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Viewers: 11.37 million. This is up nearly a million from last week, and it’s the largest audience the show has reached since February 2006, when Season One was airing. [It's about a million short of beating out The Pineapple Incident, the show's most-watched episode so far.]

Adults 18-49: 4.6/11 - this is a series high. [Ten Sessions was previously the show's best 18-49 performance.]

Adults 18-34: 4.2/11 - this is a series high.

Adults 25-54: 5.1/12 - season high, best since Ten Sessions.

Households: 6.7/10 - season high, best since Monday Night Football.

Compared to other networks: HIMYM was first in its timeslot in viewers, households, 18-49, 18-34, and 25-54. It had the best 18-34 numbers of anything on Monday night. [ABC, after beating HIMYM in viewers every week this season, aired I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown, which is apparently horrible.]

Compared to other CBS comedies: First in 18-34, second in 18-49 and 25-54 (behind Two and a Half Men), tied withThe Big Bang Theory for third in households, and third in viewers (ahead of TBBT).

CBS spins it:

HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER posted series highs in both adults 18-49 and adults 18-34, best households performance since Feb. 5, 2007, best viewers delivery since Jan. 9, 2006 and best adults 25-54 performance since March 24, 2008. 

Sources: PIFeedback, Zap2It, CBS, TV By the Numbers.

Viewers: 10.49 million. Not only is this the most-watched episode of the season, if you don’t count Ten Sessions (which largely owed its ratings to its guest star), it’s the most-watched episode in almost two years.

Adults 18-49: 4.2/11

Adults 18-34: 3.9/10 - this is a series high.

Adults 25-54: 4.7/11

Households: 6.4/10

Compared to other networks: Behind ABC in viewers again (this time with A Charlie Brown Christmas), but first in its time period in households, 18-49 and 18-34. [In fact, HIMYM had the second-best 18-34 numbers of everything on Monday night, coming in just behind Heroes.]

Compared to other CBS comedies: Last in households, third in viewers (ahead of Worst Week), and second in 18-34, 18-49, and 25-54 (behind Two and a Half Men).

CBS spins it:

This is MOTHER’s best adults 18-34 performance ever, best delivery in households since February 5, 2007 and best viewer total since March 24, 2008 (the first Britney Spears appearance).

Sources: PIFeedback, Zap2It, CBS, TV By the Numbers.

Sorry this is late - the numbers came out later than usual yesterday morning, and I just haven’t had time. [Heads up - the post about Cobie's pregnancy has been updated to include this link, with some thoughts from Craig Thomas.

Viewers: 9.96 million. The streak had to end at some point - this is down .03 million, or 30,000 viewers, from last week's 9.99 million. [Last week, although the overnight numbers - the ones that were posted here - pegged the audience at 9.84 million, the final number was 9.99.] The slight downturn was partly because of Dancing with the Stars, which aired its final competition show and had about 1.5 million more viewers at 8:30 than at the same time the week before.

Adults 18-49: 4.3/11

Adults 18-34: 3.7/10

Adults 25-54: 4.5/10

Households: 5.9/9

Compared to other networks: First in 18-34, and in everything else, second to Dancing with the Stars, as usual. [But hey, it's over! For now.]

Compared to other CBS comedies: Last in viewers again (although HIMYM was only 70,000 viewers behind TBBT), but first in 18-34, and second in 18-49 and 25-54.

[No CBS section this week, as they didn't say anything beyond stating the numbers.]

Sources: PIFeedback, Zap2It, CBS.

This post will be updated with more information as it becomes available.

Viewers: 9.84 million. This is a season high, and the highest viewership has been since Ten Sessions. It is also the sixth new episode in a row to have a larger audience than the previous week’s episode.

Adults 18-49: 4.3/10 (Also a season high.)

Adults 18-34: 3.7/10 (Yet another season high.)

Adults 25-54: 4.7/10

Households: 6.0/9

Compared to other networks: HIMYM fell second to DWTS in audience and households, but won its time period in 18-34 and 18-49.

Compared to other CBS comedies: HIMYM is back to improving on The Big Bang Theory’s audience, but Worst Week saw a surge in viewers, so HIMYM was third again. HIMYM was first in 18-34, second in 18-49 and 25-54, and last in households.

CBS spins it:

CBS won Monday in key demographics with its best deliveries since premiere week, led by season high ratings for HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, according to preliminary Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Nov. 17.

HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER was first in adults 18-34 (3.7/10), tied for first in adults 18-49 (4.3/10, with ABC), second in households (6.0/09), viewers (9.84m) and adults 25-54 (4.7/10).  HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER posted season highs in households, viewers, adults 18-49 and adults 18-34.

Sources: PIFeedback, Zap2It, TV by the Numbers, CBS.

This post will be updated with more information as it becomes available.

Viewers: 9.71 million - once again, up from the previous episode.

Adults 18-49: 4.1/10

Adults 18-34: 3.4/9

Adults 25-54: 4.7/10

Households: 5.9/9

Compared to other networks: Second in its timeslot (behind Dancing with the Stars), but tied with Dancing for first in 18-49, and first in viewers 18-34.

