US Ratings for Monday October 5

[Mark]

FOX 4.1
CBS 3.8
ABC 3.6
Univision 2.7
NBC 1.8
The CW 1.1

-Total Viewers:
ABC: 15.74 million, CBS: 11.11, Fox: 10.59, NBC: 5.07, CW: 2.13

-Adults 18-49:
Fox: 4.1 rating/10 share, CBS: 3.8/ 9, ABC: 3.6/ 9, NBC: 1.8/ 4, CW: 1.0/ 3

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-Yesterday’s Winners:
Dancing With the Stars (ABC), House (Fox), Two and a Half Men (CBS), The Big Bang Theory (CBS), CSI: Miami (CBS)

-Yesterday’s Losers (excluding repeats):
Accidentally on Purpose (CBS), Heroes (NBC), One Tree Hill (CW), Trauma (NBC), Gossip Girl (CW), The Jay Leno Show (NBC)

[Phantom]

21.8 million watch Monday Night Football clash

Brett Favre's matchup with his former team Green Bay has attracted the largest cable television audience ever.Favre's Minnesota Vikings' 30-23 win over the Green Bay Packers on ESPN's "Monday Night Football" was watched by more than 21.8 million people. The previous record was more than 18.6 million viewers for last year's Monday night game between the Philadelphia Eagles & Dallas Cowboys.

ESPN also said Tuesday that the game drew the highest rating in the network's 30-year history. The 15.3 rating beat the 14.4 for a Bears-Vikings game on Dec. 6, 1987, during ESPN's first season of televising NFL games


The Associated Press & ESPN

[David Bird]

“THE BIG BANG THEORY” BUILDS ON ITS LEAD-IN

FOR THE THIRD STRAIGHT WEEK

“The Big Bang Theory” and “Two and a Half Men” Lead Time Periods in

Key Demos

“CSI: Miami” Places First in All Key Measures

CBS Won Monday in Adults 25-54

THE BIG BANG THEORY built on its lead-in for the third consecutive week, placing first in its time period in adults 18-49, adults 18-34 and adults 25-54, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Monday, Oct. 5.

TWO AND A HALF MEN also won its time period in adults 18-49 and adults 25-54 while CSI: MIAMI placed first in all key measures.

TWO AND A HALF MEN was first in adults 25-54 (5.5/12), adults 18-49 (4.4/10), second behind ABC in both households (8.4/12) and viewers (13.30m) at 9:00 PM.

THE BIG BANG THEORY was first in adults 25-54 (5.6/12), adults 18-49 (4.7/11), adults 18-34 (3.3/08), second in both households (7.8/12) and viewers (12.52m). THE BIG BANG THEORY built on its TWO AND A HALF MEN lead-in by +2% in adults 25-54, +7% in adults 18-49 and +22% in adults 18-34.

CSI: MIAMI was first in households (8.7/14), viewers (13.43m), adults 25-54 (4.9/12), adults 18-49 (3.9/10) and adults 18-34 (2.9/08).

At 8:00 PM, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (5.3/08, 8.08m) was second in adults 18-49 (3.4/09) and adults 18-34 (2.9/08).

At 8:30 PM, ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE (4.7/07, 7.17m) averaged a 3.4/07 in adults 25-54 and 2.8/07 in adults 18-49.

For the night, CBS was first in adults 25-54 (4.7/11), second in households (7.3/11), viewers (11.32m), adults 18-49 (3.9/09) and adults 18-34 (2.8/07).

TV By The Numbers