12-02-2008, 02:56 PM
The entire CBS lineup was in repeats Monday, and the network won the night. CBS won in total viewers and in the all-important 18-to-49 age group.
The biggest draw of the evening was "Two and a Half Men," which captured 13.7 million viewers. The audience slipped to 7.9 million for a repeat of freshman comedy "Worst Week."
Also in the 9 p.m. hour, a new "Heroes" attracted 8 million to ABC. Two new episodes of ABC's "Samantha Who?" each pulled in 6.8 million viewers.
ABC won the 8 p.m. hour with the holiday favorites "Shrek the Halls" (11.2 million) and "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (11.7 million). CBS ran second in that hour with "The Big Bang Theory" and "How I Met Your Mother" each drawing 8 million.
NBC's "Chuck" charmed 7.2 million. At 10, CBS was again on top, with David Caruso pulling 11 million to a "CSI: Miami" rerun. ABC's soon-to-end "Boston Legal" attracted 8.4 million. And NBC's kaput "My Own Worst Enemy" had 4 million friends.
For the night, CBS averaged 9.9 million in prime time. The broadcast competition: ABC with 8.9 million, NBC with 6.4 million, Fox with 5.8 million and The CW with 2.6 million.
The Fox lineup of "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" and "Prison Break" each drew 5.8 million.
On The CW, "Gossip Girl" wow 3.1 million. The audience dipped to 2.2 million for "Privileged."
The biggest draw of the evening was "Two and a Half Men," which captured 13.7 million viewers. The audience slipped to 7.9 million for a repeat of freshman comedy "Worst Week."
Also in the 9 p.m. hour, a new "Heroes" attracted 8 million to ABC. Two new episodes of ABC's "Samantha Who?" each pulled in 6.8 million viewers.
ABC won the 8 p.m. hour with the holiday favorites "Shrek the Halls" (11.2 million) and "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (11.7 million). CBS ran second in that hour with "The Big Bang Theory" and "How I Met Your Mother" each drawing 8 million.
NBC's "Chuck" charmed 7.2 million. At 10, CBS was again on top, with David Caruso pulling 11 million to a "CSI: Miami" rerun. ABC's soon-to-end "Boston Legal" attracted 8.4 million. And NBC's kaput "My Own Worst Enemy" had 4 million friends.
For the night, CBS averaged 9.9 million in prime time. The broadcast competition: ABC with 8.9 million, NBC with 6.4 million, Fox with 5.8 million and The CW with 2.6 million.
The Fox lineup of "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" and "Prison Break" each drew 5.8 million.
On The CW, "Gossip Girl" wow 3.1 million. The audience dipped to 2.2 million for "Privileged."