CBS WINS MONDAY IN VIEWERS AND ADULTS 25-54

"CSI: Miami," "How I Met Your Mother" and "Out of Practice" Post Week-to-Week Increases in Viewers and Key Demographics

"How I Met Your Mother" Sweeps Its Time Period in Viewers and Key Demos

"CSI: Miami" Is The Night's Most Watched Program and Highest Rated in Adults 18-49

CBS won Monday in viewers and adults 25-54 and placed second in adults 18-49 (just -0.2 behind football driven ABC), according to final Nielsen ratings for Oct. 3.

HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, OUT OF PRACTICE and CSI: MIAMI all posted week-to-week increases in viewers and key demographics.

THE KING OF QUEENS was first in households (7.0/11), viewers (10.31m), adults 25-54 (4.2/11) and adults 18-49 (3.5/10) for the second consecutive Monday. Compared to the time period last year, THE KING OF QUEENS was up +2% in adults 25-54 and +9% in adults 18-49.

HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER was first in households (6.9/11), viewers (10.44m), adults 25-54 (4.6/11), adults 18-49 (3.9/10) and adults 18-34 (3.2/09) for the second week in a row. HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER improved its lead-in among adults 25-54 by +10%, adults 18-49 by +11% and adults 18-34 by +23%. HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER improved last week's delivery in adults 25-54 by +2%, in adults 18-49 by +5% and adults 18-34 by +19%. Compared to the time period last year ("Listen Up"), HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER was up +5% in adults 25-54, +15% in adults 18-49 and +39% in adults 18-34.

TWO AND A HALF MEN was tied for first in adults 25-54 (6.0/13, with ABC), second behind ABC's football in households (9.3/14), viewers (14.21m) and adults 18-49 (4.8/11, -0.3 behind ABC).

OUT OF PRACTICE (7.9/12, 11.73m) was up +2% in viewers and adults 25-54 and +3% in adults 18-49 compared to last week's delivery.

CSI: MIAMI was first in households (12.3/19), viewers (18.67m), adults 25-54 (7.8/17) and second in adults 18-49 (6.4/15, -0.1 behind football on ABC). Compared to last week, CSI: MIAMI was up +12% in adults 18-49, +11% in 25-54 and +7% in viewers.

For the night, CBS was first in households (9.3/14), viewers (14.01), adults 25-54 (5.9/13) and second in adults 18-49 (4.8/12, -0.2 behind ABC). Compared to last Monday, CBS was up +3% in viewers, +6% in adults 18-49 and +5% in adults 25-54.