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[05/14/13 - 09:33 AM]
The Season Finale of "How I Met Your Mother" Soars to Its Highest Adult 18-49 Rating Since February
CBS spins the numbers for Monday, May 13.
[via press release from CBS]

THE SEASON FINALE OF "HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER" SOARS TO ITS HIGHEST ADULT 18-49 RATING SINCE FEBRUARY

Tops "The Voice" in Adults 18-49 at 8:00 PM

"2 Broke Girls" and "Mike & Molly" Also Post Week-to-Week Growth

The season finale of HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, in which "The Mother" was revealed, soared to its highest adult 18-49 rating since February and topped "The Voice" at 8:00 PM in adults 18-49, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for Monday, May 13. The season finale of BROKE GIRLS and the penultimate episode of MIKE & MOLLY also posted growth.

HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (5.2/08, 8.37m) was first in adults 18-49 (3.4/11) and adults 18-34 (3.1/11) and was second in adults 25-54 (3.7/10). HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER posted its best deliveries in households, viewers and adults 25-54 since Feb. 25, 2013, in adults 18-49 since Feb. 18, 2013, and in adults 18-34 since Feb. 4, 2013. HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER was the night's top scripted program in adults 18-49.

2 BROKE GIRLS's (5.4/08, 8.93m) season finale was second in adults 25-54 (3.8/09), adults 18-49 (2.9/08) and adults 18-34 (2.0/06). 2 BROKE GIRLS posted its best households and viewer deliveries since Feb. 25, 2013 and its best adults 25-54, adults 18-49 and adults 18-34 ratings since March 25, 2013.

MIKE & MOLLY (5.1/08, 8.32m) was second in adults 25-54 (3.3/07) and adults 18-49 (2.4/06). Compared to last week, MIKE & MOLLY was up +4% in adults 18-49 (from 2.3/06) and added +240,000 viewers (from 8.08m, +3%).





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· VOICE, THE (NBC)




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