Season Premiere of CBS's MOM Delivers Series High

At 8PM, the time period premiere of THE BIG BANG THEORY was first in viewers (16.22m), A18-49 (4.1) and A25-54 (5.7). If ratings hold, THE BIG BANG THEORY was up in viewers from its last Monday broadcast (16.02m) and was Thursday's #1 program in viewers, A18-49 and A25-54.

At 8:30PM, the second season premiere of MOM was first in viewers (11.72m), A18-49 (2.7) and A25-54 (4.0). If ratings hold, these are series highs for MOM in all these measures.

At 9PM, the final season premiere of TWO AND A HALF MEN was first in viewers (11.02m) and A25-54 (3.8) and second in A18-49 (2.7). Compared to last May's season finale, TWO AND A HALF MEN was up +32% in viewers (from 8.35m), +29% in A18-49 (from 2.1) and +31% in A25-54 (from 2.9). MEN also improved the year ago time period in viewers (from 8.06m), A18-49 (1.9) and A25-54 (2.8).

At 9:30PM, the series premiere of THE MCCARTHY's averaged 8.78m, 1.9 in A18-49 and 2.8 in A25-54, on par with the year ago time period.

At 10PM, the season premiere of Elementary improved on its May finale in viewers (8.17m from 7.37m), A25-54 (2.3 from 2.0) and was even in A18-49 (1.4). Elementary is projected to climb +90% in A18-49 (to 2.7) and +60% in viewers (to 13.07m)

For the night, CBS was first in viewers (10.68m), A25-54 (3.5) and second in A18-49 (2.4, -0.1 from ABC). Compared to the same night last year, CBS was up in viewers (from 9.50m), A18-49 (from 2.0) and A25-54 (from 3.0).

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