Compared to other CBS comedies: The Big Bang Theory continues to improve - HIMYM was third in viewers, second in 18-49 and 25-54, first in 18-34, and last in households,

CBS spins it:

HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER was first in adults 18-34 (3.4/10), second in households (5.9/09), viewers (9.71m), adults 25-54 (4.7/10) and adults 18-49 (4.1/10, -0.2 behind ABC).  Compared to last week, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER was up +2% in households (from 5.8/09), +4% in adults 25-54 (from 4.5/10), even in adults 18-49 and added +310,000 viewers (from 9.40m, +3%).  HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER matched season highs in households and adults 18-49, posted best delivery of both viewers and adults 25-54 since Sept. 22 (2008-09 season premiere).

Sources: PIFeedback, Zap2It, TV by the Numbers, CBS.

This post will be updated with more information as it becomes available.

Viewers: 9.56 million, continuing the post-402 upward trend. [In fact, all of the numbers this week are improvements on Shelter Island.]

Adults 18-49: 4.1/10

Adults 18-34: 3.5/9

Adults 25-54: 4.5/10

Households: 6.0/9

Compared to other networks: Second in its timeslot again, behind Dancing with the Stars, but tied with Dancing for first in 18-49, and first outright in viewers 18-34.

Compared to other CBS comedies: Third in viewers [The Big Bang Theory delivered its largest audience ever], second in 18-49, third in households.

CBS spins it:

At 8:30 PM, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER was first in adults 18-34 (3.5/09), tied for first in adults 18-49 (4.1/10, with ABC), second in households (6.0/09), viewers (9.56m) and adults 25-54 (4.5/10).  HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER delivered season highs in households, adults 18-49 and adults 18-34 while posting its largest audience since the Sept. 22 season premiere.

Sources: PIFeedback, Zap2It, TV by the Numbers, CBS.

This post will be updated with more information as it becomes available.

Viewers: 9.36 million, up from last week. [Viewership has increased every week since The Best Burger in New York.]

Adults 18-49: 3.9/10

Adults 18-34: 3.0/8

Adults 25-54: 4.4/10

Households: 5.7/8

Compared to other networks: Second in its timeslot again, behind Dancing with the Stars, but HIMYM had the best 18-34 numbers in the 8-9PM time period.

Compared to other CBS comedies: Third in viewers, second in 18-49 and 25-54, first in 18-34, last in households.

Sources: PIFeedback, Zap2It, TV by the Numbers, CBS.

This post will be updated with more information as it becomes available.

Viewers: 9.25 million - up from last week’s 8.98, and up over a million viewers from the same week last year.

Adults 18-49: 3.9/10

Adults 18-34: 3.3/9

Adults 25-54: 4.5/10

Households: 5.6/8

Compared to other networks: Second in its timeslot again, behind Dancing with the Stars. However, it was first in its timeslot with adults 18-34.

Compared to other CBS comedies: How I Met Your Mother was last on CBS in viewers and households last night. (The Big Bang Theory edged it out by about 200,000 viewers, and Worst Week saw a ratings bump since it faced Samantha Who instead of Dancing with the Stars.) However, in the age-specific numbers (18-49, 18-34, and 25-54) HIMYM got better numbers than either Theory or Week.

CBS spins it:

HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER was first in adults 18-34 (3.3/09) and second in households (5.6/08), viewers (9.25m), adults 25-54 (4.5/10) and adults 18-49 (3.9/10).

Sources: PIFeedback, Zap2It, CBS.

This post will be updated with more information as it becomes available.

Viewers: 8.98 million, up from last week’s 8.8, and up a million from last year’s October 8 episode.

Adults 18-49: 4.0/10

Adults 25-54: 4.6/11

Households: 5.7/8

Compared to other networks: How I Met Your Mother came second to Dancing with the Stars, obviously, but did better than NBC’s Chuck, Fox’s Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, and the CW’s Gossip Girl.

Compared to other CBS comedies: Third in viewers again - this time behind Two and a Half Men (13.94m) and The Big Bang Theory (9.32m), but ahead of Worst Week (8.79m). Second in A18-49: Behind Men (5.1/12), ahead of Theory (3.6/10) and Week (3.0/7). Second in A25-54: Behind Men (6.2/13), ahead of Theory (4.3/11) and Week (3.7/8). Third in households: Behind Men (8.7/13) and Theory (6.0/9), ahead of Week (5.7/8).

CBS spins it:

HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER was second in households (5.7/08), viewers (8.98m), adults 25-54 (4.6/11) and adults 18-49 (4.0/10).  Compared to last week, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER was up +6% in households (from 5.4/08), +7% in adults 25-54 (from 4.3/10), +8% in adults 18-49 (from 3.7/09) and added +260,000 viewers (from 8.72m, +3%).

Sources: PIFeedback, Zap2It, CBS.

First of all, TV by the Numbers has put together a ranking system (based on this season’s ratings so far) that calculates which shows are most likely to get the axe or get renewed. On the list of scripted series, HIMYM is the fifteenth most likely to be renewed (alternately, the 29th most likely to be cancelled).

And if you’d like to see how How I Met Your Mother is doing now compared to this time last season (or the year before, or the year before), have some viewership charts:

Missing columns (2×02, 1×07, 1×14-1×22) are episodes whose ratings info I couldn’t find. Obviously ratings are far more complicated than total viewers, but it’s a figure that’s easy to find, easy to chart, and easy to understand even if you know nothing about ratings.