CBS PLACES FIRST ON MONDAY IN ADULTS 18-49 AND ADULTS 25-54

"Two and a Half Men," "Rules of Engagement" and "CSI: Miami" Post Week-to-Week Increases

"How I Met Your Mother" Places First in Its Time Period in Adults 18-34

CBS placed first on Monday in adults 18-49 (tie) and adults 25-54 as TWO AND A HALF MEN, RULES OF ENGAGEMENT and CSI: MIAMI posted week-to-week increases, according to preliminary Nielsen live plus same day ratings for May 5.

THE BIG BANG THEORY (4.7/08, 7.56m) was second in adults 25-54 (3.4/10), adults 18-49 (2.8/10) and tied for second in adults 18-34 (2.1/07, with FOX).

HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (5.2/08, 8.35m) was tied for first in adults 18-34 (3.0/09, with ABC), second in adults 25-54 (4.1/10) and adults 18-49 (3.5/10).

TWO AND A HALF MEN, in an episode written by CSI writers, was first in adults 25-54 (6.1/14), adults 18-49 (4.8/12), second in both households (8.5/13) and viewers (13.50m). TWO AND A HALF MEN was up +8% in households (from 7.9/12), +3% in adults 25-54 (from 5.9/13), even in adults 18-49 (from 4.8/11) and added +580,000 viewers (from 12.92m, +5%) compared to last week.

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT (6.6/10, 10.52m) was second in adults 25-54 (4.9/11) and adults 18-49 (3.9/11). Compared to last week, RULES OF ENGAGEMENT was up +3% in households (from 6.4/09), even in adults 25-54 and added +210,000 viewers (from 10.31m, +2%).

CSI: MIAMI was first in households (9.3/16), viewers (13.86m), adults 25-54 (5.2/13), adults 18-49 (4.0/11) and adults 18-34 (2.7/08). CSI: MIAMI was up +1% in households (from 9.2/15), +4% in adults 25-54 (from 5.0/13), +3% in adults 18-49 (from 3.9/10), even in adults 18-34 and on par in viewers (from 13.88m) compared to last week.

For the night, CBS was first in adults 25-54 (4.8/12), tied for first in adults 18-49 (3.8/10, with FOX), second in households (7.3/12) and viewers (11.27m).

Updated Monday ratings will be available this afternoon.