CBS’s “Two and a Half Men,” “CSI: Miami,” and “The Big Bang Theory” were the top three primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Monday, December 22, 2008.
CBS’s “Worst Week” and “How I Met Your Mother” rounded out the top five.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
TWO AND A HALF MEN
 
11,817,000

2
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
8,541,000

3
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
7,244,000

4
WORST WEEK
CBS
6,859,000

5
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
CBS
6,840,000

6
SHREK THE HALLS-12/22(S)-12/22/2008
CBS
6,510,000

7
HOUSE SP-12/22 8P(S)-12/22/2008
ABC
6,248,000

8
TODAY LOOKS BACK:2008(S)-12/22/2008
FOX
6,123,000

9
ABC MON MOVIE OF WK-12/22(S)-12/22/2008
NBC
5,696,000

10
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE MON
ABC
5,335,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (December 22, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of just over 8.3 million viewers, while ABC …