Britney
Spears Guest Appearance Drives Millions of Viewers to CBS Sitcom
3/26/08
How I Met Your Mother Soars to Series High Ratings
Guest Appearance by Britney Spears Boosts "How I Met Your
Mother" to Series Highs in Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54 and Another
Season-Best Viewer Delivery
A guest appearance by Britney Spears propelled HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER to
its highest adult 18-49 and adult 25-54 ratings in its three-season
history and its best delivery of this season in viewers, according to
updated Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Monday, March 24.
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER was first in adults 18-34 (3.6/11, the night's
top program in this demo), second in households (6.3/10), viewers
(10.67m), adults 25-54 (5.4/13) and adults 18-49 (4.5/12). Compared to the
program's first-run return last Monday, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER was up +9%
in households (from 5.8/09), +8% in adults 25-54 (from 5.0/12), +5% in
adults 18-49 (from 4.3/11) and added +1.05m viewers (from 9.61m, +11%).
Source: CBS Press Release