Ratings Review: TWO AND A HALF MEN (Season 11)

TWO AND A HALF MEN is still proving it has a little ratings muscle in it. With little lead in support, the series is still one of the stronger comedies on CBS.

Although THE CRAZY ONES was not a disater, it did not do anything to help the ratings of TWO AND A HALF MEN. All those viewers are there because they want to watch the show, not because it's before or after a hit series.The 8 to 10 million viewers are die-hard viewers, wanting their crude jokes, each and every week.

Surprisingly, MEN is a decent performer in the DVR ratings. It adds about 2.5 million viewers and grows 33%5 in the demo, on most weeks.

For the season, TWO AND A HALF MEN average 8.55 million viewers and a 2.1 rating in Adults 18-49, for the 27 airings, including four encore episodes. Next season will be the last for TWO AND A HALF MEN. I have not watched the series for about three years, but I may have to watch the last few episodes to see how this storied sitcom closes out a successful run.

TWO AND A HALF MEN (Thursdays at 9:30 p.m., on CBS)

Date	Viewers*	A18-49	L+3	L+7
09/26/13	11.59	2.9	13.91 (3.7)	14.36
10/03/13	9.34	2.4
10/10/13	9.14	2.3		11.82
10/17/13	8.59	2.1		11.52 (3.2)
10/24/13	8.53	2.3		11.10 (3.2)
10/31/13	Preempted
11/07/13	8.27	2.0		10.88 (3.0)
11/14/13	8.66	2.1		(3.0)
11/21/13	8.69	2.1		11.14 (3.0)
11/28/13	preempted
12/05/13	8.47	2.3		10.78 (3.1)
12/12/13	8.54	1.9		11.01 (2.8)
12/19/13	5.74	1.3	(R)
12/26/13	preempted
01/02/14	8.74	2.2		11.10 (3.0)
01/09/14	9.58	2.0		11.62 (3.2)
01/16/14	5.28	1.2	(R)
01/23/14	preempted
01/30/14	8.86	2.0		11.23 (2.8)
02/06/14	8.32	1.9		10.70 (2.7)
02/13/14	5.59	1.3	(R)

* - in millions

TWO AND A HALF MEN (Thursdays at 9:00 p.m., on CBS)

Date	Viewers*	A18-49	L+3	L+7
02/20/14	6.24	1.5	(R)
02/27/14	10.02	2.5
03/06/14	10.38	2.6
03/13/14	9.43	2.4
03/20/14	preempted
03/27/14	preempted
04/03/14	9.23	2.5
04/10/14	9.55	2.4
04/17/14	preempted
04/24/14	9.35	2.5		11.21
05/01/14	8.97	2.1
05/08/14	8.35	2.1		10.72 (2.9)
05/15/14	7.32	1.7

* - in millions