or


[03/14/06 - 12:00 AM]
The Premiere of "The New Adventures of Old Christine" Posts the Monday, 9:30 PM Time Period's Best Viewer Delivery of the Season

[via press release from CBS]

THE PREMIERE OF "THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE" POSTS THE MONDAY, 9:30 PM TIME PERIOD�S BEST VIEWER DELIVERY OF THE SEASON

"Christine" Delivers the Highest Adult 18-49 and Adult 25-54 Retention Out of Its "Two and a Half Men" Lead-In Than Any Other CBS Premiering Comedy This Season

"Christine's" Special Preview At 8:30 PM Also Notches the Time Period�s Best Viewer Delivery of the Season and Improves on Its "King of Queens" Lead-In

"CSI: Miami" Is the Night's Number One Program in Viewers and Key Demographics

CBS Scores an Across-the-Board Monday Victory

The premiere of THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE posted the Monday, 9:30 PM time period's best viewer delivery of the season (15.09m) and retained more of its lead-in among adults 18-49 and adults 25-54 than any other premiering CBS comedy this season, according to Live Plus Same Day National Nielsen ratings for March 13.

At 9:30PM, the time period premiere of THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE was first in households (9.7/15), viewers (15.09m), second in adults 25-54 (6.0/13) and adults 18-49 (4.8/11).

This is the time period's best delivery this season in viewers and best delivery in both adults 18-49 and adults 25-54 since 1/23/06 (the series premiere of COURTING ALEX). THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE retained 88% of its TWO AND A HALF MEN adults 25-54 lead-in and 91% of its adults 18-49 lead-in, the best premiere retention of the three sitcoms that premiered in this time slot (OUT OF PRACTICE, COURTING ALEX and OLD CHRISTINE).

A preview of THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE (S) at 8:30PM was second in households (7.9/12), viewers (12.36m), adults 25-54 (4.8/11) and posted a 3.8/10 in adults 18-49 (-0.1 behind ABC).

This is the time period's best delivery this season in viewers and the best delivery in both adults 18-49 and adults 25-54 since 2/6/06. The preview of THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE built on its KING OF QUEENS lead-in by +10% in households, +7% in adults 25-54, +6% in adults 18-49 and added over 1 million viewers (+1.06m).

At 9PM, TWO AND A HALF MEN was first in households (10.8/16), viewers (17.37m), adults 25-54 (6.8/15) and second in adults 18-49 (5.3/13, -0.3 behind FOX).

CSI MIAMI dominated the 10PM time slot in households (12.3/20), viewers (19.01m), adults 25-54 (7.7/18), adults 18-49 (6.3/16) and adults 18-34 (4.4/13). CSI: MIAMI is Monday's top program in households, viewers, adults 18-49 and adults 25-54.

CBS won Monday in households (10.1/16), viewers (15.69m), adults 25-54 (6.2/14) and adults 18-49 (5.0/13).





  [march 2006]  
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
   


· COURTING ALEX (CBS)
· CSI: MIAMI (CBS)
· KING OF QUEENS, THE (CBS)
· NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE, THE (CBS)
· OUT OF PRACTICE (CBS)
· TWO AND A HALF MEN (CBS)





most recent ratings | view all posts
[10/20/26 - 03:19 PM]
"College GameDay Built by The Home Depot" Delivers Its Third Most-Watched Regular-Season Episode Ever from BYU
ESPN networks had 3 of the top 4 games this week, the second most-watched regular season Saturday on record (based on minutes).

[10/20/26 - 03:08 PM]
Ohio State's Win Over Indiana Scores Most-Watched College Football Game of the Week
Viewership peaked at 14,269,000 viewers from 3:30-3:45 PM ET on FOX.

[10/20/26 - 12:54 PM]
"Lioness" Roars to Record-Breaking Season Three
Viewership climbed every week of the eight-episode season, culminating in a series-record finale, which drew 9.7 million viewers in its first seven days, the largest audience for any episode in the show's history.

[10/20/26 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10: Week of October 12 - Get the Ransom Ready: "Animals" Takes the No. 1 Spot for a Second Week
"Below" stayed at the top of the English TV list with 21.2 million views - the highest viewership in a single week for a Canadian original title.

[10/19/26 - 10:19 AM]
2026 NLCS on FOX & FS1 Pulls in Best Average Viewership for an LCS on Any Network Since 2015
On FS1, Game 4 averaged 6,135,000 viewers.

[10/16/26 - 02:30 PM]
Brewers Triumph on FS1 Delivers Most-Watched LCS Game 3 Telecast Since 2016
On FS1, Game 3 averaged 6,460,000 viewers.

[10/16/26 - 11:45 AM]
"Dancing with the Stars" Scores with Show's "Super Bowl Night"
In fact, among Adults 18-49, "Dancing with the Stars" grew for the fourth telecast in a row, hitting a season high and posting the show's best non-finale episode in over nine years.

[10/16/26 - 10:42 AM]
ABC News Wins Across Friday Night, Sunday Morning and Late Night
"20/20: Born to Kill" ranked as Friday's No.1 newsmagazine in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54, and Adults 18-49.

[10/15/26 - 02:55 PM]
Super Bowl Season Success: Bills-Rams Thriller Propels "Monday Night Football" to Best Five-Week Start of ESPN Era
The matchup featuring the NFL's two most recent MVPs averaged 19.8 million viewers across ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, NFL Network and ESPN Deportes.

[10/15/26 - 02:46 PM]
NLCS Game 2 on FOX/FS1: Most-Watched LCS Game 2 on Any Network Since 2016
On FOX/FS1, the game averaged 6,921,000 viewers.

[10/15/26 - 02:35 PM]
NHL on Frozen Frenzy on ESPN Delivers Double-Digit Increases
The tripleheader averaged 600,000 viewers, up 31% from a year ago.

[10/15/26 - 10:29 AM]
ESPN Delivered Its Most-Watched WNBA Playoffs Ever!
Across eight games, ESPN networks averaged 1.4 million viewers, up 23% compared to coverage through the semifinals last year.

[10/15/26 - 08:00 AM]
CBS Wins Its Premiere Week with Eight of the Top 10 Broadcast Shows and Delivers +9% Year-Over-Year Growth
Weekly viewership averaged 4.43 million viewers, growing +9% from its 2025 premiere week (4.08m viewers).

[10/14/26 - 04:10 PM]
Nebraska Volleyball Serves Up a Big Saturday on FOX
Nebraska's 3-0 win averaged 945,000 viewers on FOX.

[10/14/26 - 03:50 PM]
Indiana's Win Over Nebraska Scores 6,734,000 Viewers on FOX
"Big Noon Saturday" peaked at 9,623,000 viewers.