mother 830(S) | S | CBS | 12,219 | 7.3 | 11 |
| 24 | Hawaii Five-0 | P | CBS | 12,188 | 7.7 | 12 |
| 25 | Blue Bloods | P | CBS | 12,058 | 7.8 | 14 |
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Nielsen TV Ratings: ©2011 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved. All numbers are live viewing plus same day DVR viewing.
