Country superstar Carrie Underwood’s An All-Star Holiday Special delivered solidly for Fox last night, according to preliminary overnight ratings. The two-hour event averaged a very happy 8.5 million viewers. Elsehwere, CBS’ one-two punch of Two and Half Men and The Big Bang Theory won the night in total viewers with 15.2 million and 14.7 million, respectively. It was the highest ratings ever for Theory and the best for Men this season.
| Time | Show | Viewers (in millions) |
|---|---|---|
| 8pm | How I Met Your Mother (CBS) Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special (Fox) Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (ABC) Law & Order: SVU (NBC) One Tree Hill (The CW) |
9.1 8.5 8.0 6.6 (repeat) 2.6 |
| 8:30pm | Accidentally on Purpose (CBS) | 8.3 |
| 9pm | Two and a Half Men (CBS) Law & Order: SVU (NBC) Find My Family (ABC) Gossip Girl (The CW) |
15.2 5.87 (repeat) 5.7 2.2 |
| 9:30pm | The Big Bang Theory (CBS) Find My Family (ABC) |
14.7 6.1 |
| 10pm | CSI: Miami (CBS) Castle (ABC) The Jay Leno Show (NBC) |
13.0 8.4 4.8 |
Source: Nielsen
Big Bang Theory is really finding an audience. Who knew a show with a science advisor would actually find a wide audience?
Thank CBS for airing re-runs during the summer for pulling me in! I hadn’t watched BBT or HIMYM before due to too many tv shows recording on my DVR in the past, but after watching these shows during the summer, I made room!
hey fox, can we have an all-idol special next year for Christmas? pleeeease?
I have loved Big Bang Theory since the first season, I don’t know what it is but somehow they make it work. Its a great show for years to come!
It’s funny about BBT. When I first heard the premise I thought it would probably be stupid but would watch it anyways. And boy was I glad to be wrong. On paper it doesn’t sound like it would be funny but boy is it ever!