CBS’s “Two And A Half Men,” “CSI: Miami,” and a special presentation of “Garry Unmarried” were the top three primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Monday, December 29, 2008.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
11,867,000

2
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
11,357,000

3
GARY UNMARRIED-MON 930-SP(S)-12/29/2008
CBS
8,778,000

4
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
7,768,000

5
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
CBS
7,703,000

6
DEAL OR NO DEAL-MON 12/29(S)-12/29/2008
NBC
7,292,000

7
HOUSE SP-12/29 8P(S)-12/29/2008
FOX
6,725,000

8
BONES SP-12/29 9P(S)-12/29/2008
FOX
6,580,000

9
GREAT HOLIDAY MOMENT12/29(S)-12/29/2008
NBC
6,040,000

10
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE MON
UNI
5,310,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (December 29, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 9.8 million viewers,
while FOX took second place with almost 6.7 million average viewers. NBC and ABC
claimed …