
This is actually great news in that CBS will now be able to see if The Big Bang Theory is actually more popular than How I Met Your Mother or if it’s “the time slot that’s dictating [the] slight difference in the Nielsen numbers.” (link) Right now the ratings favor The Big Bang Theory, which is averaging 8.36 million viewers, by a slight margin while How I Met Your Mother averages 8.02 million viewers.

I tend to think the slight increase in viewers for The Big Bang Theory is due to it airing before the highly rated Two and a Half Men, with viewers tuning in early so as not to miss their favorite comedy. Thankfully CBS will be testing this theory of mine come March and we will finally see which Monday night comedy will reign supreme. Or, will at least come in second on CBS to Two and a Half Men.
